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They let me out on one condition: that I be sworn into the crew by taking the pirates’ oath, which is as solemn and unbreakable as an oath can be.”

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A military loyal to its oath to uphold the law removed him.

"The constitution that I swore an oath to uphold and defend is no more," said Justice Athar Minallah in his resignation letter.

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Once she has taken the oath of office, the Republican majority in the House will be whittled down to five votes – 219-214.

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He knew the Green Lantern oath by heart, for instance, and understood Batman’s inner life better than the Caped Crusader himself.

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

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