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be intemperate



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He can be intemperate and is a fierce protector of allies.

From Washington Post Mar. 26, 2017

"We are not dissuaded by what may be intemperate rhetoric of litigation," Nye wrote in a letter to the board of directors.

From Reuters Dec. 17, 2011

But the Dalai Lama refuses to be intemperate.

From Time Magazine Archive

It is not fair to assume that all resentment against national Prohibition is due to a desire for unlimited license to be intemperate.

From Time Magazine Archive

What argument can any man produce, Why we should be intemperate in the use Of any worldly good?

From Works of John Bunyan — Volume 02 by Bunyan, John




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