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- adjective Alternative spelling of
preemptively .
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Fifth, pre-emptively and without provocation attacking another sovereighn was then and is now, to this day, against all International Law.
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And now on top of worrying about finding a job, they have to pre-emptively tell a prospective employer about their financial difficulties.
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It is obscene thatrevenues to pre-emptively assert that this evasion of taxes has nothing to do with employment.
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It is obscene thatrevenues to pre-emptively assert that this evasion of taxes has nothing to do with employment.
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It is obscene thatrevenues to pre-emptively assert that this evasion of taxes has nothing to do with employment.
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It is obscene thatrevenues to pre-emptively assert that this evasion of taxes has nothing to do with employment.
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Moreover, when commodity prices trend persistently upward, "there is an even more pressing need to pre-emptively contrast the risk" that inflation expectations also rise, he said, adding that in such cases "an adjustment of the monetary policy stance would be required."
Draghi Takes Hawkish Tone Christopher Emsden 2011
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The European Union's trade commissioner, Catherine Ashton, pre-emptively voiced concern about the US measure.
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Either pre-emptively or as a result of this failure, they opted instead to pursue a deal-making process with conservative Democrats which has now resulted in an almost inexorable trend of weakening the climate change legislation.
Wonk Room » Chris Bowers: The Progressive Failure To Engage The Grassroots on Climate Change 2009
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