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We had already caught about 18 that morning on the Indian River on spinning tacle when he decided to give it a shot on the long rod.
Who's Better ... Mr. Saltwater or Freshwater? Tim Romano 2007
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Since other versions e.g., French: "Un tacle qui met en danger l'intégrité physique d'un adversaire doit être sanctionné comme faute grossière" make it clear that the clause was meant to be restrictive, proper which-hunting would have turned the sentence into "A tackle that endangers..."
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But this time he had no control over Quaolnargn-he was standing in no pen - tacle and his only protection was his blade and his wits.
The Bane of the Black Sword Moorcock, Michael, 1939- 1977
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But this time he had no control over Quaolnargn-he was standing in no pen - tacle and his only protection was his blade and his wits.
The Bane of The Black Sword Moorcock, Michael, 1939- 1977
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One of the saddest memories of the fighting air - men of those black days and times was the spec - tacle of eleven remaining Hurricanes, most of them too badly damaged by bomb splinters and cannon fire to fight, yet struggling in the air and limping over to the Akyab in the hope of patching themselves up and continuing the fight.
The HurricaneStory Gallico, Paul 1959
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We came away care fully nursing such impression as we had got of a spec tacle whose historical quality we did our poor best to feel.
Literature and Life (Complete) William Dean Howells 1878
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We came away care fully nursing such impression as we had got of a spec tacle whose historical quality we did our poor best to feel.
Spanish Prisoners of War (from Literature and Life) William Dean Howells 1878
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McCabe did miss a crucial tacle though that did not cost us and fell off others when he injured his shoulder.
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Deal with the local issues at hand to get them out of teh way and then tacle the bigger problems after clearing some of the small stuff.
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-- What ship is that with so many owers, and straunge tacle; it is a greate vessell.
The Ship of Fools, Volume 1 Sebastian Brant 1489
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