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  • I think particularly of Germany's neighbours and partners in NATO, and of course, of Canada, which has fulfilled a fortyyear commitment to peace and security in Europe.

    The Outlook for Canada and Europe in the 1990's 1990

  • Through a window Saladin Chamcha caught sight of a fortyyear-old walnut-tree.

    The Satanic Verses Rushdie, Salman 1967

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