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I thought it a degrading and unworthy feeling to attend one on such an occasion, having breathed the air of the Continent long enough to have imbibed the notion that lightness, gallantry, and something approaching to well-bred self-assurance, should distinguish the gentleman whom a fair lady selects for her companion in a _tte -- tte.
Rob Roy 1887
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The question I'd tried to ask my teacher back then was certainly one that would never have appeared in any textbook: it was the colloquialism tte, that is, a small pause and the syllable te, which is put on the ends of words or sentences.
Anime Nano! 2008
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'Hund II' (2004) by Thomas Sch tte, on show in Bonn.
Time Off 2010
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Thousands of these kitchens — designed by the first female Austrian architect, Margarete Sch ü tte-Lihotzky — were produced for public housing in Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany, after World War I. Paolo Sacchi Marc Newson works to marry form and function Underlying the exhibit is the link between kitchens featuring new appliances and issues of health, nutrition, family life and social change.
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It seemed to her that it was a pretext for ensuring a tte-d-tte with that grim woman.
Twin Moons 2010
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These are the questions I expects tte MSM to be asking McCain rather than allowing him to regurgitate nonsense. —
The Early Word: Into The Green Zone - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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"Thomas Sch tte -- Big Buildings" presents 60 works from 30 years of sculpture and architectural design by the German artist.
Time Off 2010
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For the types of work I find, someone that can take past experiences, apply them to a new situation and use that to predict what * might* happen next is the dude (tte) I want to work with me.
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Lord and Lady Ashfield sitting with Lord Irving-Brown; Sir Arthur Mornington sipping tea by the croquet set, while the young Churchills laughed and played; Lady Susan Heuser involved in a tte--tte with Lady Caroline Aspley.
The Forgotten Garden Kate Morton 2009
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WV: moldedio -- the species to which Curious George/tte belongs.
Letter VS Spirit Jen 2009
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