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‘A male can be an inspiration.’

[⟨det male.n⟩ inspiration.n]

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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Of course, if I’d seen the video for it, I don’t know what I would have done: [aside: Billy Idol is totally the inspiration for Spike…] I remember being petrified of being found pregnant (for lustful thoughts?
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

He’s been spoofed on South Park, was a fixture in Hasbro’s 80’s cartoon lines (Hector Ramirez was a pretty bald – faced Geraldo clone that I recognized instantly as a kid), he’s been featured in several Kurt Vonnegut novels, and he was even the inspiration for the Robert Downey Jr. character Wayne Gale in Natural Born Killers.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

But there was a brashness,? anger, resentment that came through his writing,? he tended to whine a lot (In my opinion)? and to be honest, his words said more than he would ever say directly to me This is also beside the point… but interesting? about 6 months to a year ago he slowly started to realize this himself but it took him a long time,? he is seriously growing up on my computer screen and dealing with his weakness, his anger,? he is truly an inspiration to me now, He continues to grow and grow. wow. – ?
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

John Simon (click photo to enlarge) was a real inspiration for us as he donated the proceeds from his gigantic pumpkins to charity.
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He was a fantastic inspiration throughout.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Steven Curtis Chapman and his family are an inspiration.
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In Wikipedia:

There is no evidence that he was the inspiration for the song; however, since it was written before the U.S. entered the war he may have been dubbed the Bugle Boy from Company B in reference to the song, not the other way around.
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In Wikipedia:

Joe Btfsplk may have been the inspiration for the name of the impish character Mr. Mxyzptlk from the “Superman” comic books.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

She is the basis for the character of Minerva, and Matt (her husband) is the inspiration behind parts of Minerva’s beau Tobias.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

The actor, after years of speculation, finally admitted that he he was the inspiration for the famous rant by Morissette.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Pete Hammond is a true American inspiration.
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In Wikipedia:

Howey was an important newspaper editor in the publishing empire of William Randolph Hearst, and he was the inspiration for Walter Burns, the fictional Chicago newspaper editor in the play and the film “The Front Page”.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Apparently he was the inspiration. * So then, the reason Locke and I live together?
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

He was her inspiration; instigator of her sorrow and the only cure all rolled into one.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

My thoughts: Kurt Vonnegut is my ultimate inspiration when it comes to writing.
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To me Michael Phelps is a huge inspiration and someone I really look up to.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

She is the basis for the character of Minerva, and Matt (her husband) is the inspiration behind parts of Minerva’s beau Tobias.
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In Wikipedia:

This shock led Hawke to make a sustained and ultimately successful effort to conquer his alcoholism John Curtin was his inspiration in this as in other things.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

When you read about how writer’s such as Bill Simmons grew up reading Peter Gammons and how he was an inspiration for his career, it makes you wonder if some day a child is going to grow and think’ ’ you mean if I am loud, obnoxious, rude, and nonsensical, people will pay money just so they will disagree with me and be angry?
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

After all, he was my inspiration.
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Queried on 2013-05-26.