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  • Until Hantis spoke, that is-when, like great flocks of angry birds, they all headed for the hanging balcony.

    The Wizard Of Karres Lackey, Mercedes 2004

  • Why have we given George W. Bush such an easy ride when-until now, that is-when actually his qualifications are questionable?

    Radio-Television News Director's Association 2000 Murrow Awards Ceremony 2000

  • But when she finally sings, "I know that music leads the way to romance / So if I hold you in arms I won't dance", it's clear that what she's finally saying is-when you hold me in your arms I'll do way more than dance.

    PopMatters 2009

  • I mean, this is-when you go through the list, "Among the matters investigated [were] attempts to assassinate foreign leaders, including Patrice Lumumba of the Congo, Rafael Trujillo of the Dominican Republic, the Diem brothers of Vietnam, Gen. René Schneider of Chile and President John F. Kennedy's plan to use the Mafia to kill Fidel Castro of Cuba."

    Democracy Now! 2009

  • I mean, this is-when you go through the list, "Among the matters investigated [were] attempts to assassinate foreign leaders, including Patrice Lumumba of the Congo, Rafael Trujillo of the Dominican Republic, the Diem brothers of Vietnam, Gen. René Schneider of Chile and President John F. Kennedy's plan to use the Mafia to kill Fidel Castro of Cuba."

    Democracy Now! 2009

  • But when she finally sings, "I know that music leads the way to romance / So if I hold you in arms I won't dance", it's clear that what she's finally saying is-when you hold me in your arms I'll do way more than dance.

    PopMatters 2009

  • Let me tell you what intimidation is-when a worker says they want a union, and their employer fires them.

    OneWorld.net (U.S.) - beyond your own borders 2009

  • It wasn't so long ago that Conyers was baying for impeachment, but, - damned cowardly dog that he is-when the game finally came into reach, the vile creature yelped and turned tail when Pelosi pulled the leash.

    Alex Jones' Prison Planet.com 2009

  • No one knows exactly where the point of no return is-when so many Israelis will have moved into so many homes beyond the pre-1967 border that there is no going back.

    Foreign Policy 2009

  • I mean, this is-when you go through the list, "Among the matters investigated [were] attempts to assassinate foreign leaders, including Patrice Lumumba of the Congo, Rafael Trujillo of the Dominican Republic, the Diem brothers of Vietnam, Gen. René Schneider of Chile and President John F. Kennedy's plan to use the Mafia to kill Fidel Castro of Cuba."

    Democracy Now! 2009

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