• "The thing that struck me when I put together this list was that 90% of the top 100 words were one syllable, and that a large proportion were actually from Old English, meaning the basic words we use all the time in basic sentences are from before the Norman Conquest, " he said.

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  • Learn from my experience, that the cruel words of one are nothing compared to the shouts of many.

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  • Arda has carried words back and forth from one to the other and has persuaded her daughter to put up with him, at least for the first few days, since Cambara informed her of her wish to go to Mogadiscio.

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  • In his second term, Obama should adopt a more agile and informed policy toward Egypt, one that matches the words often heard from the White House -- "The United States always has stood with the Egyptian people" -- with action.

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  • When the priest loses one of his companions in a foreign land, he practices "the words he had learned from the book of travels" -- he tells everyone who will listen, "I want a woman, " and a little boy leads him to a bordello.

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  • Mr Ojeda, a widower with diabetes who was the seventh man to be rescued from the San Jose mine, is reported to be grateful that no one else will profit from his words.

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  • In the same vein, distortions of language can detach associated words from one another to change connotation.

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  • In other words, no one is facing away from the camera.

    NEWYORKER: Labyrinth

  • In other words, all avenues will be explored apart from the one that will work.

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  • In negotiations, if your opponent uses physical intimidation tactics to their advantage, negotiate telephonically or even electronically so that their physical presence is not a factor, in other words, change the game from their game of physical intimidation to one of virtual communication.

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  • Research indicates that children in families receiving welfare hear less than one-third the number of words per hour as children from more affluent backgrounds and will turn four having heard 32 million fewer words than children from professional families.

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  • Start with one line that shows you understand the mission, using a couple key words and phrases from the website, but then go on to make it personal.

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  • For the first quarter-century of the microprocessor's life, most integrated-circuit packages were fairly predictable hunks of ceramics, bought largely from one of four Japanese firms: Kyocera (its name is a combination of the words Kyoto and ceramics), NGK Spark Plug, Shinko Electronic Industries and Sumitomo Metal Electronics Devices.

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  • For the first quarter-century of the microprocessor's life, most integrated-circuit packages were fairly predictable hunks of ceramics, largely bought from one of four Japanese firms: Kyocera (its name is a combination of the words Kyoto and ceramics), NGK Spark Plug, Shinko Electronic Industries and Sumitomo Metal Electronics Devices.

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  • In other words, once customers switch from one cable service provider to another, they become captives of the new company that can change the rules on them.

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  • In other words, TV watchers (with a Netflix subscription) will soon be just one click away from the online video offerings in their queue.

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  • In words relayed to Time magazine through his lawyer, Mr Kartashov said from custody that Tsarnaev had been the one trying to "pull him in to extremism".

    BBC: Dead Boston suspect Tsarnaev 'talked jihad' in Russia

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