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They could not guess that from their concepts of liberty and freedom would some day be born a new nation that for years would be the symbol of hope to the oppressed countries of the world.
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They could hear the pony's feet on the dry leaves for a while, then the sound faded out.
They, and the two large fans which I could dimly see as daylight filtered through their vents, down at the far end of the hall, could be turned on by a master switch situated inside the office.
They were married over the week-end, though he was easily sixty and she could not have been even thirty.
They could no longer afford the luxury of the canvas sweat bag that cooled it by evaporation.
They could come on him now without difficulty.
They explained that they desired only to stop in India until a ship traveling on to Burma could be found.
They allotted $500,000 three years ago to support Interama until its own financing could be arranged.
They were poems in a strange language, of which he could barely touch a meaning -- enough to make his being ache with the desire for the fullness he sensed there.
They could have been perfectly happy here for ten whole days.
They could be sent to U.S. ports for rulings whether cargo should be confiscated.
They could be used to attack a nation's people ( which would inevitably mean the loss of the attacker's own people ), or they could be used with discrimination to destroy the enemy's military force.
They should know simple exercises that could prepare less fortunate children for the sports we will demand be taught.
They supplemented their income by small government assistance, by tutoring and economizing wherever they could.
They could be done or left undone and nobody really gave a damn.
They then point out that with our present lack of knowledge of all the factors concerned in the rise and fall of epidemics, it is unlikely that a planned episode could be initiated.
They felt that they too could counteract the upward arm movement by a voluntary effort after they had once experienced the reaction.
They felt that they were relaxing as much as they could and that any control factors which might be present to prevent response must be on an unconscious level.
They figured prominently in the Balafrej government of May, 1958, which the King was reportedly determined to keep in office until elections could be held.
They threatened constantly to give the British a hold on this region, from whence they could move easily down the rivers to the French settlements near the Gulf.
They suggested several new foods, and usually I found them good, except the sweets, which I think I could learn to like.
They knew that I was still grieving over the tragic event, and they felt that if I could see the recovery and the spirit of the people, who hold no grudge, but who also regret Pearl Harbor, I would be happier and would understand better a new Japan.
They were both breathing heavily, out cold, and Shayne didn't think either of them had recognized him or could describe him.
They and guess
They choose the domain in which to process a signal by making an informed guess ( or by trying different possibilities ) as to which domain best represents the essential characteristics of the signal.
They were angrier than I guess they had ever been, because everybody else had rioted ... but the fairies were not supposed to riot ... no group had ever forced cops to retreat before, so the anger was just enormous.
They follow but a guess and that which ( they ) themselves desire.
They would praise as clever, whoever could best guess which shadow would come next, as someone who understood the nature of the world, and the whole of their society would depend on the shadows on the wall.
They would be given three clues from Mike and had to use them to guess who they were.
They include activities similar to Pictionary ; a team member must draw a picture representing a word or phrase while their other team members guess ( Cloodle ).
They gained more publicity and, according to a guess by Sari Kaasinen, made over a hundred performances in one year.
They live, but we cannot guess what purposes or causes makes them act.
They may be brave, I guess, but they're still idiots, and I'm sure Saddam is grateful for them ".
They also have one chance to guess the word or phrase, with team members allowed to confer ; a correct answer earns a bonus point.
' They said I was looking for a matted-haired geek with string warts and I guess I've found him.
They tend to use the histories rather than the hadith, and to analyze the histories in terms of the tribal and political affiliations of the narrators ( if that can be established ), thus making it easier to guess in which direction the material might have been slanted.
They were then shown a series of four products and had to guess what year they were introduced.
They then must try guess what the kid is thinking about in 20 seconds.
They and from
They were dirty, their clothes were torn, and the girl was so exhausted that she fell when she was still twenty feet from the front door.
They were running from something.
They expected greater things from him, regardless of how trying the circumstances, and they were disappointed.
They got tin cups of coffee from the big pot on the coosie's fire, rolled and lighted brown-paper cigarettes, lounged about.
They closed in fast, kept him from reaching inside his coat for his gun.
They escorted him down from the porch and through the rain to his office.
They moved in on him, crowded him from all sides.
They would have to go west through the narrow river valley that separated Leyte from Samar and hope that it didn't close in before they returned.
They had never seen a tultul but they had heard about it from their fathers ''.
They had fought from caves, and the marines resorted to burning them out.
They bought rustled cattle from the outlaw, kept him supplied with guns and ammunition, harbored his men in their houses.
They whirled and saw him, standing there dim in the slatted light from the boarded freight wall.
They lay, with the birds hopping from branch to branch above them and the bright sky peeping down at them.
They squatted on their heels with their heads bent far forward, their eyes only a few inches from the ground.
`` They swear that every person smells different and every family smells different from every other.
They fought hard, but they were forgiving to former foes, and sought to prevent vindictive legislatures from confiscating Tory property in violation of the Treaty of 1783.
They may even enroll a colored student or two for show, though he usually turns out to be from Thailand, or any place other than the American South.
While convalescing in his Virginia home he wrote a book recording his prison experiences and escape, entitled: They Shall Not Have Me Published originally in ( Helion's ) English by Dutton & Co. of New York, in 1943, the book was received by the press as a work of astonishing literary power and one of the most realistic accounts of World War 2, from the French side.
They reincarnated the figures of human beings banished from his canvases since the 1920's.
They emerged as interchangeable cogs in a faulty but formidable machine: shaved nearly naked, hair queued, greatcoated, jackbooted, and best of all -- in the opinion of the British professional, Major Semple-Lisle -- `` their minds are not estranged from the paths of obedience by those smatterings of knowledge which only serve to lead to insubordination and mutiny ''.
They even accept the `` double standard '' of sex morality in a double sense, i.e., both sexes agree that standards for men differ from standards for women, and women apply to both sexes a standard different from that held by men.
`` They straggle at such a rate '', he told the commander-in-chief, `` that if the enemy were enterprising, they might get two from us, when we would take one of them, which makes me wish General Howe would go on, lest any incident happen to us ''.
They had risen from humble beginnings by their own diligence and astuteness, they were unfettered by the codes that bound nobles like Othon or even the older generation of clerks like Hotham, and they were working for an end that their opponents had never even visualized.
They had other topics of conversation, besides their news from courts and fairs, which were of interest to Othon, the builder of castles in Wales and churches in his native country.
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