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[001] spot on which he now stood, open-mouthed- "You- _____ !- name William Foster's Four Internal Contradictions
[002] r, the son of the famous patriot, disagreed. "Do not _____ to that Frenchman. He is throttling the liberty my f
[003] t about Ballestre"? I had to shake her to make her _____ . "Precious. What about him"? Suddenly she was v
[004] een, "that guy will kill us both". She just wouldn't _____ . Getting drunk every night was the only way I cou
[005] he was to try to make no converts; he was simply to _____ and report back what he heard. It was a ridiculou
[006] go. Take the axe. Pa's scared to hell of axes". " _____ to me, Jorge, I've had enough to your sassing. This
[007] nate souls who hear everything, but only know how to _____ to what is good for them, and Stowey was, as things
[008] was talking about antelope again when they woke up. " _____ , I never had a chance to kill an antelope. There nev
[009] ck. "I don't want to leave here, Winston". "Now _____ to that". He drew back, embarrassed and pleased. "I
[010] ood boy and"- Hoag grabbed him by the shoulders. " _____ to me, Leigh. If you want to spend another day in th
[011] , for this week, but they wasn't due 'till Saturday. _____ , Mr. Inspector, no matter what anybody say, my Tim d
[012] eep your mouth shut"? The boy raised his eyes. " _____ , mister. If you want my advice, pack up and take the
[013] h the landlord. He keeps riding me because I like to _____ to the radio and sing while I'm taking a bath. He sa
[014] drank and handed it back. "Nice place", I told him. " _____ , I got a buddy I travel with, real nice guy named La
[015] h angelic patience until Digby ran down, then said, " _____ , junior, you're an angel now- so forget it. Eternity
[016] . Why accuse a shipmate of being behind this"? " _____ , Ekstrohm, I want to give you the benefit of every d
[017] said. "Both of you. There's better things to do than _____ to something like that. I'll be down at the creek fi
[018] within her parched mouth, who would hear, who would _____ ? Does the mountain
[019] ? Does the mountain _____ ? Pamela groped blindly. She had to escape. She ha
[020] something to say to you, and by God you're going to _____ . Do you hear me? You're going to
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[001] en went through a pantomime at his father's door, to _____ the statement. "Very well", Payne said. "I will g
[002] en who had to work up a fury once in a while just to _____ how dangerous he could be. With a curse, Vince se
[003] ays at a time when the customer has an alibi. Let me _____ it, Phil. I think I can manage one more favor for yo
[004] he must be poised and proud and unafraid in order to _____ to the mountain that she was in earnest. The fo
[005] pe to locate Gyp Carmer so casually, even were he to _____ the thief. He tramped out of the Miners Rest with hi
[006] tried to date you and that you agreed so you could _____ to him what a louse I really am. We made a rendezvou
[007] nine on some street near Lake Ponchartrain. And to _____ what you tell him about me you suggest that he keep
[008] ou'll ruin your whole life one of these days just to _____ that the Abernathy family is superior to everything,
[009] "The only thing that worries me is how I'm going to _____ it", Eugenia said. They begged Grandma to let the
[010] afka. They were, I felt, people invariably trying to _____ not who, but what they were, and trying to determine
[011] s. Although no scientific data has been compiled to _____ this, it is supported by cultural traditions and fol
[012] ixing. The Minister said ``we have cogent evidence to _____ their nexus in match fixing for amassing this kind o
[013] wealth. The IT department has substantial evidence to _____ concealment of wealth.'' He said it would take two m
[014] re more inclined to pay bribes." Similar comparisons _____ e.g. that Germany is more likely to offer bribes tha
[015] re more inclined to pay bribes." Similar comparisons _____ e.g. that Germany is more likely to offer bribes tha
[016] o him; as also of those through which it is sought to _____ the existence of God, though in vain; and also of the
[017] in roles. But far from seeming redundant, they often _____ enlightening, especially where they reach across deca
[018] recent decision regarding her kitchen will probably _____ to be her wisest. She recently hired as chef Patrick
[019] en rookies and a starting quarterback who has yet to _____ he can lead a team to the playoffs, the Washington
[020] - and-see posture. Who are these Giants? Until they _____ otherwise, the Giants are a team with no fingerprints
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[001] a piece up the road now, stopped for long enough to _____ to twenty; and in that brief interval, a redcoat off
[002] es now, like this, when she lost control of the time _____ and moved freely back and forth into three generatio
[003] g change", said the customer sharply. "Think I can't _____ "? Katya made up the amount in indifferent silence
[004] buddy had matched him drink for drink until he lost _____ , and the man's eyes were still clear. The guy i
[005] en, but we have no clocks and nobody cares enough to _____ days or to make calendars and there's not much clima
[006] om his side? He forgot the order. He did not _____ time. Lady Da smiled at him often, but there was
[007] e than farming were lying fallow. No cow thief could _____ on a jury of his sympathetic peers to free him any l
[008] money"- Pat grunted. "Where else would he get it? _____ what you've got there, Cobb. We can soon tell".
[009] "Goodbye. You'd better hurry". "Oh, you can _____ on that". She smiled slightly. Softly. Warmly. "D
[010] ouldn't keep the public out- entirely. She could not _____ the times Herman had rapped on the door, just a coup
[011] murder after another. By the time Barco reached the _____ of three, the situation seemed to Welch almost too g
[012] g into "sulks" and, on more occasions than I care to _____ , storming off the "set" for the rest of the day. As
[013] ind. And, when the slat finally shatters, we see him _____ the fragments, all the while muttering, "He loves me
[014] pass it up- it's nothing but a headache. As you can _____ on me to do the same. compassionately yours,
[015] nstrated throughout successive studies the ability to _____ and to understand the abstract concept of zero. She a
[016] o Rossi Ciampolini, 66 and described in reports as a _____ , was found face down and naked on his bed, the flex
[017] tion and sustainable energy production." You shall _____ off seven Sabbaths of years, seven times seven years
[018] tion and sustainable energy production." You shall _____ off seven Sabbaths of years, seven times seven years
[019] Wednesday to plead guilty to federal charges of one _____ of conspiracy for telecommunications fraud and comput
[020] an its other out-of- town competitors. BY the latest _____ , there are 58 million working women in the United Sta
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[001] ual acceptance of most radiosterilized foods has, to _____ , been found to be low in comparison with fresh and c
[002] ing of meat has received extensive investigation. To _____ , the one meat showing favorable results at steriliza
[003] The ledger was full of most precise information: _____ of laying, length of incubation period, number of ch
[004] on-Halloween party, she asked that I come and be her _____ . I went and, mum and nervous, all but made a fool of
[005] d and swaggered and pompously described my impending _____ . But though I boasted and gave off a dapper front, I
[006] d if a rumdum like me were to ask his daughter for a _____ - I mean, after I'm out of the hospital, a month or s
[007] w would you feel about it if I were to ask you for a _____ when I get through at Hanover"? "If I thought y
[008] bill on the bar. He said in a low voice, "I've got a _____ with a lady, Mister. Will that pay for a pint I can
[009] nued carping, had been able to resist her urgings to _____ anyone who offered the slightest possibility of matr
[010] agency client, had agreed to fill the casino's open _____ . And once Bake slipped in, pale and drawn, last nigh
[011] r, who said that he was just leaving to keep a lunch _____ but would be home by two o'clock. Madden said t
[012] Meeker's will. Garth brought one out. The _____ , October 8, 1957, immediately caught the inspector's
[013] at, and he'd tell me the score on Radic. We made the _____ for two o'clock in the afternoon at Maxine Wells's p
[014] ere to witness the Second Coming, she would memorize _____ , time, personae, events, and barometric pressure wit
[015] ad of just telling him I made a pass, say I tried to _____ you and that you agreed so you could prove to him wh
[016] t you tell him about me you suggest that he keep the _____ instead. You are both the same size. He could use yo
[017] ich he went home to get into his costume to keep the _____ . Shortly before nine I drove my jalopy to the street
[018] be charm. "You catchee boy-furiendo? Maybe you likee _____ with me"? "I beg your pardon"! Tommy said out of
[019] ete the night before and her gay chatter about their _____ lightened my mood a little. But once I was alone aga
[020] sted months- instead of deciding not to postpone the _____ until he could get away. Here they were at the mercy
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[001] r over-all costs than freezing, or without employing _____ or chemicals with their attendant taste alterations.
[002] "pasteurization" involves milder and less prolonged _____ treatment which accomplishes the destruction of most
[003] ccomplished prior to irradiation by the conventional _____ -processing methods of blanching. Radiation does n
[004] gh only 1 to 10 per cent as much radiation energy as _____ energy is required for radiopasteurization or radios
[005] and desirable dietary item. Partly because low-level _____ treatment is needed to inactivate enzymes before rad
[006] has good flowing characteristics) and less external _____ (the foaming reaction is exothermic and develops int
[007] foaming reaction is exothermic and develops internal _____ ) are required in one-shot foaming, although, at the
[008] rs. The K factor, a term used to denote the rate of _____ transmission through a material (B.t.u./sq. ft. of m
[009] ummer people who came to the mountains to escape the _____ in the big cities. They stayed at hotels and boardin
[010] alf crazed by the weight dragging, the dust, and the _____ , the horse leaped our wall, dashing out the rider's
[011] , I know, Fritzie. I should have". #TUESDAY# The _____ intensified on Tuesday. Southern California gasped a
[012] s hands on the cup, although the room was heavy with _____ . The three had little to say to each other. The p
[013] a sweat-saturated undershirt, cursing the excessive _____ which clamped an uneasy stillness before sundown. He
[014] his skin, don't he"? "Not where he's froze good. _____ 's bad for frostbite. That's why I only put towels on
[015] that way. The dust clogged their throats, and the _____ parched them, so that the women were always making i
[016] l, ponderous style. On impulse, he flipped up the _____ control on his coverall and slid back the hatch of t
[017] porch. The stallion had smelled the mare coming into _____ and began to paw the turf, shaking his head. Clayton
[018] ludicrous effort. Both buildings were in flames. The _____ drove the guerrillas back. The roof of the command p
[019] l and shouted to Hez, who was stumbling along in the _____ and the dust on the opposite side of the wagon "Pa!
[020] ly out ahead, scorched and baked and writhing in its _____ , until it vanished into the throbbing wall of fiery
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[001] ound that is used in its production. Originally, the _____ types used were various compositions of polyesters.
[002] is arranged at the start to deliver into the raised _____ drain pipe (thus returning suds to soap box) and the
[003] the tubs gradually increases until overflow from the _____ drain begins. At this point the drains are readjuste
[004] will discharge directly into the waste line and the _____ tub drain is set at the 2-1/2 mark on the drain gaug
[005] water has passed from the reservoir to the tubs the _____ drains are lowered to permit complete draining of th
[006] erstage and output fiber coupler comprise indeed the _____ advantage of such a design. The second photocatho
[007] of state depends on the operating variables for the _____ types of reactors is discussed in the next chapter.
[008] Church, with two steeples and its own school was on _____ Street; the Episcopal Church was one block down Suss
[009] the largest cemetery, near the Neversink River where _____ Street ran south; Stevie whistled when he passed the
[010] e, jingled marbles in his pocket, and swaggered down _____ Street. On the Christophers' lawn, little girls in w
[011] to go to the conference house and Alex to go to the _____ post office. Alex returned to the hotel, rather w
[012] on it". "Well, that's over now. And it was his _____ present! Leave that fool picture out", she added sha
[013] t I was free to do so. As the bus turned into the _____ highway and headed toward Hanover I settled back in
[014] up. I finally went downstairs to the bar off the _____ lobby where most of the cast were drowning their sor
[015] he had worked at this and that, though some said his _____ interest was gambling. All this went through Case
[016] Doc Abel's office". "Let's see it". We walked up _____ Street to this big white house, then around to the b
[017] the Buck house". "Sure". Walking back down _____ Street, I said, "I saw the Harbor's one squad car at
[018] ut of here". "We'll grab horses", Dean said. "The _____ bunch is outside, but there are some over there insi
[019] lle. The town was about what Wilson expected: one _____ street with its rows of false-fronted buildings, a
[020] . There was no chance. They moved slowly, toward the _____ gate, following the wall. There was no moon. They ha
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[001] ance of A New Way to Pay Old Debts. It was a part so _____ to him that he did not bother to think about it any
[002] adful Lake of Fire. So, walking in awe, he became _____ with God, who resided chiefly in Drew Centennial Chu
[003] ian front. At a siding, another train which was a _____ sight these days. Deportees. Jews. Andrei's skilled
[004] and addressed as "milord". The place was evidently a _____ haunt and Claire wondered what other illicit loves h
[005] see, from the high window in his own room, the now _____ figure crouched on a truly impressive heap of towels
[006] rd it and smelled it- the steady hissing, the dread, _____ pungency of gas escaping. It must be coming from an
[007] osed bedroom door. At last, sitting there, in the _____ surroundings, the truth began to sink in. Who?
[008] , doing her bidding. He drove, and the road wobbled, _____ scenes crept past on either side. He came to a stret
[009] ulder holster. Alec promptly removed the gun. He was _____ with this type. He had seen it in the lineup at Poli
[010] ney felt a twinge of annoyance when he heard the now _____ line again. Then a wild thought ran circles through
[011] use, Pamela turned the wheel, guiding the car to its _____ parking spot close to the house, and stopped. All of
[012] a visiting with Mrs. Jackson while they searched out _____ names on the face of the cliff, Harmony settled on t
[013] u could get a shock from them. It was a disturbingly _____ face, too, but I couldn't remember where we had met.
[014] as forty-four. An ugly scar disfigured the somewhat _____ puffy face, already marred by the tell-tale network
[015] ht. A long, long way down. Again there was something _____ about her, something ... "You haven't got cancer"
[016] ce seems to make it apply to the wrong word. A verse _____ to all grammarians is the quatrain: "I saw a man onc
[017] ed constructions. Readers of the Reader's Digest are _____ with such items which often appear in its lists of
[018] ". The double meaning in the anatomical made it a _____ vaudeville device, as in the gags of Weber and Field
[019] to discover. So much for the tiresome facts, as _____ to you, I'm sure, as to the constables and state tro
[020] tria near the Italian border when he stumbled upon a _____ shape protruding from the melting ice. He soon reali
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[001] development of off-flavors. A prime objective of the _____ Quartermaster Corps program is to find the reasons f
[002] l up in him which was the reason why he had fled the _____ . He did not really want to kill, but as in the sexua
[003] to stay alive by God I'll do it. I hated the goddamn _____ from the first day I got in anyhow. All pricks like
[004] matter of seconds, and then the front of the British _____ came into view. It was only hours since I had las
[005] pirit, moved a form. The form was swathed in an _____ blanket, much patched, fastened at the neck with a c
[006] of blanket the feet moved in the mud. The feet wore _____ shoes, in obvious disrepair. The head was wrapped in
[007] umter is home and recruiting volunteers for the U.S. _____ . In spite of the fact that the state legislature vot
[008] t he has orders to go to Washington to take over the _____ of the Potomac. I am to go to Washington to serve wi
[009] of belief. Warsaw! He saw the smug eyes of the Home _____ chief, Roman, and all the Romans and the faces of th
[010] ork at the granary. Nothing like the old days in the _____ , but I get by. Who complains? Many times I tried to
[011] structed. I told him you are on orders from the Home _____ to get inside Majdanek so you can make a report to t
[012] that son-of-a-bitch place". "Orders from the Home _____ ". "Why? Nothing there but Jews". Andrei shru
[013] se cups look just like a set I gave to the Salvation _____ last year". Show her the new swimming pool and she w
[014] t was probably one of Kipling's tales of the British _____ . It concerned an officer who had been disgraced and
[015] toward the dark mass of horses. They were tethered, _____ style, on stable lines. A voice spoke near-at-han
[016] he kind of physical examination usually reserved for _____ inductees. Satisfied at last, and after a few amorou
[017] it stuck with me. I was twenty-one back then, in the _____ , and fog put our plane down at Orly instead of Rhine
[018] ketful of money, which was unusual when I was in the _____ , and the plane would be grounded all night. In less
[019] 't change that. Remember what you used to say in the _____ ? You can't run a war with ninety-nine generals and o
[020] ommunist troops of the NRA, PWA, WPA, CCC and an _____ of more than twenty-two million mercenaries whom
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[001] foams, depending upon the formulation, density, cell _____ , and nature of blowing agents used. Table /1,, p. 39
[002] to set off a whole field, little ones, hand grenade _____ . Booby traps to fill the head with chunks of metal.
[003] Newfoundland sat solemnly beside a doghouse half his _____ . Stevie yearned for a dog. He wondered whether God h
[004] technical problems. Since his Christ was to be life _____ , how was Mary to hold him on her lap without the rel
[005] He improvised as he went along, completing a life- _____ clay figure, then bought yards of an inexpensive mat
[006] first week, second week, fifth week, weight of hen, _____ of rooster's wattles and so on, all scrawled out in
[007] d that, whatever people who prefer order say, is the _____ of it. The poor, unlucky- The telephone rang. Pam
[008] ial combine. Shell people resembled mature dwarfs in _____ whatever their natal deformities were, but the well-
[009] d burn down this whole mountainside with a fire that _____ . It wouldn't matter to a fool like you. It would to
[010] ould observe the two fans down at the end, but their _____ in themselves meant nothing to me as long as I had n
[011] ling me with confidence and immediately doubling the _____ of my Spanish vocabulary. At once my ears were dr
[012] that he keep the date instead. You are both the same _____ . He could use your clothes for a costume and a heavy
[013] ence. The heavens opened, pelting them with hail the _____ of walnuts. And then came the water- not rain, but s
[014] 1850 the people of this island- which was about the _____ of Guam or smaller- had been of both sexes, and that
[015] you". Waddell had looked the man over, trying to _____ him up. He was in his early forties, rather short an
[016] ion, of a Woman. This Woman had no distinct shape or _____ and no particular face, but she radiated warmth, a s
[017] at son who sat before her now, shriveled to half his _____ and half his senses. She said gently, "Of course
[018] t astronaut on the moon, chosen because of his small _____ and intrepid nature. He was six feet one like his fa
[019] told that just about every town, no matter what its _____ , has its Lucille Warren. Just as it has its Susan
[020] ackets- pale, pale pink and, according to the label, _____ thirty-four. He thought about it for a minute, could