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It is best for combatants to settle this issue, because it is cruel for commandos to take-on women and children, old men and people with little or no training in war.
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So Leaf drivers, like Prius owners before them, know that at the daily "Stop Light Grand Prix" they can take-on and beat just about any other car on the road.
Steve Parker: Exclusive First Drive! Nissan's 2011 Leaf EV 2010
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I didn't think she had the moxie to take-on Exxon-Mobile, Shell and BP, I was wrong!
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It is best for combatants to settle this issue, because it is cruel for commandos to take-on women and children, old men and people with little or no training in war.
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So Leaf drivers, like Prius owners before them, know that at the daily "Stop Light Grand Prix" they can take-on and beat just about any other car on the road.
Steve Parker: Exclusive First Drive! Nissan's 2011 Leaf EV 2010
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The prospect of Al Franken having the Senate as his bully-pulpit, and being able to take-on those many horses-behinds on the Hill would make life worth living.
"Hi, I'm Al Franken, And I'm Running For The United States Senate" 2009
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That means clear, firm, unswerving leadership -- ready to take-on the heavy hitters of Wall Street -- from Mr. Obama in the White House.
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There are no two opinions that the moderaters have had a fixed mandate to ‘take-on’ Obama since this was the last debate in the primaries and HRC was under threat of losing her two digit lead.
What Should Be the Purpose of a Presidential Debate? - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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With just 57% of mothers officially in employment National Statistics, many more are choosing to take-on ad hoc work in conjunction with raising children.
Recession drives fulltime mums to find work online Thatsnews 2008
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As to your assertion that you stand ready to take-on Islamism when it "achieves a momentum" that seeks to bypass our democracy, the studied ambiguity of your phrasing hardly inspires me to believe that we are all safe in your hands.
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2007
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