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"Shortness" shortness of trial and informality of circumstances," the man finally got out.
Splinter Of The Mind's Eye Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- 1978
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On the R train uptown back to Times Square, I cracked open my most recent book Seneca's On the Shortness of Life and read, There is no evil in poverty, as anyone knows who has not yet arrived at the lunatic state of greed and luxury...
Megan Snedden: Dream Like New York Or Die Trying Megan Snedden 2012
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As the Roman Stoic philosopher Seneca said of time in his famous essay On the Shortness of Life: It will not lengthen itself for a king's command or a people's favour.
Govindini Murty: In Time and Tower Heist: Can Robbing the Rich Solve Inequality? Govindini Murty 2011
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As the Roman Stoic philosopher Seneca said of time in his famous essay On the Shortness of Life: It will not lengthen itself for a king's command or a people's favour.
Govindini Murty: In Time and Tower Heist: Can Robbing the Rich Solve Inequality? Govindini Murty 2011
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As the Roman Stoic philosopher Seneca said of time in his famous essay On the Shortness of Life: It will not lengthen itself for a king's command or a people's favour.
Govindini Murty: In Time and Tower Heist: Can Robbing the Rich Solve Inequality? Govindini Murty 2011
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Shortness of breath, in the middle of the chest - boom, you fall over.
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* Shortness of breath with or without chest discomfort
Barbara Ficarra: Do You Know the Signs of a Real Life Heart Attack, Not the Hollywood Version? Barbara Ficarra 2010
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On the R train uptown back to Times Square, I cracked open my most recent book Seneca's On the Shortness of Life and read, There is no evil in poverty, as anyone knows who has not yet arrived at the lunatic state of greed and luxury...
Megan Snedden: Dream Like New York Or Die Trying Megan Snedden 2012
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Note: Shortness of breath can also be without the chest pain.
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As the Roman Stoic philosopher Seneca said of time in his famous essay On the Shortness of Life: It will not lengthen itself for a king's command or a people's favour.
Govindini Murty: In Time and Tower Heist: Can Robbing the Rich Solve Inequality? Govindini Murty 2011
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