Learned by Reading
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
As you can imagine, being low on fundage makes that endeavor difficult.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
It is with this in mind that I now undertake this last, most difficult endeavor, in hopes that I can once and for all solidify my German – speaking ability.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
That working out your salvation everyday is such a profoundly difficult endeavor that it could only require strength bestowed from another planet.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Striking a proper balance between free exercise and establishment has been a difficult endeavor for the U.S. Supreme Court, like walking a tightrope.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Predicting the tax rates of the future is obviously a difficult and uncertain endeavor.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
We will also profile such educators in an attempt to demonstrate that success in this difficult endeavor is possible.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Radek left the console to her and set upon the device with his tools, which proved to be a more difficult endeavor than he had imagined.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
But I am wondering if the endeavor is difficult enough to make it impossible without some idealism, some deep emotional connection to the concept of Israel.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
This has, in the past, proven a difficult endeavor.
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In Wikipedia:
Stock picking can be an extremely difficult and complex endeavor because there is no foolproof method for reliably forecasting a stocks future price movements.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
However, as we approached the ship we could see that this endeavor would be slightly more difficult then we first imagined.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I realize that I haven’t posted in an eternity, blah blah blah, and that my positive intentions to give a full update on the past… let’s say, 3–5 months?… I think?… is proving to be a difficult and improbable endeavor to achieve,.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
by Adrian Fletcher If you’re like many people trying to meet their weight loss goals, you are conscious of ways to help in this sometime difficult endeavor.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
This endeavor the past few months in preparation for quitting has been difficult: friends and family have questioned my motivation, my success, and my sanity.
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In Wikipedia:
The many enemies in continental Europe, among them Poland and a hostile Dutch would make this a difficult endeavor however.
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In Wikipedia:
Because he was not associated with an educational institution, he lacked the tools of a proper laboratory, making this a difficult endeavor.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Learning New Musical Instruments To Play When you are thinking about taking the plunge and learning how to play a musical instrument, it can be a difficult endeavor complete with heartache and pain.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
I think part of the reason that blogging has become such a difficult endeavor for me, is that I have come to associate the computer work work.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
The quest for racial harmony has naturally proven to be a difficult endeavor, but the bridge center isn t backing down from jackson reminded the audience they’ ’ won t step off the.
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