The rah-rah atmosphere seems particularly strange given that, according to employees, the bulk of prospective donors are elderly. |
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The movie took itself just seriously enough, which given that it was a cheerleading movie, was not particularly much. |
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Which is very poor given that serving food is partly how they make their living. |
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I ask her if she smokes, a daft question given that this is a tobacconist, but you have to start somewhere. |
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Ross had rich material to work with, given that Holiday's talent was matched by her tumultuous private life. |
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The album kicks off with the single, which is a wise choice, given that it sets things in motion with a welcome ring of familiarity. |
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Others are not so happy about the rise in price this year, given that this sort of extremely young wine should really be dirt cheap. |
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Neither does he see any cause for concern in Ireland given that house prices have started to slow appreciably in the past 12 months. |
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The explanation is that I was drunk, though given that I was driving I should add swiftly that not a drop of alcohol had passed my lips. |
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It was nice to play a leading role in a film, be given that responsibility and to be the driving force in the movie. |
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Odd that the local pub doesn't get a mention, given that it's the only place you can buy food for miles around. |
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Is this discussion even worth having, given that we all just rub along fine? |
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Please tell me how he is better, given that he's lost two elections, and probably would have tailed after the president during the invasion. |
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Our board of directors agreed, given that this is done under the auspices of the British National Theatre. |
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I did not even prepare for the talk as I've given that lecture so many times before. |
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It's a given that every musician hungers to try the solo album at one time or another. |
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The Mail's position is that, given that he is bringing a civil action, his identity is public. |
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So when it came to choosing her object of desire, it was a given that it would be craft-related. |
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That was quite a concession, given that they wanted the intent of the erroneous scrivener to prevail in interpretation. |
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Who am I to tell you one way or the other, given that I am banging these words out on a keyboard in my Hong Kong home? |
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The achievement is all the more remarkable given that they won the scudetto four days previously. |
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This is a refreshing development, given that modern theatre is all too often marked by self-indulgence and mawkish sentimentality. |
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We take it as a given that television and radio announcers usually are more careful and precise in their diction than is the man on the street. |
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His performance was remarkable, though, given that he was playing through the pain barrier. |
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Assurances have been given that a number of sizeable cracks in the piles supporting Rice Bridge do not pose a safety risk to the public. |
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It's a bit of a waste, given that Merkin makes such a big deal over the fact that Munro rarely gives interviews. |
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It's a big task, given that only ten per cent of humans have access to the Net today. |
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A guarantee has been given that there will be no job losses if plans to merge key public services into one giant organisation goes ahead. |
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I'm not sure why people take it as a given that reality shows won't work in syndication and reruns. |
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The size of a country does not matter, given that five of the top companies ranked were from Switzerland. |
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It's a given that once you present that driver's license, you're stating who you are. |
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But they better show their mettle, given that reunification is around the corner. |
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This is will be a major element of the new set-up, given that the Health Service Executive will be the biggest employer in Ireland. |
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After all, within Lenin's Marxist framework, it was a given that mankind exploits nature. |
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This is unlikely given that the ATP effect was mimicked by ADP, and was also completely insensitive to oligomycin. |
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Taking a poetry course with Heaney was a bit transgressive, given that my doctoral degree was going to be in history of science. |
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At the end of the day, it is a given that the sources of happiness will always be fewer than the ones for sadness. |
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These sites are more than trawls for information, given that they can be updated when needs be. |
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There are no amusing typos, which is a notable absence given that mistranslations have been a mainstay of British comedy for decades. |
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Perhaps we shouldn't be surprised, given that a trip home will take him five hours. |
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The first is the percentage of each sibship that is female, given that women generally do a disproportionate share of maintaining kinship ties. |
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This is obviously beneficial, given that more propulsion helps us to move forwards. |
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He said Pittsfield now felt very much linked with Athis Mons, given that the French town was also twinned with Ballina. |
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To what extent we are acculturated to human sound even before birth, given that the inner ear is formed so early in gestation, is a moot point. |
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Gender equality may not be too far off, given that action sports typically enjoy a community ethic. |
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We never observed the raccoon take an Indiana myotis, but predation was the likely intent, given that raccoons are known predators on bats. |
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However, given that all three slopes differed significantly, it seemed arbitrary as to which slope to select. |
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Certain migratory species present special problems, given that Austral and Nearctic migratory populations may be involved. |
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In any case, I figure he is due the embarrassment given that he had the nerve to compare my beloved Moleskine to his dollar-notebook. |
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Much more is to follow, given that next month will mark the 27th anniversary of the coup. |
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It was always a mystery why cash flow was so poor, given that he openly sold editorial as well as advertising space. |
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He is under no pressure to disclose circulation figures, given that he is not selling space to advertisers. |
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Physically shutting down the site would be very difficult given that it is hosted overseas. |
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This result is surprising, given that his left hand never received any vibrotactile targets. |
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The forms taken by kinetic art are, unsurprisingly, very diverse, given that the nature of the art is non-material. |
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I used to be a whizz at water-skiing, but I've given that up because nowadays the sea is so polluted. |
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Why are there no discount loyalty cards offered by salons generally, given that many women spend substantial amounts on haircare? |
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Traditionally, the company does less well in the first six months, given that camping tends to be a summertime pursuit. |
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It may be a challenging task given that rival insurers claim the price paid was over the odds. |
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Yet even given that, his last essay is notable for a pronounced harshness of tone and approach. |
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His achievement is all the more impressive given that Fitzgerald has endured his fair share of injuries. |
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I thought it was a given that the government was corrupt and lying to you, and everyone was a leftist. |
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I found the final rather involving, which given that rugby is in essence a game of catch taken extremely seriously is not bad going at all. |
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This must have struck a chord with you, given that you were outed by a tabloid. |
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That is a completely misleading defence, given that that is quite outside the intended scope of the bill. |
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It's especially unfair given that she looks so good in those few scenes she's in. |
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The impression is thereby given that an emphasis on revival is a peculiarly Welsh phenomenon. |
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No surprise there, given that it's cold outside and everybody needs a little human friction to get by. |
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He came on Wednesday, which come to think of it, wasn't that much of a surprise, given that he was due last Saturday. |
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Now, probably they will do a warring business tonight given that this is Cuban Independence Day. |
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If this occurs, rice prices would decline, given that the demand for rice is relatively inelastic. |
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A total number of 1000 seeds were randomly selected from each of the replicates, given that O. rufipogon usually produces limited fertile seeds. |
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Sections of the footpaths are in an extremely dangerous condition, and all the more so given that it is our old folk who use them most. |
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No offence had been intended, but given that it had been taken, an apology was conveyed. |
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A fifth official has been needed this season to help check on substitutions, given that each team is now allowed up to 12 interchanges. |
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How would this impact on the interprovincial relations, given that private property is provincial jurisdiction. |
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The latter seems especially important given that many women have felt even more excluded from poetics than from poetry itself. |
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Why, nothing, of course, given that the political system that permitted it to happen is irremovably entrenched. |
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It is evident from the accounts already given that Chingempin flourished at a later period, and that Miura was his contemporary. |
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This was a rather surprising finding given that rutile ages commonly tend to post-date the time of metamorphism. |
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This is not only a folie de grandeur, given that it will be American soldiers who will end up doing the fighting. |
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This may not be entirely surprising given that Britain's greatest folk rock band, Fairport Convention, came from Oxfordshire. |
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His entry into the millennium club is all the more impressive given that he has had more than his fair share of injuries. |
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The price is fair, given that you get at least two courses and will be virtually guaranteed of requesting a doggie bag at the end of it. |
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Certainly, Tiger Woods seems happy with their services given that he's been with them since he turned professional. |
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Now the impression is being given that the system is splitting apart at the seams. |
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This was an ironic disfigurement given that he was famous for his big mouth. |
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Not being accustomed to being given that sort of look by a public servant, I drew myself up to my full height. |
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That she succeeds so well is impressive given that the role represents her film debut. |
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The specimens themselves are pressed flat, dried and mounted on paper and look remarkably good, given that they are over 300 years old. |
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But given that it was written by a rabid Europhobe, all this really needed was a touch of cosmetic surgery. |
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What might surprise you, given that you can't even see it from the busy A176 which runs past it, is the lake. |
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The decision is difficult, given that he the hikikomori is a profoundly circular and fantastic concept. |
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Why does no one appear to be very tanned, given that they live in the sun-baked Aegean region? |
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In this case, surely money couldn't have been an issue, given that they are both in well paid jobs and live in an affluent area. |
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I'm not a member but one of my clients always insists on meeting there, and who am I to argue, given that only members can buy drinks there? |
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The situation is actually very simple, given that gender dysphoria is a medical condition like any other medical condition. |
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But given that my air con was broken and the room was an oven, when I woke at 6am after maybe 3.5 hours sleep I could not fall back to sleep. |
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That's worrisome given that contaminants pose the biggest risk to children and fetuses. |
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Lawyers tend to be wretched writers, which is odd given that the written word is their stock in trade. |
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This was not difficult, given that less than 15 per cent of people sought refuge in public shelters or tube stations. |
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That caused plenty of embarrassment given that some Labor Party councillors from Fairfield turned up. |
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This was more disturbing given that there are over two million regulars on the muster roles of NATO's continental armies. |
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So given that combination of factors, poverty and much greater cost for alterative chemicals, that alone defines a rather severe problem. |
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No doubt, they are sharing a small room in a youth hostel in each country they hit, given that they are such good gal pals. |
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I thought that friction would figure in to it somewhere, given that soap only lathers when stirred up by whatever means. |
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I thought that a dark blue zippered cardigan might do better than an ecru one, given that I am not the world's neatest person. |
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It claimed it needed it, but I question how much need was involved, given that on the occasions I managed to coax printing out there were no signs of fading or patchiness. |
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The Coast Guard boatswain testified that he used a searchlight to view the motorboat and no testimony was given that exploration below decks or under hatches took place. |
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Australia has similar kinds of surcharges, not just for public holidays but for Saturdays and Sundays, given that it used to have much higher penal rates. |
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However, a participation rate of 100 percent is unrealistic, given that participation rates for even the most open-handed European programs are well below this maximum. |
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I understand the temptation to protect players but, given that we can play a maximum of only six games during the tournament, do we really need to worry about resting players? |
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How the organisers invited him to the dais is inexplicable given that he had been accused by the Legislative Council as a seller of fake revenue stamps. |
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Further, given that dihedral diminishes gliding performance, its infrequent use suggests that a premium is placed on maximizing lift to drag ratio during gliding. |
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It is unlikely there will now be much left in our grey bin, given that my household already recycles many other waste items and composts green and kitchen waste. |
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It's even more ironic that Stephens would harp on Khaled Jaber's name given that his own family name is itself an adopted one. |
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No prudent investor would overweight his or her portfolio in speculative stock, given that the funds belong to an Estate, to whom the investor owes a fiduciary duty. |
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The conviction also bans Sharif from political activity until 2021-a moot point, given that he is serving two concurrent life sentences on charges of hijacking and terrorism. |
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This is a logical finding, given that spelling is a verbal ability. |
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The hole from the roof was tiny, given that the building was in the grand Roman insulae tradition, built three storeys high, but it still gave a feeling of wealth to the home. |
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My friends and I plan to go to a meet-and-greet before the show, but given that probably 20,000 screaming girls will be there, I doubt we'll meet them. |
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That case held that the motions judge made no error in concluding that the limitation period had run, given that the material facts were not in dispute. |
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It is possible that investors who rejected its advances on Friday were merely playing for time given that there is a bid on the table, and maybe a higher one to follow. |
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Even on traditional grounds, the applicant would not get to first base in his application for relief in this Court, given that he must establish jurisdictional error. |
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Wood's performance was all the more meritorious given that he felt feverish on arrival yesterday morning and even more so on completing his 18 holes. |
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He has given that profession a swagger that, let's face it, few other professions have. |
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Given that we live in a society which will not let retirees starve, and given that retirees need a lot of moola to stay alive, forced savings is inevitable. |
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Some of my callers complained that I sounded distant or muffled, and one early version of the phone I used had a faint, high-pitched tone that may have given that effect. |
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There's a touch of romance about the sea, given that seafaring created the economies and history of the region before the skies took over as the main means of transport. |
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The loaded language is quite amusing, especially given that anyone can look at the response for themselves and see that it's entirely unwarranted. |
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Their relationship was complicated, given that Eide had introduced Galbraith to his wife. |
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His continued popularity as a writer is curious, given that he is widely acknowledged, within the historical fraternity, as decidedly second-rate. |
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When this started a few years ago I was rather disorientated given that the honest answer would clearly break all the social rules I have just outlined. |
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This is, of course, a discretion a Bulgarian President is able to exercise, given that constitutionally the office is not purely limited to a ceremonial role. |
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More pressing than these aesthetic changes, given that much of London took its water supplies unfiltered from the Thames, was the advent from abroad of cholera. |
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I told him I thought it was the right decision, given that one of the chaps he met over there has been accused of trying to assassinate the President. |
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Since The Great White Way was given that strange moniker in 1890, the majority of actors have also bore a pasty complexion. |
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And how, given that I do view these and many other cultures with contempt, am I supposed to provide them with respect, without disrespecting my own views? |
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But he recognises the difficulties involved in mobilising a hegemonic project around class given that the Soviet system attempted to declass social consciousness. |
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But determining the amount of Cree land surrendered is especially complicated given that the agreement confirms varying degrees of Cree rights in the whole region. |
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This is especially so given that Sotomayor has been frank about her past as a recipient of affirmative action. |
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Marchman takes it as a given that MLB basing its case on the say-so of a sketchy Floridian drug-dealer is preposterous. |
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They also have important biogeographic implications, given that lunulate sand dollars are today rather rare in the regions in which monophorasterids were once common. |
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Non-selective NSAID therapy may be appropriate for chronic pain management in aspirin users given that suitable GI prophylactic measures are utilized in high-risk patients. |
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And therefore I was absolved from having to get up at a ridiculous time and then pay ten pounds for breakfast given that I'd already taken part in the ritual. |
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Of course, it could take some time, given that Syria has pushed a lot of things to the back of the queue. |
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The relationship between children and adults is not an equal one, given that adults are physically larger and stronger and have power and authority over them. |
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There's no sign that any monarch would have recognised the concept, given that throughout history they'd a habit of claiming dominion over many nations. |
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This may not be an unexpected outcome given that the sediment on the floodplains may not have contained sufficient seeds or vegetative propagules of this species. |
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And yet that must have been awesomely difficult to give that up given that in many respects, it is unquestionably one of the world's great universities. |
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I'd like to have witnessed more action, but given that Kingston's darkest crimes are more one-offs than the norm, the night's events were pretty typical for the patrol. |
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I've had the Sebring for four years now, and I've been quite happy with it, given that it was a compromise purchase forced by an untimely accident. |
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And in practice, given that the position already has its advocates, it would be shortsighted not to provide at least some rebuttal beyond the obvious technical critiques. |
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Although the DNA is likely to be damaged, there may be a chance that it can be identified, given that scientists have reconstituted DNA from Egyptian mummies. |
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An empty suit at MTV would be found out pretty quickly given that culture. |
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Still, expectations are high, given that the series is based on a work by one of the most deified literary figures of our time. |
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Bank runs are one of the biggest worries of China's financial authorities, given that bad loan ratios are believed to be as high as 75 percent at some local banks. |
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Such delays in nest initiation by scaup are especially alarming, given that scaup are migrating through North Dakota earlier than they did historically. |
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It appeared the family had never been properly screened by the DIB, which was alarming given that its activities were supposedly well monitored, he added. |
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This is bizarre, given that the system is such an uproarious success. |
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The three-page letter on Irish Provisional Government-headed notepaper is in remarkably good condition given that it was stored in a wallet for over three decades. |
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A strong presumption of topographical reference can be posited for this bridge, given that a capriccio in the same set is based on the Tiber Island. |
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Any economic downturn in the US would have a severe impact, given that the country's banking and financial system is heavily laden with bad debts. |
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Various kinds of people came to stay there, including members of the yakuza, and given that fact, I thought it would be foolish not to learn some kind of martial art. |
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Let's also take it as given that old flames are harder to keep as friends. |
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Appropriately, given that the instability of the ground was the main reason the project failed, we were prevented from getting there by a landslip. |
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The actual ratio of cows to bulls in Kerala suggested widespread bovicide, which doesn’t make a whole lot of sense, given that cows are considered sacred. |
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Speaking during his visit, Mr Noonan said that they were not too concerned about recent poll showings, given that they were within the margin of error allowed. |
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Its reprehensibility apart, this form of control is hardly enforceable in the long run, given that women's collection activities are necessary for household subsistence. |
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I used to have to stay up the whole night before most of my O'level prelims, given that I only tended to start studying the entire year's work at 3 or 4 that afternoon. |
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He refused, given that he faces arrest on US soil for plotting to blow up a passenger jet with a shoe bomb in collusion with Reid. |
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I recognize that the council has made a decision, but given that it's a stupid-ass decision, I've elected to ignore it. |
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Thus, the SGPC became the modern version of the Guru Panth given that the committee consisted of elected Sikh men and women. |
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The question remains, however, why Handel rejected the King's offer, given that Italy was the center of opera. |
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This is an economic necessity given that the stadium ended up costing the FA much more than was originally projected. |
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This is somewhat ironic, given that the DOT now prefers metal neutral joint ventures as a mechanism to lower fares. |
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Arms may also be used on souvenirs or other effects, given that an application has been granted by the municipal council. |
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Slessor saw atomic weapons as a way to avoid a third devastating world war given that the two previous ones had begun without them. |
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The only proof capable of being given that an object is visible, is that people actually see it. |
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The economy is centered around tourism, given that the city's many hotels provide the principal source of jobs for its inhabitants. |
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Normally the masculine form would be the most beneficial form of an adjective to learn first, given that the majority of nouns are masculine. |
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A silent, slow flight is not as necessary for diurnal and crepuscular owls given that prey can usually see an owl approaching. |
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Yet, given that Pliny had not heard the word directly from a Cimbric informant, it cannot be ruled out that the word is in fact Gaulish instead. |
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At present, the beach sand is artificially replenished given that storms regularly remove large quantities of material. |
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The fine particles are the most dangerous given that they are able to damage human respiratory systems. |
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His achievement in creating a government was considerable, given that almost all of the senior Liberals sided with Asquith. |
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The all-clear had been given that the smell would not cause an explosion or health risk to residents. |
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Laird Hunt's latest work is surprisingly accessible, given that he is something of an avant-gardist. |
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Being a poet is no easy task given that most of the population have more interest in washing machine instruction manuals than poetry. |
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The music rings throughout the hall, somewhat unheimlich, given that the place is so empty. |
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Obviously, the guardsman she quotes is an anti-Arab racist, given that he totalizes Iraqis as backward, petulant, ungrateful and ignorant. |
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That Lingfield outing was his first since being gelded and given that he ran more than a touch green, Mysterial is surely up to better here. |
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It is also at this juncture where institutionalization can arise given that there are reciprocal typifications of habitualized actions. |
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I utilize CUPA data and try to be as competitive on salary as possible given that we are in a major urban market. |
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And given that derv is no cheaper than unleaded you can see why the diesel bubble might be beginning to let itself down. |
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Not necessarily a good thing, given that the great unwashed still need to be told the detailed benefits or consequences of an exit. |
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And given that our time is determined by Greenwich Mean Time at the meridian, then the standard sequence would be European method. |
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HaCohen expresses herself with real flair, and given that English is not her native language, she is a surprisingly resourceful punster. |
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This is no small feat, given that, particularly in the last 10 years, the industry has seen more movement than a fuller figure without adequate foundation garment support. |
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He says uses of geopolymers are almost limitless given that their properties include that they are adhesive, castable, extrudable, sprayable and strong. |
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McGee and colleagues also noted improvement in quality of verbalizations, given that program entry verbalizations tended to be echolalic or perseverative speech. |
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A knife would have been even more ridiculous, given that the whole of my knowledge of switchblades came from heavily choreographed scenes in West Side Story. |
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But few, if any, will be willing to take the money, given that a painful and torturous death would likely follow at the hands of Guzman's compadres in the Sinaloa cartel. |
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It's even more incredible given that these isolated islands are spread across a vast area of the Pacific Ocean from the subtropics to the subantarctic. |
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Covering your caravan isn't expensive and, given that for many people it's now their main source of holidays and short breaks, it's something no caravanner should be without. |
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And good job too, given that I've always firmly believed that there's only one man who can bring the requisite amount of sinisterness to the role. |
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The big question is given that the city has already established that corner as a major intersection, if you don't put a shopping center there, what do you put there? |
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The nature of the mother's death, in particular, symbolises the tearing apart of the Tuareg ways of life given that the Tuareg trace descent matrilineally. |
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The uptake of tickets was even more impressive given that North East interest was limited to former Sunderland midfielder Jordan Henderson and bench warmer Jason Steele. |
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But it ill behoves a left over from the last Tory Government to make political capital out of it, given that party's record on jobs in this part of the world. |
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I would point out that these rises in approval rates for refinancings are particularly striking given that the number of applications for both groups more than doubled. |
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Most specks harvested in Arkansas are likely taken on a passing shot while a waterfowler is duck hunting, given that specks frequent the same fields as puddle ducks. |
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This is surprising given that reasoning ability is a central subconstruct within the structure of IQ. Where IQ scores have been covaried, results have been inconsistent. |
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An argument that could stand is that economic growth can lead to inequality given that capital can be acquired at different rates by different people. |
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In the end, given that the Conservative government had a majority at committee, his motion was defeated and the bill passed although with some significant amendments. |
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The other two defendants could have been convicted by virtue of common purpose given that the death was an accidental departure from the general plan of the affray. |
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It was reported that Coke suggested Edmondes not bother worrying about the primacy of Oxford or Cambridge, given that he had not attended either university. |
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The imperial army was able to block him at Huai'an and, given that three of his sons were serving as hostages in the capital, the prince withdrew in disgrace. |
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Of these, Arrian is generally considered the most reliable, given that he used Ptolemy and Aristobulus as his sources, closely followed by Diodorus. |
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One theory is that standing on one leg allows the birds to conserve more body heat, given that they spend a significant amount of time wading in cold water. |
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Suggestions that he invented the entire episode and was thereafter shunned by the emperor do not seem likely, given that he was awarded honours on his return. |
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For this, they leave their seat in the ensemble and stand separately, to one side of the ensemble, returning to the group when they are no longer given that role. |
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Stalin was aware that the Americans were working on the atomic bomb and, given that the Soviets' own rival program was in place, he reacted to the news calmly. |
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Hampshire as such has two boards given that the Isle of Wight has its own. |
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Their arrangement lasted between 1994 and 2000 and made sound financial sense given that one or the other generally delivered success in the immediate years after the split. |
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The appointment caused considerable surprise, given that candidates such as Richard Glazebrook were older and more experienced in laboratory work. |
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When it reported in 1908, it took a strongly hereditarian view of mental deficiency, which was not surprising given that many of its members were paid-up eugenists. |
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Van Gaal responded by replacing Adnan Januzaj with Carrick and, in fairness, the emergency centre-half did exceedingly well given that he has not played since May. |
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What the characters construe and misconstrue, we must deconstrue, a challenging exercise given that the characters are never honest even with themselves. |
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They took photographs of the bodies, but these were confiscated on return to Baghdad, and orders were given that nothing was to be said of what they had seen. |
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Bi people hang in straight places a lot, and given that you are also bi, they will probably stand out to you in an indescribable, nonverbal way. And that, my friend, is bidar. |
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Nevertheless, ammonia-N is likely produced by anaerobic saprophytic mold organisms, given that the interior of the samples were kept under anaerobic conditions. |
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