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What had she given him that he could construe as love?
2
Never say anything when he did something someone might construe as good or thoughtful.
3
This the tramps seemed to construe as a favorable sign.
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This I construe as the end of my military career.
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The exercise of their volition we construe as revolt.
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And the Yun-Yun was quick to resent anything it could construe as a slight on one of its members.
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He took pains to conceal the depth of his own affliction, and to avoid whatever she might construe as reproach.
8
We referred to our contentment in our new home, and avoided any words which they might construe as a wish to return.
9
Her presuming to write to him, when she did not submit to his dictation, he chose to construe as a fresh insult to himself.
10
A person coming from an interview with him might construe as a promise the kindly remarks with which the President wished to soften a refusal.
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Therefore I say that "patriotism" does not demand of me what I construe as a sacrifice of judgment, of inclination, and of self-interest.
12
He is a good boy, rather idle and unenergetic, but an honest, gentleman-like little fellow, though I can't get him to construe as I wish.
13
It should not be construed as Australia having a fuel security problem.
14
But the court said the mandate can be construed as a tax.
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The job has been construed as deputy president, or even prime minister.
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It is rather more controversial, however, when construed as a rabbit-duck illusion.