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He had to forage for himself, and he foraged well, though he was oft-times a plague to the squaws in consequence.
The Bondage 2010
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And let's be honest, the entire concept of having a shrine or snobbish observance of rock & roll is antithetical to everything the damn art form stands for in the first place, and second, and most disturbing, is it confirms what purist caretaker, Lester Bangs predicted and oft-times celebrated as its demise propagated by the over-intellectualizing arrogance of the "rock critic elite."
James Campion: Why the F#@! Isn't Kiss in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? James Campion 2010
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But in appearance he still ruled, dozing oft-times at the board, a bacchanalian ruin, yet in all seeming the ruler of the feast.
The Wit of Porportuk 2010
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I don't unreservedly recommend it as it can be slow and oft-times deadly ponderous, but it's worth a look for at least the visuals.
MIND MELD: The Most Intelligent Films of Science Fiction 2009
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In the end Imber's people are defeated, for it is the “Anglo-Saxon who have the custom of ... giving the law to conquered peoples, and oft-times this law is harsh.”
“The Kipling of the Klondike”: Naturalism in London's Early Fiction 2010
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For every feat of telescoping long days and weeks of life into mad magnificent instants, one must pay with shortened life, and, oft-times, with savage usury added.
Chapter 6 2010
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A gift from God's eyes ... the oft-times difficult, painful other point of view.
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He lives in Seattle with his wife and oft-times co-author, Kate Novak, and two supremely disinterested cats.
Guild Wars: Ghosts of Ascalon Matt Forbeck 2010
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He lives in Seattle with his wife and oft-times co-author, Kate Novak, and two supremely disinterested cats.
Guild Wars: Ghosts of Ascalon Matt Forbeck 2010
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A gift from God's eyes ... the oft-times difficult, painful other point of view.
Black-Op at Black Rock Leslie Griffith 2010
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