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  • There's a lot of "shalls" in taking the oath of office.

    CNN Transcript Mar 29, 2007 2007

  • There's a lot of "shalls" in U.S. immigration laws.

    CNN Transcript Mar 29, 2007 2007

  • Now, instead of changing all the 185 "shalls" to "mays", planners are suggesting just 14 of them will be changed where there are policies that can be flexible.

    Whitehorsestar.com News 2010

  • Now, instead of changing all the 185 "shalls" to "mays", planners are suggesting just 14 of them will be changed where there are policies that can be flexible.

    Whitehorsestar.com News 2010

  • Now, instead of changing all the 185 "shalls" to "mays", planners are suggesting just 14 of them will be changed where there are policies that can be flexible.

    Whitehorsestar.com News 2010

  • Now, instead of changing all the 185 "shalls" to "mays", planners are suggesting just 14 of them will be changed where there are policies that can be flexible.

    Whitehorsestar.com News 2010

  • After all .... there are thousands of "shalls" in this monstrous bill .... another won't hurt.

    Latest Articles 2009

  • It's 2,079 pages of "shalls" and "musts" and "directs" Sen. Reid wants to have it all wrapped up and signed by Christmas.

    Latest Articles 2009

  • These are only the basic headings in a huge and growing list of audit committee "shalls" and "shall nots" that its chair must ensure.

    CIO Today 2009

  • "There! don't let's think of it, or I shall turn tyrant after all, and plunge into 'shalls' and 'sha'n'ts'!

    Sir George Tressady — Volume II Humphry Ward 1885

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