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But L. Ian MacDonald sums up (emphasis added) my own feelings of frustration, which, in pectore, have to be amplified considerably amongst the Liberal rank and file:
Archive 2009-10-01 2009
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I don't know what Packwood's politics are in pectore, but it's worth pointing out that this unquestioning assumption of the guilt of the Other was one of the historical drivers of fascism.
Archive 2009-06-01 2009
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The situation grew even more confused when it was revealed that the pope had named Kung a cardinal in pectore — “in secret” — in 1979, during his imprisonment.
Keeping Faith 2007
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The situation grew even more confused when it was revealed that the pope had named Kung a cardinal in pectore — “in secret” — in 1979, during his imprisonment.
Keeping Faith 2007
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The name of the cardinal was held "in pectore," or "in the heart" — a formula that has been used when a pope wants to appoint a cardinal in a country where the church is oppressed.
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Navarro-Valls said Tuesday he didn't know if the pope mentioned the "in pectore" cardinal in any documents given to the cardinals.
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But the gent on my right is a hulking great soldier with a revolver strapped to his hip, so my photo remains in pectore.
Mike Arkus: Recent African Airport Experiences: From Presidential Shutdown to an 'Are-They-Out-to-Get-Me' Moment Mike Arkus 2010
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But the gent on my right is a hulking great soldier with a revolver strapped to his hip, so my photo remains in pectore.
Mike Arkus: Recent African Airport Experiences: From Presidential Shutdown to an 'Are-They-Out-to-Get-Me' Moment Mike Arkus 2010
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Some attempt to make such arguments on "objective" grounds, but I get the uneasy feeling, Professor Troy, that you suspect the pro-Palestinian left of being outright anti-Semites in pectore.
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But the gent on my right is a hulking great soldier with a revolver strapped to his hip, so my photo remains in pectore.
Mike Arkus: Recent African Airport Experiences: From Presidential Shutdown to an 'Are-They-Out-to-Get-Me' Moment Mike Arkus 2010
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