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Tag Name "Skirmish" (9)

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There was never a war on poverty. Maybe there was a skirmish on poverty
Andrew Cuomo
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The fundamental principle is that no battle, combat, or skirmish is to be fought unless it will be won.
Che Guevara
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In tribal society, the most important thing to do when civilians are killed in a skirmish is to acknowledge the deaths, and provide compensation. When tribal clans fight, the victor is required to take care of the vanquished widows and orphans, which puts a limitation on bloodshed, and tempers warring groups to try and negotiate a compromise.
Greg Mortenson
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It was a little skirmish across a century.
Margery Allingham
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Male bashing is everywhere. It would be a mistake to view the current situation as another skirmish in the war between the sexes. Women have been doing the shooting, and men have been burying their heads in the sand, hoping the bullets will miss.
Warren Farrell
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Go my favorite sports team go! Score a goal. Unit. Basket. Go squadron! Defeat the opponents soundly in this...skirmish.
Brian Regan
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London is an endless skirmish between angles and emptiness.
China Mieville
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She dropped her shyness like a nightgown, and in the liquid glare of sunlight on old boards she held up her hands-as if, in the terror of the upcoming skirmish, she had at last understood that she was beautiful. In her own way.
Gregory Maguire
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Truth-loving Persians do not dwell upon The trivial skirmish fought near Marathon.
Robert Graves