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Example Sentences

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This doesn’t mean humanity has chosen to live with the consequences of rising CO2, whatever those consequences may be.

From The Wall Street Journal

Leaders like Mahatma Gandhi in India and later Nelson Mandela in South Africa deployed disciplined nonviolence, chosen not because violence was unthinkable but because repression was predictable.

From The Wall Street Journal

Coatsworth says the BBC has long fought to maintain its relevance, and it appears it has chosen to seize opportunities with competitors rather than challenge them.

From The Wall Street Journal

"Europe has a number of cards up its sleeve -- and it's chosen consciously or unconsciously not to use them," said the German Marshall Fund's Varma.

From Barron's

Filoni, who frequently wears a cowboy hat in public and is thus widely recognizable to fans, was chosen by Lucas in 2005 to build the studio’s animation business.

From Los Angeles Times