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Fix the broken parts ... put in new strigent law to stop abuse and overcharging the American people and punish the lawbreakers.
Rep. Kline to Obama: 'start from scratch' on health care 2009
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The only strigent and interesting part should be the characters, which in my opinion are enjoyable, nuanced and entertaining.
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Malkar had placed strigent restrictions on my behavior, lest I disgrace him, but it was a new and appalling idea that my attitude toward another person could cause other people to disdain him.
Archive 2009-04-01 orannia 2009
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Mr. Kennedy had tailored his speech accordingly — a strigent attack on the radical right.
The Day Kennedy Died 2009
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Malkar had placed strigent restrictions on my behavior, lest I disgrace him, but it was a new and appalling idea that my attitude toward another person could cause other people to disdain him.
The Virtu (Sarah Monette) orannia 2009
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The manufacturing jobs that were left couldn't keep up with the strigent regulations that were imposed on them so they moved.
Propeller Most Popular Stories angeldolllogic 2010
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The manufacturing jobs that were left couldn't keep up with the strigent regulations that were imposed on them so they moved.
Propeller Most Popular Stories angeldolllogic 2010
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Like the most strigent kasbar carpet salesman, a Sky executive will whine on and on and on, fighting evry point, until they get quid quo pro from you.
Football news, match reports and fixtures | guardian.co.uk 2010
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Like the most strigent kasbar carpet salesman, a Sky executive will whine on and on and on, fighting evry point, until they get quid quo pro from you.
Football news, match reports and fixtures | guardian.co.uk 2010
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WARRENVILLE, Ill. -- Navistar has announced it is investing in a Danish company that may hold the key to meeting strigent NOx emissions limits mandated by the EPA.
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