Apart from her chronic annoyance at her son's well-main- tained status as the dumbbell of the school, the only strong emotion she appears to have felt for him was disgust at his having passed on the measles to her favorite lover.

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The main issue is that many highest status folks in the firm resist such changes, as they correctly see that their status will be lowered if they embrace such solutions.

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Hungary hopes that a similar agreement can be reached with Slovakia, the status law's other main critic.

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Is it refugee status or is that generally the main reason that people tend to be poor?

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The main overhaul plan under consideration in Congress would grant legal status and citizenship to illegal immigrants, which many in the GOP see as a form of amnesty for people who broke U.S. law.

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The main draw for such luminaries, apart from the rock-star status accorded them by the local press, is Singapore's permissive climate for research.

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His best evidence that his prediction was spot on: President Obama, elected largely by independents and moderates who were furious at Republicans, yes, but also at the status quo and the deeply divisive politics practiced by the two main parties.

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The main effect of being a lawful combatant is entitlement to prisoner of war (POW) status.

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Embarrassed by a local television station, the government revoked the citizenship of its main shareholder, Baruch Ivcher, claiming he had not properly given up his previous, Israeli, status when he was naturalised years ago.

ECONOMIST: Media freedom