Last month the silicon leader said it was exiting the silicon business--in a manner of speaking.

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Bill Gates is, in a manner of speaking, flushing his money down the toilet.

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Mr. Paxton has sandy brown hair and a blunt manner of speaking tempered by a wicked sense of humor.

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Then Dick Lamm entered the race, in a manner of speaking, and started talking about the long-term effects of unchecked entitlement programs.

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In a manner of speaking, I grew up with Steve Jobs.

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His manner of speaking is very concise and very pentamic.

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In a manner of speaking, squash has been sexed up in a bid to make itself more attractive to the IOC, making vibrant changes to the courts and apparatus.

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Paint with your feet, in a manner of speaking.

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Which, in a manner of speaking, is his problem.

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Sometimes comments were made on his manner of speaking.

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In relation to his remarks on the Nolan Show, Mr McCrea was found guilty of indiscipline and of speaking in a manner that was detrimental to the party interest.

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Mr McCrea was found guilty of indiscipline and of speaking in a manner that was detrimental to the party interest with regard to his remarks on the Nolan Show.

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