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The killing of a widowed mother of 10 has been hanging over Gerry Adams for 40 years.

Of course, there is plenty to celebrate, but there is an unmistakable sense of apprehension hanging over the anniversary.

The big electoral question hanging over Democrats, of course, is what to do about Obamacare this fall.

Did he understand that he would now have to live with a sword—not of Damocles but of polonium—hanging over his head?

The phantom hanging over the presidential contest was that of the late Hugo Chavez.

She went to sleep with the silk dress hanging over a chair within reach.

The Malays wore long cloths wound round their bodies, with one end hanging over their shoulder.

They had been hanging over the low balustrade, engaged in a heart-to-heart talk with two pretty Quartier brunettes.

The Bishop of London was also so impressed with the dangers hanging over the country, that he resolved to follow this example.

An Indian sat at the foot of a walnut-tree, his legs crossed and his empty hands hanging over his knees.

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

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