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  • Eunuchs, as a result of castration, were considered a nonthreat to the sanctity of the harem, as they could not be tempted by the women of the harem, and thus were considered unquestionably loyal to the sultan.

    The Thieves of Darkness Richard Doetsch 2010

  • Eunuchs, as a result of castration, were considered a nonthreat to the sanctity of the harem, as they could not be tempted by the women of the harem, and thus were considered unquestionably loyal to the sultan.

    The Thieves of Darkness Richard Doetsch 2010

  • Eunuchs, as a result of castration, were considered a nonthreat to the sanctity of the harem, as they could not be tempted by the women of the harem, and thus were considered unquestionably loyal to the sultan.

    The Thieves of Darkness Richard Doetsch 2010

  • If major news media like NEWSWEEK had diligently published the truth about the nonthreat of Iraq and the nonexistent WMDs sooner, our country might not have gotten into this mess in the first place.

    OFFSHORING, ANYONE? 2007

  • It is kinda funny y'all think that both of you were at the end of that nonthreat.

    Question About New Avengers #35 | Comics Should Be Good! @ Comic Book Resources 2007

  • The money wouldn™t work for leverage, and the China brides list appeared to be a nonthreat.

    Run For The Money Feagan, Stephanie 2006

  • It was a nonthreat that she had used before but arguing would take time.

    Angel With No Hands Adams, Stephen 2005

  • Under the neutral nonthreat condition men averaged 19 and women averaged 17 on the test.

    Jesus Creed Jesus Creed Admin 2010

  • One group was told that men performed better than women on the test (the threat condition), and the other group was told that there were no gender differences in test performance (the nonthreat condition). (p. 39)

    Jesus Creed Jesus Creed Admin 2010

  • While Edwards and his supporters whine about the lack of media attention to the Edwards campaign, the reality is that, precisely because he's been flying under the media radar and has been treated as a nonthreat by both Obama and Clinton, the portrait of Edwards that will eventually emerge if he were to manage to get back in the race -- that of "Edwards the serial flip flopper who puts Kerry to shame and rivals only Romney for flipflopitude" -- has not emerged yet.

    Zogby: Obama Leads In SC, Edwards Catching Up With Hillary For Second 2009

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