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Meanings of very emphatic in English

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Usage of very emphatic in English
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But people who know better should be very emphatic in suppressing it.
Maezli: A Story of the Swiss Valleys
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Miss Mackenzie turned, and in a very emphatic voice began to question.
The Rebel of the School
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But Mr. Carlton was very emphatic in his rejection of Dr. Kline.
Danger; Or, Wounded in the House of a Friend
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He repeated his advice with a very emphatic shrug of the shoulder.
Evan Harrington — Volume 4
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She was very emphatic and angry with me for my hazarded demur.
The Trail of '98: A Northland Romance
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Gladys was very emphatic about this latter, and Peter agreed with her.
100%: the Story of a Patriot
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The Governor has been posted and he is very emphatic on the point.
All-Wool Morrison / Time -- Today, Place -- the United States, P...
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The Voice of Ocean has something very emphatic to say about the atmosphere.
The Ocean and Its Wonders
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The following very emphatic petition was got up and signed by twenty-six individuals:
Peter Stuyvesant, the Last Dutch Governor of New Amsterdam
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All these forces are in a very emphatic sense marking time.
Woman and the New Race
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And very emphatic an amorous orator can make it upon a captive lady.
The Egoist: A Comedy in Narrative
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That is very emphatic, and it is impossible to ignore it.
Gargantua and Pantagruel, Illustrated, Book 1
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Now there were three or four matters on which they were very emphatic.
Oddsfish!
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You and Jan were very emphatic about being against the business model of advertising.
Wired
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Altiora had been very emphatic and uncharitable upon the futility of the Socialist movement.
The New Machiavelli
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He looked at her with some wonder, because her words had been very emphatic.
Jason: A Romance
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