The neocons’ idea that the U.S. can patrol Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran, and Syria in perpetuity is insane. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » ThinkFast: May 24, 2006] Reference
This is hardly in perpetuity — and this for real estate!. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » Copyright Forever] Reference
Can we really afford for me to stay at home in perpetuity?. From Wordnik.com. [Soothes the Soul | Her Bad Mother] Reference
Why would you want your name on the Internet in perpetuity?. From Wordnik.com. [The Last First Place I'd Send My Money] Reference
I will put it up and it will stay there in perpetuity probably. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-05-13] Reference
Some were in perpetuity, some were for 3 years, some for 7, some for 10. From Wordnik.com. [The Hidden Cost of Documentaries - New York Times] Reference
The house and the 2.6 acres it sits on is preserved in perpetuity by the trust. From Wordnik.com. [Trust aims to link the green across N.Va.] Reference
The left has won the argument over immigration (ie, unlimited and in perpetuity). From Wordnik.com. [Is Britain Institutionally Leftist?] Reference
Mayo Park, seen here, was created out of land donated to the town in perpetuity by B.C. From Wordnik.com. [2008 December 09 « Beachwood Historical Alliance] Reference
Gilmour says, "Jump off and come into your own castle, which I in perpetuity bequeath to you.". From Wordnik.com. [The Autobiography of Liuetenant-General Sir Harry Smith, Baronet of Aliwal on the Sutlej, G. C. B.] Reference
Last year, we renewed the NORAD agreement in perpetuity, ending the previous five-year cycles. From Wordnik.com. [Canada-U.S. Relations: Our Common Cause Agenda in a Perilous World] Reference
We must always swing to the right, swing to right, in perpetuity, to provide cover, cover, cover. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » Luce & Machiavelli on Leadership] Reference
I've added permalinks (so that an individual item can be referenced in perpetuity) to BoingBoing. From Wordnik.com. [Boing Boing: September 2, 2001 - September 8, 2001 Archives] Reference
It is true that the Bhikkhunīs were, technically, appointed juniors in perpetuity to the Bhikkhus. From Wordnik.com. [Psalms of the Sisters] Reference
If so, we must be prepared to conserve it in perpetuity, which I think is the desire of our people. From Wordnik.com. [Save Our Timber and Forest Industries] Reference
We received a letter from the Viceroy that we might hold our meetings in perpetuity in Santa Lucia in Gesù. From Wordnik.com. [The Miracles of Antichrist: A Novel] Reference
His signature alone will be enough to bind the United Kingdom in perpetuity to the constitution's strictures. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-06-10] Reference
The only monopolies that can exist in perpetuity are those created and/or protected by the force of government. From Wordnik.com. [Tax Cuts for the Rich, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference
It is then granted in perpetuity for a dollar an acre, and there is a tax of 2 1/2 per cent. on exported produce. From Wordnik.com. [The Golden Chersonese and the Way Thither] Reference
Or have they been in Palestine in perpetuity from the dawn of history until 1947, when the Jews took it from them?. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Greenwald and Gaza] Reference
The tract will be held in perpetuity by a local land trust — off limits to economic development "forever," Brown says. From Wordnik.com. [For them, Earth Day was late in coming] Reference
“I have made him Provost of the merchants, for offices are by investiture and not in perpetuity, and thou art deposed.”. From Wordnik.com. [The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night] Reference
Is the value to the account owner of taking the X% payments in perpetuity greater than depleting the bank account immediately?. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » The Lesson of the Lorax:] Reference
We immediately bought the next section, allowing the former owner to continue pasturing his cows there in perpetuity rent-free. From Wordnik.com. [Jean's Knitting] Reference
In exchange for 4 million pesos, the U.S. would receive the "right of traffic" in perpetuity across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. From Wordnik.com. [Did You Know? Cinco de Mayo is more widely celebrated in USA than Mexico] Reference
Why you would want your name on the Internet in perpetuity isn't explained, but anything that costs that much must be worthwhile. From Wordnik.com. [The Last First Place I'd Send My Money] Reference
Social Security's 75-year deficit equals 1.9 percent of present value payroll; its deficit in perpetuity equals 3.8 percent of wages. From Wordnik.com. [Science vs. Social Security, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference
By protecting habitat in perpetuity, the bill protects our rights to fish and hunt on public land in Montana for generations to come. From Wordnik.com. [Montana To Consider Bill Protecting Fish Habitat and Forest Jobs] Reference
The uppermost portion of the peak belongs to the Fujisan Hongu Sengentaisha shrine, having been granted the title in perpetuity by the Shogun in 1609. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-01-01] Reference
Do share with us, as well as remember this: this Prediction Page will live upon in perpetuity, as well as can easily be accessed in a months as well as years to come. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-11-01] Reference
It is also the gene that allows the embryonic stem cell to divide in perpetuity, hence its name, derived from Tir Nan Og, the land of the Ever Young in Celtic mythology. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2005-08-01] Reference
Under the deal, the federal government will foot the bill in perpetuity for any additional Medicaid costs incurred by Nebraska as a result of passing the health care reform bill. From Wordnik.com. [Graham: Dems engaging in 'seedy Chicago politics'] Reference
ROSSO CASTELLI: In perpetuity, that is rather a long time. From Wordnik.com. [The War with the Newts] Reference
Country is his client, her perpetuity will be his retainer, fee, and compensation. From Wordnik.com. [Modern Eloquence: Vol III, After-Dinner Speeches P-Z] Reference
In its unreasoning anguish, the soul rushes to the idea of perpetuity as the one element of bliss. From Wordnik.com. [The Essays of "George Eliot" Complete] Reference
Well as fun as this is, I can see that you all will be here shouting the same things in perpetuity. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Van Jones to Glenn Beck: ‘I see you, and I love you, brother.’ (Updated)] Reference
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