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Incidentally, I also meant to call attention to Commonweal film critic Richard Alleva's review of The Passion, "Tortuous" 3.12.04.
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Incidentally, I also meant to call attention to Commonweal film critic Richard Alleva's review of The Passion, "Tortuous" 3.12.04.
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Tortuous | UAEBlogging.com at 6:30 am, June 30, 2009
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OpEdNews - Quicklink: Bush's Tortuous Attempt To Fix The Intelligence 2009
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BEIRUT - Tortuous process of securing the handover of German hostages Heinrich Struebig and Thomas Kemptner in Beirut drags into Wednesday despite signs that breakthrough is imminent
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Tortuous veins stood out on Conan's brawny arms as he swung the sword, aiming for the demon's neck.
Conan the Fearless Perry, Steve 1986
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Tortuous negotiations between South Africa and British India had produced the Cape Town agreements of 1927 and 1932.
Class & Colour in South Africa 1850-1950 - Chapter 21 Ray Esther 1969
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Tortuous vines, throwing off curled leaves at every flexure, like the branches of a chandelier, running more than a foot in length, and not thicker than the finger, are among the varied frost-work of these grottoes; common stalactites of carbonate of lime, although beautiful objects, lose by contrast with these ornaments, and dwindle into mere clumsy, awkward icicles.
The International Monthly Magazine, Volume 5, No. 1, January, 1852 Various
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Tortuous little streets lead through the town of Coucy into a great green space which commands the castle.
France and the Republic A Record of Things Seen and Learned in the French Provinces During the 'Centennial' Year 1889 William Henry Hurlbert 1861
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Tortuous spellings of names will make children spend half their lives in correcting people who misspell the name.
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