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[A] taut, tense and utterly riveting tale of comrades-in-arms undergoing conditions of such adversity as to defy belief.
The King's Rifle: Summary and book reviews of The King's Rifle by Biyi Bandele. 2009
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"I remember clearly the difficulty and pain Liu Xiaobo and his comrades-in-arms – raised as they had been with the most radical type of an education – experienced in reaching this decision, one which only later was understood to have saved the lives of several hundred students," Xu Youyu, a professor with the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, recently wrote in a public letter supporting Liu for the peace prize.
Liu Xiaobo, Top Nobel Prize Contender, Languishes In Chinese Prison AP 2010
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She felt a great rush of affection for them—her “comrades-in-arms.”
A Covert Affair Jennet Conant 2011
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The final proof came that the Ferraro era was over when Sarah Palin mourned the passing of Geraldine Ferraro, mourned Ferraro's passing as though the two were comrades-in-arms, blithely ignoring the fact, and the implications of the fact, that the two are of two different ilks: Ferraro being for women, as well as of women; Palin being, at best, a caricature of a woman who cares.
Rebecca Sive: Planned Parenthood's Almost Demise, Michele Bachmann's Presidential Exploration and Geraldine Ferraro's Death Mark New Chapter in American History Rebecca Sive 2011
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Remember we are here to honor the Hero and family, friends, and comrades-in-arms, and to stand tall, silent and proud.
Heroes or Villains? 2010
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She felt a great rush of affection for them—her “comrades-in-arms.”
A Covert Affair Jennet Conant 2011
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Along with her comrades-in-arms, she managed to wipe out the Los Angeles Vampire Underground.
Archive 2009-02-01 Nalini Singh 2009
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Along with her comrades-in-arms, she managed to wipe out the Los Angeles Vampire Underground.
Angels' Blood Countdown: Chris Marie Green - Night Rising Nalini Singh 2009
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His grandparents lived in a village close to the front line where veterans came to reunite with former comrades-in-arms.
Bearing Witness to the War, Lest We Forget Lennox Morrison 2011
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Such attacks poison the trust that coalition soldiers have in their Afghan comrades-in-arms, undermining the cooperation with the Afghan forces.
Taliban Attacks Kill 13, Reflect Strategic Shift Dion Nissenbaum 2011
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