What's in a name? That which we call a rose / By any other name would smell as sweet

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Lines from the play Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare. Juliet, prevented from marrying Romeo by the feud between their families, complains that Romeo's name is all that keeps him from her. (Compare “Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo?”)

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But on Thursday Boxer triggered a Golden State political earthquake, announcing that she would not seek a fifth term in 2016.
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The CDA was passed not in the name of censorship but in the name of protecting children from stumbling across sexual material.
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To those who agreed with him, Bush pledged that the law against same-sex marriage would remain intact.
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It would became one of the first great mysteries in the United States of America, as it was only then 23 years old.
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Without it, they say, the disease would surely kill her within two years.
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"Capital, capital," his lordship would remark with great alacrity, when there was no other way of escape.
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Bessires was included because he would never win it at any later date, but his doglike devotion made him a priceless subordinate.
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You would not think it too much to set the whole province in flames so that you could have your way with this wretched child.
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini
He was voluble in his declarations that they would “put the screws” to Ollie on the charge of perjury.
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And she would be wearing some of the jewels with the white dress—just a few, not many, of course.
Rosemary in Search of a Father|C. N. Williamson

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