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In the final equation, Mike Griffin is just dime-a-dozen hired help.
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The cost per head of the free Iraqi and Afghans just is not worth it from a factual standpoint, and they were freed not by humanitarianism of which Americans can be proud but instead by hatred directed towards just one more dime-a-dozen tinpot dictator the neocons wanted to take down in the name of oil.
President Bush and the Orion rocket or Orion launching vehicle - NASA Watch 2009
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Ms. Judith Butler appears to be just another one of those dime-a-dozen pacifist hippie subversives who are doing their best to spread the cant-we-all-get-along mentality and to undermine the struggle of civilisation against barbarism.
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Very helpful for having fun but so generic they are a dime-a-dozen; however, deep inside, I desperately wanted to be a physics/astronomy major.
Reflections of the Goal of College Nicole 2009
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And so, if we are unwilling to invest in our country and its people, than much like my dime-a-dozen instruments, our nation will be good, not great.
Elizabeth Hampton: Spending Cuts: You Get What You Pay For Elizabeth Hampton 2011
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Ms. Judith Butler appears to be just another one of those dime-a-dozen pacifist hippie subversives who are doing their best to spread the cant-we-all-get-along mentality and to undermine the struggle of civilisation against barbarism.
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Fishbane: briefly, politicians and dime-a-dozen criminals are not the same (at least not in this country) for one fundamental reason, we elected politicians to do our business through a fair and representative (although imperfect) system.
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Somebody who truly understands just how marijuana can enhance an aesthetic experience outside of giggling at dick jokes in dime-a-dozen comedies.
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Not everyone within is going to agree as some are going to question some decisions, however these individuals are not like the many in the opposition who are salivating at the prospect of distorting this into one of their ridiculous dime-a-dozen unintelligible catch phrases.
State of the Union: Powell 'concerned' about Obama's agenda 2009
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And so, if we are unwilling to invest in our country and its people, than much like my dime-a-dozen instruments, our nation will be good, not great.
Elizabeth Hampton: Spending Cuts: You Get What You Pay For Elizabeth Hampton 2011
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