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  • Just allow me tight-grained control over an electronic version of my medical records, with the ability to easily grant permissions to various doctors?

    Why No Electronic Medical Records?, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

  • However, even though the top layers of paint came off the test piece -- there was no way to get all the paint out of the tight-grained Mahogany.

    PrairieMod Monday 2007

  • We used our regular English kip, a thin very tight-grained leather that is exceedingly durable.

    Vivarium work 2007

  • We used our regular English kip, a thin very tight-grained leather that is exceedingly durable.

    Moleskine mania 2007

  • There were also some billets of tight-grained black oak, and a few of chestnut.

    Wellspring of Chaos Modesitt, L. E. 2004

  • But Madison had a tight-grained mind, and he wrote in very tight prose.

    To Begin the World Anew: The Genius and Ambiguities of the American Founders 2003

  • After the fermentation, the high-acid wines are distilled twice in their patented stills and aged in Caucasus and Nagorno Karabagh oak barrels which are tight-grained and less tannic than others from Russia and elsewhere in teh world.

    Blogbot - forsiden 2010

  • Wear a respirator when working with woods that create fine dust (such as junipers, cedars, and very tight-grained hardwoods like black walnut) or woods you may be allergic to.

    unknown title 2009

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