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set priorities and keep your
Graphics can actually save your company money; computerized charts can help you set priorities and keep your projects on schedule.
— from The Silicon Jungle by David H. Rothman

shun pain and keep your
It is a moral duty to shun pain, and keep your fingers out of the fire.'
— from The Adventures of Hugh Trevor by Thomas Holcroft

stand punishment and keep your
The first thing you have to do is to learn to stand punishment and keep your temper.
— from Jimmy Kirkland and the Plot for a Pennant by Hugh S. (Hugh Stuart) Fullerton

slow please and keep your
Go slow, please, and keep your head at a safe distance."
— from Cleek, the Master Detective by Thomas W. Hanshew

such person as Kuan Yin
If the Christian urges that the Chinese worshipper of Kuan Yin is still an idolater because there is no such person as Kuan Yin either in the material world or in the spiritual and that therefore nothing remains to worship but the image, it may at least be tentatively suggested that if indeed there be a God of Love then the prayers that fly forth on the wings of sincerity from an upright heart will not be allowed—though they be misdirected—to flutter aimlessly for ever in some dark region of Godlessness.
— from Lion and Dragon in Northern China by Johnston, Reginald Fleming, Sir

secluded place and kiss you
"And then they try to get you into a nice, secluded place, and kiss you.
— from Mary Minds Her Business by George Weston


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