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good behavior

noun as in p's and q's

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Hitler’s major statement against the Jews in September 1919, about two years after the Bolshevik Revolution, makes no reference to communism but inveighs instead against the international capitalists who had laid Germany low in World War I. Later, his view that he could use Europe’s Jews as “hostages” to ensure the good behavior of Roosevelt’s America led to the full-scale implementation of the Holocaust.

With credit for time served, good behavior and other things, she is projected to be released in 2037.

Note: Projected remaining sentences reflect BOP estimates that account for any credit for time served or good behavior as of Oct.

Those prisons provide a chance for recreation, education, interaction with other inmates, as well as the possibility of transferring to lower-security institutions as a reward for good behavior.

A day later, Synsvoll told Lee that Runyon’s “good behavior and strong Christian faith and spirituality made him a promising candidate” for Life Connections, a faith-based therapy program.

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

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