It ushered in an unquiet century of warfare, the bloodiest since the thirty years war which had destroyed central Europe three centuries earlier. |
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Not only have the prices gone up but also some patrons believe they were ushered out at an unreasonable hour. |
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Finally the age of the dinosaurs is thought to have been ushered in and out by space objects striking the earth. |
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As the crowd was ushered in, my family and I stepped down from the stage and took unreserved seats in the fourth or fifth row and center. |
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The parking attendant ushered us into a spot right outside and we were met at the door by the bouncing effervescent staff. |
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He ushered her into a little shop on a narrow side street paved with cobblestones. |
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I barely notice the waiter as I am ushered to my seat and presented with a laminated menu. |
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He let them in while his assistant ushered a frightened customer out of the shop. |
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Ultimately it does not sound a very easy task, but we believe the convention ushered in a new spirit and a new thought. |
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The second century for the company ushered in a new era as a chemical company. |
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It is the year the Great Depression was ushered in on the heels of the 1929 stock market crash. |
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But the pair have since ushered in a quiet revolution after assembling a brand new team. |
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The end of the Cold War has ushered in a new epoch of imperialist conflicts. |
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The era of the all-seated stadium had been ushered in by a number of tragic accents at grounds. |
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This randomised study is often seen as having ushered in a new era in making fair comparisons of alternative treatments. |
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With the walls of the hotel corridors becoming an Art Gallery the hotel has ushered in a new idea for promoting art. |
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The Spanish civil war ushered in a new era in which the civilian population was enmeshed in the conflict. |
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The year was ushered in by starlit skies, a bright silvery moon and biting cold. |
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The era of modernism was really ushered in following the trauma of the First World War. |
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But he isn't quite ready to declare that the story has ushered in a new media hierarchy. |
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Nevertheless, it'd be nice if he ushered in a new era in professional sportsmanship. |
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McKinley's victory in 1896 ushered in a long period of government largely by and for industry. |
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The audience is ushered into a series of spaces where battles and banquets take place at close quarters. |
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The vibrant football that ushered in the start of the season has long since passed and is in danger of becoming a distant memory. |
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The four knights were immediately recognised as royal courtiers and ushered into the Archbishop's private chambers. |
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I ushered the man out but the woman followed me back into the kitchen and said not to put the fire out with water. |
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Whatever Rael is, if he's to be believed, he's just ushered in a new era for mankind. |
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Fortunately for the home side, Myers matched him stride for stride and ushered the ball out of harm's way. |
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We had been ushered into their shady courtyard for a breakfast of strong lattes, fresh orange juice and pastries. |
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While this children's variety show didn't always hold this time slot, it undoubtedly ushered in the weekend for generations of schoolkids. |
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I'm ushered into a clean, airy office by a small, stout man with merry eyes, a father's face. |
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Slightly surprised, they walk in only to be greeted warmly by a stewardess and ushered to a table. |
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There was a scuffle which the doormen could not resolve, so they ushered the supporters out. |
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Turn up at 4pm and you will be ushered in through the stage door to get a sneak preview of the upcoming performance. |
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In 1931 Spain's king abdicated, and a new republic was ushered in promising social change and progress. |
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We are ushered through another checkpoint and eventually the road ends at a couple of watchtowers and heavily guarded barriers. |
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The brutal crushing of the protests ushered in a period of uneasy quiet in the country's politics. |
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Lexi was glad beyond her own realization when her father stood and ushered his guests into a social room, excusing Alexis for the night. |
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He waved a taxi down and ushered the woman, against her faint protests, into it. |
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When he was done speaking, he kind of ushered me offstage with him, and, dumbly, I followed. |
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Saire smiled distantly as he put an arm about her shoulder and ushered her back inside. |
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Women in red kebaya and matching batik cloth then ushered the guests to another room, a perfectly lit one where supper was served as a buffet. |
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All of us, with the exception of Ivan were ushered upstairs and the dinner party continued. |
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Tash was ready and waiting when David knocked at her door and ushered her into a waiting taxi. |
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A search warrant was produced while he was ushered into the living room where he was grilled for 15 minutes. |
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She ushered guests into the studio, replenished the coffee maker, and unfailingly turned up bright and early for the 7am kick off. |
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They were recognized as his family and were ushered respectfully to one of the centre boxes. |
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The age of austerity which followed ushered in the angry young men, the Movement, and the London School. |
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Despite Windschuttle's denials, the rise of pastoralism ushered in an era of heightened racial animus towards Aborigines. |
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Two world wars, a depression, and a cold war that threatened global annihilation ushered in a darker vision of human potentiality. |
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A local dignitary ushered off the last musical act and wished us a safe journey home. |
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Hyderabad changed the calendar and ushered in New Year amid revelry and a celebration mood that pervaded every nook and corner. |
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The troupe ushered in three successful premieres and produced several revivals of note. |
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These composers ushered in a greater compositional freedom that deviated significantly from the rigidity of the then-exisiting regimen. |
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It was plain as soon as I was ushered into each man's presence that these were not mere business leaders, but princes of the blood. |
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He immediately ushered his staff from the building while a locksmith changed the locks. |
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Finally, feeling like more like a doll than a real person with her face powdered and cheeks rouged, Katherine was ushered into the hallway. |
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We were greeted like long-lost friends and ushered to our table, where we received devoted service for the rest of the night. |
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When we arrived at the club we got somewhat of a royal welcome and were ushered inside to a table set for six. |
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We're ushered through at the double and there is little time to appreciate the metaphysical ambience. |
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And to spice up the controversy, the very people who ushered her into the sport are the ones clamoring to get her kicked out. |
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Immediately Kyle was ushered off onto the make-do dance floor by a gorgeous auburn-haired girl. |
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Weston ushered us into the study and produced a small tray with two cups and a teakettle upon it. |
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But we had come to partake, and we were ushered into the Chrysanthemum Palace to be met by smiling waiters in red mandarin coats. |
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The phone immediately went dead and I got ushered out of the door by two burly Geordies. |
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Nancy, the owner, and Loren, the manicurist, ushered Elisa to a lavender vinyl chair. |
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The woman ushered Halle into the small 2-room apartment, and grabbed one of Halle's black luggage bags. |
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He adds that the scorecard, which was launched in the first quarter of last year, has ushered in a major cultural change in the HR department. |
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That's why I sank into a deathlike peace one recent night in Northern Ontario, as midnight ushered in the longest day of the year. |
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He saw off the last vestiges of heroin chic, and ushered in an era of dressing up, redefining power dressing on the way. |
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The surprised look on their faces was a joy to see as I ushered them to the front door. |
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I milled about with the prospective sitters, and then we were all ushered into the seance room in the medium's bungalow. |
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Milly gave him a radiant smile and ushered him into the room, onto one of the seats at the kitchen table. |
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He thought about what he said, gave a curt nod as if to reassure himself, and ushered them into the next room. |
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That form of self-actualization often ushered in a frightful realization that some of us weren't adjusting as well as others. |
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The couple happily ushered me in, poured me an enormous whisky and denied every jot and tittle of the rumour. |
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My face was barely three feet from the lovingly shined toecaps of the royal boots when the prince was ushered into the pulpit to read the lesson. |
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The latter was on her cell phone when she spotted Amanda being ushered toward a counter, where a female sergeant was stationed. |
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Such charismatic personalities can rise to power meteorically, ushered in by a severe crisis. |
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He opened the door for her and ushered her outside where a wrought iron table was set for a meal. |
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A fugitive smile played around Rick's face as he ushered Edie in through the surprisingly large doors. |
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The players underestimated the qualities of their opponents, whose 2-1 extra-time victory ushered in the era of total football. |
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The '60s ushered in a rebellious new era, as a generation of straight people embraced rock and roll, long hair, tattered clothes, and free love. |
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We were crisply ushered to the plush elevator that politely transported us vertically to the top. |
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I was ushered into one of the meeting rooms and met by the embassy's press counsellor. |
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He ushered them all into the stagecoach with a briskness that somewhat annoyed Tabitha. |
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During the summer of 1976, cascading fireworks and majestic tall ships ushered in this nation's Fourth of July bicentennial. |
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We were then ushered down into a holding area where we were plied with drink and nibbles. |
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He ushered in the metric system, made French an official language, and enshrined a Canadian bill of rights in the 1982 constitution. |
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Megan and we bridesmaids were ushered into the side door of the building to prevent her from being seen. |
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This decade ushered in the rise of multiple-use worship rooms, the new credo of congregations seeking maximum utility from their buildings. |
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No plague of locusts descends, the oceans don't boil over with frogs, and the apocalypse isn't ushered in because of our discovery. |
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For that you would have been ushered to your seats by the beautiful usherettes. |
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They were ushered into a huge bleak room with some chairs, a bar with food and drinks, and a big-screen television. |
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Deco, Figo and Ronaldo kept being ushered down blind alleys where ambushes awaited. |
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Stephenson comes to realise that he's actually the one who's ushered in this new age and decides to revel in it. |
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The party's leader, Charles Kennedy, said voters had ushered in a new era of three-party politics. |
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The war to secure the control of oil and gas resources in Central Asia ushered in a new era of colonialism. |
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A Getty official ushered me into a roomful of largely unclassifiable objects, randomly placed on steel shelving. |
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A booming post-war economy ushered in a long period of growth for many large corporations and for the auditing profession. |
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A week later as the New Year was ushered in, another bomb was discovered at St George's monastery in Mosul. |
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She ushered Eliza over to the maple dressing table and began unpinning her bonnet. |
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Congress ushered in a new era of federal regulation under the commerce power, beginning with the enactment of the Interstate Commerce Act in 1887. |
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China and Russia, countries that ushered in similar economic transitions, scored 36 and 27 accordingly. |
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But when Tarkhan got sick with tuberculosis and was ushered out, the government gave him no pension or medical assistance. |
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And sure enough, they turned a corner and the constable quickly ushered Malcolm towards a small but neat looking two-storey wattle and daub house. |
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They led the way to a heavy door at the far end and ushered me in. |
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Her mother, in solidarity, burst into tears, whereupon we were ushered into a side room, given a cup of tea and money was found to get us back to the hotel. |
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Witnesses say a section of the crowd were ushered from Parliament Square on to Westminster Bridge before being kettled for around three hours until they were released. |
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The defense objected to the second-hand testimony and the nine-man, seven-woman jury was ushered from the room. |
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The reveille filled the air, the two Garda members ushered on the traffic and under the midday sweltering sun, the tricolour was raised, now flying proudly at full mast. |
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The smoky haze and appetizing aroma from barbecues greets visitors as they are ushered onto rooftops for a taste of a range of sizzlers, steaks and grills. |
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Those adolescent, screaming Austin Mahone fans were hurriedly ushered out of the arena in droves by their shocked parents. |
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TaskRabbit is indisputably the pioneering force that ushered in the age of online assistance. |
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The coup ushered in decades of strife and eventually a civil war that would last 36 years and leave 200,000 dead. |
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During the early years of the air age, ushered in by the Wright Brothers at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, in 1903, barnstorming was a highly popular activity. |
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The girls are ushered into their role as housekeepers and child bearers and the boys are tasked with providing for the family. |
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Police and ambulances moved in and the hostage was quickly ushered away. |
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Action Comics No.1 is the book that ushered in the golden age of superheroes in tights. |
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The chart-topping star spoke to the rather bleary-eyed Barbara for a couple of minutes before he passed the phone back to Jason and was ushered away by his minders. |
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I asked him if he could make me a pair of tartan trews for evening wear and we instantly agreed on a pattern and he ushered me into his fitting room. |
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He ushered her off to bed, tucking her in and kissing her goodnight. |
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Cassidy placed a firm kiss on his cheeks and ushered herself out of the door before the tears could break through the mental dam and she began blubbering again. |
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Youths stayed the night or were ushered home by designated sober drivers. |
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They were then ushered into the airport's arrivals terminal where they were hailed as heroes by fans who had turned up to welcome the athletes home. |
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The grandstand was not filled to capacity, so though we were ushered to seats according to the number on our tickets, we could move around if we wanted to. |
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The club steward ushered those left in the club down into the cellar. |
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The 1929 stock market crash which marked the beginning of the Great Depression ushered in a period of immiseration for virtually the entire working class. |
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Dionysus, cider-sodden, dances for change in the subway and gets periodically arrested for indecent exposure, a shadow of himself Zeus was ushered into a retirement home. |
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Singh and Kasuri warmly embraced each other and exchanged pleasantries before the large group of international and local media were ushered out of the ornate dining room. |
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Newman ushered the study of church history into modernity in England by contextualizing it with the concerns of modernity, yet he did so with heresy as the backdrop. |
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At the time for my audition, I was politely ushered to the stage. |
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As Hewitt and other genuflectors who are ushered routinely into the great man's presence insist, he is an intelligent, focused, purposeful leader. |
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Gingerly prising the door open half-expecting a private party or aftermath of a wedding reception, we were pleasantly surprised to be ushered in and offered drinks. |
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Given these realities, anyone who opposes U.S. military action to dethrone him has a responsibility to suggest how he might otherwise be ushered out the back door of Baghdad. |
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But we neutrals will be ushered away, leaving the stage set for a thumping reaffirmation of the view that Hadrian's Wall means far more than a few stones on a hill. |
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This ushered in the Warlord Era, during which much of the country was ruled by shifting coalitions of competing provincial military leaders. |
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Tito's death on 4 May 1980 ushered in a long period of political instability, worsened by growing economic crisis and nationalist unrest. |
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Such a right had culminated in the Declaration of Indulgence of 1687, which had ushered in the Glorious Revolution. |
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The Boomers had been the ones who'd ushered in an era of inclusiveness, diversity, and Aquarian dreams for a more humane society. |
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Sir Isaac Newton's publication of the Principia Mathematica ushered in what is recognisable as modern physics. |
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Despite those benefits, the iPad also ushered in concerns about security, discoverability and offline access to board information. |
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Confessional religious schooling was abolished, and a system of national governmentally administered schools was ushered in. |
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Some shocked students ran from the room, others were ushered out. |
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The new century is being ushered in with much hope for progress in many otolaryngological areas. |
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As I paused in some confusion, a sidesman took pity on me since I was clearly not a regular attendant, and ushered me forward. |
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We were ushered into the back room to view the few they carried. |
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However, none had more impact than Timur, who ushered in the region's most illustrious period. |
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The Internet age has ushered in a dizzying array of new psychoactive substances. |
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Thus the Harvard poets and wits ushered The New England Courant out of existence. |
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Margaret was astonished at the magnificence of the apartments into which she was ushered. |
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Mdlle Reuter turned her eye laterally on me, to ascertain, probably, whether I was collected enough to be ushered into her sanctum sanctorum. |
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Job applicants were ushered into the room and as the interviewee started the interview, a bright light was seen lighting up the TV screen. |
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The advances of the 1860s opened the floodgates and ushered in modern milling practice. |
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The Act ushered in a new period of Indian history, bringing about the end of Company rule in India. |
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The Habsburg years also ushered in the Spanish Golden Age of cultural efflorescence. |
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Mardi-gras was ushered in with various ceremonies, offering a strange mixture of devotion and profaneness. |
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Protestant Europe was ushered into the age of discovery in large part thanks to his work. |
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Mughal rule ushered economic prosperity, agrarian reform and flourishing external trade, particularly in muslin and silk textiles. |
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Advancements in electronic technology ushered in another revolution in cartography. |
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These expeditions ushered in the era of the Portuguese and Spanish colonial empires. |
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The opening of Northwest England's Bridgewater Canal in 1761 ushered in the canal age in Britain. |
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This ushered in a period known as the Greek Dark Ages, from which written records are absent. |
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Information technology subsequently led to the creation of the Internet, which ushered in the current Information Age. |
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The launch of Sputnik 1 ushered a new era of political, scientific and technological achievements that became known as the Space Age. |
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The First Intermediate Period ushered in a time of political upheaval for about 150 years. |
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Trafalgar ushered in the Pax Britannica of the 19th century, marked by general peace in the world's oceans, under the ensigns of the Royal Navy. |
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This ushered in the beginning of what is known as the Gangster Era, a time that roughly spans from 1919 until 1933 when Prohibition was repealed. |
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The first Pakistani military coup ushered the dictatorship of Ayub Khan. |
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In the Jubilee year 1500, Alexander ushered in the custom of opening a holy door on Christmas Eve and closing it on Christmas Day the following year. |
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The room into which I was ushered, with its leering volutes and hideous bellyings of brown mahogany, intimately reminded me of a Beardsley drawing. |
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In the time it takes to pitch my little one-man tent the kiddywinkies have been ushered inside quicker than if the childcatcher had been spotted on the edge of town. |
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The execution of Charles I ushered in the period known as the Interregnum. |
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After Donaldson accepted a low Mitchell Hancox cross and squared up towards goal, he then ushered the ball low into the bottom corner, round a defender to unsight the keeper. |
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The new furnace ushered in a period of great activity when the East Shropshire Coalfield, for a time, became the area of greatest production of iron then known. |
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The flat, which he was ushered into by Terry, was no more than a flatlet, with kitchenette, bathroomette, and a bed-sitting-room with hideaway bed. |
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Having swapped our cozzies for more formal attire, we were ushered into a vast, wood-panelled drawing room, complete with baronial fireplace and sweeping staircase. |
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I was ushered along a dark cupboardy passage that led to the dining-room. |
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He was ushered to an unfurnished room and locked inside by deadbolt. |
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As the Space Race started and the Cold War intensified, it ushered in a sweepingly technocratic vision of society that still marks American education. |
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