Urge Sentence Examples

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  • She fought back the urge to run.

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  • Suppressing the urge to laugh wasn't easy, but she managed it.

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  • It is never necessary to urge her to study.

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  • Deidre had the sudden urge to go home.

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  • The urge was beyond her control.

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  • With every scrap of will power she possessed, she resisted the urge to help him with the buttons.

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  • He felt the urge to destroy it, not save it.

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  • It's probably the strongest urge you'll ever experience.

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  • Jule met her gaze calmly, and she resisted the urge to run.

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  • The urge to hide forever made her feel sick.

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  • She had a wild urge to throw her arms around his neck and kiss the worry from his face.

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  • He winced and she resisted the urge to let up on it.

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  • Damian felt the unusual urge to look in on her again, to feel her soft skin against him once more and make sure she was safe.

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  • She had the sudden urge to assist him.

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  • She resisted the urge to leave, instead riveting her gaze to A'Ran.

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  • I felt such a strong urge to dress up in this, like a little girl trying to be someone she isn't—fishing in an attic trunk.

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  • But first, I feel the urge to partake of Canadian hospitality.

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  • Dusty resisted the urge to draw his hand cannon from the small of his back.

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  • Darkyn would find her no matter what, but she had the urge to see trees.

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  • She resisted the urge to move away from him, chilled by the visions of his work as Damian's executioner.

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  • His voice was soft, and she fought the urge to reach out to him.

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  • He felt cold as soon as he stepped away, and the urge to touch her again thrummed through his body.

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  • She turned and padded back to the portal to Hell, resisting the urge to run.

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  • I ask the reader to resist the urge to pigeonhole me until the end of the section.

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  • Again she felt an urge to explore the hills... especially that path.

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  • She fought the urge to cross to him.

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  • Afraid of what she'd feel, she resisted the urge to touch them.

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  • Her hand hung over the phone a minute as she fought with the urge to call Howard.

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  • He stayed his urge to unleash the hand cannons on them all and stood stiffly.

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  • She stiffened, resisting an urge to tell him to remove his hand.

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  • Despite his anger, he felt the urge to touch her, to cradle her in his arms until her distress subsided.

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  • He resisted the urge to burn them, in case the brittle papers held more secrets he needed.

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  • He picked it up again, resisting the urge to throw it into the blazing hearth.

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  • Taran gazed into the inky black eyes, ignoring the urge to look as the creature slithered beneath the skin on Memon's neck.

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  • When Sir Stephen Rice (1637-1715), chief baron of the Irish exchequer, went to London in 1688 to urge the Catholic claims on James II., the hostile populace escorted him in mock state with potatoes stuck on poles.

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  • He felt the urge to run and the urge to take her into his arms and kiss her worries away collide within him.

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  • Resist the urge to comment negatively on the other person.

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  • Resist the urge to pop, squeeze or burst pustules.

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  • Just thinking about her brings back the urge.

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  • Bianca hugged him, and Dusty resisted the urge to pull her away and snap the vamp's neck.

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  • He pulled the robe over her exposed body, feeling the urge to run to the gym or call Jenn for a quickie to relieve the sexual spring within him.

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  • She felt the sudden urge to join Sunny under the bed.

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  • She stayed the urge to curl up in her chair, jumping when a shadow with lopsided shoulders emerged from the corner dressed like an executioner in black hood and gloves.

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  • His grip tightened around her, and she resisted the urge to push him away and flee.

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  • His body was warm against hers, and she resisted the urge to wrap her arms around him.

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  • He wiped the corner of her mouth, and she resisted the urge to nip his finger.

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  • No part of his stance or piercing look was welcoming and yet, she felt the urge to cross to him.

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  • The urge almost seemed stronger with her today than when he left her last night.

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  • Gabriel trailed her, resisting the urge to wrap her shivering body in his arms.

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  • Deidre fought the urge to scream again.

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  • Deidre resisted the urge to shrink back as she turned.

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  • She felt the cold, black glare and fought the urge to run back inside the clinic.

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  • A slight smile drew up one side of Lishana's mouth, and Kiera felt the urge to smile as well.

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  • She wondered why she had the sudden urge to know what he thought.

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  • Kiera went, resisting the urge to call A'Ran.

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  • He had to resist the urge to bury his nose in her hair right then.

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  • He had to fight the urge to pout.

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  • Sweating and impatient after the slim escape from the ambush, Brady restrained his urge to thump the fed slowly checking Brady's micro.

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  • She strode to the wall again, quelling the urge to open it.

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  • He sat back and rubbed his face, fighting the urge to touch her again and take their relationship to the next level.

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  • His conversation with Tim returned, and he stayed the urge to call Lana as he had when he was simply the Guardian.

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  • He felt an urge to stay and offer some modicum of comfort to this woman he hardly knew.

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  • He pledged to himself to refuse any further urge to "beat this dog," as his Norfolk detective friend had so aptly put it.

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  • Perhaps it was just Dean's unsatisfied Thursday night urge for female companionship, but he found he wanted very badly to see Cynthia Byrne.

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  • Not wanting to get the mess on his shirt, she resisted the urge to hug him.

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  • She felt the sudden urge to run again, as far as she could from her past, Talia's death, the bleak future of the White God and his Guardians.

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  • The White God winked at him, and Darian resisted the urge to snort.

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  • Darian resisted the urge to tell her he was no longer the lost man who asked her for cookies every day.

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  • Jenn resisted the urge to leave, wanting to pretend things were as normal as possible between them.

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  • Jenn fought the urge to back away.

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  • Jenn resisted the urge to smile.

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  • She resisted the urge to reach for a knife, knowing this was a test without knowing what answer it was Darian wanted.

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  • Taran stayed the sudden urge to challenge Sirian to a round.

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  • When Rissa merely nodded, accepting the insult, he felt the urge to shake sense into the oblivious woman.

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  • She resisted the urge to scrub his cold touch from her chin.

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  • His gaze returned to the empty mug of cider and his uncontrollable urge to sleep.

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  • She resisted the urge to finish dressing before answering it.

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  • Her initial reaction was an urge to crawl under the table.

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  • Megan resisted the urge to cringe.

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  • Swallowing an urge to retch, she retrieved the groceries and dashed to the door.

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  • Here. From now on, when you get the urge to explore the forest, call me.

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  • Xander barely resisted the urge to touch the finely woven garment with a fur lining that was certain to be the softest thing in the world.

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  • Jessi resisted the urge to move away.

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  • She had the urge to crawl into bed and sob or at least, never leave again.

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  • His presence was intense but calming, almost to the degree she had the urge to lean against him and let his huge hands roam her body, grip her from behind and pull her … Crunching from behind her broke the spell.

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  • Xander had the urge to follow her to her car to ensure she left and didn't hide out on the main floor, waiting for him to appear, so she could kill him.

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  • History enters into every phase of activity, and the economic forces which urge society along are as much its subject as the political result.

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  • The owners of real property, however, continually urge that they are unfairly treated, and that other property should be rated.

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  • In 1797 Bonaparte finished the conquest of northern Italy and forced Austria to make the treaty of Campo Formio (October), whereby the emperor ceded Lombardy and the Austrian Netherlands to the Republic in exchange for Venice and undertook to urge upon the Diet the surrender of the lands beyond the Rhine.

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  • He then became associated with Henry of Lancaster, but did not return to England before 1399, and the account which Froissart gives telling how he was sent by the Londoners to urge Henry to come and assume the crown is thought to refer to his nephew and namesake, Thomas, earl of Arundel.

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  • The corral was silent when he gently kicked the horse's ribs to urge it forward.

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  • She moved closer to him, fighting a strong urge to completely surrender to him.

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  • He resisted the urge to reach out to her as he did Sofi when the Oracle cried after a particularly brutal session with Darian's bad memories.

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  • Ving sat beside her, and she resisted the urge to bolt for the door.

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  • Gabe resisted the urge to behead the Immortal.

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  • Evelyn raised her head lazily, unable to quell the urge to seek out the source of the voice even knowing she wouldn't find it.

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  • Resist the urge to put her in the bed with you when she cries unless you plan to let her sleep with you permanently.

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  • If you are in the habit of eradicating spiders from your home, resist the urge to do so in the garden.

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  • No matter what your goals, winter vegetable growing can satisfy the urge for fresh vegetables throughout the year.

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  • In the case of a cheating boyfriend, girlfriend or spouse, the urge to make them pay will likely go way beyond pulling a prank on them.

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  • With the abundance of time during the days, weeks and months of retirement, there can be an urge to try to fill up every moment with something new and exciting.

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  • The release of tension built up in the muscles may alleviate the urge to move while at rest.

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  • Restless leg syndrome involves the urge to move your legs while you are trying to rest.

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  • One other urge you might have to resist is the urge to repair them yourself.

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  • You may even feel the urge to go and purchase a whole new set-the frames and the lenses-at a higher cost.

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  • It could be Halloween or a goth club that gives you the urge to wear your spooky, or maybe even sexy, lenses.

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  • Of course, this happens and Jim now has the urge to rescue the princess, since he's already a super-hero.

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  • When you watched 8 Mile with Eminem, did you suddenly get the urge to take your rapping skills to the streets and battle your way to fame and fortune?

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  • The "DS" stands for "Dual Screen" or "Developer's System" and is intended to urge developers to create more innovative games with the system's creative features.

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  • The storyline alone deserves the laughs because Travis Touchdown suddenly has the urge to become the best assassin... after realizing he is running out of money to buy action figures and collector cards.

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  • It caught on well enough to urge Capcom to create a sequel aptly titled Street Fighter II.The sequel took many of the best aspects of the original and improved them.

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  • It's a marketing tool used to help plant the buying urge in the gaming public - essentially, a commercial.

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  • This is a look that is prized by many collectors so resist the urge to sand it down and repaint it to look new.

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  • Strong rectal pressure, with or without an urge to push or move the bowels, may cause the woman to grunt involuntarily.

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  • Without anesthesia, there is often an overwhelming urge to push, and the mother gets a second wind.

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  • Parents can also help the child find something else to do with his or her hands when the child has the urge to suck the thumb.

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  • The child will feel the urge to urinate frequently but find it difficult to do so, for about the same length of time.

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  • Many educators of the deaf now urge early compensatory programs in signed languages, because the deaf child shows no handicap in learning a visually based language.

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  • To avoid the urge to scratch, a cooling or soothing lotion or cold compress can be applied when the urge to scratch occurs.

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  • Functional bladder capacity is the amount of urine a person can hold in the bladder before feeling a strong urge to urinate.

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  • Constipation can occur at any age and is more common among individuals who resist the urge to move their bowels at their body's signal.

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  • They may urge their child to change their sexual orientation or urge them to keep their sexuality secret.

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  • Pruritus-The symptom of itching or an uncontrollable sensation leading to the urge to scratch.

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  • On hearing the baby cry, the blood flow to the mother's breast increases, with a biological urge to nurse.

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  • This causes the child to not feel the urge to defecate.

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  • Other possible symptoms are pain on urination, inability to urinate, or frequent urge to urinate if the swollen appendix is near the urinary tract and bladder.

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  • The urge to pull can be so intense that the individual with trichotillomania cannot think of anything except hair pulling.

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  • But for some with trichotillomania, behavioral therapy is more successful when drug therapy helps reduce the urge to pull hair.

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  • For some, however, the suppression of hair pulling may be possible, even if the underlying urge persists.

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  • Following the experience of so many heightened emotions, there is a strong urge to thank those who offered that pillar of support.

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  • However, pulling hair out at the root may actually result in thicker faster growing hair, so avoid the urge to tweeze unwanted hairs.

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  • Homeowners should resist the urge to hide and instead reach out and get help and information about what steps can be taken to avoid foreclosure.

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  • Keep nutritious snacks handy to munch on when you feel the urge to light up.

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  • You'll feel a strong urge to push the baby out.

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  • Just try to relax and resist the urge to pressure him/her to grow up faster.

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  • Resist the urge to push your child to act like a miniature adult.

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  • If you do have the urge to spurge on trendy maternity outfits, don't fret.

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  • Money-keeping some cash for vending machine snacks comes in handy if your meal arrives cold or you have the urge for a chocolate bar at midnight.

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  • The new position may increase the urge to urinate as the baby presses against the bladder.The problem with lightening as a sign that labor is starting is that the symptom varies from one woman to the next.

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  • The urge to suddenly cook, clean, or organize the nursery is called "nesting" and is quite common among women who are approaching their due date.

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  • The urge to urinate increases during the final stage of pregnancy and it is a sign that lightening has occurred.

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  • Wait until your doctor tells you it is okay to push, even if you feel the urge.

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  • Most women feel the urge to push the baby out.

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  • Squatting, sitting, or lying or your side can make it easier to follow your body's urge to push.

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  • Resist the urge to look down at the person taking your measurements and try to stay still.

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  • Resist the urge to purchase a smaller size swimsuit.

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  • The classes for small children have traditionally been the most popular and are more so since new recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics urge that children between the ages of one and four learn how to swim.

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  • Additionally, when you receive your swimwear in the mail, resist the urge to remove any tags until you are sure that it fits properly.

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  • If you shop smart for your sun dress, you won't just be getting compliments, but you'll be fighting the urge to wear it nearly every day.

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  • Perhaps a color is in style that doesn't particularly complement the rest of the clothes in your wardrobe, but you can't resist the urge to wear it.

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  • Resist the urge to lift the cooker lid to check on the progress of your rice.

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  • Resist the urge to move your queen out early.

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  • Make phone calls to both senators and representatives and urge them to support federal funding for cancer research.

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  • The urge to sing along with holiday songs is a major factor in choosing music for many people.

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  • Fighting self-improvement is never a wise idea; however, fighting the urge to reinvent yourself in order to attract a mate is an entirely different game.

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  • If you don't find yourself with the urge to share the special moments of your life, or your innermost feelings, that can be a sign of declining intimacy.

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  • Skip over the urge to keep things in chronological order.

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  • Resist the urge to over think the hook or to write a too long sentence. 22 words or less is a good rule of thumb.

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  • If you don't want to fly around the world to satisfy your Nannini urge, you can locate online sites that will deliver the ultimate in chic right to your door.

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  • Virgos are very responsible with money, and the urge to save rather than splurge occasionally can cut into Gemini's pursuit of care-free fun.

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  • Ironically, the sleepier a young child is, the more likely he is to fight the urge to rest.

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  • It may be tempting to go directly to the Sony or Apple website, where you can see shiny new laptops held by happy smiling children, but resist the urge!

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  • Additionally, Nolan resisted the urge to join the craze of 3-D films.

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  • Resist the urge to replace toys if they aren't being cared for properly.

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  • The urge to take care of smaller, easier-to-manage obligations before tackling the larger tasks is a natural part of human nature.

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  • Not feeling the urge to pretend you're Picasso?

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  • Fight the urge to look hot in heels to impress the Parisians.

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  • Check them out if you're looking to pinch pennies but can't resist the urge to splurge just a little.

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  • Resist the urge to pick at any scabs or crust, and absolutely do not scratch your tattoo if it becomes itchy during the healing process.

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  • Known for their irresistible homemade bread, you will have to really fight the urge to not return every consecutive morning following your first visit!

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  • Filling a bag with fresh fruit, trail mix, beef jerky, crackers, popcorn, pretzels, gum, and candy can save you money and time by not having to stop every time the urge to nosh strikes.

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  • As you move into each pose, resist the urge to look around at your classmates and try to stretch farther into the pose than they do.

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  • Letter or number blocks can combine visual cues with tactile ones, as well as appealing to the urge to organize and sort that is a common trait in children with autism.

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  • As protective parents, it's often hard to resist the urge to keep our special needs children cocooned in a safe environment.

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  • If you believe your child may have mild autism, try to resist the urge to make drastic changes in your family's daily routines.

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  • They urge parents to carefully research ABA therapy before beginning treatment and to make sure that they find a licensed ABA therapist with strong experience.

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  • Meanwhile, some security experts urge system administrators and small business owners to take the unusual step of installing an unofficial fix created by Russian computer programmer Ilfak Guilfanov.

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  • Resist the urge to simply copy and paste one of them into your resume.

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  • While looking at thank you letter examples can give you some good ideas about what to write, resist the urge to simply copy the wording that you see in the samples.

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  • Resist the urge to use "safe" words like nice, pleasant, adequate, and competent.

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  • Resist the urge to wrap your cushions in plastic or store them in plastic trash bags, because mold and mildew grow rapidly if air is trapped in the plastic.

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  • You'll have a great reference at your fingertips whenever you get the urge to create something and the project photos in reference books are usually much more detailed than what you'd find in a free online tutorial.

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  • By completing your project, you're satisfying both your urge to create and your desire to do something good for the planet.

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  • The emotional eater is helpless in the face of the urge to binge.

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  • A binge is an uncontrollable urge to eat tremendous quantities of food, usually in a very short amount of time, and frequently in secret.

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  • Other bingers report the urge to "eat everything that isn't nailed down"--one binger said she would even eat the nails if given the chance.

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  • Encourage physical activity by providing a place and any needed equipment (a basketball hoop, roller blades, a bicycle), and urge your teen to stay as active as possible.

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  • So when you pull out your favorite Mediterranean main course recipe, forgo the urge to double the cheese because it makes the dish creamier.

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  • By helping to normalize blood sugar, high protein snacks increase energy levels and concentration while reducing the urge to overeat.

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  • You will likely feel sated longer, curbing your urge to snack between meals.

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  • Many patients who take Topamax report loss of hunger or the urge to eat at all.

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  • Fiber containing foods provide a feeling of fullness, which can reduce the urge to eat.

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  • Try to resist this urge, as it puts a lot of strain on your sensitive shoulders while robbing the intended muscle of much of its benefit.

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  • Exercise increases your energy levels, which increases your urge to move your body.

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  • You have to fight the urge to get back on the couch rather than exercise.

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  • For example, when you are learning a language, teachers discourage you from translating in your head but rather urge you to learn to think in that language.

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  • It can feel pretty exciting to be going to one and that can translate into an urge to run out and buy a whole new outfit just to commemorate the occasion.

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  • To urge young people to avoid his mistakes, he filmed the series Road to Redemption for MTV, which featured him intervening in the lives of a group of out of control teens to help them find more productive paths.

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  • The $9.95 plan only allows users to play URGE's tracks on their computer.

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  • Resist the urge to make crank calls or sneak out.

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  • After covering the issues at hand, the show films an intervention where friends and family members lovingly confront the addict and urge them to seek treatment.

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  • Driving the urge for head gathering is a firm conviction among Immortals that at some date in the future "in the end, there can be only one".

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  • Lightbringers tend to exhibit marked empathy and optimism, as well as a near-codependent urge to take responsibility and guilt for the world's problems.

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  • Hold back on this urge and keep it to a minimum of two to three times per day.

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  • Although the itching of mosquito bites is a common side effect of the allergy attack, some people find that ignoring the bite and the urge to itch actually heals the bite faster.

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  • Resist the urge to touch your face with your hands or other objects.

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  • Resist the urge to use hyphens or underscores in the name - they are easily misplaced and can result in emails getting sent that don't ever reach you.

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  • For the first time since landing in the human world, he had the intense urge to track, hunt and bring down something capable of eluding him.

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  • Disappointed but knowing she needed to walk away, she resisted the urge to pull his face down to hers for a kiss.

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  • Her ears were buzzing, and she fought the urge to throw up.

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  • The motives alike of geographical convenience and of the advantages to be gained by recognizing these movements of Roman subjects combined to urge a forward policy at Rome, and when the vigorous Vespasian had succeeded the fool-criminal Nero, a series of advances began which gradually closed up the acute angle, or at least rendered it obtuse.

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  • It is true that our best authority, Arrian, fails to substantiate the traditional view satisfactorily; on the other hand those who maintain it urge that Arrian's interests were mainly military, and that the other authorities, if inferior in trustworthiness, are completer in range of vision.

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  • It was therefore natural that Haggai and Zechariah should urge the speedy building of the temple, in order that the great king might be fittingly received.

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  • In consequence the army organized a systematic opposition, and elected representatives styled Agitators or Agents to urge their claims.

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  • Torquemada went with the sovereigns to Cordova, to Madrid or wherever the states-general were held, to urge on the war; and he obtained from the Holy See the same spiritual favours that had been enjoyed by the Crusaders.

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  • He became very expensive in his habits, fell at times into difficulties, and had to urge his valid claims upon the marquis's attention.

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  • In April 1793 he unexpectedly received tidings of the death of Lady Sheffield; and the motive of friendship thus supplied combined with the pressure of public events to urge him homewards.

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  • Two Seleucid princes, children of Soter's sister Selene, appeared in Rome in 73 to urge their claim to the Ptolemaic throne.

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  • When the state constitution of 1776 was adopted the counties were so nearly equal in population that they were given equal representation in the General Assembly, but the equality in population disappeared in the general westward movement, and in 1790 the West began to urge a new division of the state into representative districts according to population and taxation.

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  • The evacuation of Greece by the Romans gave Antiochus his opportunity, and he now had the fugitive Hannibal at his court to urge him on.

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  • It was performed by Fesch, now a cardinal; but Napoleon could afterwards urge the claim that all the legal formalities had not bten complied with; and the motive for the marriage may probably be found in the refusal of the pope to appear at the coronation unless the former civil contract was replaced by the religious rite.

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  • The golden treasure of the Mycenae graves, these critics urge, is not more splendid than would have been found at Cnossus had royal burials been spared by plunderers, or been happened upon intact by modern explorers.

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  • On the other hand Alexius, the son of the dethroned Isaac Angelus, was related to Philip through his marriage with Irene; and Alexius had escaped to the German court to urge the restoration of his father.

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  • Thus, in regard to the Jay treaty, he defended the constitutional right of the house to consider the treaty, but he did not urge rejection in this specific case.

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  • It was becoming plain that the planters would take no steps tending to the future liberation of the slaves, and the leaders of the movement determined to urge the entire abolition of slavery at the earliest practicable period.

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  • This danger, together with the growing insubordination of the aged sultan's sons, caused his ministers to urge him to abdicate in favour of Selim, the younger but more valiant.

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  • Themistocles was the first to urge the Athenians to take advantage of these harbours, instead of using the sandy bay of Phaleron; and the fortification of the Peiraeus was begun in 493 B.C. Later on it was connected with Athens by the Long Walls in 460 B.C. The town of Peiraeus was laid out by the architect Hippodamus of Miletus, probably in the time of Pericles.

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  • In 1515 Wolsey sent him to urge the Swiss to attack France, and in 1519 he went to Germany to discuss with the electors the impending election to the imperial throne.

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  • Private affairs also combined to urge Gentz to leave the Prussian service; for, mainly through his own fault, a separation with his wife was arranged.

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  • Lorenzo sent leading citizens to him to urge him to show more respect to the head of the state.

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  • The Franciscans began to urge fantastic' objections, and, when Savonarola insisted that his champion should bear the host, they cried out against the sacrilege of exposing the Redeemer's body to the flames.

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  • Sir Harry Parkes, British representative in Tokyo, seized this occasion to urge the construction of railways.

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  • In 1476 a poor young shepherd drew thousands to Nicklashausen to hear him denounce the emperor as a rascal and the pope as a worthless fellow, and urge the division of the Church's property among the members of the community.

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  • Co-operation among working men he continued to urge throughout his life.

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  • Supernatural influences were not wanting to urge him to this great enterprise.

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  • He could also urge that, as Charles VI.

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  • Virginia leaders, including Henry, were the first to urge the formation of a national government with adequate powers supersede the lame confederacy.

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  • He never ceased to urge moderation in those stormy days, holding rather with &StvOs and Batthyany than with Kossuth, and he went more than once to Vienna to endeavour to effect a compromise between the Radicals and the court.

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  • On the 18th of July he went to Vienna, to urge the necessity of forming a responsible Magyar ministry without delay.

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  • Whether, therefore, the air strikes the wings from below, or the wings strike the air from above, the result is the same, - the posterior or flexible margins of the wings yield in an upward direction, and in so doing urge the bird in a horizontal direction."

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  • He was the first (1847) to urge the necessity of a Universalist denominational college, and this did much towards the establishment of Tufts.

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  • Meanwhile, on his way thither to urge his plea in person, Abelard had broken down at the abbey of Cluny, and there, an utterly fallen man, with spirit of the humblest, and only not bereft of his intellectual force, he lingered but a few months before the approach of death.

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  • In 1803 he quarrelled with the Bey, was ordered from the country, and returned to the United States to urge American intervention for the restoration of Ahmet Karamanli to the throne of Tripoli, arguing that this would impress the Barbary States with the power of the United States.

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  • The chair was not exactly offered to him, as has been sometimes asserted, but the electors, having met and talked over the subject, authorized one of their number, who was Hamilton's personal friend, to urge him to become a candidate, a step which his modesty had prevented him from taking.

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  • The Disciples are not Unitarian in fact or tendency, but they urge the use of simple New Testament phraseology as to the Godhead.

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  • With the consent of his associates, Dr Whitman started from the station (3rd October 1842) on the perilous winter journey over the Rocky Mountains and across the plains for the missionary headquarters at Boston, to urge the revocation of the order.

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  • Zobeir claimed to be made governorgeneral of the new province; his request being refused, he went to Cairo to urge his claim.

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  • He was one of the Boston grand jurors who refused to serve in 1774 because parliament had made the justices independent of the people for their salaries; was a leader in the Boston Tea Party; was one of the thirty North End mechanics who patrolled the streets to watch the movements of the British troops and Tories; and in December 1774 was sent to Portsmouth, New Hampshire, to urge the seizure of military stores there, and induced the colonists to attack and capture Fort William and Mary - one of the first acts of military force in the war.

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  • Its influence, however, was weakened by the death of Fox, and in consequence of a minute drawn up by Grenville and some of his colleagues the king demanded from his ministers an assurance that in future they would not urge upon him any measures for the relief of Roman Catholics.

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  • Dinwiddie's administration was marked by a constant wrangle with the assembly over money matters; and its obstinate resistance to military appropriations caused him in 1754 and 1755 to urge the home government to secure an act of parliament compelling the colonies to raise money for their protection.

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  • I felt such a strong urge to dress up in this, like a little girl trying to be someone she isn't—fishing in an attic trunk.

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  • Yet the modest behavior was instinctive - if not an irresistible urge.

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  • Taran resisted the urge to protect her as he might Jame from Landis warriors, reminding himself of what he felt in her presence earlier.

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  • Surprised, Taran resisted the urge to rest his chin atop her head, or nuzzle her cheek, or smell her hair.

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  • His presence was intense but calming, almost to the degree she had the urge to lean against him and let his huge hands roam her body, grip her from behind and pull her … Crunching from behind her broke the spell.

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  • He had the urge to kill, to feel the warmth of blood running over his hands and smell it covering his body.

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  • Use the gum whenever there is an urge to smoke to maintain complete abstinence from smoking.

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  • I would also urge the House to reject amendment (a ).

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  • At some points the urge to say " bastard " with incredulity at his on-screen antics is difficult to restrain.

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  • I would urge anyone to sign-up to his courses and to see his shows.

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  • I would urge all bikers to make use of the expertise available at The Academy.

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  • The urge to write is like a congenital birth defect.

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  • This is why the urge to evacuate the bowel commonly occurs following a meal.

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  • I couldn't resist my urge for cheddar cheese.

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  • Last Monday I got the urge to make some lemon curd - a recipe for it was in a canal magazine.

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  • We urge such states to exercise much more consistent, top-level diplomacy in support of CTBT entry into force.

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  • It is a vain thing to urge that science has not admitted this contention, and that the statement is pure dogmatism.

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  • I urge everyone to type the 3 words into Google, Origin Political and Correctness.

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  • His desire for revenge seems not so much selfish as motivated by an urge to punish the evildoer.

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  • I would urge every farming family to take advantage of these courses.

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  • There is much research still to be done into this species, and I urge any keen fly fisher to have a go.

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  • In the absence of the necessary flamethrower, the urge to scratch it and slash its tires is almost irresistible.

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  • I would urge everyone to get rid of them and buy a deep fat fryer because they can catch alight so quickly.

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  • Normally he wouldn't have been able to resist the urge to poke fun at Duncan's supposed credulity.

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  • The booklet is full of tips and I would urge every keen gardener to get a copy.

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  • Experts urge would-be homeowners to not borrow beyond their capacity.

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  • The Harvard researchers urge further trials of fish oils in the treatment of depression and manic-depressive illness.

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  • If leaders must take responsibility for these terrible failures, then so must those who always urge inaction.

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  • Some women experience a nesting instinct - an urge to get their home ready for the arrival of their baby.

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  • It's true; I have an almost irrepressible urge to take care of everyone, coupled with a natural tendency to fret.

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  • Hume said he would urge the Ira leadership to end the campaign of violence.

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  • I would urge anyone who feels strongly about world poverty to join the Trade Justice Movement MP lobby marathon.

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  • As soon as the Mrs mop urge strikes we'll be giving it a try on one of the bikes from the RealClassic Shed.

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  • We urge you to add narration in your own language.

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  • We query the urge to make conjoined twins conform to societal norms.

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  • We urge the government to reform this increasingly outmoded tax, which is operating against objectives set in the 19th century.

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  • I had a deep, almost primal urge to corpse Kevin Richmond.

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  • A more frequent urge to open the bowels (due to pressure from inflamed prostate ).

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  • As the band's unofficial publicist, I urge everyone to buy at least two copies.

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  • We are to get two or three others who will go with us to the offending brother to urge repentance.

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  • Don't succumb to the scourge Of the sexual urge, Or you'll cause a most terrible stink!

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  • Suddenly, Joanna's ladylike features, which have been looking benignly tranquil, wrestle heroically and hilariously with the urge to laugh.

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  • For the security of the world we will leave to our children, we urge the United States to ratify the treaty.

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  • In all seriousness, resist the urge to do this.

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  • But my concern for the value of its contents helped me suppress the urge.

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  • You may feel the urge to make travel plans, to attend a cross-cultural event, or simply to move around more.

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  • This acknowledgment would satisfy the urge for pluralism, but without postmodernism.

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  • Daily I fight the urge to sever it completely, to stop this descent.. .

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  • Something that won't put your nose in a cast every time you get the irresistible urge to blow at your wife?

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  • This gives you the overwhelming urge to grab him by the shoulders and give him a good shaking.

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  • Half an hour after arriving back from the hospital I felt the sudden urge to go to the toilet.

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  • I would strongly urge you to take the time to write to your local MP.

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  • The answer is not to urge the most powerful ruling classes, with the most destructive weaponry, to join the fray.

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  • I am also in full support of training and retraining for those who cannot resist the urge to ride a motorized two wheeler.

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  • The first player's bowl has come to rest just in front of the jack; the second has delivered his bowl and is following after it with one of those eccentric contortions still not unusual on modern greens, the first player meanwhile making a repressive gesture with his hand, as if to urge the bowl to stop short of his own; the third player is depicted as in the act of delivering his bowl.

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  • La Farina was accordingly sent to Palermo to urge the immediate annexation of Sicily to Piedmont.

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  • A Hungarian deputation which came to Vienna in September 1905 to urge the Magyar claims was received ungraciously by the emperor, who did not offer his hand to the members,addressed them in German, and referred them brusquely to the chancellor, Count Goluchowski.

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  • Nor would this reference to the wife be appropriate in the connexion, since the writer's purpose is simply to urge men to enjoy life while they can.

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  • Moderns generally acquit him of this charge; but his severer critics still urge that, from the inherent defects of his character, his credulity, his love of effect and his loose and inaccurate habits of thought, he was unfitted for the historian's office, and has produced a work of but small historical value.

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  • He used the occasion of Charles Dickens's first visit to America to urge international copyright, and was one of the few editors to avoid alike the flunkeyism with which Dickens was first received, and the ferocity with which he was assailed after the publication of his American Notes.

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  • The faithful were simply enjoined to submit themselves to church authority on the subject; and the clergy were exhorted to urge their flocks to the observance of frequent jejunia, as conducive to the mortification of the flesh, and as assuredly securing the divine favour.

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  • Nevertheless to check our sympathy would lead to the "deterioration of the noblest part of our nature," and the question, which is obviously of vital importance, whether we should obey the dictates of reason, which would urge us only to such conduct as is conducive to natural selection, or remain faithful to the noblest part of our nature at the expense of reason, he leaves unsolved.

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  • We would urge the government to reconsider this proposal.

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  • We urge that any renegotiated contract should allow for the release of all reported cases, free of charge, on the internet.

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  • The urge to lie down never to wake, Dreaming of water on a shimmering lake.

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  • Do n't succumb to the scourge Of the sexual urge, Or you'll cause a most terrible stink !

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  • But most of us are driven to sublimate this urge by the solving of artificial puzzles devised for our entertainment.

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  • Suddenly, Joanna 's ladylike features, which have been looking benignly tranquil, wrestle heroically and hilariously with the urge to laugh.

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  • Here the authors write about the tyro fly tier 's urge to tie a fly and to fish with it.

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  • Daily I fight the urge to sever it completely, to stop this descent...

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  • Something that wo n't put your nose in a cast every time you get the irresistible urge to blow at your wife?

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  • Stress incontinence occurs two or three times more often than urge incontinence.

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  • You may feel an overwhelming urge to push and your doctor will let you know if you are completely dilated and thinned out.

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  • In some cases, the urge to give a needy child a good home is the answer.

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  • When you are shopping for baby educational toys, resist the urge to buy toys for a higher age range.

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  • For many first time parents, the arrival of a long-awaited newborn baby can be overwhelming, and the urge to sit and cradle them for hours is often strong for both parents.

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  • Remain relaxed, and don't give in to the urge to finish your little one's words or phrases.

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  • The urge to protect your baby is strong, especially for new mothers.

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  • If you're a crafty person yourself, you may have the urge to micromanage your child's creative projects.

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  • When the child did go, the mom would praise them for a job well done and eventually a connection was made between the urge to go, using the potty, and a parent's praise.

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  • Proponents of this potty training method suggest that this technique helps children learn to recognize the urge to urinate or have a bowel movement and that when they feel this urge they have a choice to make.

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  • Rather than giving in to the urge to skip a nap cycle, try lulling your baby to sleep with soft music and muted light.

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  • At the first sign of a rash in the diaper region, nervous parents may feel the urge to rush their baby to the doctor, but most rashes are normal and improve within three to four days with at-home treatment.

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  • For many, the urge to silently sink into the despair of the loss of their child is a solace in itself.

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  • Now you can play pool on a top-quality table whenever the urge strikes you -- and without leaving the comfort of your home.

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  • When the weight of your briefcase creates the urge to purge, you'll know you've got too much.

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  • Buying a dress is something we all do almost automatically when the need or urge arises.

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  • However, I urge you to head over to LoveToKnow Video Games and get a feel for the games each system has to offer.

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  • For example, if you're single and rarely have company, resist the urge to buy all of your food in bulk.

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  • Companies know that consumers sometimes have the urge to order gifts late at night or early in the morning, when the brick-and-mortar stores aren't open.

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  • Don't get fooled into buying gold from an online company simply because of their ads, and resist the urge to buy from a seller or sell to a buyer just because a friend recommended it.

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  • Resist the urge to place large bids to scare everyone else away from the sale.

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  • The main thing you need to keep in mind is to build your cat's stamina up slowly; resist the urge to let him play too long in the beginning because he will want to play until he drops!

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