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Of course, the whole notion of the US making a determined effort to eliminate so-called ellicit drugs is even more absurd as I've explained several times before in other writing.
Solidarity Street Demonstrations To Demand US Keep hands Off Venezuela and Cuba 2006
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Of course, the whole notion of the US making a determined effort to eliminate so-called ellicit drugs is even more absurd as I've explained several times before in other writing.
Solidarity Street Demonstrations To Demand US Keep hands Off Venezuela and Cuba 2006
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A combination of human/suit/make-up shot in live action and cgi has been shown to work very well not only in lotr but where the wild things are, where the cgi faces ellicit deep emotional reactions.
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An increase in premiums might ellicit a "I'm going to get my money's worth" response.
Health Care Reform, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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Considering the current state of NJ political thinking, I could just imagine the hysteria that a shooting gallery would ellicit.
On Dear Days Gone By 2008
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It was pretty exciting to know that something we created as an experiment could ellicit such a huge reaction.
Interview: Fanimatrix Auteur Rajneel Singh, Part 3 | Fan Cinema Today 2008
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I mean, the part of her speech was rhetorically good, but it didn't ellicit the type of response that Edwards or Obama get when they go similarly rhetorical, she got a nice smile and some applause.
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The second and the third questions ellicit overwhelming majority liberal opinions throughout the years.
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Actually, your comment is the definition of "Trollish" it is off topic and it's sole purpose is to ellicit an emotional response and disrupt the conversation.
GOP Senator Questions Obama's Bipartisanship -- But He Repeatedly Worked With Obama! 2009
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To discuss “intelligent design” as if it did not have this historical and legal baggage, as Turner seems to want people to do, is naive and plays into the hands of the ID public relations campaign which has, again cynically, been designed to ellicit just such responses.
Chronicle of Higher Education: Letters on ID - The Panda's Thumb 2007
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