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Away from;off .
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And also, when their opponents make some tactical errors. and we can talk about that, they can pull off-
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We met a year later when I was a community columnist for the Lexington Herald Leader and had written an off- the- wall column about how my greatest ambition was to be on Comment on Kentucky.
Don McNay: Elvis and the definition of happiness Don McNay 2011
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Mr. Issa said he supported the changes but added that he wants to "ensure that blame isn't off- loaded on just a few individuals for a matter that involved much higher levels of the Justice Department."
Two Fall in Gun Scandal Evan Perez 2011
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Apart from drawing up long-term plans, teams of engineers from both Hitachi and Toshiba have been working off- and on-site at Fukushima Daiichi to help Tepco with its efforts to cool the nuclear reactors to prevent further releases of radioactive materials.
Companies Vie for Plant-Closing Job Juro Osawa 2011
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We met a year later when I was a community columnist for the Lexington Herald Leader and had written an off- the- wall column about how my greatest ambition was to be on Comment on Kentucky.
Don McNay: Elvis and the definition of happiness Don McNay 2011
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But its litany of corporate ills is an overly inclusive laundry list of special interest gripes -- not unlike the wide range of on- and off- topic handmade signs I saw when I visited Zucotti Park this week.
Jay Michaelson: Six Things Liberal Critics Don't Understand About the Occupy Wall Street Protests Jay Michaelson 2011
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Gigot: But that would mean more cross-border strikes, more impositions on Pakistan's sovereignty, and perhaps some real conflict with the Pakistan military if we did it off-
Finding bin Laden 2011
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Collecting data, online or off-, can be extremely dangerous, says Mr. Saffo—and there must be accountability.
E-COMMERCE THE STAFF OF The Wall Street Journal 2001
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Williams captures not only Monroe's notorious fragility, both on-screen and off-, but also her magical, unclassifiable charisma.
NYT > Home Page By DAVE ITZKOFF 2011
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Most companies that hire women must provide a women-only section that is off- limits to the male staff.
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