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But hundreds of umbrella-hoisting fans braved the bluster outside the Crossroads in Bladensburg Wednesday night, lining-up to revisit the sweltering glories of July via the biggest reggae hit of the summer: “Hold Yuh” by Gyptian.
In concert: Gyptian at Crossroads Chris Richards 2010
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I discovered this little group lining-up on a piece of rotting tree trunk on the margins of a wood next to the Clipsham Topiary Avenue in Rutland.
Puff The Magic Mushrooms Peter Ashley 2008
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But the best thing, apart from the boys fishing snails out from under the shed in order to enlist them as Lego spaceship captains, are the restless swallows lining-up like music notes down the telephone wires.
Low Light, High Hopes Peter Ashley 2008
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Clinton as well as former Democratic National Committee chairman Howard Dean have both penned fundraising e-mails to Meek supporters on the Florida hopeful's behalf, but the effectiveness of their efforts to deter some backers on the left from lining-up behind Crist remains in question.
Kendrick Meek: Florida Senate Candidate May Be Running With Dwindling Support From Democrats 2010
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Former JCS chairman Colin Powell and his appointees at Foggy Bottom—such as Deputy Secretary Richard Armitage, who had three combat tours in Vietnam, and policy planning director Richard Haass, all of whom counseled patience and a thorough lining-up of allies—were being outmaneuvered by Rumsfeld, Wolfowitz, and Perle.
Magic and Mayhem Derek Leebaert 2010
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I was buying the airline ticket lining-up an atttendant 2 escort and re-naming Nikita all in 10 min rhsb says:
Go on… - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2008
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In an “ideal” world, the old way of procuring patents and then lining-up the most lucrative manufacturing deals is perfectly fine; inventors certainly deserve to be compensated for their work.
Free Energy and the Open Source Energy Movement (Part 4) 2008
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Philadelphia is firmly in the Obama-Biden grasp and Pennsylvania is lining-up in the Blue column.
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Iranian newspapers and politicians of all colors are lining-up to criticize his leadership and economic policies.
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People are chomping at the bit to take-on the hockey stick and face the slander and attacks of the hockey team – not lining-up to publish the status-quo and be a part of the “consensous?” bender
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