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"Inordinate," because it is not avarice to prudently provide for the future either for ourselves or others.
Baltimore Catechism No. 4 (of 4) An Explanation of the Baltimore Catechism of Christian Doctrine Thomas L. Kinkead
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Inordinate delay in approvals, bureaucratic stonewalling and a policy paralysis — the deadly cocktail is dampening the spirit for many in India Inc in their quest to operate in the already difficult domestic environment.
Deals India:Morning News Roundup Deals India Staff 2011
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Inordinate pressure from her boyfriend, if present, would certainly mitigate culpability.
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Inordinate emphasis on protecting only the relatively few enumerated rights cannot be squared with the Constitution as a whole.
The Volokh Conspiracy » IJ’s Bone Marrow Case: Rational Basis Test 2009
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Inordinate pressure from her boyfriend, if present, would certainly mitigate culpability.
Archive 2009-05-31 2009
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Inordinate amount of time spent in obtaining sex, being sexual, or recovering from sexual experience.
Sexual Addiction 2009
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Inordinate strength is harsh in painting and bombastic in poetry.
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Courage is a virtue; Inordinate passion is a vice: Such passion, therefore, cannot be courage.
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This year we are pleased to note that Marina Warner—a prolific novelist, historian, and critic—has chosen Lois Parkinson Zamora's The Inordinate Eye: New World Baroque and Latin American Fiction as one of her picks.
The Chicago Blog: Book of the Year: Zamora, The Inordinate Eye 2006
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The first study of its kind in scope and ambition, The Inordinate Eye is an extraordinary critique of the arts in Latin America.
The Chicago Blog: Book of the Year: Zamora, The Inordinate Eye 2006
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