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06/28/2009
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allow...
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allow...for
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argue...
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argue...over
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disadvantage
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at a disadvantage
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attribute...
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attribute...to
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between...
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between A and B
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capable...
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capable...of
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consider...
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consider...(nothing)
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consist...
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consist...of
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contribute...
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contribute...to
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cost __ something
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cost of something
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cost __ someone
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cost to someone
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be credited...
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be credited...with
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be given credit...
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be given credit...for
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debate...
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debate...over
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define...
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define...as
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different...
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different...from
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distinguish...
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distinguish A from B
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distinguish between...
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distinguish between...A and B
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either...
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either...A or B
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forbid...
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forbid...to
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from...
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from...A to B
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in danger...
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in danger...of
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just as + clause...
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just as + clause...so too + clause
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mistake...
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mistake...for
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model...
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model...after
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a native (noun)...
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a native (noun)...of
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be native (adjective)...
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be native (adjective)...to
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neither...
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neither...A nor B
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not A...
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not A...but B
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not only A...
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not only A...but also B
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not so much...
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not so much...as
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prevent...
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prevent...from
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prohibit...
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prohibit...from
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persuade...
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persuade...to
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range from...
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range from...A to B
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regard...
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regard...as
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require...
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require...to
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required...
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required...of
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so x...
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so x...as to y
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substitute...
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substitute...A for B
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view...
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view...as
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able...
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able to do something
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ability...
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ability to do something
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ability...
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ability in something
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absent...
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absent...from
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acclaim...
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acclaim...to be
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acclaimed...
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acclaimed...as
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act...
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act...as
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accede...
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accede...to
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accepted...
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accepted...into + group
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accepted...
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accepted...to + college/university
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accepted...
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accepted...+ college/university
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access...
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access...to
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accustom...
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accustom...to
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according...
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according...to
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account...
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account...for
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accuse...
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accuse...of
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acquaint...
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acquaint...with
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adapt...
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adapt...from
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adapt __ something
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adapt to something
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addicted __ something
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addicted __ something
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admit __ something
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admit of something
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advantage __ something
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advantage of something
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afraid...
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afraid...of
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afflicted...
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afflicted...with
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agree...
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agree...with
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allow...
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allow...for
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amount...
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amount...to
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angry...
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angry...at/with
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appeal __ somebody
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appeal to somebody
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appear...
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appear...to
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apply...
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apply...to
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approve...
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approve...of
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argue...
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argue...over
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argue...
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argue...with
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arrive...
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arrive...at
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as...
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as...as
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ask...
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ask...of
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associate...
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associate...with
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assure...
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assure...that
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attempt...
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attempt...to
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attend...
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attend...to
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attest...
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attest...to
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attribute...
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attribute...X to Y
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available...
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available...to
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averse...
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averse...to
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aiming...
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aiming...to
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aim...
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aim...at
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aware...
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aware...of
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based...
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based...on
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because...
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because...of
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believe...
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believe...to be
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between...
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believe...X and B
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call...
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call...for
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craving...
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craving...for
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choice...
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choice...of
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choose...
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choose...from
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choose...
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choose...to
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claim...
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claim...to
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collaborate...
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collaborate...with
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conclude...
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conclude...that
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consequence...
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consequence...of
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consider...
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consider...(nothing)
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consistent...
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consistent...with
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continue...
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continue...to
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contrast...
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contrast...with
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contribute...
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contribute...to
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convert...
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convert...to
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cost...
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cost...to/of
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credit...
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credit...with
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comply...
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comply...with
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conform...
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conform...to
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composed...
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composed...of
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compare...
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compare...with/to
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consist...
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consist...of
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correspond...
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correspond...to/with
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date...
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date...from
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deal...
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deal...with
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debate...
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debate...over
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decide...
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decide...to
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defend...
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defend...against
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define...
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define...as
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delighted...
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delighted...by
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demonstrate...
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demonstrate...that
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depends...
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depends...on whether x...
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depict...
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depict...as
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descend...
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descend...from
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different...
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different...from
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difficult...
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difficult...to
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distinguish...
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distinguish...X from Y
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draw...
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draw...on
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due...
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due...to
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desirous...
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desirous...of
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divergent...
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divergent...from
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decide...
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decide...on
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[in an] effort...
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[in an] effort...to
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either...
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either...or
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enamored..
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enamored..with
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encourage...
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encourage...to
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estimate...
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estimate...to be
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expose...
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expose...to
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extend...
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extend...to
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extent...
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extent...of
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equal...
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equal...to
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expected...
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expected...to
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fear...
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fear...that
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fluctuations...
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fluctuations...in
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forbid...
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forbid...to
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force...
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force...to
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frequency...
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frequency...of
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from...
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from...X to Y
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hypothesize...
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hypothesize...that
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in contrast...
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in contrast...to
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in danger...
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in danger...of
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in order...
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in order...to
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in violation...
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in violation...of
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inclined...
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inclined...to
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infected...
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infected...with
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instead...
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instead...of
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introduce...
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introduce...to
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isolate...
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isolate...from
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intent...
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intent...to
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in search...
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in search...of
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increase...
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increase...in/to
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just as...
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just as...so too
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just as...
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just as...so
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less...
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less...than
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likely...
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likely...to
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liken to mistake...
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liken to mistake...for
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model..
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model..after
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more...
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more...than
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move away...
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move away...from
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meet...
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meet...with
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neither...
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neither...nor
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not...
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not...not X but Y
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not only...
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not only...but also
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not so much...
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not so much...as
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necessity...
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necessity...of
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negotiations...
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negotiations...with
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on account...
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on account...of
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opportunity...
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opportunity...for/to
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opposed...
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opposed...to
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opposite...
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opposite...of
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ought...
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ought...to
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prejudiced...
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prejudiced...against
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permit...
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permit...to
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persuade...
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persuade...to
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predisposed...
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predisposed...to
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pressure...
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pressure...to
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prevent...
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prevent...from
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prized...
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prized...by
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prohibit...
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prohibit...from
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protect...
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protect...against
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provide...
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provide...with
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preferable...
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preferable...to
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prior...
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prior...to
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partake...
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partake...of
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question...
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question...whether
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range from...
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range from...X to Y
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rather...
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rather...than
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regard...
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regard...as
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replace...
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replace...with
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require...
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require...to
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required...
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required...of
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responsibility...
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responsibility...to
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responsible...
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responsible...for
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result...
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result...from/in
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rule...
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rule...that
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the same...
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the same...to x as to y
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sense of so...
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sense of so...that
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spend...
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spend...on
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subject...
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subject...to
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substitute..
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substitute..X for Y
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suffer...
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suffer...from
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superior...
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superior...to
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supplant...
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supplant...by
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suspicious...
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suspicious...of
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sympathy...
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sympathy...for
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sympathize...
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sympathize...with
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separate...
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separate...from
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target...
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target...at
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think of...
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think of...as
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threaten...
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threaten...to
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train...
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train...to
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transit...
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transit...to
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try...
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try...to
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type...
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type...of
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tamper...
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tamper...with
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tie...
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tie...to
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tend...
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tend...to
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to seek support...
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to seek support...from
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use...
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use...as
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[the] use...
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[the] use...of
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view...
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view...as
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vote...
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vote...for
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willing...
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willing...to
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worry...
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worry...about
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both...
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both...and
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invest..
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invest..in
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costs arising...
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costs arising...from x AND from y
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just as...
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just as...X, so Y
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confronting...improving...
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by confronting X through Y, and by improving M through N
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determined by =
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determined by = caused
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associated...
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associated...with
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unlike x...
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unlike x, y
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rivalry...
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rivalry between X and Y
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expended...
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expended...on
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x is to y...
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x is to y...what w is to z
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amount of...
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amount of...x
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not just because of x...
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not just because of x...but because of y
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x is dated...
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x is dated...at z years old
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