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It is this vision that has been lost or at least compromised in the forty-year conservative assault on the Constitution and this vision that must be reclaimed.
The Conservative Assault on the Constitution Erwin Chemerinsky 2010
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Because, once upon a time, Afghanistan experienced a forty-year run of peace, stability and social progress during the reign of King Zahir Shah, which ended in the 1970s when the U.S. and Soviets began using Afghanistan as a Cold War chessboard.
Michael Hughes: Reagan-Era Defense Official Proposes Failed Vietnam Strategy for Afghanistan Michael Hughes 2011
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In the course of his nearly forty-year rule, Franco had managed to transform Spain into a staunchly Catholic, nationalistic country.
The Sorcerer’s Apprentices Lisa Abend 2011
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When Moses wrote the laws in Exodus, Leviticus, and Numbers, the Israelites were facing a forty-year journey through the desert, a journey in extremely primitive conditions.
Modern Science in the Bible Ben Hobrink 2011
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Our conversation with Dr. Bob Loevy, a forty-year professor of political science at Colorado College, and Jan Martin, recently reelected to her second four-year term on the Colorado Springs City Council was a highlight of the weekend for me.
Jim Thomas: Denver Leaders See Over Monument Hill: Colorado Experience Jim Thomas 2011
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Because, once upon a time, Afghanistan experienced a forty-year run of peace, stability and social progress during the reign of King Zahir Shah, which ended in the 1970s when the U.S. and Soviets began using Afghanistan as a Cold War chessboard.
Michael Hughes: Reagan-Era Defense Official Proposes Failed Vietnam Strategy for Afghanistan Michael Hughes 2011
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Cheney recalls that he didn't know he was "signing up for a forty-year career in politics and government -- but that was exactly the right call."
Robert Scheer: Deceit of Shakespearean Proportions Robert Scheer 2011
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The change in total welfare is less than one-tenth of one percent in 2015, never rising above two percent for the forty-year run of their model.
Wonk Room » Weekly Standard Compounds $3100 GOP Lie With A $3900 Lie 2009
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Cheney recalls that he didn't know he was "signing up for a forty-year career in politics and government -- but that was exactly the right call."
Robert Scheer: Deceit of Shakespearean Proportions Robert Scheer 2011
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Our conversation with Dr. Bob Loevy, a forty-year professor of political science at Colorado College, and Jan Martin, recently reelected to her second four-year term on the Colorado Springs City Council was a highlight of the weekend for me.
Jim Thomas: Denver Leaders See Over Monument Hill: Colorado Experience Jim Thomas 2011
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