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  • Those price moves may appear suspicious, but there's nothing criminal about competing firms naturally gravi-tating toward similar prices.

    Waiting For The Gavel To Fall 2008

  • The elder brother was going to speak; but hesi-tating, Come, said I, let me lead you into the matter Pray, Sir, what is your present situation

    Sir Charles Grandison 2006

  • What is to hinder your facili tating the post-office work, and obliging a lady, by adding the name of the post-town (if it happens to be left out), with your own hand?

    No Name 2003

  • Bek found the small talk irri - tating and unnecessary.

    Ilse Witch Brooks, Terry 2000

  • The storm struck the island of Schallsea a particularly devas - tating blow.

    Dragons of a Fallen Sun Weis, Margaret 2000

  • He felt like someone who had suffered a debili tating injury and had to learn to function all over again -- walk, talk, cope.

    Texas! Chase Brown, Sandra, 1948- 1991

  • Measure it in K′ with a measuring chain, and view the process from the nonro - tating frame K.

    RELATIVITY BANESH HOFFMANN 1968

  • This may be better achieved by means of symbols than by imi - tating reality.

    MIMESIS W. TATARKIEWICZ 1968

  • The emperors provided a complicating factor — now hesi - tating, now changing their minds, now plumping for

    CHRISTIANITY IN HISTORY HERBERT BUTTERFIELD 1968

  • Unable to sleep, and with her heart palpi - tating at every sound, Akulina lay awake all night vainly awaiting Polikey's return.

    The Kreutzer Sonata and Other Stories [a machine-readable transcription] 1890

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