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  • Until the DCDSC figure out how to take a more active institutional role in the District's still-young democracy, its irrelevance will continue to breed contempt.

    The problem with the D.C. Democratic State Committee Mike DeBonis 2011

  • Tonight brings the final episode of "V" for the year, titled "It's Only the Beginning," only the fourth in the still-young series.

    ‘V’ Episode Four Preview: ‘It’s Only The Beginning’ » MTV Movies Blog 2009

  • The economy will remain the dominant issue, but the sudden rise of attention to social issues is one of the genuine surprises of the still-young campaign year.

    Ground Is Shifting Beneath 2012 Race Gerald F. Seib 2012

  • Hamilton, then editor of The Wall Street Journal, described how information flowed through the still-young U.S. stock markets, which had funded utilities and industrial companies: "The market represents everything everybody knows, hopes, believes, anticipates, with all the knowledge sifted down to . . . the bloodless verdict of the market place."

    How Washington Defriended Investors L. Gordon Crovitz 2011

  • Both already have a history of injuries -- from hip and groin to knee problems -- in their still-young professional careers, and durability may be the biggest hurdle for each player to overcome.

    Poll: Are you worried about the Capitals' health in goal? Katie Carrera 2011

  • But I became obsessed with its transformative powers, trying it on one wine after another (a still-young Barolo, a Super Tuscan), and soon I began carrying my aerator everywhere (was this what my friend meant when she said it changed her life?)

    Accessories Aim to Make Wine Even More Fun Lettie Teague 2011

  • One girl is made fun of for her height and early development, for example, so she appears as a rag doll (symbolizing her still-young mind and desire to return to a simpler time) bursting at the seams (representing her discomfort and pain at her growth).

    Deka Kyoshi Book 1 » Manga Worth Reading 2009

  • Forecast: The still-young Penguins seem to have a better shot at repeating than most recent champions.

    A look at the first-round NHL Eastern Conference matchups 2010

  • And tomorrow (or, rather, today already in UK time) he'll be elected to Parliament in the UK at the still-young age of 37, as a Conservative MP from a "safe" Northern district, the largest in the UK.

    News Junkies 2010

  • In an interview with The Wall Street Journal, Ms. Franzel said she "will be happy to be a part" of the development of the still-young PCAOB, founded less than a decade ago.

    SEC Names Franzel to Audit Panel Michael Rapoport 2012

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