Claiming Sentence Examples

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  • Darkyn was claiming his territory with one small touch.

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  • Neither did she, but she wasn't claiming that they were hers, either.

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  • He forced her face around, claiming her lips again.

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  • She excused herself, claiming she was needed in the kitchen.

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  • Someone claiming to be 'the illusive psychic' has gone public.

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  • So you can't have forgers claiming to be Paul.

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  • With such a minor points difference, both HM Plant Honda Racing riders are focussing on claiming the title for the Japanese manufacturer.

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  • External pressure, here as elsewhere, created a patriotic military caste, and the subsequent partitional period, when every little prince had his own separate court, still further established the growing influence of the szlachta, or gentry, who were not backward in claiming and obtaining special privileges in return for their services.

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  • But in the following May the sultan again ordered him to be arrested, and although he effected his escape and appealed to the powers, he shortly afterwards saw fit to surrender, claiming a fair hearing.

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  • Heavy fines made it impossible for preachers in poor circumstances to continue without claiming the protection of the Toleration Act, and the meeting-houses had to be registered as dissenting chapels.

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  • In national affairs Maryland early took a stand of perhaps farreaching consequences in refusing to sign the Articles of Confederation (which required the assent of all the states before coming into effect), after all the other states had done so (in 1779), until those states claiming territory between the Alleghany Mountains and the Mississippi and north of the Ohio - Virginia, New York, Massachusetts and Connecticut - should have surrendered such claims. As those states finally yielded, the Union was strengthened by reason of a greater equality and consequently less jealousy among the original states, and the United States came into possession of the first territory in which all the states had a common interest and out of which new states were to be created.

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  • Shortly after this an adventurer named Joshua Hill appeared, and, claiming government authority, tyrannized over the islanders till his removal by a British man-of-war in 1838.

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  • Though in 1250 he provoked the English bishops by claiming the right of visitation in their dioceses, he took the lead at the council of Merton (1258) in vindicating the privileges of his order.

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  • In 1812 Congress annexed to the Mississippi Territory the Mobile District of West Florida, claiming that it was included in the Louisiana Purchase; and in the following year General James Wilkinson occupied this district with a military force, the Spanish commandant offering no resistance.

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  • This national feeling, claiming a leader against the Romans as well as deliverance from the Sadducee aristocracy, again sets the idea of the kingship rather than that of resurrection and individual retribution in the central place.

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  • Meanwhile Otto I., the German king, whose English wife Edgitha had died in 946, had formed the design of marrying her and claiming the Italian kingdom in her right, as a step towards the revival of the empire of Charlemagne.

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  • Accordingly Mr Gibson addressed a protest to the great powers, deprecating any further annexation of the islands of the Pacific Ocean, and claiming for Hawaii the exclusive right " to assist them in improving their political and social condition."

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  • Remember thy congregation, which thou hast purchased of old," claiming for the Christian ecclesia the title of God's ancient ecclesia.

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  • Notwithstanding the many sources of confusion Conrad was persuaded by the passionate eloquence of Bernard of Clairvaux to take part in the second crusade; be left for the East in 1147 and returned to Germany in 1149, to find Welf again in arms and Henry the Lion claiming Bavaria.

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  • It was the age of the great schism, three popes claiming the allegiance of Christendom, and of the councils of Constance and of Basel; in all ranks of the Church there was an urgent cry for reform.

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  • His writings on government and his personal influence among the Liberal politicians of his time determined the change of view from the French Revolution theories of the rights of man and the absolute equality of men to the claiming of securities for good government through a wide extension of the franchise.

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  • The Swedish Expedition (17) of 1899-1902, engaged in measuring an arc of the meridian in Spitsbergen, were unusually well provided spectrographically, and succeeded in taking photographs of aurora in conjunction with artificial lines-chiefly of hydrogen-which led to results claiming exceptional accuracy.

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  • Hiero, claiming descent from Gelo, pressed the Mamertines hard.

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  • The Church, in fact, while still claiming to be Catholic in its creeds and in its religious practice, had ceased to be Catholic in its institutional conception, which was now bound up with a particular state and also with a particular conception of that state.

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  • Of high antiquity, and, like many other Irish towns, claiming (with considerable probability) to have been founded by St Patrick in the 5th century, it long possessed the more important distinction of being the metropolis of Ireland; and, as the seat of a flourishing college, was greatly frequented by students from other lands, among whom the English and Scots were said to have been so numerous as to give the name of Trian-Sassanagh, or Saxon Street, to one of the quarters of the city.

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  • The disinherited lords, deprived of their lands by Bruce, were headed by Edward Baliol, claiming the crown of Scotland as heir of John Baliol, and secretly backed by England.

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  • A small section of this line terminating on the Pacific coast is also in dispute, Ecuador claiming the main channel of the Mira as the dividing line, and Colombia claiming a small district south of that channel, the line running due west from the mouth of the most southern outlet of the Mira opening into Panguapi Bay, to a point of intersection with that river.

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  • Soon afterwards his dispute with the archduke Sigismund in his own diocese was brought to a point by his claiming certain dues of the bishopric, which the temporal prince had appropriated.

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  • The Dorians followed the custom of other Greek tribes in claiming as ancestor for their ruling families one of the legendary heroes, but the traditions must not on that account be regarded as entirely mythical.

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  • Faraj had set himself up as a prophet, claiming to be Dhu`l-Qarnain (Alexander the Great) risen from the dead.

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  • As Domesday normally records only the Christian name of an under-tenant, it is vain to seek for the surnames of families claiming a Norman origin; but much has been and is still being done to identify the under-tenants, the great bulk of whom bear foreign names.

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  • The General Assembly passed an act at that time for refunding two-thirds of it, claiming that the other third should be paid by West Virginia.

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  • The creditor has the right of claiming the aid of the law against the defaulting municipality; and the amounts, the terms, and the time of duration of local debt are supervised in order to prevent injustice to particular persons or improvidence with regard to the revenue and property of the local units.

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  • In 1841 the republic of Texas, claiming that its western boundary was the Rio Grande, sent a force of 300 men to New Mexico to enforce these claims. The Texans reached the frontier in a starved and exhausted condition, were made prisoners by the New Mexican militia, and were sent to Mexico, where after a short term of confinement they were released.

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  • The story of James de la Cloche is indeed itself another historical mystery; he abruptly vanishes as such at Rome at the end of 1668, and thus provides a disappearance of convenient date; but the question concerning him is complicated by the fact that a James Henry de Bovere Roano Stuardo, who married at Naples early in 1669 and undoubtedly died in the following August, claiming to be a son of Charles II., makes just afterwards an equally abrupt appearance; in many respects the two men seem to be the same, but Monsignor Barnes, following Lord Acton, here regards James Stuardo as an impostor who traded on a knowledge of James de la Cloche's secret.

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  • The treaty made with the former country in 1893 was not ratified, as it was thought to concede too much to Peru, and the subsequent ad referendum treaty was rejected on account of Peru claiming that only Peruvians, and not all residents, should have the right to vote in the plebiscite to be taken by the terms of the treaty of 1883 for the possession of Tacna and Arica.

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  • On his way he came to the town of Yezdikhast, where he demanded a sum of money from the inhabitants, claiming it as part of secreted revenue; the demand was refused, and eighteen of the head men were thrown down the precipice beneath his window; a saiyid, or holy man, was the next victim, and his wife and daughter were to be given over to the soldiery, when a suddenly-formed conspiracy took effect, and Zakis own life was taken in retribution for his guilt (1779).

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  • On the first score he makes but an equivocal acknowledgment, claiming to have thought on Schelling's lines before reading him; but it has been shown by Hamilton and Ferrier that besides transcribing much from Schelling without avowal he silently appropriated the learning of Maass on philosophical history.

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  • As already mentioned, the Bulgarian 7th Div., in arriving from the Struma side a few days after the Crown Prince had fought his way into Salonika from the W., had lost no time in publicly claiming ownership, and it was with hardly concealed joy that the Greek Government received and promptly executed a request to transport this division by sea to the Thracian theatre.

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  • The large majority of Bohemians, on the other hand, considered the moment opportune for recovering the ancient liberties of Bohemia, on which Ferdinand had encroached in various ways by claiming hereditary right to the crown and by curtailing the old privileges of the land.

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  • But no one in his senses would dream of claiming any such character for him.

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  • Meanwhile at the council of Nicaea he seems to have discovered that the Alexandrians were right in claiming that Arius was carrying his subordinationism so far as to deny all real divinity to Christ.

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  • Chelsea was formerly famous for a manufacture of buns; the original Chelsea bun-house, claiming royal patronage, stood until 1839, and one of its successors until 1888.

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  • It is derived from the vernacular word for the cow, but it is a mistake to suppose that the family are of the cowherd caste; they belong to the upper class of Mahrattas proper, sometimes claiming a Rajput origin.

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  • Claiming jurisdiction over New Jersey by the terms of his commission, he issued a proclamation in March 1680 ordering Philip Carteret and his " pretended " officers to cease exercising jurisdiction within the duke's dominions unless he could show warrant.

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  • Disputes arose for the first time between the crown of England and the see of Rome in the reign of William Rufus, the pope claiming to dispose of the English bishoprics; and ultimately King John, by his charter Ut liberae sent electiones totius Angliae (1214), granted that the bishops should be elected freely by the deans and chapters of the cathedral churches, provided the royal permission was first asked, and the royal assent was required after the election.

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  • Besides the works already mentioned, he was the author of several theological tracts; of the De villa Noviliaco, concerning the claiming of a domain of his church; and he continued from 861 the Annales Bertiniani, of which the first part was written by Prudentius, bishop of Troyes, the best source for the history of Charles the Bald.

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  • The Hundred Rolls and the Placita de quo warranto show that important jurisdiction had accrued to the great over-lordships, such as those of Beauchamp, Wahull and Caynho, and to several religious houses, the prior of St John of Jerusalem claiming rights in more than fifty places in the county.

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  • Laidlaw afterward repeatedly sued Sage for damages, claiming that Sage had used him as a shield at the moment of the explosion, but his suits were unsuccessful.

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  • But the real sovereign of Mecca and the Hejaz is the sherif, who, as head of a princely family claiming descent from the Prophet, holds a sort of feudal position.

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  • It obtained from parliament a total repeal of the Stamp Act, but it also passed a Declaratory Act, claiming for the British parliament the supreme power over the colonies in matters of taxation, as well as in matters of legislation.

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  • The largef tenantry, who were supposed to be able to look after their own interests, were entirely debarred, and tenants enjoying leases were excluded from claiming compensation, except for tillages, buildings and reclamation of lands.

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  • At the Restoration, George, Lord Berkeley, who had been one of the commissioners to invite Charles II.'s return from the Hague, petitioned for a higher place in parliament, claiming a barony by right of tenure before 1295, but his claim was silenced by his advancement on September 11, 1679, to be viscount of Dursley and earl of Berkeley.

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  • The common law courts controlled the jurisdiction of the ecclesiastical courts, claiming to have "the exposition of such statutes or acts of parliament as concern either the extent of the jurisdiction of these courts or the matters depending before them.

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  • The third narrative is P 2, which relates how Korah at the head of 250 Levites protested against the priestly privileges of Aaron, claiming that all the Levites had as much right to sacrifice and offer incense to Yahweh as Aaron and his sons had.

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  • He repelled the Fatimites, partly by supporting their enemies in Africa, and partly by claiming the caliphate for himself.

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  • Marx, however, always greatly detested Proudhon and his doctrines, and attacked him violently in his Misere de la philosophic. Property and capital are defined and treated by Proudhon as the power of exploiting the labour of other men, of claiming the results of labour without giving an equivalent.

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  • We saw that Socrates, while not claiming to have found the abstract theory of good or wise conduct, practically understood by it the faithful performance of customary duties, maintaining always that his own happiness was therewith bound up. The Cynics more boldly discarded both pleasure and mere custom as alike irrational; but in so doing they left the freed reason with no definite aim but its own freedom.

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  • Yet a closer inspection shows us that when a later president of the Academy (Antiochus of Ascalon) repudiated the scepticism which for two hundred years had been accepted as the traditional Platonic doctrine, he had good grounds for claiming Plato and Aristotle as consentient authorities for the ethical position which he took up.

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  • And he finds all the conceptions by which men have hoped to reconcile admitted antagonisms and divergencies between moral ideals claiming to be ultimate and authoritative alike unsatisfactory (p. 285).

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  • The rebellion of Jack Cade, claiming to be a Mortimer and cousin to the duke of York, took place at this time.

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  • Final settlement of the struggle was retarded, moreover, by the question of the succession to the lands of the great Countess Matilda, who had bequeathed all her property to the Holy See, Henry claiming the estates as suzerain of the fiefs and as heir of the allodial lands.

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  • Upon his death the nobles assembled to elect a king; and Hugh the Great, Rudolphs brother-in-law, moved by irresolution as much as by prudence, instead of taking the crown, preferred to restore the Carolingians once more in the person of Charles the Simples son, Louis dOutremer, himself claiming numerous privileges and enjoying the exercise of power unenculnbered by a title which carried with it the jealousy of the nobles.

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  • But he complicated the Naples affair by claiming Milan in consideration of the marriage of his grandfather, Louis of Orleans, to Valentina, daughter of Gian Galeazzo Visconti, duke of Milan.

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  • Most of the less nomad tribesmen are Sanjurani and Toki, the sardars jealously claiming the former appellation.

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  • One of his earliest papers dealt with the age of the earth, and brought him into collision with the geologists of the Uniformitarian school, who were claiming thousands of millions of years for the formation of the stratified portions of the earth's crust.

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  • So they force me to seek out my mate by claiming she had to die, fully knowing I couldn't kill her and we'd be bound at first touch.

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  • Her thoughts jangled in her head, some desperate for him to continue, others claiming she couldn't go home if she started down this path, and still others saying she was screwed either way, figuratively and literally.

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  • She slept fitfully between her busy thoughts, sheer exhaustion claiming her in spurts.

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  • He's claiming head injury and all that shit...stuff—sorry Miss Turnbull.

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  • He put an arm around her waist and pulled her to him possessively – much like claiming groceries after waiting a long time in line to pay for them.

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  • Dr. Godfrey then took action claiming defamation and seeking damages.

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  • Kewell is also claiming an injunction restraining the defendants from repeating the allegedly defamatory views.

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  • Even today the indigenous folk express their independent spirit by claiming direct viking descent.

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  • Value of claiming constructive dismissal compensation in Unfair dismissal compensation in Unfair Dismissal Claims Different remedies apply in unfair dismissal cases to discrimination cases.

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  • The Reclaim Power group want to close Drax - claiming it is the UK's largest single emitter of carbon dioxide.

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  • For goodness sake he didn't even look particularly feminine - yet they were always claiming they thought he was a girl.

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  • This is done, however, only at the expense of ignoring fundamentals or claiming that they cannot be known.

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  • Less than two years ago, GlaxoSmithKline was running TV commercials on US nationwide TV claiming that paroxetine was " not habit-forming " .

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  • For years, economic illiterates have been claiming that it would, supposedly by improving the ratio of working people to retirees.

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  • By claiming that one of those moments earlier nolan project infinity.

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  • According to the Tallahassee Democrat, Calvary Chapel filed a federal lawsuit Oct. 22 claiming unconstitutional censorship.

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  • The Review rejects a lay magistracy, claiming that lay people could not handle being involved in " high profile " cases.

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  • To many people, this instantly set off alarm bells with the fans claiming he had sold out by " going mainstream " .

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  • Claiming to have a " better mousetrap " can cause the world to beat a path to one's door.

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  • He styles himself a ' sporting parson ', claiming to spend at least two days a week hunting and shooting.

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  • Publishers insisted copyright was perpetual, despite Statute of Anne, claiming that common law granted perpetuity.

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  • For people to start running around claiming the king is dead is a little premature.

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  • Your country isn't Britain, it's Europe so drop the pretense and desist from claiming to care about employment levels in Britain.

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  • The charity does the rest, claiming the rebate on the giver's behalf.

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  • It is not limited to other grounds for claiming rescission.

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  • Irving's supporters claiming to be from Student revisionist Resources passed out revisionist literature and held signs outside the hall supporting Irving.

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  • We can do this by claiming that what is intuited is the prima facie rightness of acts and general principles about prima facie rightness of acts and general principles about prima facie rightness.

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  • A little later Marion runs toward them claiming to have seen Brad in the back of some large, black sedan.

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  • Pursel tried to find a silver lining in his experiment gone wrong by claiming that the pig was leaner.

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  • Today people have a healthy skepticism toward those claiming to speak for God.

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  • They also put up notices claiming squatters ' rights in the woodland.

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  • Can I use my travel warrants for home to duty travel instead of claiming subsistence?

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  • Wal-Mart's wages are well below the American average for the industry with many of their employees claiming the equivalent of our income support.

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  • At the same time the government is claiming to have amassed a current budget surplus of £ 23 billion last year.

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  • There has been some literature claiming that hypertonic saline is of value when the membranes of the nose are extremely swollen.

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  • They had intercepted telegrams sent by Janssen, claiming to be about cigars.

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  • By falsely claiming to control for lower rates of of health insurance telemarketing lead available plans.

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  • Quins scored 11 tries in total, with Nick Easter claiming two second half touchdowns.

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  • It has also toughened up rules on claiming, backdating and paying arrears.

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  • Pauline upsets them both by claiming that a drunken trollop like Sonia shouldn't even be in charge of a dog.

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  • The government can also appeal to disillusioned heartland voters, by claiming to be improving inner-city schools.

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  • Teams claiming walkovers must put their case to the league within 6 days of the fixture date.

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  • He did n't zap Jeremiah for claiming God had tricked Him.

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  • Far too much damage has been done by zealots fighting in a worldly way while claiming to be doing God's work.

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  • Of the import trade Hong-Kong supplied 86%, and of the export trade 70%, Cochin-China, Tongking and Annam claiming the remainder.

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  • But such a scheme finds no place in the monarchy; it presupposes a hierocracy under which the priesthood increased its rights by claiming the privileges which past kings had enjoyed; it is the outcome of a complicated development in Old Testament religion in the light of which it is to be followed (see Hebrew Religion).

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  • Abandoning the ancient Muscovite capital, where many influential personages were fanatically hostile to his innovations and not a few of the superstitious inhabitants regarded him with horror as Antichrist, he built at the mouth of the Neva a new capital which was to serve as " a window through which his people might look into Europe "; and laying aside the national St title of tsar he proclaimed himself (1711) emperor Peters- (Imperator) of all Russia - much to the surprise and indignation of foreign diplomatic chancelleries, which resented the audacity of a semi-barbarous potentate in claiming to be equal in rank with the head of the Holy Roman Empire.

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  • It had probably not been completed, though it was already defensible, when Prince Llewelyn ab Griffith, incensed by its construction and claiming its site as his own, laid siege to it in 1271 and refused to retire except on conditions.

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  • But a peace was negotiated by the archbishops Diogo p g Y o P g Gelmires of Santiago de Compostela and Burdino of Braga, rival churchmen whose wealth and military resources enabled them to dictate terms. Bitter jealousy existed between the two prelates, each claiming to be primate of " all the Spains," and their antagonism had some historical importance in so far as it fostered the growth of separatist tendencies among the Portuguese.

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  • He had pursued the traditional policy of intermarriage with the royal families of Castile and Aragon, hoping to weld together the Spanish and Portuguese dominions into a single world-wide Sebastianism " became a religion; its' votaries were numbered by thousands, and four impostors arose in succession, each claiming to be the rei encuberto, or " hidden king," whose advent was so ardently desired (see Sebastian).

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  • According to the Kitab-al-Fihrist (loth century), which gives his name as above, the authorities disagree, some asserting him to have been a writer on philosophy and rhetoric, and others claiming for him the first place among the adepts of his time in the art of making gold and silver.

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  • Samuel Hopkins laid even greater stress than Edwards on the theorem that virtue consists in disinterested benevolence; but he went counter to Edwards in holding that unconditional resignation to God's decrees, or more concretely, willingness to be damned for the glory of God, was the test of true regeneration; for Edwards, though often quoted as holding this doctrine, protested against it in the strongest terms. Hopkins, moreover, denied Edwards's identity theory of original sin, saying that our sin was a result of Adam's and not identical with it; and he went much further than Edwards in his objection to " means of grace," claiming that the unregenerate were more and more guilty for continual rejection of the gospel if they were outwardly righteous and availed themselves of the means of grace.

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  • The charity does the rest, claiming the rebate on the giver 's behalf.

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  • Irving 's supporters claiming to be from Student Revisionist Resources passed out revisionist literature and held signs outside the hall supporting Irving.

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  • We can do this by claiming that what is intuited is the prima facie rightness of acts and general principles about prima facie rightness.

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  • I tell you, the more holy a person becomes the more he will shrink from claiming the attainment of sinless perfection.

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  • The original birth certificate requires to be submitted along with the claim form when claiming this benefit.

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  • Wal-Mart 's wages are well below the American average for the industry with many of their employees claiming the equivalent of our income support.

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  • Pauline upsets them both by claiming that a drunken trollop like Sonia should n't even be in charge of a dog.

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  • The Muslims were not unarmed, like they are fond of claiming.

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  • The last year has seen the number of people claiming unemployment benefits fall to its lowest level for nearly thirty years.

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  • Claiming compensation for trips and slips Been injured after tripping over uneven paving?

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  • However, this is by no means claiming that evaluation is a value-free process.

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  • Be wary of emails claiming that you 've won a prize.

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  • Far too much damage has been done by zealots fighting in a worldly way while claiming to be doing God 's work.

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  • Claiming to be the voice of America's parents, they present a service-oriented approach to empowering families.

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  • Many people feel the same way because numerous products exist, each claiming to be the best.

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  • Right after the Obama Chia Pet was released, Walgreens took the product off the shelves, claiming that it was not in their image to sell such products.

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  • There are many cat foods to chose from, each claiming to have the perfect nutritional blend for your pet.

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  • If you're looking for a vodka martini recipe, chances are that you'll run into a couple of different versions of this cocktail, all claiming to be the original or the best.

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  • If the email that appears to be a scam is from someone claiming to have sweepstakes winnings for you, or an inheritance or some other financial windfall you weren't expecting, use extreme caution.

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  • Both options are available from organizations claiming to operate under Christian ideals.

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  • If someone claiming to be a creditor calls, hang up and call the company back using the number on the back of your card instead of using any given numbers from the caller.

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  • The husband was claiming special equity for the matrimonial home, but was unsuccessful.

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  • A person who is claiming that certain assets should be considered separate property must provide proof that the assets fit the criteria necessary for them to be kept out of the pool of marital property.

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  • In some circumstances, claiming grounds may affect the court's property distribution or child custody award.

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  • Claiming to be schools, they cost a fortune and usually teach you very little.

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  • Bare Minerals was the product that started it all on TV, by claiming that it is the best makeup for the skin because it is pure and is not made with harmful ingredients.

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  • After the survey, look to the individual site for any instructions for claiming your payment.

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  • If you ever receive an e-mail claiming to be from your bank that asks you to click on a link to submit personal information, close the browser window.

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  • One day you open your email and see a note from your bank claiming that there's been a breach in their computer security system, and they need a few pieces of information to retrieve your records or reinstate your account.

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  • Some people take the game very seriously, claiming that it is truly a way to communicate with the afterlife.

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  • Not all foods claiming to contain "live cultures" have them.

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  • Mary-Kate later issued a statement claiming that the pair were friends.

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  • Like anything where there is a fast buck to be made, you're likely to encounter plenty of people in Hollywood claiming to have the inside track on star homes and willing to sell you a map for a few dollars less than the next guys.

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  • Luckett and Roberson began to push for replacing Mathew Knowles with outside management, claiming he favored his daughter and was keeping too large a share of the profits.

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  • Both outlets are claiming that more than a little evidence exists suggesting that these two blonde actors are currently making goo-goo eyes at each other.

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  • Jeff was shipped off to rehab and retuned during episode six, claiming to be clean and sober - and still blaming Benadryl.

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  • When her slip was pointed out to her, she responded enthusiastically claiming that she loves nipples and thought the incident was a great thing.

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  • Pierce Marshall filed a lawsuit against Anna claiming that she had no right to any of the estate since she was not mentioned in her deceased husband's will.

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  • Critics were never totally taken with the show, claiming it was boring and not very funny.

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  • In April 2006, she filed a police report in Hollywood, claiming she was injured at a party.

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  • A year later, she released a rework of her debut album, called I Wanna Be with You, which reviewers still criticized, claiming it was a not a true follow-up album.

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  • A short time later, the unnamed woman in Kid Rock's entourage was approached by one Harlem DeJon Akins, claiming he knew Kid's female compadre.

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  • Wilson and his camp have vehemently denied reports of his heroin and cocaine use claiming that he has never done either of the dangerous drugs.

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  • As the days wore on after the crash, women came forward claiming to have had affairs with the golfer.

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  • Sources claiming they are close to Dunst have stated that she is "…not in a good place right now" and Dunst was quoted in an interview as saying "Sometimes creative people can be very dark and destructive."

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  • Reps for Swayze are claiming that this story is grossly exaggerated and that although he does have pancreatic cancer, the actor continues to be in good health, considering.

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  • Robinson wrote to Lohan in response to her arriving late on the set of Georgia Rule, if at all, claiming she was "dehydrated".

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  • She then changed her story, claiming that Rob had pushed her and hadn't kicked or hit her as she originally reported.

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  • Police then caught up with Rob a few blocks away on his motorcycle, claiming that he never touched her and left the house to get away from his "bipolar" wife and not to evade the police.

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  • Mariah's camp, on the other hand, is a bit more concerned, claiming that everything went so fast that no pre-nup was signed.

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  • The Graziano family filed a multi-million dollar negligence lawsuit in March 2008 against Terry and Linda Hogan, claiming, among other things, that they are directly responsible for the accident.

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  • Silverman often jokes that she was hurt by how she was fired from the show, claiming it was done by fax.

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  • In this particular incident, Wendy Williams introduced Omorosa and the she-devil immediately let Williams know that she did not like the way the host introduced her, claiming it to be disrespectful.

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  • Tequila retorted with her own statement claiming it was the fact the two couldn't be seen together after the last taping and that drove them apart.

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  • Later, during the reunion show, Tila reportedly walked off the set claiming to be "heartbroken."

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  • Scoffed at rumors that she and Cowell were having an affair, claiming he was "too old" for her.

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  • Claiming that the public is mystified by fashion and Rachel Zoe.

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  • The family has also named his parents as defendants in the suit, claiming they are also legally responsible for their son's injuries.

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  • In 2002, Nona Paris Lola Jackson filed suit against "The Gloved One" (since the glove in question was recently auctioned off, can he still be called by that name?) claiming that she was the mother to all his children.

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  • The exceedingly annoying (please…make it stop) couple has sullied up the cover of many a tabloid over the past few weeks claiming their wedded bliss.

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  • Huston (he claims, at the urging of Hills producers) sends Spencer over a bunch of fruity "girly" drinks and text messages Heidi claiming that Spencer was hitting on some girl.

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  • Hulk is claiming that due to the recent surgery on his back, he won't be able to work for awhile, meaning there will be no money to pay his bills that top $300,000.

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  • It isn't that Cowell thinks that he's better than arguably the most powerful man in the world, he turned down the dinner invite claiming that his schedule was just too busy.

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  • Marquez responded with a suit of her own, claiming, among other charges, that he emotionally, physically and mentally abused her during their four year relationship.

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  • Brooke, being the ultimate daddy's girl, defends the comments claiming they were "…taken out of context."

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  • The allegations stem from Rubina's mother, who recently went to local authorities claiming that Qureshi, who has custody of the girl, was trying to sell Rubina.

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  • Mr. Qureshi has countered with a vehement denial, claiming that Rubina was never for sale, nor did he try to broker a deal to that affect.

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  • Rumors had circulated claiming that this was to be their honeymoon, but they are actually in Mexico to oversee a musical video shoot.

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  • Kardashian and Ray J sued Vivid Entertainment, claiming that they hadn't given permission for the video to be sold, and the case was settled before going to court.

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  • Rebecca White, an acquaintance of Rowe's, visited several talk shows claiming that she and Rowe corresponded by email regarding the custody of Rowe and Jackson's children.

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  • White claims that Rowe allegedly sent her an e-mail claiming that she did not want the children and was not going to fight for custody.

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  • It seems that this isn't Rebecca White's first time claiming to be involved in some sort of celebrity scandal.

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  • A few websites are claiming that they will be releasing the full blown sex tape soon.

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  • Eric Dane and Rebecca Gayheart have decided to sue Gawker media for releasing the tape, claiming copyright infringement.

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  • Construction workers are suing Pam, claiming that she never paid them for over $1 million in work.

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  • For his part, Conan is claiming to try to "…make the best" out of a bad situation.

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  • Coleman, who was reportedly making upwards of $100,000 per episode, was broke by the time the show ended, claiming his parents and advisors pilfered his trust fund.

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  • Most fans believe that the people on Twitter claiming to be Kristen are imposters.

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  • The nanny and others counter-sued, claiming sexual harassment and violations of the labor code.

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  • Several other women came forward claiming the same thing.

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  • He blames his accountants, claiming they put him in tax shelters that were later disallowed.

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  • Overall, however, parents and kids seem pleased with the funky choices and low prices, claiming it's their new favorite store.

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  • Plagiarism, claiming the words of someone else as your own, is an unfortunate problem on college campuses.

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  • Others are quite broad, including NextStudent, a site claiming to offer information on over 800,000 scholarships worth over $2.8 billion.

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  • If you're paying for school yourself, it can help to ask your parents to stop claiming you as a dependent on their taxes.

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  • Many brands have gained popularity by claiming to be healthier but do not meet the standards of safe and healthy kibble.

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  • There are people who swear by a particular brand of dog food claiming it is that very food that keeps their pet healthy and beautiful.

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  • There are some websites that feature pictures of rescue dogs and include a page with Bulldog pictures claiming to be from the "English Bulldog Rescue League".

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  • After numerous attempts to report the incident and the subsequent damage, Carroll was transferred from one staff member to another, each one claiming no responsibility for the incident.

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  • Black Hills gold jewelry continued to increase in popularity, and today its exclusivity is maintained through a federal mandate that any jewelry claiming to be Black Hills gold must be manufactured in the vicinity of the Black Hills.

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  • Be aware that there are many fakes out there claiming to be authentic.

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  • Distracting - Taking a lesser-of-two-evils approach to a product, like claiming to make a "green" or "natural" cigarette.

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  • A 2009 New York Times article researched the claims of manufacturers claiming to sell natural or organic mattresses.

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  • For instance, sites claiming to represent the Internal Revenue Service have gone so far as to use graphics from the official IRS site.

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  • Don't fall victim to anyone claiming to be able to advise you financially or asking you for a donation.

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  • Make sure the business you are purchasing from clearly indicates that the glasses are inspired by and clearly not claiming to be Chanel glasses.

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  • There are many replica versions floating around claiming to be real when in fact they are not.

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  • While some hackers attempted to post Halo 3 endings up on sites like Youtube before the game was out, Microsoft quickly jumped to action by claiming copyright infringement.

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  • Thompson has also attempted to link violent crimes with video games, claiming they are "murder simulations" on which people train to kill.

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  • However, upon their release, Thompson retracted his offer, claiming it was an obvious satire.

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  • If you can't kick your button-mashing habits you'll still enjoy this game, but claiming the mountain as your own will leave you with splinters in your face and a mouth full of leaves.

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  • Probably an ex-spy who thought the general gaming community would love infiltrating terrorist organizations, overthrowing the bad guys, and claiming the title 'Hero' for the world.

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  • Accidents are the leading cause of death for children aged 14 and under in the United States, claiming more than 5600 lives each year, or an average of 15 children per day.

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  • Drowning remains the second leading cause of accidental injury-related deaths among children ages 14 and under, claiming 943 children in 2000.

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  • It is the second cause of death in the United States, claiming over 500,000 lives each year.

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  • Ancient Greek and Roman physicians invoked nature, claiming that the proportions of the various humors or fluids in the bodies influenced personality.

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  • Nutritional supplements claiming to be a cure for AD/HD are not regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and should not be considered a treatment option without consultation with a medical doctor.

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  • Wikipedia's page on line dancing offers a long list of country line dances, claiming to have selected the most popular ones.

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  • Claiming that death shouldn't have happened or that it wasn't fair, persons in this stage try to hold someone responsible for the event., whether or not anyone is responsible.

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  • Beware if a company contacts you claiming to want to hire you.

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  • Much of what needs to be completed at the time of application depends on the type of unemployment you are claiming.

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  • Earning a living while working from home requires dedication and effort, and any company claiming differently is likely untrustworthy.

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  • A sonogram picture claiming to be baby Brangelina was briefly listed on eBay.com, but quickly pulled by website officials after it was determined to be in violation of their policy on celebrity materials.

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  • However, the news break was followed shortly by Witherspoon suing Star magazine, claiming she is not pregnant.

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  • On February 14, Star Magazine ran a story claiming that a source says Furtado is ". . . not very far along yet, so she's trying to keep the pregnancy under wraps."

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  • They get around the law by claiming they are only providing clients with conversational or social services.

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  • Some areas have outlawed them claiming they are akin to indecent exposure.

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  • According to REI, clothing manufacturers claiming to carry clothing with a UPF rating must adhere to testing and standards by one of several international organizations.

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  • Unfortunately, as a result of the berry's newfound popularity, various supplements claiming to be the "#1" acai berry product have popped up.

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  • Settlers of Catan by Rio Grande Games pits the players against each to become the most dominant group by claiming lands, building cities and trading.

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  • Finding the official Scrabble dictionary might prove more difficult than you think since there are several different Scrabble dictionaries, each claiming to be the official version.

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  • There are a few Web sites online claiming to have recipes to help you make your own gel wax.

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  • Many candle makers like to soak their finished candles in a salt water bath for 24 hours before burning, claiming that this makes them dripless.

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  • Donor name - This is to prove that the person who made the donation is the same as the person who is claiming the donation.

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  • It is always best to check with your tax professional before claiming significant charitable donations on your tax documents.

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  • There were those who railed against the balls, claiming that they were a negative foreign influence that encouraged immorality and shamefully allowed "commoners" to consort with the aristocracy.

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  • Swingers Date Club caters to an international audience, claiming over one million members.

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  • Many not-free dating and adult sites also will put up fake profiles, often with cleverly-phrased personal messages claiming to be a long-lost friend or something similar to lure you away from the free site and onto a paying site.

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  • There are many lab-created stones claiming to be blue diamonds mined in Africa.

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  • Some women have had less than satisfactory experiences with the customer service departments, claiming they were charged subscription fees after cancelling their accounts or being charged for handbags they never received.

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  • Unlike XOXO handbags, that clearly depict their designs without claiming to be the designers they are inspired by, many handbags label themselves as the genuine designer when they are, in fact, just poorly made fakes.

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  • Hardwicke's reps say that this is absolutely not the case and it is the production schedule (filming is set to be complete in 12 weeks) that Hardwicke had an issue with, claiming it to be too "aggressive".

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  • As with all paranormal evidence, videos claiming to show ghosts should be carefully analyzed before concluding that the video is authentic.

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  • Whitton and Dyer eventually began releasing new YouTube videos claiming Bigfoot found.

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  • All psychic readings are scams.Many unscrupulous people have conducted scams by claiming to be psychics when they're not.

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  • For example, claiming you don't smoke when you've been smoking a pack a day since high school is a very bad idea.

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  • Claiming the phrases "built to fit" and "built to last" as the company mottos, Red Wing set out over a century ago to establish durable footwear for the toughest work-related circumstances.

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  • Too little, and claiming a "carbon sole" just seems silly.

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  • Knock off boots are legal and resemble Uggs without claiming to be the brand while counterfeits use the logo and brand name but are not authentic.

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  • Many users have submitted personal reviews to Avon claiming that they've alleviated back pain and challenged new muscle groups with their purchase.

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  • Do not buy from websites claiming to be Vuitton Outlets.

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  • He explained this to his father by claiming that he suspected that he was sexually abused as a child and that was the reason why he became involved in a relationship with his adopted sister.

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  • Then, a few weeks later rumors surfaced claiming that Singh was getting axed and fan favorite Budig would be returning to All My Children.

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  • It is similar to the historical methods of claiming property (livestock, such as cattle).

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  • Autism vaccination rulings include findings that vaccines contributed to autism, as well as a denial to families claiming that vaccines caused autism in their children from National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (NVICP).

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  • And the Chinese government seems to be dragging its feet as a frustrated FBI attempts to pound on the door, claiming that piracy is an "internal" problem that they would rather handle themselves.

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  • Lenders justified keeping the secret by claiming that everyday consumers would have difficulty understanding it.

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  • Most printing services provide quality customer service, but all printers share a universal trait; they almost never admit to a mistake, claiming miscommunication on the part of the customer.

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  • Two crucial IRS requirements exist with regards to claiming home-based business tax deductions.

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  • Though you should not fear claiming home-based business tax deductions, the burden of proof is something to take into account.

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  • Claiming a home office deduction is not a pre-requisite for other business-related tax deductions.

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  • However, if your company or business is closing because of overwhelming debt and you are claiming bankruptcy, this will take further planning and negotiating with those awaiting payment.

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  • If you find yourself in substantial debt and can't find a way to pay it, claiming Chapter 7 bankruptcy is one way that lets you liquidate your business and get out from under the burden.

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  • Touring editions are often less expensive than other models and this owner felt the eighteen combined gas mileage promised from Honda was incorrect, claiming only fourteen miles per gallon were achieved.

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  • On December 16, 1995, the Spartan cheerleaders look as if they are going to be thrown out of school as Craig pleads with the principal claiming that they are just born with Spartan spirit and can't help it.

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  • Others feel afternoon is the best time, claiming your muscles are more warmed up and ready for exercise.

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  • Eliminating toxins and stimulants is key to any diet claiming to detoxify the body.

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  • Retailers and name brands hawk their newest technologies and most modern fabrics, all claiming to help you perform better and faster.

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  • Consider the following companies claiming to offer the cheapest car insurance available.

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  • This can also happen in the reverse with a "mechanical breakdown" warranty with the company claiming that a vehicle's problem is really a "wear and tear" problem.

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  • While there are some people claiming to be homeopaths have no formal certification or training, there are many medical doctors and other professional medical providers who provide homeopathic care.

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  • The infomerical for the Kymaro Body Shaper offered the bottoms for free with an order, claiming a large savings.

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  • The ad campaign that featured five footballers in a locker room was met with heavy criticism claiming that the pictures were "homoerotic."

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  • The Gallaghers have always maintained an uncompromising faith in the band, claiming that Oasis have achieved ultimate world domination.

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  • For a double whammy, the Strangler's publishers also took the band to court, claiming they ripped off their 'No More Heroes' in Elastica's new single 'Waking Up'.

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  • Fox Networks sued the maker of DialIdol, claiming it spoiled the results.

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  • As the band rose to fame, he was the subject of a bizarre rumor claiming he was dead, finding clues to support the claim throughout The Beatles' work.

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  • Their underground status doesn't stop people from claiming they might have just been the best New Wave band there ever was.

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  • She's boy-crazy and she owns it, claiming that she always puts boys first in her life.

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  • There are many who vehemently oppose the genre claiming that reality TV shows are rooted in immorality.

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  • Some people objected to all of the stunts, claiming they were too dangerous and Fear Factor was playing with people's lives just for TV ratings.

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  • During the first season of Rock of Love, Michaels chose Jes Rickleff as his "rock of love", but the two broke up on stage at the show reunion (with Jes claiming that Michaels should have chosen runner-up Heather Chadwick).

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  • On several episodes of The Girls Next Door, Wilkinson touted her love for the Olive Garden Italian restaurant, claiming it was her "soul food."

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  • In the meantime, TLC has sued Jon Gosselin for breach of contract, claiming that he has made unpaid and unapproved appearances, and that he harmed the show with his outbursts and criticisms.

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  • While interviews conducted after the show have her claiming that everything she did on the show was for the cameras and she was playing a part, many people wonder if maybe this is just the way she is.

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  • For Fantasia, the show is all about reclaiming her position musically and claiming independence from her family.

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  • Ronnie Ortiz-Magro came to Jersey Shore to have fun and meet girls, adamantly claiming that he won't fall in love at the shore.

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  • Lovett refused further treatment after Sex Rehab, claiming that getting back to his life would be the best therapy.

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  • She left the network rather than have the show renewed, claiming that her instant fame and recognition was too stressful for her.

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  • Critics questioned the necessity of including the footage, claiming that it was staged and unnecessary.

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  • Rumors swirled that Judge was Simon's best friend but Tamra denied that, claiming they barely knew each other.

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  • After filming wrapped it was Simon who filed for divorce, claiming infidelity.

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  • Luke makes a more frontal assault, declaring himself at the door and claiming the title of Jedi Knight.

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  • Despite the popularity of the books and the program, some consumers are skeptical, claiming that the books' statements are not adequately supported by medical evidence.

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  • Using copyrighted material and claiming it's yours on your blog and/or profile can result in prosecution.

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  • You can't be sued for telling 20 friends at a party that your apartment is moldy - but you can be sued for handing out 20 handbills on the street claiming the same thing.

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  • Before the real Bill Gates joined Twitter there was an imposter sending out tweets claiming he was Bill Gates.

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  • Many people complained to Facebook about this application, claiming that it was invading their privacy.

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  • Next, you must provide the number of dependents and the amount of any child tax credits you plan on claiming.

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  • By claiming these deductions on their return, taxpayers reduce the base amount of money that the IRS taxes, thereby reducing their tax liability.

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  • The first step in claiming deductions is to determine whether you should take the standard amount or itemize them.

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  • As an example, the IRS allows taxpayers to claim a maximum of 50 percent of their income in charitable clothing donations, but does not prohibit the payer from claiming another type of deduction for the remaining half.

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  • Each year, you can save hundreds (if not more) of dollars on your taxes by claiming deductions.

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  • By claiming deductions you'll likely reduce the total amount of tax liability you owe.

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  • Trying to find the best web SEO specialists in NYC is harder than you might think - unlike smaller metropolises, the Big Apple will have no shortage of those claiming to be the best at search engine optimization.

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  • I was thinking more along the lines of you going in there and claiming her.

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  • The demon would leave nothing to chance, especially not the claiming of his mate.

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  • The next name up for claiming appeared.

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  • Gabe approached and stopped behind her, claiming the alcohol with one hand.

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  • He's claiming head injury and all that shit...stuff—sorry Miss Turnbull.

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  • Jackson was thrilled at the thought of spending a decade or so at his favorite home, claiming North America to be fresh and new.

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  • He put an arm around her waist and pulled her to him possessively – much like claiming groceries after waiting a long time in line to pay for them.

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  • He'd been yearning and delighted, even claiming the immortal world to be heaven.

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  • I'm claiming my rightful place as the Black God, and I'll do it without traitors like you and Jenn at my side.

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  • The Gods now knew Xander's intention of claiming her; what they couldn't know was that he was also prepared to walk away, if she made the wrong decision.

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  • Xander was surprised to find he didn't give a shit how funny they found it that he was openly claiming Jessi.

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  • Equity here is defined to mean "any body of rules existing by the side of the original civil law, founded on distinct principles, and claiming incidentally to supersede the civil law in virtue of a superior sanctity inherent in those principles."

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  • The house of Bouillon was not alone in claiming the knight of the swan as an ancestor, and the tradition probably originally belonged to the house of Cleves.

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  • Prytaneia were court-fees paid when the prosecutor was claiming a part of the penalty which the defendant would be called upon to pay if he lost.

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  • Those who favour state connexion and those who oppose it agree in claiming spiritual independence as a fundamental principle of Presbyterianism.

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  • The Old Side remained after the adjournment and organized themselves, claiming the historic succession.

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  • This district, then called Port Phillip, in the time of Governor Sir George Gipps, 1838-1846, was growing fast into a position claiming independence.

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  • During the reign of Conrad II., the party of the counts of Tusculum revived in Rome; and Crescentius, claiming the title of consul in.

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  • He observes with truth that Natural Theology, if you remove from it the idea of subordination to Christianity as (claiming to be) a special revelation, tends to pass into a philosophy of religion.

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  • O'Neill now turned his hand against the MacDonnells, claiming that he was serving the queen of England in harrying the Scots.

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  • Instead of sacerdotal kings, there were royal priests, anointed with oil, arrayed with kingly insignia, claiming the usual royal dues in addition to the customary rights of the priests.

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  • Wizards and impostors persuaded the multitude to follow them into the desert, and an Egyptian, claiming to be a prophet, led his followers to the Mount of Olives to see the walls of Jerusalem fall at his command.

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  • A covenant by the lessor, limited to his own acts and those of persons claiming under or through him, for the "quiet enjoyment" by the lessee of the demised premises, and covenants by the lessee to pay rent, to pay taxes, except such as fall upon the landlord, to keep the premises in repair, and to allow the landlord to enter and view the condition of the premises may be taken as typical instances of " usual " covenants.

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  • During those fifteen years the kingdom of Jerusalem was agitated by a struggle between the native barons, championing the principle that sovereignty resided in the collective baronage, and taking their stand on the assizes, and Frederick II., claiming sovereignty for himself, and opposing to the assizes the feudal law of Sicily.

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  • Over this line passes an enormous trade from the Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean - the railway with its "Empress" steamers on the Pacific and also on the Atlantic Ocean claiming to have as its termini Liverpool and Yokohama.

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  • At this moment the Prussians were actually on parade and ready to move off to attack, but just then the " evil genius " of the Prussian army, von Massenbach, an officer of the Headquarter Staff, rode up and claiming to speak with the authority of the king and commander-in-chief, induced Hohenlohe to order his troops back to camp. Of all this Napoleon saw nothing, but from all reports he came to the conclusion that the whole Prussian army was actually in front of him, and at once issued orders for his whole army to concentrate towards Jena, marching all night if need be.

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  • Seneca even made the discussion of such problems into a regular discipline, claiming that their concrete character gave an interest in morality to those who had no love for abstractions; while they prevented those who had from losing themselves in the clouds.

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  • The German occupation did not prevent the Lettish National Council, on June 26-29 1918, from claiming the reunion of all Lettish territories in accordance with the protest addressed to the German Chancellor on April 4.

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  • The islands were subsequently visited by a few travellers; but the natives have only in modern times been reconciled to the presence of foreigners; an early visit of missionaries (1731) resulted in one of several murderous attacks on white men which darken the history of the islands; and it was only in 1875 that Spain, claiming the group, made some attempt to assert her rights.

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  • The whole of this line, however, was subject to future adjustments, Peru claiming all that part of the Amazon valley extending eastward to the Madeira and lying between the Beni and the east and west boundary line agreed upon by Spain and Portugal in 1750 and 1777, which is near the 7th parallel.

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  • Admiral da Gama, unable to leave the Bay of Rio de Janeiro on account of lack of transport for the sick and wounded and the civilians claiming his protection, could do no more than wait for Admiral Mello to return from Desterro.

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  • The tribe is autochthonous, claiming descent from a son of the river Borysthenes Targitaos, who lived a thousand years before.

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  • This afforded Genseric, whose son Hunneric had married Eudocia, the elder sister of Placidia, the opportunity of claiming the empire of the West for Olybrius.

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  • Khammurabi and the sun-god Shamash, on the former's famous code of laws, have the same features and almost the same frizzled beard, and, according to Meyer, the king in claiming supremacy over Sumer and Akkad wears the costume of the lands.

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  • He meets the charge of receiving assistance in the composition of his plays by claiming as a great honour the favour which he enjoyed with those who were the favourites of the Roman people.

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  • The boundary was beaconed in 1864, but when in 1865 Umtonga fled from Zululand to Natal, Cetywayo, seeing that he had lost his part of the bargain (for he feared that Umtonga 1 might be used to supplant him as Panda had been used to supplant Dingaan), caused the beacon to be removed, the Zulu claiming also the land ceded by the Swazis to Lydenburg.

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  • The Usutu party now repented of their bad bargain, for by the end of 1885 they found the Boers claiming some three-fourths of their country.

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  • Pliny has so accurately recorded the stages by which a permanent glass was developed that it may be assumed that he had good reason for claiming for Syria the discovery of glass.

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  • The fragments in Origen represent Jacob as speaking and claiming to be "the first servant in God's presence," "the first-begotten of every creature animated by God," and declaring that the angel who wrestled with Jacob (and was identified by Christians with Christ) was only eighth in rank.

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  • The first explorer to enter the sacred Hejaz with a definite scientific object was the Spaniard, Badia y aeblich, who, under the name of Ali Bey and claiming to be the last representative of the Abbasid Caliphs, arrived at Jidda in 1807, and performed the pilgrimage to Mecca.

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  • The Kharijites who had opposed 'Ali on the ground that he had no right to allow the appeal to arbitration, were defeated at Nahrawan or Nahrwan (658), but those who escaped became fierce propagandists against the Koreish, some claiming that the caliph should be chosen by the Faithful from any tribe of the Arabs, some that there should be no caliph at all, that God alone was their ruler and that the government should be carried on by a council.

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  • He bided his time, and the transformation of sceptical Florence into an austerely Christian republic claiming the Saviour as its head only increased his resolve to crush the man who had wrought this marvel.

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  • During the first of these periods he deepened his unpopularity by assailing the undoubted prerogatives of the crown, by claiming for the House of Commons the right to override not only the king and the Lords but the opinion of the country, and by resisting a dissolution.

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  • Though this was intended as a barrier against Calvinistic influences, certain Reformed writers, as well as Roman Catholics, persisted in claiming the support of the Greek Church for sundry of their own positions.

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  • The restoration of Church property, the re-establishment of law and administration on lines to which the people were accustomed before the French invasion, and the claiming for the Crown of the vast landed property of the knights, were the first cares of British civil rule.

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  • Thomas Aquinas was the first theologian to describe the Church as a divinely organized absolute monarchy, whose head concentrated in his person the entire authority of the Church, and was the source of all the ecclesiastical law (conditor juris), issuing the decrees of general councils in his own name, and claiming the right to revoke or modify the decrees of former councils - indeed, to make exceptions or to set aside altogether anything which did not rest upon the dictates of divine or natural law.

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  • This is what Aristotle means by claiming for Socrates that he was the founder of definition.

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  • The Pembroke and park-cattle are, however, by no means the sole descendants of the aurochs, the black Spanish fighting-bulls claiming a similar descent.

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  • Shortly after 1846, the British began to assert that the Rosario Strait and not Haro Strait (as the Americans held) was the channel separating the mainland and Vancouver Island, thus claiming the Haro Archipelago of which San Juan was the principal island.

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  • He had spoken boldly in favour of freedom for the Church in the Frankfort national assembly in 1848, but he had found the authorities of his Church claiming a freedom of a very different kind from that for which he had contended.

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  • Wiseman displayed calmness and courage, and immediately penned an admirable Appeal to the English People (a pamphlet of over 30 pages), in which he explained the nature of the pope's action, and argued that the admitted principle of toleration included leave to establish a diocesan hierarchy; and in his concluding paragraphs he effectively contrasted that dominion over Westminster, which he was taunted with claiming, with his duties towards the poor Catholics resident there, with which alone he was really concerned.

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  • It was one of the "New Hampshire Grant" towns, both New York and New Hampshire claiming jurisdiction over it, and, being the home of Ethan Allen and Seth Warner, it became the centre of activities of the "Green Mountain Boys," of whom they were leaders.

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  • Another scion claiming the same high descent lingers to the present day near the ruins of Vijayanagar, and is known as the raja of Anagundi, a feudatory of the nizam of Hyderabad.

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  • For many years the educated class among the natives had been claiming for themselves a larger share in the administration, and had organized a political party under the name of the National Congress, which held annual meetings at Christmas in one or other of the large cities of the peninsula.

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  • Some scholars (Ewald, Reuss, Hausrath) think that what the story really points to is the persecution under Caligula, but in that case Ptolemy would naturally have been represented as claiming divine honours.

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  • The nobles of Castile and Leon were not feudal vassals, but great landowners claiming and exercising rights oi jurisdiction on their estates.

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  • A lively trade had grown up between Great Britain and the revolted colonies; but since this commerce, under the colonial laws of Spain, was technically illegitimate, it was at the mercy of the pirates, who preyed upon it under the aegis of the Spanish flag, without there being any possibility of claiming redress from the Spanish government.

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  • In April 1908 Abd-el-Kader, a Halowin Arab and ex-dervish, rebelled in the Blue Nile province, claiming to be the prophet Issa (Jesus).

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  • In this situation you need to be very circumspect about claiming interactions.

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  • I do not know of any other garden, real or fictitious, claiming to have a " yew alley " .

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  • For collecting alms by falsely claiming to suffer from epilepsy, Jennings is put into the stocks, which Harman calls " condign punishment.

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  • Her first job is to check the bona fides of a man who has appeared from nowhere claiming to be a girl's father.

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  • Because a lot of open-source bozos run around claiming unix is more secure than Windows.

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  • The last thing we need is a load of cowboy builders returning their right ears to us claiming it was down to our product!

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  • If you find yourself being seduced by lotions and potions claiming to reduce cellulite, err on the side of caution.

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  • Anybody claiming conformance to all of the POSIX standards (or drafts) is having you on.

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  • It is one of the acknowledged masterpieces of world literature and ought to be known to any graduate claiming an acquaintance with German culture.

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  • The Parisa Cafe-Bar in Green Street is still misleading the public by claiming to have a microbrewery.

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  • There have been a slew of reports in the press claiming the Kurdish militias have intensified their training in preparations for war.

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  • Husband and wife glanced at one another, both smiling with self-satisfaction, and each mentally claiming the honor of this visit.

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  • They snuck around and found my name and began to push me, claiming public interest, national security, and all that bull shit.

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  • On the other hand, faith has no special interest in claiming that we can compose a biographical study of the development of Jesus.

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  • Grindal remonstrated, claiming some voice for the Church, and in June 1577 was suspended from his jurisdictional, though not his spiritual, functions for disobedience.

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  • They put themselves forward as the champions of the Catholic religion, claiming liberty of conscience as well as political liberty for the native inhabitants of Ireland.

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  • Indeed, before the foundation of the Hungarian academy in 1830, but few such works claiming general recognition had been published in the native language.

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