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After all, little girls can be swash-buckling adventurers, too … just ask Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt.
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As you may recall, Disney thinks their animated films will have a better chance at box office success if they cater more to boys than to girls … hence, Tangled will be a more swash-buckling story rather than the usually romantic Rapunzel story.
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Chief executives appear to have decided that a swash-buckling deal-doer at the helm is not what a business needs as it heads into 2011.
Caution With the Cash Is Wise Policy Patience Wheatcroft 2010
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The moves represent a departure from the Southern swash-buckling of Kenneth Lewis, the previous CEO, who spent more than $120 billion on acquisitions while in charge.
Bank of America CEO Focuses On Cross-Selling, Steady Returns 2010
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Everything about him confirms the reputation of the Khampas, as the people from his area are called, renowned for their swash-buckling vigor and warrior spirit.
Rebecca Novick: The Will to Survive: One Man's Harrowing Escape from Tibet 2009
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I think it helped that we were on the front row, but they played all their hits with swash-buckling style.
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And for those of you who could not give two hoots about literary quality, let me assure you there is a well-crafted plot with enough action to satisfy the most swash-buckling.
Archive 2008-11-23 Janet Ursel 2008
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Why not emphasise the exciting, swash-buckling adventure character over all those boring prudes like Newton and Hooke?
Coming soon: Neal Stephenson's "The Enigma Code" amuchmoreexotic 2006
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And for those of you who could not give two hoots about literary quality, let me assure you there is a well-crafted plot with enough action to satisfy the most swash-buckling.
Across the Nightingale Floor - a book review Janet Ursel 2008
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Like a swash-buckling captain of cinema, he's seized the helm of Disney's troubled ship and steered it through choppy seas.
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