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    In peace, competition had become difficult, until the British ship owner cried for war; yet he already felt, without acknowledging it even to himself, that in war he was likely to enjoy little profit or pleasure on the day when the long, low, black hull of the Yankee privateer, with her tapering, bending spars, her long-range guns, and her sharp-faced captain, should appear on the western horizon, and suddenly, at the sight of heavy-lumbering British merchantman, should fling out her white wings of canvas, and fly down on her prey.

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This gives us a range of things we could do. Some of that is pretty big dollar amounts. The next read more

This gives us a range of things we could do. Some of that is pretty big dollar amounts. The next step will be ... how do we choose among those options and how do we pay for it?

by Chuck Armor Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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An elephant wasn't sitting on my chest, so I couldn't be having a heart attack. I'm very glad to be read more

An elephant wasn't sitting on my chest, so I couldn't be having a heart attack. I'm very glad to be here today, because a couple years ago it wasn't a sure thing.

by Carol Adams Found in: Miscellaneous Quotes,
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I would infer from the statement that the Fed is somewhat more sanguine on the economic recovery. Perhaps they believe read more

I would infer from the statement that the Fed is somewhat more sanguine on the economic recovery. Perhaps they believe that $55 oil prices are, at least for the time being, something of the past and that jobs are just improving at a moderate pace.

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By printing cases on-line, these printers provide a dependable means to substantially reduce packaging operating costs by eliminating the need read more

By printing cases on-line, these printers provide a dependable means to substantially reduce packaging operating costs by eliminating the need for preprinted cases.

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Santa is our culture's only mythic figure truly believed in by a large percentage of the population. It's a fact read more

Santa is our culture's only mythic figure truly believed in by a large percentage of the population. It's a fact that most of the true believers are under eight years old, and that's a pity.

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Wake Forest is honored to once again host the NCAA Championships. I believe our staff at Wake Forest puts on read more

Wake Forest is honored to once again host the NCAA Championships. I believe our staff at Wake Forest puts on a first class presentation that all four teams will enjoy.

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Do all the good you can, By all the means you can, In all the ways you can, In all read more

Do all the good you can, By all the means you can, In all the ways you can, In all the places you can, At all the times you can, To all the people you can, As long as ever you can.

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We knew about their protest and had taken precautionary steps.

We knew about their protest and had taken precautionary steps.

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All parties will work within the next three days to reach an agreement. We will meet in three days to read more

All parties will work within the next three days to reach an agreement. We will meet in three days to finalise this issue.

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