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If you ask the average 8-year old boy what they want to be when they grow up, most of them will say something like "I want to be a professional baseball player" or "I want to be the next President of the United States."
Carl Medearis: I Don't Own Jesus Carl Medearis 2011
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Pay no attention to that 8-year fiscal disaster presidency behind the curtain!!!
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That not only is well below the $1 billion per year he promised on the campaign trail, it would be the smallest increase in PEPFAR's 8-year history.
Dr. Paul Zeitz: Why There is Much to Fear for Global Health this Halloween Dr. Paul Zeitz 2010
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I guess you can say I wasn't the average 8-year old.
Carl Medearis: I Don't Own Jesus Carl Medearis 2011
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The loss of 'entitlement' to supply to the state-government regulated drinking milk market meant the loss of a 'property' that was compensated by a one-off entitlement purchase, paid as an 8-year annuity to all producers.
Rent and Rent-Seeking, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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Although he maintained his innocence for years, he was reportedly offered a deal of only one more year at the prison camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and then a transfer to Canada to serve out the remainder of an 8-year sentence.
Daphne Eviatar: Judge Hides Evidence of Torture from Gitmo Jury Daphne Eviatar 2010
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Although he maintained his innocence for years, he was reportedly offered a deal of only one more year at the prison camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and then a transfer to Canada to serve out the remainder of an 8-year sentence.
Daphne Eviatar: Judge Hides Evidence of Torture from Gitmo Jury Daphne Eviatar 2010
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Although he maintained his innocence for years, he was reportedly offered a deal of only one more year at the prison camp at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and then a transfer to Canada to serve out the remainder of an 8-year sentence.
Daphne Eviatar: Judge Hides Evidence of Torture from Gitmo Jury Daphne Eviatar 2010
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That not only is well below the $1 billion per year he promised on the campaign trail, it would be the smallest increase in PEPFAR's 8-year history.
Dr. Paul Zeitz: Why There is Much to Fear for Global Health this Halloween Dr. Paul Zeitz 2010
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After accepting her offer of “welcome” glass of orange juice (mmm, orangey), I made my way up to my upstairs, second floor room, which was small – with two twin beds, a desk that was clearly constructed for a 8-year old, and a dingy looking shower (which I ignored for now … sleep was calling me greater than cleanliness) – and quickly crashed.
Powerless Hotels in Kathmandu » Dave Brosha Photography 2009
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