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I like the new system we saw in the Arsenal and Manchester United games where we kind of sat back, let them have the ball, then we counter-attack.

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"We can help them, but we won't sit back and let them break the law."

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"For too long Labour have taken your votes for granted, they've sat back and let Wales become the poor man of Britain."

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“We will not tolerate party houses that disrupt our neighborhoods and threaten public safety, or sit back while our laws are violated and rent-stabilized housing is ripped off the market,” Soto said in a statement.

The question is whether he can sit back and enjoy his time at Ferrari, take a bit of a break, and stop trying to change them.

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

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