His life was ransomed by Christ as were most every person living in America and still is today.

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And they preyed on the local nomads, kidnapping prominent tribal elders until their families ransomed them from jail.

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Speaking by telephone from the town of Mingora, Alam claimed Taliban militants have kidnapped, ransomed and even killed lawyers in recent months.

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The food of the London winter is the pie and here, they are homemade, to order, by a delightful young chef who has ransomed everything to make this work.

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No ships allowed, except for ransomed ones being returned.

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The eldest brother, Walter Kwok, was kidnapped in 1997 by a man nicknamed "Big Spender" and held for a week until he was ransomed, and a feud between Walter and his two brothers in 2008 dominated Hong Kong newspapers for weeks.

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