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Example Sentences
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Elviena le Roux, a mother of three, told the BBC she doesn't believe having the military in the area will help, saying it will only "make the violence worse".
From BBC
The authorities have not yet provided any casualty figures but family members and eyewitnesses told the BBC of four separate deaths in the city.
From BBC
"Everyone warned me against it, friends, family people I know," he told presenter Márton Gulyás.
From BBC
“Equipped with a prosthesis simulating a glass eye over his pupil,” we are told, Mr. Day-Lewis “practiced hitting it with the tip of his knife without batting an eyelid.”
“Current Middle East unrest is already starting to impact business operations by increasing lead times, costs, container delays and the like,” one manager in the food and beverage category told the survey.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
