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  • He said all along the gulf beaches, clean-up efforts were effectively fighting a sporadic smattering of splotches of oil and tar balls and were trying to re spond within 45 minutes of calls.

    Alabama Officials Castigate BP for Slow Clean-Up Response 2010

  • In winter, when the waters of the river ran high and strong, barges laden with immense, sap-heavy spond logs from the wild forests of the east moved west with the current, to return later laden with essential supplies for the forts.

    Shaman's Crossing Hobb, Robin 2005

  • Our crest was a spond tree resplendent with fruit beside a creek.

    Shaman's Crossing Hobb, Robin 2005

  • I would be the first student to show our spond tree crest at the school.

    Shaman's Crossing Hobb, Robin 2005

  • Under these circumstances it was very necessary to counteract the tendency to de-spond by continual diversion; and the recreation of skating thus opportunely provided, seemed just the thing to arouse the flagging spirits, and to restore a wholesome excitement.

    Off on a Comet 2003

  • At least she didn't fight him, but neither did she re - spond.

    The Bellini Bride Reid, Michelle 2002

  • He heard Jenna re - spond, but he couldn't catch that either.

    Dragons of a Fallen Sun Weis, Margaret 2000

  • On the other hand, the bond market should re - spond positively to low GDP data.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2000

  • She's jealous that Peter confides in me and not in her, offended that Dussel doesn't re - spond sufficiently to her flirtations and afraid her husband's going to squander all the fur-coat money on to - bacco.

    The Diary Of A Young Girl Frank, Anne, 1929-1945 1991

  • The whole Victorian era (to which the Louis-Philippe and the Biedermeyer styles corre - spond) was to live on these matrimonial conventions, born of these forces, and conjoined and destined to safeguard their equilibrium.

    LOVE DENIS DE ROUGEMONT 1968

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