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Their presence, taking-up most of the first-floor of the building, has prodded me to think a bit more about the 16th Street J as being part of a movement of JCCs dating back to the very first, just up I-95 in Baltimore, back in 1854.
JCCA Brings its Executive Seminar Conference to DC « The Blog at 16th and Q 2010
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There was no public uprising and taking-up of arms against the government.
PHILIPPINES:Martial Law "Test case for 'Arroyo' in power indefinitely?"- Aquino 2009
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I wish there were more publications like this taking-up the the Rwandan Genocide, the plight of the Palestinian people, the occupation of Tibet, Darfur, Abu Ghraib, etc.
Review: Judenhass Brian Hughes 2008
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And yes, we continue to do so as what the new batches of trainees taking-up Basic Safety Training and related courses at the Far East Maritime Foundation Inc. hoping to join fellow seafarers now working onboard ships around the world.
Sailing Around the World Seafarers��� Adventure of a Lifetime Nomadicasian 2008
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When-if-he returned, Ianira mused, she herself would find no barriers to taking-up her own dagger and punishing the man who had treated her beloved so callously.
Wagers of Sin Asprin, Robert 1996
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This action involves the taking-up of woven cloth as weaving proceeds so that the fell is maintained in the same position.
Chapter 6 1983
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It is a fact to be noted that the taking-up of the African missions by Ven.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 7: Gregory XII-Infallability 1840-1916 1913
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Emperor Frederick II attended the taking-up of the body of the saint; in 1249 the remains were placed in the choir of the church of St. Elizabeth, which was not consecrated until 1283.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 5: Diocese-Fathers of Mercy 1840-1916 1913
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So the artist, revealing new aspects of the supreme unity, creates in the sense that he makes possible for his fellows a fuller taking-up of this life into themselves.
The Enjoyment of Art Carleton Eldredge Noyes 1911
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There is no use for any man's taking-up his abode in a house built of glass.
The Best of the World's Classics, Vol. V (of X) - Great Britain and Ireland III Various 1885
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