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a curious/remarkable fact
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It is a remarkable fact that elephants do not use their trunks to suck up water until they are over four months old.
a remarkable resemblance (= unusual or surprising )
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Everyone notices the remarkable resemblance between Mathilda and Anne.
a remarkable story
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The film tells the remarkable story of their escape from a prison camp.
a remarkable/amazing/extraordinary coincidence
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What an extraordinary coincidence meeting you here!
a remarkable/amazing/miraculous recovery
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Doctors have every confidence that Laura will continue her remarkable recovery.
a remarkable/extraordinary achievement (= one that is unusual or surprising and deserves praise )
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In recognition of this remarkable achievement he was awarded the OBE.
a remarkable/striking/marked similarity (= one that is very noticeable )
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This ape's facial expressions show remarkable similarities to ours.
remarkable/considerable/incredible etc feat
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They climbed the mountain in 28 days, a remarkable feat.
remarkable/outstanding/exceptional ability
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a writer of remarkable ability
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The company aims to select people of outstanding ability.
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his exceptional ability as a swimmer
truly remarkable
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Fawcett was a truly remarkable man.
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■ ADVERB
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I don't find it quite as remarkable a performance as that of No. 10, but is very good.
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She was as remarkable as he.
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It is as remarkable as a woman.
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What is just as remarkable is the timing of the fourth-quarter performance.
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The extract chosen next is just as remarkable for its acknowledgement of the mysterious nature of mental processes.
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Either way, the transformation of the area where Broadway and Seventh Avenue converge is as remarkable as it is undeniable.
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But the nature of space, time, and gravity really is as remarkable as you have now learned.
more
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Last week's Ha'aretz newspaper contained an extraordinary essay, all the more remarkable for being published in the current climate.
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In fact the improvement statistics in our jet engine shops were even more remarkable .
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This was all the more remarkable , Pruett notes, because most men are reared to be ineffective nurturers.
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Analysts say this trend is even more remarkable because public universities run open admission policies and do not charge tuition.
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The consequences of the emancipation were to be even more remarkable than the political process from which the statutes emerged.
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The score was even more remarkable because we played well below our best.
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What was more remarkable was that he was not walking but standing still.
most
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One of the most remarkable observations concerning the mutant strain was the fact that it appeared very little affected by this mutation.
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You are a most remarkable man.
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The most remarkable extension of central control has been in the field of local government.
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The most remarkable archaeological application so far, however, has been in Mesoamerica.
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If this is so, then it is the most remarkable of all the cases we have considered.
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Stemmle's return was the most remarkable .
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Deciding which achievement was the most remarkable is all a matter of taste.
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He produced one of the most remarkable designs of his day.
quite
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It's quite remarkable when you come to think about it.
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The theories that are now available to us have an accuracy which is quite remarkable .
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The bath water was brownish, but wonderfully soothing to her quite remarkable display of bruises.
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It is quite remarkable that algorithmic compressions are possible, and they illuminate our understanding of the universe enormously.
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It was mightily impressive bowling by any standards, and with his left hand in plaster it was quite remarkable .
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The consistency in the way average age of participation has changed over time is quite remarkable .
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However, everything else about this unit is quite remarkable .
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The chemical transformations that can then occur are quite remarkable , making zeolites some of the most unusual catalysts known.
so
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What made her story so remarkable is what happened next.
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I had never seen anything so remarkable .
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In the broken-wing performance, the realism is so remarkable that even human observers can be fooled when they first encounter it.
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Of course I never really understood what it was that Dad found so remarkable in those snippets.
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Few women have anything so remarkable in their armoury.
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The transformation that had come over his life was so remarkable that people became Christians by his example.
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Paul evidently knew nothing of so remarkable an event, for he never mentions it.
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Well, what's so remarkable in that?
truly
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She was in truly remarkable condition.
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The clearly defined black spots and red bands of courage that set the rainbow apart from other trout are truly remarkable .
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The next few years were to establish Rodrigo as one of the truly remarkable soldiers of his time.
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A talented young man. Truly remarkable , but... but... the style.
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Its contents are priceless and its memories are of truly remarkable people.
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The ignorance about mortgage bonds at the top of the firm was truly remarkable .
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A truly remarkable achievement and one that demonstrates the enthusiasm with which Johnson Matthey has responded to the challenge.
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A truly remarkable family connection of over 70 years.
very
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It was for this very remarkable invention that he was employed.
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Mathematical insight Notice that something very remarkable has happened here.
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That is a very remarkable achievement.
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There is nothing very remarkable about this method of argument, but it forms the basis of modern scientific procedure.
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The first is not very remarkable .
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There was nothing very remarkable about him in this respect.
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But overall Dutton's achievement is very remarkable .
■ NOUN
achievement
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The stabilization of the currency overnight was a remarkable achievement .
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Dug by hand, the miles upon miles of tunnels were a remarkable achievement of both cleverness and will.
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An almost remarkable achievement , even though you feel as though you've been in their bedroom before in a different life.
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That remarkable achievement seems more bizarre with every passing day.
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For such a remarkable achievement the close co-operation of many generations of patient observers must have been necessary.
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It is a remarkable achievement for Trevino, in his first season on the Seniors' circuit.
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A truly remarkable achievement and one that demonstrates the enthusiasm with which Johnson Matthey has responded to the challenge.
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Make no mistake, this series is a remarkable achievement .
change
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Even within a short distance we can see remarkable changes of thickness.
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We need to recognize the remarkable change that the interactive telecommunications age is producing in our political system.
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A remarkable change had taken place in Giovanna.
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As soon as she winds her black belt around her waist, however, her personality undergoes a remarkable change .
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The trouble with this remarkable change of character is that Swayze simply lacks conviction.
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This is a remarkable change in Government practice.
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In the week that he'd been at the helm of the Anpetuwi ship there had been a remarkable change in atmosphere.
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Since it first started 51 years ago, opencast mining, too, has seen remarkable changes .
degree
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In short she obtained a remarkable degree of autonomy.
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When assessing elders affirmatively, the practitioner may well detect in some very old people a remarkable degree of authenticity.
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Historical disputes still interest the public to a remarkable degree .
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It was apparent that the lack of visibility had altered Jotan's intentions to a quite remarkable degree .
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Quite a remarkable degree of coverage, remarkable.
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Having enjoyed a remarkable degree of freedom for several years it was now hard to relinquish areas of control.
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Seething with tourists all year round, it still manages to retain a remarkable degree of charm.
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For children of our age we were allowed a remarkable degree of freedom; only the town was out of bounds.
fact
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Now here is the really remarkable fact .
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Now, I will tell you a remarkable fact .
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These are remarkable facts that we need to tackle in the future.
feat
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Just such a remarkable feat happened two years running in 1928 and 1929, with Tipperary Tim and Gregalach respectively.
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How do babies accomplish such a remarkable feat ?
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The mounting and supply of the expedition was a remarkable feat .
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But it is a remarkable feat of alchemy indeed.
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This remarkable feat of arms is largely unrecognised.
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I was capable of holding watch for most of a day without the slightest trembling or consciousness of my remarkable feat .
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I had achieved the remarkable feat of uniting the two factions at the party in mockery of me.
feature
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No; the most remarkable features of the two descriptions of religion are not their similarities but their differences.
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The remarkable feature of Kallibunker's fur was that it completely lacked the usual long guard hairs found on all other cats.
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The most remarkable feature of Coningsby village is the single handed clock on St Michael's church tower.
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A remarkable feature of the mountain is the tremendous gash on its eastern face, looking as though cut by a giant knife.
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His one remarkable feature was his height, six feet and five inches.
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The single remarkable feature is that Mrs Conran includes everything.
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One of the remarkable features of Gaul was the sometimes huge religious sites which developed often in out-of-the-way places.
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A remarkable feature of this decision of the House of Lords was that it was based on almost no judicial authority at all.
man
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If this was the case, the man must have been a remarkable athlete, as well as a remarkable man!
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Wagner, who died Dec. 29 at the age of 92, was a most remarkable man .
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He really must be a remarkable man !
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He was once more the handsome, remarkable man I had first seen, the one who had saved me.
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Stephen O'Brien is a remarkable man , liked and respected by everyone he comes into contact with.
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You are a most remarkable man .
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Their leader was Chief Joseph, a truly remarkable man .
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George Wigg was a remarkable man but very difficult to keep in check.
recovery
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Now Daniel, 10, appears to have made a remarkable recovery with just chemotherapy treatment and cancer tablets.
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Sir Richard is now chairman, having overseen the group's remarkable recovery .
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However, the incredible Liverpool pensioner has amazed hospital staff and family alike with her remarkable recovery .
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It has staged a remarkable recovery from the apparently moribund state of the late fifties and early sixties.
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As if by retribution, the sick electrician made a remarkable recovery and the pumps resumed their efficient, reliable operation.
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But he is making a remarkable recovery .
similarity
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However, there is on other occasions a remarkable similarity of techniques, of clothes and of weapons.
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The ratios generated by the capture-recapture method display a remarkable similarity and identical ranking to those obtained by the first two methods.
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There are remarkable similarities between the strengths model of case management, and early casework models.
success
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Our recent leaflet on women's health, which has been a remarkable success , also provides information.
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Guterson, 39, seems sanguine about his remarkable success .
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In achieving this remarkable success , Roddick has always been scornful of traditional business credos.
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And in the third year of his presidency, he actually achieved some remarkable successes in that area.
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Here the quantum chemical theory of bonding has had some remarkable successes .
thing
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The remarkable thing about this cinematic treat was the close comparison it bore to the scene at Stonethwaite campsite a few days previously.
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This conversation reminded me of the most remarkable thing about Tucson.
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According to the newspaper, in that short time they have already done remarkable things .
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And the remarkable thing about it is that there is no schools or anything to learn you to rob.
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But first, a little scene-setting: One year ago, a remarkable thing was occurring.
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When public managers do exercise such options, remarkable things begin to happen.
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Even a brain tiny in comparison to that of Mozart can achieve remarkable things .
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What a remarkable thing to say.
woman
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His second wife, Bilhah Solomon Jacobson, known as Belle, was a remarkable woman .
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There is no question that Margo Chisholm is a remarkable woman .
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Though Mrs Hobbs is a remarkable woman in many ways, she has no head for figures.
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a remarkable statesman and diplomat
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Clark did a remarkable job setting things up for the meeting.
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Henry Tippett showed remarkable flair as a hotelier.
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Josephine was a truly remarkable woman.
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The record features some remarkable guitar and piano solos.
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A remarkable and well deserved achievement.
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A team was dispatched immediately to Baldersdale and discovered a remarkable scene.
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But many men succeed in a remarkable way in keeping their feelings alive in the most unlikely settings.
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In short she obtained a remarkable degree of autonomy.
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Of all the peculiar effects of musical tragedy, the most remarkable is the coexistence of opposite impressions.
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The key to this remarkable turnaround in what has been one of the most restrictive industries is, of course, PostScript.
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There is remarkable consensus on the issue of tax fairness.
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What a remarkable thing to say.