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How's this: "the normally punctillious Mr Paul Staines has been economical with the verite in a blog bar chart"?
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Ministry of Truth continues in sparkling punctillious form here.
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Ministry of Truth continues in sparkling punctillious form here.
Archive 2007-12-01 2007
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Ministry of Truth continues in sparkling punctillious form here.
Archive 2007-12-02 2007
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They were so punctillious in this that they took it as an Affront to spell their write their Name without this final
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Russia, America owed to him its most punctillious consideration.
The Prince of Graustark George Barr McCutcheon 1897
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The punctillious soul of the old "Regular" -- for such the Major was swelled up instantly, and he answered:
Andersonville John McElroy 1887
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The punctillious soul of the old "Regular" -- for such the Major was swelled up instantly, and he answered:
Andersonville — Volume 1 John McElroy 1887
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Nehemiah, accustomed to the punctillious ceremonial of the Persian court, would at once notice the want of the usual formality and know that it was from designed disrespect.
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