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Thus, Silva characterizes the enemy as “those Zionist Hebrews [who] care more for their pocket-books than for anything else, including Jehova” and calls on his readers to “publicly demand that any Jew in any street, mall, square, etc., take a position [with respect to Israel] by yelling slogans in favor of Palestine and against the miscarried and disfigured state estado-aborto of Israel.”
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Thus, Silva characterizes the enemy as “those Zionist Hebrews [who] care more for their pocket-books than for anything else, including Jehova” and calls on his readers to “publicly demand that any Jew in any street, mall, square, etc., take a position [with respect to Israel] by yelling slogans in favor of Palestine and against the miscarried and disfigured state estado-aborto of Israel.”
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She could make pies, and fine network; she could knit lace, and spin linen thread and woolen yarn; she could make purses, and embroider pocket-books, and weave watch strings, and piece patchwork.
History of American Women Maggiemac 2009
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On the other hand, encouraging people to put their litter in a bin, or to turn off lights/taps when leaving a room is not only good for the environment, it could also begood for their pocket-books.
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Restaurants, gambling-clubs and other resorts of people with full pocket-books were also raided with increasing efficiency.
The Shape of Things to Come Herbert George 2006
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Castlewood, and was a prime favourite with the lady there, because he addressed verses to her which he stole out of the pocket-books.
The Virginians 2006
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On the table with the periodicals lay two or three pocket-books, one of them being open.
A Pair of Blue Eyes 2006
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‘Did he show you boxes, little cabinets, pocket-books, parcels, anything locked or sealed, anything tied up?’
Our Mutual Friend 2004
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Why, the pocket-books of the Jews are stuffed full of his dishonoured papers!
Framley Parsonage 2004
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The crocodile skin might be used for making jewel-cases, boxes, cigar-cases, pocket-books, and possibly more than one thousand saved up in the greasy notes that are peculiarly beloved of merchants might be laid by in crocodile skin.
The Crocodile 2003
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