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1 We pause here to deprecate the idea that this fine animal's affection was gained through its stomach.
2 Sypher was about to deprecate the idea when he reflected again, and thought of Hotspur and the spirits from the vasty deep.
3 It is only fair to add that he would deprecate the idea of any excessive labour as bestowed on this, to his mind, immature performance.
4 The archbishop who attended to us deprecated the idea of india-rubber buttons.
5 Government moreover expressed boundless confidence in Spinola, and deprecated the idea that Ybarra's mission was in derogation of his authority.
6 James had deprecated the idea of his coming to Golden and had ridiculed the possibility of his unearthing any information of value.
7 He deprecated the idea of force, and said any show of it by the Government would instantly make Mississippi a unit in favor of disunion.
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