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Example Sentences
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But, if it passes, Scotland could become the first nation in the UK to legalise assisted dying.
From BBC
Clarke, 62, will be out of contract after the men's team's first appearance at a World Cup since 1998, with the Scots up against Haiti, Morocco and Brazil in June.
From BBC
Fey - who has writing, acting and hosting credits on the American sketch show - will host the first episode on 21 March, joined by indie band Wet Leg as the musical guest.
From BBC
Global capital spending on inference infrastructure—including chips, data centers and networking hardware—is expected to surpass capital expenditures on training for the first time this year, according to research firm Gartner.
These surface combatants first need to be brought into place, and allies could join later.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.