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The flat means society life; that is, the pretence of social life.
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Last year, Dr Schram was charged with obtaining employment through false pretence.
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The same defiant note; but there was anxiety behind the cold pretence.
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And now the Seneschal took refuge in a fine pretence of indignation.
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There was a pretence of ordinary breakfast; the little servant necessitated that.
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The simulation results suggest an increase in power for the proposed method.
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We present simulation studies and an application to a real data set.
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The power of this method was established by Monte Carlo data simulation.
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A simulation using a layer model yields very good agreement with experiment.
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Results: One hundred fifteen subjects completed simulation sessions during the study period.
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Her pretense allowed her to discover a great deal about her surroundings.
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If we are to continue the pretense, we need to be authentic.
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I haven't come into your house with the pretense of any demand.
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One of the worst offenses against humanity is the pretense of divinity.
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Once the pretense is adopted, I shall have to keep it up.
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Now having heard his call, feigning ignorance is no longer an option.
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The new IATSE president took the stage, feigning astonishment at his fortune.
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We wanted to check up on you, Emma said, still feigning innocence.
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These were two of her strengths: changing the subject and feigning ignorance.
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In the darkness of the alley George said to Marguerite, feigning irritation:
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Perhaps she thought that I was simply 'pretending' to be her friend.
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Not doing a good job of pretending to have a good time.
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There was no point in pretending; Grenville could see right through you.
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To me that means either you're falsely accused or good at pretending.
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Daughter: You know - jumping in the sandbox and pretending it's water.
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The unofficial mind passes by in dark wonder; not pretending to know.
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Of course, there were greater benefits in only pretending to be crippled.
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No point in pretending -another change cycle was passing him by.
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But if you want to continue pretending otherwise, whatever works for you.
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And the minute they come in your office you know they're pretending.
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The ones where she was pretending they were having a good time.
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Her pretending to have a good time looks like the real thing.
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He came upon several children pretending to be authors & cheered up.
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Rafe stares straight ahead, pretending he hasn't heard what you told him.
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I know it's really Sweet, but I want to go on pretending.
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They're twenty-five if they're a day, she said, pretending to look outraged.
