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  • We need the Congress toexplain thesame thing to the President and the Courts, in straight-forward terms that can't be "interpreted" by clever, smirking administration lawyers to mean anything other than whatthey areintended to mean.

    They can do it to all of us. 2008

  • What we desperately need is for someone toexplain to the Congress that national security is, and must always be secondary to preserving our civil liberties and ensuring that human rights are our first priority, subordinate to no other goal or interest.

    They can do it to all of us. 2008

  • Not that he had ever told her of them in so many words,but--Oh, I need not stop here in the midst of this narration toexplain how such intentions become known, or at least stronglysuspected by abnorme sexpraktiken girls, even those less bright than Marann Fluker.

    Off To Scotland Kerron Cross 2006

  • If a question on the interpreconstruction arises, you can go out and ask a native toexplain it for you.

    Revealed knowledge - The Panda's Thumb 2005

  • There are two reasons toexplain the negative effect.

    Baseball Prospectus 2010

  • Butthere is a deeper reason we had to change and modernise, and I want toexplain what that reason is.

    Epolitix News 2010

  • Not that he would necessarily have understood had they attempted toexplain.

    Football.co.uk news feed 2010

  • There are two reasons toexplain the negative effect.

    Baseball Prospectus 2010

  • They will recommend you use your homeopathic treatment to support your doctor-prescribed treatment (now is a good time to ask them toexplain this “support”) Remember point two: When you add a fake medicine to a real medicine, there’s a good chance you getbetter.

    Happy WHAW! « Biodork 2010

  • Compare and contrast Ryan and Sandra Bullock’s recent career moves and try toexplain why one has thrived and one hasn’t.

    Meg Ryan in 'Serious Moonlight' trailer: Seriously? | EW.com 2009

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