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afford formed fortune greater likely
From these inconsiderable attempts, some idea may be formed with what success, should Fortune afford an opportunity, I am likely to treat matters of greater importance. Giraldus Cambrensis
afford feeds good land
If we can't afford to take good care of the land that feeds us, we're in an insurmountable mess. Wendell Berry
afford areas bring build clean machine people places rural trying water ways
I want to bring clean water to people who do not have it. What I'm trying to do now is think of ways to build a well-drilling machine that is low-cost so people in rural areas can afford it. People in rural places could use the water for irrigation or for drinking.
afford buy defending except good money people
I don't feel very comfortable defending my fashion except to say that people don't have to buy it. You do have to consume. You have to live. If you've got the money to be able to afford it, then it's really good to buy something from me, but don't buy too much. Vivienne Westwood
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Politicians or pundits can distort or cherry-pick climate science any way they want to try and gain temporary influence with the public. But any serious industrialist who's facing 'climate exposure' - as it's now called by money managers - cannot afford to engage in that sort of self-delusion.
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If I didn't have a scholarship to go to the University of Florida or any school, I probably would have considered the military because my family could not afford to send me to college. Emmitt Smith
afford born broke easy family forget lucky
It is easy when you are successful to think that you did it all by yourself and to forget that you didn't. You got here because a lot of things broke your way. You were lucky enough to be born into a family that could afford to take care of you well. Elizabeth Warren
afford cannot society unify
We must unify Taiwan; we cannot afford to have our society being divided in half. Chen Shui-bian
afford atmosphere bargaining cuts defense democrats fight political seen social soft
The political atmosphere is charged. Democrats can't afford to be seen as soft on defense or terrorism. They're going to have to fight the social cuts without bargaining on defense.
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Thus, anybody who follows this nature and gives way its states will be led into quarrels and conflicts, and go against the conventions and rules of society, and will end up a criminal.
against dent passage women
It is only with the passage of the Violence Against Women Act in 1994 that we have been able to put a dent in violence against women, and women have had a place to go. Gwen Moore
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The American cemetery at Saint-Laurent-sur-Mer is a great lawn at the edge of the sea, white marble crosses and Stars of David against an open horizon. very American in the best sense: no phony piety, simple, easy. John Vinocur
against guys mean nobody save time tough
That was a tough save right there, ... I mean -- nobody is going to go 1-2-3 all the time against guys like that.
against game good high loss meeting position seed tough victory voted
That was a tough loss for us to take, ... But our victory in the third-place game against New Trier put us in a very good position to be voted into a high seed going into the sectional seeding meeting (tonight/Wednesday).
against lacking struggling team tough
That was a top-10 team against a team struggling and lacking confidence. This is a tough place to come in and have confidence. Dan Monson
against defense good job seen
That was as good of a job as I have seen against him. I don't think our defense has slipped. We're there. Flip Saunders
against best newton north
That was the girls' best meet. To go up against Newton North and do so well, I was impressed.
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That year, you can put it in a capsule, ... After the trade, everything kind of fell into place. We won the league championship. You go to the World Series against the mighty Dodgers and you sweep them in four games. It was one of those years you just didn't dream about. Frank Robinson
backs bent man mystery patience rice
The patience of poverty. In rice fields, backs bent forever.Amazing, man outoxens the oxen and still smiles.The mystery of India, say Indologists.
backs rushing
That would be something -- two backs rushing for over 1,000 yards. Has it ever been done in this league?
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We need to keep the focus on reasonably priced growth stocks, ... Inflation fears should have abated on the backs of economic numbers that have generally been more balanced than expected.
backs ball create easy hold position running shot swing
We can't just hold the ball when the shot clock's running down and then swing it to him and want him to create a shot. I think it's on our backs to get him in better position and get him easy looks.
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We played our junior varsity in the second half. Everybody is spreading the ball out, but we're going to have to run the ball behind our big offensive line if we're going to compete. We have several good running backs that can do that. Jeff Mathews
backs came football half ran run second took
We came out in the second half and really took it over. We said let's run the football and then occasionally get some play-action in there, and we didn't need much play-action, to be honest. I thought the backs ran well. Frank Beamer
backs buy
Sometimes we used to eat once a day... chicken backs. You could buy four chicken backs for a quarter. Raul Julia
backs call entire gonna hands instead knows learn matter mom paint solar systems
If I should have a daughter, instead of 'Mom,' she's gonna call me 'Point B,' because that way she knows that no matter what happens, at least she can always find her way to me. And I'm going to paint solar systems on the backs of her hands so she has to learn the entire universe before she can say, 'Oh, I know that like the back of my hand.' Sarah Kay
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Perusing colorful storylines on the backs of book jackets, I realized that none of them could possibly be as dramatic as my life to date. Then sadly, I also realized I could never find the ending of my story from the safety of an armchair.