"I know how much she admired Tony Blair and I understand her views, I need to convince her ... that this new force is in the interests of the people of Northern Ireland, " he told the UUP's annual conference in Belfast.

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Both the client and I come to understand her target image and the practical opportunities and challenges we have to work with.

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Not in a competitive sense, but in a holistic sense that pushed me to better understand her patterns of thought and how I could become her secret weapon without anyone knowing.

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The shot went in, and the thing that made him Mordred simply drained out, leaving a giant, wasted husk of a dog on the floor, and I watched Morgane sniff it, trying to understand where her friend had gone.

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When asked about anti-Semitism she said: "I simply did not understand it, " and she denounced members of her own constituency association who excluded Jews from the local golf club.

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Ms. Lewinsky testified that Ms. Currie contacted her at home several hours later and stated either -- I understand you have something to give me or the president says you have something to give me.

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There are certain things I want to shield her from until she's old enough to understand the social dynamics and social implications that drive this.

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"I can understand her explanation that it was intended to be a statement to inspire young people and that it does not reflect how she approaches cases before her, " Collins said.

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