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However the same could be said of summer matches in the oppressive heat and humidity of Florida and Texas.

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He said the claimants' complaints about the "harmful effects" were "shunned and ignored" before the nurses were "penalised and buried" in an "oppressive and ineffectual investigation process" carried out by the trust.

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“We have always been open to finding solutions to reduce the oppressive cost of healthcare under the unaffordable care act,” Johnson said Monday.

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“At 17, 18, 19, our mindset was of 30 to 35 years old because everything was about survival, dealing with oppressive struggle, systemic issues of injustice,” he said.

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She believes women are hesitating to post their partners because of the "patriarchy we live under, and how oppressive it is to women".

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

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