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Examples
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The lies emitted by Gneiss are indeed remarkable no-one could be that badly misinformed by chance!
After a wasted year, climate change must once again be our priority | Robin McKie 2010
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Congratulations to Gneiss for that collection of zombie nonsense rounded off with the Argumentum Ex Fenestra fallacy, nearly a full score there!
After a wasted year, climate change must once again be our priority | Robin McKie 2010
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Gneiss, schist, and granite are typical rock types, covered with deep saprolite and mostly red, clayey subsoils.
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Gneiss and schists containing relatively uniform micas, with important amphibolite inclusions, are the dominant metamorphic rocks.
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The St. Joe Schist – Gneiss Zone is mountainous, mantled by volcanic ash, and prone to landslides.
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Gneiss, schist and granite are the dominant rock types, covered with deep saprolite and mostly red, clayey subsoils.
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Gneiss is a coarse-grained metamorphized igneous rock.
Metamorphic rock 2007
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Want to read a book of poems named for a type of geological fault, featuring titles like "Precambrian Shield" and "Gneiss"?
Archive 2006-04-01 Lemon Hound 2006
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The gully dwarf was a pathetic and useless creature at almost any juncture, but Gneiss did not think that Hornfel was prepared to scorn any aid in his bid to grant refuge to outsiders.
Stormblade Berberick, Nancy Varian 1988
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Gneiss thought that he would like to have known her father, if only to meet the man who so well trained Goldmoon to this regality.
Stormblade Berberick, Nancy Varian 1988
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