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diligently of late for I never
As he at length rose up to take his departure, he said, "You must have practised the violin diligently of late, for I never knew anyone make so rapid progress with it as you have done.
— from The Lost Stradivarius by John Meade Falkner

Department of Laws found it necessary
The "ministerial" draft, though smaller in bulk, was marked by such severity that the Department of Laws found it necessary to tone it down.
— from History of the Jews in Russia and Poland, Volume 2 [of 3] From the Death of Alexander I until the Death of Alexander III (1825-1894) by Simon Dubnow

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