More recently, (that is to say, in the past 12 years or so), the web has gotten pushy -- delightfully so, I hasten to add.

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Entirely legally I hasten to add.

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"There's certainly a mood of unhappiness that the company - certain parts of the company, not News International I hasten to add, not the newspaper side of the operation - are actually boasting that they're sending information to the police, " he said.

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Now, lest my observations here be misinterpreted, I should hasten to add that Internet-style communications like IRC chat really have changed the way we conduct war.

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And if you think that this represents some vast leap in premium prices, I would hasten to remind you that, just two years ago, Wisconsin health insurance companies sought a 17.2 percent, year to year increase in the average premium charge for individual policies in Wisconsin.

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Since my editors at Forbes always blanch when I use language like that, let me hasten to explain the ideas in normal English.

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As I previously wrote, Google could use its deep pockets to offer cheap insurance, to hasten adoption and grab market share.

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