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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
But fearing that his wife, Diane, and their two children might not honor the request, he came up with a novel way to enforce his demand: threatening to make a bequest to an organization he knew his wife opposed, Planned Parenthood.
(Parse)
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(: :)
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(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
We witnessed Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak explode and demand that Arafat sign it, adding to his demand, “Ya kalb!
(Parse)
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(, ,) ('' ') ('' ')
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(. !)))
In Wikipedia:
Tegan restores the device, and the Master repeats his demand.
(Parse)
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(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
According to Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari, Obama made his demand for delay a key theme of his discussions with Iraqi leaders in Baghdad in July.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (PP (VBG According)
(PP (TO to)
(NP (JJ Iraqi) (NNP Foreign) (NNP Minister) (NNP Hoshyar) (NNP Zebari))))
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(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
The New York Post’s Amir Taheri has the story: Obama made his demand for delay a key theme of his discussions with Iraqi leaders in Baghdad in July.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (NP (NP (DT The) (NNP New) (NNP York) (NNP Post) (POS 's)) (NNP Amir) (NNP Taheri))
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(: :)
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(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
The Law Ministry is opposed to his demand of scrapping section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, which prescribes a sentence of up to life imprisonment for those indulging in’ ’ unnatural sex’ ’.
(Parse)
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(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
According to Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari, Obama made his demand for delay a key theme of his discussions with Iraqi leaders in Baghdad in July.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (PP (VBG According)
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(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
A dispute in December 1197, over Richard’s demand that the magnates of England provide 300knights to serve in France, led to renewed grumbling among the clergy and barons.
(Parse)
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(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Is it because he has been waited on by a maid who will abide by every of his demand? (eg.
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(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
“According to Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari, Obama made his demand for delay a key theme of his discussions with Iraqi leaders in Baghdad in July.
(Parse)
(S1 (S ('' ') (: ')
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(NP (NNP July))))
(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Faced with such quintessential logic Lys had no alternative but to 43 accede to his generous demand.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (S (VP (VBN Faced)
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(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
The good news is the assembly has acceded to Arnold’s demand for tighter restrictions on lawmakers’ access to the state’s rainy day fund, and have eliminated a proposal to raise $ 1.6 billion by increasing tax withholdings from Californians’ paychecks.
(Parse)
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(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
According to Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari, Obama made his demand for delay a key theme of his discussions with Iraqi leaders in Baghdad in July.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (PP (VBG According)
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(NP (JJ Iraqi) (NNP Foreign) (NNP Minister) (NNP Hoshyar) (NNP Zebari))))
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(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
But fearing that his wife, Diane, and their two children might not honor the request, he came up with a novel way to enforce his demand: threatening to make a bequest to an organization he knew his wife opposed, Planned Parenthood.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (CC But)
(S (VP (VBG fearing)
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(S (NP (NP (NP (PRP$ his) (NN wife)) (, ,)
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(: :)
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(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
The most recent being his demand for the Batman’s identity.
(Parse)
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(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
In response to his earnest demand, she ran her tongue slowly over his top row of teeth.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (PP (IN In)
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(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
A source said Tsvangirai had prevailed in his demand for handpicking Cabinet and had also demanded some of the gubernatorial posts.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (DT A) (NN source))
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(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
He has accused him of arrogance and putting politics above the national interest in refusing to acknowledge the success of the surge and sticking with his demand for immediate withdrawal.
(Parse)
(S1 (S (NP (PRP He))
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(. .)))
In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:
Anwar is not rebuffed by Abdullah’s rejection of his demand to convene a special session of parliament.
(Parse)
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(. .)))
In Wikipedia:
Sussex, indignant at Shane’s request for his sister’s hand in marriage, and his demand for the withdrawal of the English garrison from Armagh, received no support from the Queen, who sent the earl of Kildare to arrange terms with O ’Neill.
(Parse)
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(NP (NP (NNS terms))
(PP (IN with)
(NP (CD O) (NN 'Neill))))
(. .)))
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