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However, in a spirit of solidarity and comradeship, I do feel honour-bound to offer a small spot of advice for future attempts.
A Letter to this Morning's Protester Dungeekin 2009
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Given that the estimable Ms Flint has not read the Lisbon Treaty, I feel honour-bound to offer some help.
Archive 2009-03-01 Dungeekin 2009
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Given that the estimable Ms Flint has not read the Lisbon Treaty, I feel honour-bound to offer some help.
For Caroline Flint: The Lisbon Treaty Made Simple Dungeekin 2009
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So that takes care of the stuff I'm honour-bound to add to la TBR.
TBR Additions 2009
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However, in a spirit of solidarity and comradeship, I do feel honour-bound to offer a small spot of advice for future attempts.
Archive 2009-03-01 Dungeekin 2009
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Dion had agreed to keep the briefing confidential, and so to my eyes was honour-bound (and perhaps even legally bound given that this all could arguably be called “issues of national security”) to keep the briefing secret.
Who Is Running The War In Afghanistan? – Update « Unambiguously Ambidextrous 2008
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Only cats can see it, and they are honour-bound to chase it when they do.
EBERYFING I ebber owned or lubbed… - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2010
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The foreground of Dumas is always about heroic and honour-bound men but I think the subtext is invariably about said men being actually quite silly.
Robert Jordan, Wheel of Time 4: The Shadow Rising (1992) Adam Roberts 2010
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Had Mr. MacKay been honour-bound to his silence, a simple “I decline to comment” would have sufficed, rather than impugning the patriotism of the entire opposition.
Your Daily Dose Of Afghanistan « Unambiguously Ambidextrous 2008
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Dion had agreed to keep the briefing confidential, and so to my eyes was honour-bound to keep the briefing secret.
Who Is Running The War In Afghanistan? – Update « Unambiguously Ambidextrous 2008
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