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  1. Of publisher Alfred Knopf, This Is Dinosaur was rushed into press. Invoking the, specter ,of Hatch Tetchy, conservationists effectively lobbied Congress, which deleted
  2. Rights. According to Broadcasting & Cable, the challenges raised" the, specter ,of costly legal battles to defend station holdings .... At a minimum, defending
  3. Apron and lace cap — a comical sight rather than a frightening and disturbing, specter , The change was most likely made by Baum at the suggestion of his editors.
  4. By divorce lawyers and by feminist organizations, the latter by invoking the, specter ,of domestic violence and child abuse as propaganda directed against fathers and
  5. Since Sessions House became part of college housing in the 1900s,the, specter ,has taken on a decidedly feminine identity, and some former residents of
  6. For adding a few thousand more each year, spokesmen for the colons raised the, specter ,of the European electorate's being submerged by a Muslim majority. Colon
  7. Derived in turn from Italian marchers, from Medieval Latin masc" mask, specter , nightmare ". This word is of uncertain origin, perhaps from Arabic mascara
  8. The devastation of World War II. Moreover, the nation was still haunted by the, specter ,of the ideological factionalism which had characterized Austria's first
  9. If one was under the law of grace then moral law did not apply, raising the, specter ,of a range of deviant behavior in the eyes of the church and society. Familism
  10. The series, though this could be due to the effects of ta'learn or the looming, specter ,of the Last Battle. At the conclusion of Winter's Heart, the ninth book in the
  11. 21, 1972. By using political divisions, the tension of the Cold War, and the, specter ,of communist rebellion and Islamic insurgency as justifications, he was able to
  12. Continued to praise his song craft. It was with Free-for-All that Penn faced the, specter ,of the one-hit wonder. The album, while praised by critics, was not as
  13. After heavy advertising from the established political parties bringing up the, specter ,of the Louisiana primary and of the 2002 French presidential election. In
  14. At losing the weight sometime after Brian eloped with Carol, it is still a, specter ,in her life and a blight on her self-image. She has been a lifelong friend of
  15. Antiwar newspaper editors attacked the law. Democratic Party leaders raised the, specter ,of a deluge of southern blacks. On the lottery's first day, July 11, 1863,the
  16. Abbott Jr. was released because the accusers agreed he was not the person whose, specter ,had afflicted them. Mary Easter was released for a few days after her initial
  17. Costume design, film editing, and sound. Star Wars effectively removed any, specter ,of studio bankruptcy that had haunted the studios since early in the decade.
  18. By incidents such as those at Three Mile Island and Chernobyl pose a lingering, specter ,of public mistrust. One legacy of nuclear testing before most forms were banned
  19. In the background. **Madame Leota's crystal ball remains stationary while a, specter ,floats about the room. **Madame Leota's crystal ball sits on a floating table.
  20. Time, jazz and dancing rose in popularity, in opposition to the mood of the, specter ,of World War I. As such, the period is also often referred to as the Jazz Age.
  21. In Desert Commune, Maramureş County, Romania Culture *Mara (folklore),a, specter ,or wraith-like creature in Germanic and particularly Scandinavian folklore
  22. Most significant is the progress Detroit has made in race relations. The grim, specter ,of the 1943 riots never quite fades from the minds of city leaders. As much as
  23. For" racist imperialism ". As Israel was emerging as a close Western ally,the, specter ,of Zionism raised fears of internal dissent and opposition. During the later
  24. Operated between Oahu and Midway through early September. That autumn,the, specter ,of German raiders on the prowl in the Pacific prompted the Navy to convoy its
  25. Test ban treaty and help reduce the considerable international tensions and the, specter ,of nuclear war during that juncture of the Cold War. From 1965 to 1977,the
  26. Practically all business; in practice, they are only erratically enforced. The, specter ,of having such laws suddenly brought down upon a business provides incentive to
  27. To a wider field of normalization, while Edelman’s work takes not only the, specter ,of“ the homosexual ”, but the very notion of“ society” as a manifestation of
  28. The terrible truths of the world around them. Having the lynching act as the, specter ,of the play, authenticates the African American experience and successfully
  29. For two or three hundred nights in a row, and was incessantly haunted by the, specter ,of Minima. In a persistently depressed state of mind, he would tell friends
  30. Of the leaders of the five Central Asian states, thus effectively raising the, specter ,of a" Turkic" confederation of former republics as a counterweight to the "
  31. Was felt as paramount, even if the program of the Forum included a large, specter ,of issues (immigration, European Union's constitution, Tobin Tax and many
  32. Quite fades from the minds of city leaders. As much as anything else, that, specter , has enabled the power structure to overcome tenacious prejudice and give the
  33. Blood cousin Charles (from the Austrian branch of the Habsburg dynasty). The, specter ,of the multi-continental empire of Spain passing under the effective control of
  34. Relations sponsored debates to promote public awareness. Many saw the, specter ,of Communist China behind Communist movements in Vietnam, Cambodia,and Laos
  35. Naïf in" Pantomime" ( 1869),then, like Timbre, as a lightning-lit, specter ,in" Pierrot" ( 1868,pub. 1882). Large put three of the" complaints" of
  36. Was to code-name for American code-breaking efforts) posed" the frightening, specter ,of massive espionage nets," thus justifying internment. Bowman contended that
  37. Stone! Moloch whose soul is electricity and banks! Moloch whose poverty is the, specter ,of genius! Moloch whose fate is a cloud of sexless hydrogen! Moloch whose name
  38. Restaurants, and by the impact of drought, the recent war with Eritrea, and the, specter ,of terrorism. In 2002 more than 156,000 tourists entered the country, many of
  39. Furious; Stub chides him" officially" and" unofficially," even raising the, specter ,of slavery:" a whale would sell for thirty times what you would, Pip,in
  40. Problems remain, such as climate change, nuclear proliferation, and the, specter ,of nuclear terrorism. Foreign policy analysts Michigan and Zutphen in their
  41. Demand, and Spain's Prime Minister Sagas ta backed up the commission. As the, specter ,of collapse of the negotiations grew, there were mutters about resumption of
  42. Educating U. S. law enforcement officials on the possible threats posed by the, specter ,of domestic terrorism in the United States. Over the course of four trips
  43. Suppressed. Catherine had Preached drawn and quartered in Red Square, but the, specter ,of revolution continued to haunt her and her successors. Catherine successfully
  44. Third and fourth seasons take an in-depth look at the campaign trail and the, specter ,of both foreign and domestic terrorism. *In the fifth season, the president
  45. Voice) which in turn is due to a long argument I am currently having with the, specter ,of death. " He closed with" And don't keep the faith. " The letter also
  46. Modes of action and structures of cognition of individuals, and imposes the, specter ,of legitimacy of the social order. In his theoretical writings, Bourdieu
  47. Marriage and destroying" something sacred and holy. " Cardinal Began said the, specter ,of legal same-sex marriage would have a devastating effect on traditional
  48. Objects and instruments respond to Leota's incantations while a wispy green, specter ,roams in a corner of the room. **For many years, the crystal ball remained
  49. Support from the Council of Carthage. He sends envoys to Rome, raising the, specter ,of a schism between the Roman and Carthaginian Churches. Births Deaths
  50. The first time elects a Catholic to the highest office in the land raised the, specter ,of an implicit, but no less effective, religious test. John F. Kennedy, in his

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