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Examples
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And then the Fräulein had burst forth -- "accursed words" he called her speech.
The Grey Woman and other Tales Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell 1837
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It's a pity she didn't return the compliment and supply him with a few jokes for his end-of-term speech.
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Meanwhile, liberal Democrats were nauseated by it, thought it was a maudlin speech.
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A Guardian reporter, writing on Khamenei's speech today, describes it as "'the battle of wills' between the supreme leader and Rafsanjani who was name-checked in speech."
Iran Election Live-Blogging (Friday June 19) The Huffington Post News Team 2009
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Meanwhile, liberal Democrats were nauseated by it, thought it was a maudlin speech.
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Meanwhile, liberal Democrats were nauseated by it, thought it was a maudlin speech.
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For example, instead of covering the presidents first health care press conference this summer, the press chose to focus on one line out of a 57 min speech.
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This was Aggressive Political Solipsism at work: Always exploit events to show you love freedom more than the other guy, always make someone else's delicate drama your excuse for a thumping curtain speech.
Iran Election Live-Blogging (Friday June 19) The Huffington Post News Team 2009
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Difficulties developing decoding skills very often arise from difficulties processing sounds in speech.
Barriers to Reading Comprehension « Literacy Articles « Articles « Literacy News 2009
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Meanwhile, liberal Democrats were nauseated by it, thought it was a maudlin speech.
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