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- adjective Alternative spelling of
nonessential .
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Examples
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Another myth is the term "non-essential personnel".
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Kelly Arsenault 2011
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The Bloomberg financial news service reports that some foreign oil companies are evacuating the families of expatriate employees, and non-essential workers.
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She is a firecracker of an actress and to see her relegated to this non-essential character with no meaningful dialogue is just a waste.
Ask Matt: Walking Dead, Homeland, Terra Nova, Dexter and More! 2011
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There is not one extraneous scene or a non-essential word of dialogue.
Jackie K. Cooper: Have A Little Faith Retains the Production Quality Jackie K. Cooper 2011
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Meanwhile, the United Nations said it is withdrawing its non-essential personnel from Syria.
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Before you buy any non-essential purchase, ask yourself how much it will really cost you and figure out if the short-term pleasure you will receive is really worth it?
Meg Tilly: Before You Pull Out That Credit Card... Meg Tilly 2011
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By Sunday, a few details had penetrated the media firewall, and it looked like Bunning might have a valid point: Democrats were proposing to borrow ten billion dollars to save non-essential workers their jobs in the Transportation Department and to install satellite TV in rural areas, and this was bundled together with another extension of unemployment benefits.
Matthew Yglesias » Obstructionism from Tom Coburn (R-Oklahoma) Boosting Lord’s Resistance Army 2010
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The Bloomberg financial news service reports that some foreign oil companies are evacuating the families of expatriate employees, and non-essential workers.
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Before you buy any non-essential purchase, ask yourself how much it will really cost you and figure out if the short-term pleasure you will receive is really worth it?
Meg Tilly: Before You Pull Out That Credit Card... Meg Tilly 2011
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Meanwhile, the United Nations said it is withdrawing its non-essential personnel from Syria.
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