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Superficially, to all outward appearances, as in On the surface he appeared brave and patriotic, but his troops knew better. [Early 1700s]

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Just the hard-on before you shoot unarmed members of the public.
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France 24 is providing live, round-the-clock coverage of both scenes as they progress.
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Sands was involved in a scandalous-for-the-time romance with the carpenter and there were rumors she was pregnant with his child.
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You just travel light with carry-on luggage, go to cities that you love, and get to hang out with all your friends.
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Sleek finds it far harder work than fortune-making; but he pursues his Will-o'-the-Wisp with untiring energy.
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First a shower of shells dropping all along the lower ridges and out over the surface of the Bay.
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Some of those halls that Mr. Meadow Mouse mentioned ran right out beneath the surface of the garden.
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It depends upon the fact that bile acids lower surface tension.
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You never know when you are going to stumble upon a jewel in the most out-of-the-way corner.
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