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  • As it became clear the healthcare bill would be both runious, dismissive or Repubican concerns and unpopular opposition grew.

    Matthew Yglesias » GOP Never Took Yes for an Answer 2010

  • The manufacturers and their associations claimed that it was going to be runious for their industry, which would lose thousands of jobs, so they got Ms. Angela Merkel's help to raise the limit to 130 g/km, with exceptions for certain classes.

    Autoblog Green 2010

  • Citing the specter of runious man-made global war ...

    ProLifeBlogs 2009

  • I don’t know what your answer will be: I’m just saying that’s part of the “runious” law, and it’s going to be kinda awkward to repeal it (as the less - stupid Republicans are already starting to acknowledge).

    Matthew Yglesias » GOP Never Took Yes for an Answer 2010

  • As for self-help in relation to the question: (1) experience has taught that only those who attempt to help themselves ever become men of determined, consecrated will, capable of planning and executing noble purposes in life; (2) it is, indeed, in my opinion, a runious thing for another to help a man or a set of men wherein his or their self-help will suffice the purpose desired; and just in proportion as the more unfortunate are unable to provide themselves with the necessary means for their progress, should they be assisted by others able to render the assistance.

    Sermons, Addresses and Reminiscences and Important Correspondence, With a Picture Gallery of Eminent Ministers and Scholars. 1901

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