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Besides, Ginny and I were aware of the military maxim that in any engagement the first casualty will be your own battle plan; while the sword harked back to eras when you might occasionally pull a smart trick like a feigned retreat, but mainly you just charged.

Operation Luna Anderson, Poul, 1926- 1999

Blatter said the idea harked back to the days of the disbanded G14 of major European clubs he always suspected of trying to set up a super league of the top clubs at the cost of the many national leagues in Europe.

Tsn.ca Top Stories RSS 2008

It kind of harked back a little bit to the Roger Corman days.

ScrippsNews 2009

It did seem reasonable that he would have retained the first name of John, since he presumably had held it most of his life and it is not of the ilk which immediately harked of slavery, like Pompey or Prince.

Archive 2010-06-01 2010

In a town that is repeatedly transformed by professional churn and the fight of the week, day or hour, Aly harked back to an era when loyalty was inspired and reciprocated, and institutional memory - even in the green room - was prized.

The man who would greet 'The Press' Jason Horowitz 2011

But always she harked back to her music and painting.

CHAPTER XVIII 2010

The talk with Canim had excited her, and down all the twisted slant of the divide she harked back to the mocking fantasies of her dreams.

LI-WAN, THE FAIR 2010

It did seem reasonable that he would have retained the first name of John, since he presumably had held it most of his life and it is not of the ilk which immediately harked of slavery, like Pompey or Prince.

John 2010

Koskoosh placed another stick on the fire and harked back deeper into the past.

THE LAW OF LIFE 2010

But I knew better, -- knew that her heart harked back to her own people by the yellow beach of Akatan.

An Odyssey of the North 2010