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‘An act can be patriotic.’

[⟨det act.n⟩ patriotic.a]

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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

AP: Biden calls paying higher taxes a patriotic act WASHINGTON (AP)?
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Car dealerships, possibly even some that sell cars made in Asia or whose headquarters are there, proudly wave giant American flags, and furniture retailers work hard to convince us a three – day weekend shopping experience is a patriotic act.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

jonathan I’m working late again; but still not as hard as I should (clearly) so I’ve never visited a blog before looks like you haven’t come round for quite some time I’ve been skipping the prescription lately I seem to feel better when I do – the prescribed observances usually make me ill as for corporations I’m trying to limit my consumption; not always succeeding patriotism, strictly defined is love of one’s country a patriotic act is therefore an act of love love and duty are not the same thing true love cannot be rehearsed I think I hope somwhere in a box I still have all those sheafs of your poetry that you gave me years and years ago it’s been lovely to find your site enjoyed the photos
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

“Biden calls paying higher taxes a patriotic act – Yahoo!
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Biden calls paying higher taxes a patriotic act WASHINGTON – Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden said Thursday that paying more in taxes is the patriotic thing to do for wealthier Americans.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

OMG 2008–09 – 19 12:12:17 View carmenmichelle: Boo joe biden! booooooo! 2008–09 – 19 12:11:36 View HereItComes: Biden to Hold Northern Virginia Rally Today: Virginia will get a taste of the fight for the White Hou.. this website 2008–09 – 19 12:00:40 View HereItComes: Truman’s Take: Patriotism, Joe Biden Style: Biden calls paying higher taxes a patriotic act By DOUGL… this website 2008–09 – 19 12:00:36 View HereItComes: Meant to say Joe Biden thinks paying more taxes is patriotic.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

President Saakashvili said on August 29 Georgia needed, what he called,? a patriotic act? to deter possible attempts of government overthrow through foreign intervention.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Now I have nothing against protesting (I personnally think that disent is the most patriotic act), but seriously burning an inanimate object to me seems pointless if not just borning.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Biden did not mention if he considers military service a patriotic act? only taxes.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

I’ve been wanting to write about Joe Biden’s comment about paying taxes being a patriotic act for a while now, but haven’t gotten the chance.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Rather than pose any questions or raise any criticism, Bondarchuk continues to advance the tired notion that to sacrifice one’s self to the nation is to perform an unproblematic patriotic act.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

These are the headlines I’ve scanned as of this morning: “Poll finds more voters see Obama as agent of change’ ’ “NYT poll: McCain struggles with Bush link’ ’ “Biden calls paying higher taxes a patriotic act’ ’ “Obama calls out McCain on abortion’ ’ “Cedar Rapids residents wish McCain would tour city’ ’ (instead of only visiting their airport) “McCain turns facts into ‘facts’ “And here’s that economy ad…
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

The letters likely influenced their decisions on upcoming legislation like the Patriotic Act, and both had considerable power to promote or suppress legislation.
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In Wikipedia:

In this way, Per Albin Hansson declared that there is no more patriotic party than the [SAP since] the most patriotic act is to create a land in which all feel at home, famously igniting Swedes innermost longing for transcendence with the idea of the Folkhem (1928), or Peoples Home.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

(See: “Biden calls paying higher taxes a patriotic act’ ’). This is a clear and far expansive movement toward the leftest goals of redistribution of our wealth.
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In Wikipedia:

After the defeat of his unit in battle, he was returning home exhausted, when the Schwarzwind led by Siegfried ambushed his group, in a misguided patriotic act, believing the group to which Frederick belonged was a group of deserters.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Adua, should borrow a katana from Samurai, do a patriotic act and enter the annals of Nigerian history as a president who did not allow lust for ephemeral power ruin his chances of contributing to national development as an elder statesman.?
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

But what’s important is that people who want to change the world, want to see their country, they see it as a patriotic act to show the world innovation of America, technology of America, pharmacology of America.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

News, “Biden calls paying higher taxes a patriotic act “WASHINGTON – Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden said Thursday that paying more in taxes is the patriotic thing to do for wealthier Americans.
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Queried on 2013-05-22.