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The NYT article on it was highly suggestive of the same issues, except couched in milder terms for popular consumption.

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One thing I would like to stress is that those suffering from depression (especially in milder cases) may not neccesarily be inactive.

Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » “How can I make a character with mental disorders work?” 2008

The heating of the mustard oil to smoking point makes it a little milder is smell.

Archive 2008-11-01 Anjali 2008

The heating of the mustard oil to smoking point makes it a little milder is smell.

Taher & Gucchi Olu Anjali 2008

These and various other preferences also exist in milder form, in various mixtures.

September 20th, 2007 2007

And, of course, camping ashore or staying aboard a boat is more comfortable in milder weather.

The Dry Tortugas 2006

And, of course, camping ashore or staying aboard a boat is more comfortable in milder weather.

The Dry Tortugas 2006

But my guess is that if all the judges who privately share Silberman's anxiety — even in milder form — were more open about their views, shame would become a more powerful restraining force on the Court.

Without Precedent 2005

But my guess is that if all the judges who privately share Silberman's anxiety — even in milder form — were more open about their views, shame would become a more powerful restraining force on the Court.

Without Precedent 2005

Two days later a fresh proclamation was affixed to the city gates, couched in milder terms, saying that a distinction was to be made between good and bad Salars, that only the latter were to be killed.

With the Tibetans in Tent and Temple: Narrative of Four Years' Residence on the Tibetan Borders, and of a Journey into the Far Interior 1901