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"oxes," as he would have called a pair of them, was a meek-looking little creature, harnessed to an old two-wheeled cart by a perfect tangle of ropes and chains.
Wakulla: a story of adventure in Florida Kirk Munroe 1890
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Given the Bush disaster change sounded great but when specifics begin to take shape all the gored oxes line up to threaten cataclysm.
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“I want foxes, not oxes,” Coach Temple told his runners.
Into the Story DAVID MARANISS 2010
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“I want foxes, not oxes,” Coach Temple told his runners.
Into the Story DAVID MARANISS 2010
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“I want foxes, not oxes,” Coach Temple told his runners.
Into the Story DAVID MARANISS 2010
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We were as strong as oxes, but in rough seas and with no leverage, it was never going to happen.
The only ones: Escaping near death Interviews by Charlotte Northedge 2010
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“I want foxes, not oxes,” Coach Temple told his runners.
Into the Story DAVID MARANISS 2010
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And speaking of goring oxes Obama is going to have to drastically alter the way Wall St. is regulated.
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He may want a look at those Clinton foundation donor files to know exactly where Bill and Hillary are coming from if they stray from the message and start acting like he's goring one of their oxes in the future.
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Passing health care for all, crafting a program for energy independence, creating a bottom up economic revival, changing the way campaigns are financed - all of these things will gore a lot of special interest oxes.
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