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  • The poignancy of the last words here remind us that whatever McKinley's politics might have been like (and I don't know anything about them), he was a person who, in extremis, cared about other people.

    intertribal: And if my life is like the dust that hides the glow of a rose, what good am I intertribal 2010

  • Crime fiction portrays a world perpetually in extremis, and in the detective novel variant it emphasizes a process of discovery and revelation that in some ways models the very structure of narrative itself.

    Comedy in Literature 2010

  • The alternative that has been discussed, and has been the source of much left wing frustration, has been the public option or in extremis a medicare for all approach.

    Great Health Care Article xtra 2009

  • Crime fiction portrays a world perpetually in extremis, and in the detective novel variant it emphasizes a process of discovery and revelation that in some ways models the very structure of narrative itself.

    What's Going On? 2010

  • Crime fiction portrays a world perpetually in extremis, and in the detective novel variant it emphasizes a process of discovery and revelation that in some ways models the very structure of narrative itself.

    Genre Fiction 2010

  • Third, Jenkins is rather positive on English Catholics, most of whom remained loyal to Elizabeth except in extremis; the students at the English College in Rome cheered when they heard the Armada had failed in 1588.

    October Books 19) Doctor Who - Slipback nwhyte 2009

  • The alternative that has been discussed, and has been the source of much left wing frustration, has been the public option or in extremis a medicare for all approach.

    Archive 2009-08-01 xtra 2009

  • Crime fiction portrays a world perpetually in extremis, and in the detective novel variant it emphasizes a process of discovery and revelation that in some ways models the very structure of narrative itself.

    February 2010 2010

  • “TheBinarySurfer” … The only difference between a cat and a dog is, in extremis, that your corpse will feed the cat for longer! on March 24, 2008 at 1: 22 pm | Reply Dave H.

    Fava Beans And A Nice Chianti « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2008

  • The GLA website was a website that I only visited in extremis, as it gave me a really nasty turn to have to read the pro-Livingslime propaganda it contained.

    http://www.london.gov.uk/ and some advice for Boris Not a sheep 2008

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