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He sounded semi-hysterical when he defended Bernie Kerik after a federal judge tossed the former police commissioner into the slammer for four years, calling Kerik's sentence "an absolute disgrace."
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There is a surprise visit, on a dark and stormy night, from Elizabeth's semi-hysterical and least-favorite sister, Lydia, who shrieks out a tale of misadventure in the nearby forest involving her scapegrace husband, the notorious Mr. Wickham.
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Skiing on one and one-half legs she collapsed in a semi-hysterical state 1:44.19 later, .56 seconds faster than she needed to be to win the Gold.
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Pelosi is a semi-hysterical incompetent who has no business being in a position of power.
Some House Republicans Keep Up Protest - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com
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And despite Mr. Obama's semi-hysterical fulminations about a "corporate takeover of our democracy," Mr. Law says that "you don't see large publicly traded businesses rushing pell-mell into overt political activity, and I think its unlikely to happen."
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For the past few nights, a few hours after Ramekin and Baby Boo are deposited in their beds, Ramekin has woken up in a semi-hysterical state, sobbing and inconsolable.
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This is a semi-hysterical issue that I for one am getting a bit fed up with.
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Of course, both novels are semi-satirical and semi-hysterical.
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If the need to use one arose, I knew I'd be as careful and deliberate as Barney Fife, as would all my semi-hysterical family members.
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The semi-hysterical order in all this just makes me want to stir my little spoon of chaos.
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