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"Restrain," continued Albany, "this idle wrath; and if ye have ardent passions, employ them to nobler uses; let them stimulate acts of virtue, let them animate deeds of beneficence!
Cecilia; Or, Memoirs of an Heiress — Volume 3 Fanny Burney 1796
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Check! became tantamount to exclaiming “Examine options!” or “Restrain from acting without due consideration!”
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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Check! became tantamount to exclaiming “Examine options!” or “Restrain from acting without due consideration!”
The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010
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Olympia Snowe and Jim DeMint's balanced budget amendment advocacy if this were the first time we had ever seen such a proposal " The Only Reform That Will Restrain Spending ," op-ed, July 7.
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Restrain excessive fortress design at federal facilities. ...
DeMorning DeBonis: Dec. 3, 2010 Mike DeBonis 2010
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This is what the LORD says: “Restrain your voice from weeping and your eyes from tears, for your work will be rewarded,” declares the LORD.
Devotional Stories for Mothers Susan M. Heim 2010
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Restrain yourself from slugging your spouse after his hourly query, "Are you relaxed yet?"
Liane Kupferberg Carter: 36 Ways to Wreck Your Vacation 2010
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This is what the LORD says: “Restrain your voice from weeping and your eyes from tears, for your work will be rewarded,” declares the LORD.
Devotional Stories for Mothers Susan M. Heim 2010
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Restrain yourself from bad-mouthing them to mutual friends.
Dr. Irene S. Levine: When friends are "banking" on your friendship Dr. Irene S. Levine 2010
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Restrain yourself from bad-mouthing them to mutual friends.
Dr. Irene S. Levine: When friends are "banking" on your friendship Dr. Irene S. Levine 2010
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