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Tom has a very distinctive laugh and, even in a crowd, can be heard above everybody else.
The sky above us is real blue.
Tom has a naked poster of himself above his bed.
Some people think that they are above the law.
Excuse me; allow me to point out three errors in the above article.
Your English composition is above the average.
Above all, don't tell a lie.
Above all, be patient.
Above all, try to be kind to the old.
Above all, you must help each other.
I saw the moon above the roof.
She is above any of her classmates in speaking English.
Above all, children need love.
Above all, beware of pickpockets.
I love this book above all.
Above all, logic requires precise definitions.
Above all, be careful about what you eat and drink.
Above all, be kind to old people.
Above all, be true to yourself.
Above all, watch your diet.
Above all, take care of yourself.
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I didn't think that a girl would be falling from above either.
How pathetic. we value ourselves above others.
It was here in the Castle of St George in the hills above Lisbon that the newly crowned Portuguese King Manuel appointed da Gama to command a fleet of ships, to make discoveries and go in search of spices.
I could sit here all day long and just-- it's way above my pay scale.
Above all, in my own office!
All the good and evil deeds alike that humans draw while above ground will. never disappear throughout their lives. What you are doing now to the soil to try and make it disappear right away.
You're above this competition with your brother.
Above all else, a driver needs common sense and a cool head, and you have neither.
Not one of us is above the damage of the world.
A member of the rabble who thinks he is above politics.
This one seems above any suspicion, because he hastened to tell the police that he found this body in his appartment coming back home after couple days of absence.
I've got another bill to collect at Monsieur Paulet's, on the floor above.
If he or any other person will bring the child to Police Head- quarters, the above reward will be paid.
Above it all, in the tenth crystal sphere, sits the Almighty surrounded by nine choirs of angels and He is the One keeping the spheres revolving.
In this survey we not only observed along the Milky Way equator, but also 10 degrees above and 10 degrees below. We observed several hundreds of positions.
We measured the radio emission as a function of velocity and determined from those the positions of hydrogen clouds in the Galaxy. Not only in the equatorial plane, but also above and below.
You mean from inside that supercell floating above us?
This area right above the clouds is scorching hot.
If he or any other person will bring the child to Police Headquarters the above reward will be paid.
You are so great, so mighty and strong, so far above me. I have to stretch myself, look, just to look into your eyes, oh, so sure of victory.
High above Paris on the roof of the Opera!
However, one point has been contradicted by a witness whose honesty is above suspicion.
Vasili's fame will fly around the entire world like our Bolshevist airplane above!
Shoot the cars right out, and above all, get Rico.
I'M NOT ABOVE BEING MESSY.
All the good and evil deeds alike that humans draw while above ground will. never disappear throughout their lives.
The logs piled up right above the waterfall-- if only he could use one of them to save himself.
And above all, forget about money.
His culture and sensitivity. so far above his milieu makes him look like a perfect fool.
The faith allows the believer, once in life, to place. piety above duty.
She's head and shoulders above any other girl in the place.
Heavens above!
And now suddenly I know for the first time. that men bear a dream within them. a dream that lifts them above their dust. and their little days.
But you're above pain and loss.
Just above you.
News and current affairs
First, and perhaps above all, the revolutions of 1989 and the subsequent collapse of the Soviet Union put an end to global bipolarity.
Above all, however, the permanent public provision of cheap credit would ultimately lead to a lingering infirmity, if not to Europe's economic collapse, because the eurozone would become a central management system with state control over investment.
Kagame then suggested giving every country an annual per capita quota for CO2 emissions, and allowing developing countries that are below the quota to trade their excess quota with countries that are above theirs.
Above all, we need to show patience with the new governments of the countries we hope to see evolving toward democracy, and avoid the tendency to expect instant gratification.
For many species of coral, this bleaching threshold is usually only a couple of degrees centigrade above the typical maximum temperature for a given location.
Perhaps the transmission mechanism would be through US banks, many of which remain vulnerable, owing to thin capitalization and huge portfolios of mortgages booked far above their market value.
But what if the EFSF were to mimic Banco del Pacífico in a transparent way, say, by setting a threshold spread level above which it would fund buy-backs of any Greek bond in the market?
This aristocratic tradition of standing above the narrow strains of ethnic nationalism may be the best argument to hang on to royalty a little longer.
It is not that raising poor people's standard of living above bare subsistence produces Malthusian catastrophe, or that taxes and withdrawal of welfare benefits make people work, at the margin, for nothing.
For the last three years, the consensus has been that the US economy was on the verge of a robust and self-sustaining recovery that would restore above-potential growth.
Above all, the term was an effort to communicate to Americans, accustomed to waging war with speed and decisiveness (and insistent on it since Vietnam), the long-term sacrifice and commitment needed to win a war of survival.
Can they, and other Americans who are losing vital services, really be expected to rise above it all and support funding to build new schools in Afghanistan?
Above all, the rest of the world has looked on with alarm as the US holds more than 600 men at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba without access to family or counsel, and without prospect of an impartial hearing or trial.
Above all, though energy dependence is a key element of US policy in the region, it is far from being the only factor.
Since then, the index has climbed above 10,000.
Here, more needs to be done, above and beyond the adaptation that will happen naturally.
But, while emissions in the rich nations were far above the permissible limit, Sri Lankan emissions were, at 660 kilograms, well below it.
Loss of the ancient cedar, pine, fir, and oak forests on the slopes above is another matter.
Above all, perpetrators of violence against women should be prosecuted and tried under due process of law.
One particular worry is that euro-zone money supply is well above the ECB's benchmark level, indicating an excess supply of liquidity.
Shortly thereafter, researchers in the United States found a related material that superconducts above the temperature at which air liquefies.
Ratios in the northern states are particularly alarming: only Himachal Pradesh now has a ratio of girls to boys above 900.
Liu's committed advocacy on behalf of democracy in China is, above all, intended for the benefit of the Chinese people.
Instead, the foundation of religious politics is a shared belief, imposed from above, in ideological orthodoxy.
Africa needs additional resources, over and above existing aid commitments, to adapt to climate change.
Financing adaptation to climate will be a formidable challenge, particularly as it involves additional costs above traditional development assistance - at a time when foreign-aid budgets are under pressure.
For a happier New Year, we should listen to the core messages of all these great religions, above all the Confucian golden rule that we should never do to others what we would not like to be done to us.
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