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"Talking of such crimes as rooted in exasperated love or strong jealousy is a distortion – that uses romantic, culturally acceptable terms," the judge argues, surrounded by her research at her home in Rome.

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“The levels required would be much higher than historical standards and much larger than what would be politically acceptable,” Javorcik said.

Underwood said the restaurant will remain closed “until the operator can correct the major violations and demonstrate acceptable food handling practices.”

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Members of the traveling press pool just went on asking questions as if this were normal, acceptable behavior.

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There are 28 key points and there are several on the face of it that could be acceptable to Ukraine.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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