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The protestors' cryptic language and sporadic displays nevertheless pressured state officials to reconsider banning the sale of alcohol on Sundays through the sheer number of people who participated in their protests.

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When conservation efforts ignore the balance between natural events such as forest fires and the reseeding and fertilization which results, humans endanger the ecosystem just as surely as if they employed clear-cutting on the entire forest.

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A dutiful and moral leader must spell out not only what issues he or she will support when he or she is in office, but how large goals will be pursued, as it is not only the outcome that matters but the path taken to achieve that outcome.

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Postliminary polling did not correlate with the voting results reported at the state level and that is why politicians and voters demanded a recount.

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When she was not awarded the full ride to the University of Minnesota, her lack of funds obviated her first choice, so she selected a community college for her first two years before planning reapplication.

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Upon Dean Smith's retirement, commendatory speeches recalled her 22 years of contribution to the school and her stalwart leadership despite two separate strikes during her tenure.

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Decades following the government's choice to ignore the treaty and take back tribal lands for gold mining, Obama's presidency hoped to make apologies and restitution in the form of financial support for tribal initiatives.

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Due to the breadth of the UN's decree, industries around the world had to completely reevaluate their production and transportation of goods to meet the expectations for reducing emissions and slowing climate change.

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A kindly old fellow who lived in a world as small and as mighty as the space between his own ears, Mr. Tiltaworth never intended condescension, but his pedagogic style of speech generally offended those less literary or quickly put listeners to sleep.

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Studying the bay, the roan, and the paint, all marvelous beasts, for any tenderness of hoof, swayback, or uneven gait successively, the buyer intended to find the next winner of the Kentucky Derby.

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No painting could be so highly wrought and understated at once unless it was the Mona Lisa, the epitome of fine art.

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Somehow, shark attacks parallel the sale of ice cream cones in the state of Florida.

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Bird swarms herald the onset of Fall as migration south begins.

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The orphanage's numbers exploded following the border wars and public funds floundered, unable to support the burden; following that, the government instituted partnerships in allied countries to accept orphan refugees.