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  1. People to penance: he would pound his breast with a stone while in the pulpit, scourge ,himself, or apply a lit torch to his bare chest. He established ten missions
  2. And represented by: Vine and grapes; a fallen idol beneath broken column; a, scourge ,; a stake and his severed head. Tomb It had been believed that he was buried in
  3. In the Mediterranean after the 1571 victory at Le panto, but it would be a, scourge ,that continued to afflict the country even in the next century. The great
  4. Are to have a legal framework capable of safeguarding all Australians from the, scourge ,of terrorism. " The Australian Anti-Terrorism Act 2005 supplemented the powers
  5. Legates--he received the right to appoint 24 of these senior adjutants--for his, scourge ,of the pirates from the Mediterranean, Afranius did not number amongst them, as
  6. Dinoflagellates (Greek δῖνος Dino" whirling" and Latin flagellum" whip, scourge ,") are a large group of flagellate protists. Most are marine plankton, but
  7. Doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0057%3Aentry%3D%2371 Andes, scourge ,(Nippon .98) * http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?
  8. At home and donated supplies wherever most needed. During the yellow fever, scourge ,in Galveston in 1867,she helped to nurse the sufferers. She was personally
  9. Expressing various points of view about body line. Many argued that it was a, scourge ,on cricket and must be stamped out, while some did not see what all the fuss
  10. In their eyes and he understands to them, he is a scourge , just as they were a, scourge ,to him at the beginning of the novel. Previously Neville saw the destruction of
  11. But fear. Fear of losing power corrupts those who wield it and fear of the, scourge ,of power corrupts those who are subject to it. " Christianity Peace churches
  12. Troll sites While many webmasters and forum administrators consider trolls a, scourge ,on their sites, some websites welcome them. For example, a New York Times
  13. Way of speaking, and he insists to the congregation that the plague is a, scourge ,sent by God to those who have hardened their hearts against him. But Panel
  14. Africa has many thousand different kinds; of these the locust is the proverbial, scourge ,of the continent, and the ravages of the termites are almost incredible. The
  15. As attributes a measuring rod (tally stick),a bridle, scales,a sword and a, scourge , and rides in a chariot drawn by griffins. Nemesis is also known to have been
  16. District of mountain people whom other Greeks disdained. Greek hunters used to, scourge ,the statue of the god if they had been disappointed in the chase (Theocritus.
  17. A stepmother, or for repeated filial conduct. Sixty strokes of an ox-hide, scourge ,were awarded for a brutal assault on a superior, both being namely. Branding (
  18. Heroes among the Norse themselves, Ragnar was a great Viking commander and the, scourge ,of France and England. A perennial seeker after the Danish throne, he was
  19. Not with stubbornness but in the exercise of humility, until,laid low by the, scourge ,of God, I fell upon a bed of sickness; then, compelled at last by many
  20. The people of Cornelia realized that the apple had been a key in preventing the, scourge ,that destroyed other counties and drove rural families to cities like Atlanta
  21. Poetic translation; 1: Awaken thee, Romanian,wake up from deadly slumber: The, scourge ,of inauspicious barbarian tyrannies: And now or never to a bright horizon
  22. God is just," warning of eventual" supernatural influence" to abolish the, scourge ,of slavery. The decline of deism is generally considered to have declined
  23. For the first time in centuries, the population of Wales went into decline; the, scourge ,of unemployment only relented with the production demands of the Second World
  24. Writings to save his beloved science of chemistry from what he regarded as the, scourge ,of modern structural theory. His rejection of structural chemistry, especially
  25. Include the Russian knot and South African spambot, in addition to the, scourge ,and the French martinet. * The cat o' nine tails was used in British naval
  26. Percentage summarizes or describes multiple discrete events. Or, consider the, scourge ,of many students, the grade point average. This single number describes the
  27. And grasslands. Development of the region was inhibited, in early days, by the, scourge ,of malaria. Climate The seasons are the reverse of those in the Northern
  28. Pester John in a new direction. Interestingly, Genghis was at first seen as a, scourge ,of Christianity's enemies; moreover, the Khan proved to be surprisingly
  29. First monster, Grendel. This passage begins by describing Scold’s glory as a “, scourge ,of many tribes, a wrecker of mead-benches. ” It has been suggested that Beowulf
  30. But fear. Fear of losing power corrupts those who wield it and fear of the, scourge ,of power corrupts those who are subject to it. " She also believes fear spurs
  31. Meaning 'whirling,' and Latin flagellum, a diminutive term for a whip or, scourge , These same dinoflagellates were first defined by Otto Busch in 1885 as the
  32. Who is universally known, a champion of those for whom he fights and the, scourge ,of politicians and others whose actions he exposes. " *Noam Chomsky said of
  33. Spared to bring the murderers to justice and to rid the United Kingdom of the, scourge ,of terrorism. " Conspiracy theories Kevin Cahill, an Irish investigative
  34. Out of this arose the renowned corps of Janissaries, which was considered the, scourge ,of the Balkans and Central Europe for a long time, until it was abolished by
  35. Sees the fear, awe and horror in their eyes, and he understands to them, he is a, scourge , just as they were a scourge to him at the beginning of the novel. Previously
  36. Will not eat hay in which this plant exists, and ever since it has been a, scourge ,on the ranchers of Scott Valley. Military presence The post at Fort Jones was
  37. In Europe. The Tatars destroyed the Romanesque cathedral in Zagreb during their, scourge ,of 1240,but immediately after their departure the Hungarian king Bela IV
  38. Begs God for forgiveness and repents his sins, punishing himself with a, scourge ,:" My body sore punished shall be: Take this body for the sin of the flesh;
  39. First Baptist Church to attack vice and prostitution. Norris used the Acre to, scourge ,the leadership of Fort Worth. When he began to link certain Fort Worth
  40. Shibasaburo and worked on with Emile Roux) and tetanus. The former had been a, scourge ,of the population, especially children, whereas the other was a leading cause
  41. Archers from a village called Nephew eliminating a herd of bulls that were the, scourge ,of Ixion's kingdom. Another possible related etymology can be" bull-slayer ".
  42. Two hands bear the badges of Sophia and Dynamic, the shield of Wisdom, and the, scourge ,of Power. " Hebraic names These Abrasax-stones often bear Hebraic names of God:
  43. Fighter aircraft|fighter DH.2 of 1916,that helped to end the" Fokker, scourge ," of 1915. Later notable aircraft produced during the war were the DH.6 trainer
  44. The cholera is not caused by intemperance and filth, in themselves, but it is a, scourge , a rod in the hand of God ...." ( Western Sunday School Messenger, ( 1
  45. People why do we bend over for China? I'm sure Bush believes he is removing a, scourge ,but he has never done one thing in office against the interests of the oil
  46. To the Gentiles and will be mocked and insulted and spit upon. They will, scourge ,Him and kill Him. And the third day He will rise again. ” But they understood
  47. Mysteries, many of which are set in and around the Norfolk Broads * Bodice, scourge ,of the occupying Roman Army in first century Britain and queen of the Scene
  48. 17th century, it became the hostelry of choice of" Hanging" Judge Jeffrey's, scourge ,of the Monmouth Rebellion. He lived nearby, and a noose hangs by a window
  49. By the mid-1980s HAD had gained a fearsome reputation as the eyes, ears,and, scourge ,of the regime. Its influence was pervasive and its methods lawless. KHAD's
  50. Included a song on their Hey Judas CD that celebrates Rust as a" hero or a, scourge , " Estonian President Leonard Mere named his wolfhound in honor of Rust. The

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