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- noun Plural form of
privilege . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
privilege .
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Examples
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Tell them that you insist upon their being absolutely under your direction and control, that you expect to grant them all reasonable privileges, but that they must be regarded _as privileges_, and not as _rights_.
The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 3, September 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy Various
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It says privileges is an association proxy to the low-level _privileges attribute of the class and we are actually dispatching to the privilege_object in our set.
Planet Python 2009
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They have what they call their privileges, and are as ready to defend them as are the citizens of London to uphold their liberties.
By England's Aid Or, the Freeing of the Netherlands, 1585-1604 1867
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As First Lady, one of my greatest privileges is to visit with military families across the country.
Obama: 'Even in these tough times, there's still so much to celebrate this Christmas' 2009
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This more costly option also includes your dining car meals, a wine tasting party at 3 p.m. and certain privileges at train stations.
Travelogue: How I Became a “Rail Fan” Olga Bonfiglio 2010
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He ought to get special privileges from the government, a tariff, this, that, and the other thing …
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The number of principals with walk-in privileges can generally be counted on one hand with room to spare; something like: the Chief of Staff, the First Lady, and (a unique case) Dick Cheney.
It’s The Pause That Refreshes In The Corridors Of Power | ATTACKERMAN 2009
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And from the first chapter when they finally share total skin-to-skin privileges and then some, the pages burn up with passion, lust, anger, tenderness, sensitivity, claws, teeth and all when these two interact in and out of the bedroom.
Archive 2009-07-01 Nalini Singh 2009
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Israel has received special privileges from the US government for way too long.
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This more costly option also includes your dining car meals, a wine tasting party at 3 p.m. and certain privileges at train stations.
Archive 2010-09-01 Olga Bonfiglio 2010
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