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EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And that means it also had authentic city fathers other than New World Homes and their ilk.
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As the drought intensified, Mulholland begged the city fathers to end their abject deification of growth.
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He kept his servants and slaves under such loose supervision that the city fathers complained.
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How had the new city fathers acquired the wealth and prestige to embark on these schemes?
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Juan Bautista de Anza inhabited these parts back when the Old Pueblo was still in the hands of indigenous city fathers .
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Pettitt sees urban services in particular offering vast scope for expansion as city fathers wake up to the dangers from the car population explosion.
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The city fathers had decided to improve the site since I last encountered it.
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The Reverend Mr Enders had assaulted the city fathers with his pleas and cries to spare her life.