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This refuge is also a permanent home to many other species of fowl as well as feeding grounds for migratory birds. From Wordnik.com. [Gentle Marine | SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles] Reference
Taking refuge is not a passive act of placing ourselves in the hands of a higher power that will do everything for us, as the English word "refuge" might imply. From Wordnik.com. [The Gelug-Kagyu Tradition of Mahamudra ��� 1 The Buddhist Framework] Reference
The refuge is flooded in late fall for duck/goose hunting. From Wordnik.com. [100 Best Public-Land Hunts: Arkansas] Reference
It says at the top, "What don't they understand about the word refuge?". From Wordnik.com. [Remarks Prepared for Delivery By The Honorable Gale Norton] Reference
I was no frightened girl seeking refuge from the terrors of the streets. From Wordnik.com. [Madeleine: An Autobiography] Reference
Koolau had been driven to this refuge from the lower valley by the beach. From Wordnik.com. [Koolau the Leper] Reference
Movie houses and book stores provide refuge from the waterlogged streets. From Wordnik.com. [Calling All DC-Area Writers: The 2008 Hyman S. & Freda Bernstein Jewish Literary Festival Writing Contest « The Blog at 16th and Q] Reference
Does not prudence dictate that you should be looking for a refuge from the storm?. From Wordnik.com. [A Refuge from the Storm] Reference
Horses huddled in the shade of the palms, seeking refuge from the 95-degree heat. From Wordnik.com. [Thai Noon] Reference
In good times and bad, fishing -- any fishing -- is a refuge from a world of care. From Wordnik.com. [I'm Thankful For Fishing] Reference
Lennon arrived in 1971 and found a refuge from the press that dogged him in England. From Wordnik.com. [No Headline Available] Reference
Chandra Bose: Patriotism cannot be our final spiritual shelter; my refuge is humanity. From Wordnik.com. [Tagore and His India] Reference
It is better to just get busy and do things that make the home a refuge from the world. From Wordnik.com. [Living the Dream] Reference
A conservative party ought to be a refuge from the sanctimonious nannytollahs of the age. From Wordnik.com. [Humphrys on Steyn - Steyn on Howard] Reference
It was a cloudless, windless day, and they sought refuge from the sun in the woods beyond. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 22] Reference
We had packed our own vittles, but we graciously accepted refuge from the sun at one house. From Wordnik.com. [El Bramador: once a bustling colonial mining town] Reference
Cahors took refuge from the English, to whom he refused to submit, and in it he died in 1367. From Wordnik.com. [Castles and Cave Dwellings of Europe] Reference
It was my childhood dream and my refuge from a cruel world at a time when I needed one the most. From Wordnik.com. [Fear of Star Trek, the Movie] Reference
Canada and its people warmly received the Hungarians seeking refuge from the crushed revolution. From Wordnik.com. [Hungary at the Turn of the Millennium] Reference
But he notes that stockpiling bucks in any refuge is nearly impossible, especially during the rut. From Wordnik.com. [Bucks Under Pressure] Reference
It had become a scenic refuge from the bevy of traffic-clogged roadways and neighboring strip malls. From Wordnik.com. [Dam failure drains Fairfax County lake, kills wildlife] Reference
Of the 5,000 or so who sought refuge from the U.N. near here, roughly 100 survived, according to Venuste. From Wordnik.com. [Global Voices in English » Rwanda: Fifteen years after the genocide] Reference
Besides the ordinary population, and those who took refuge from the country, it contained 20,000 soldiers. From Wordnik.com. [The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire] Reference
The Portuguese very early settled in it as a place of refuge from the Dutch, who however soon followed them, and in. From Wordnik.com. [A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 13] Reference
Planned for an urban infill lot, this home is designed to be a refuge from the city and achieve LEED certification. From Wordnik.com. [FreeGreen Showcases Free Plans for Affordable Green Homes Who's Next Green Home Competition-Urban Savoir Faire – Inhabitat] Reference
In politics and power, being liberal is the only long-term refuge from a situation one can neither command nor control. From Wordnik.com. [newmatilda.com - Comments] Reference
In politics and power, being liberal is the only long-term refuge from a situation one can neither command nor control. From Wordnik.com. [newmatilda.com - Comments] Reference
To attend to the insistence of the aesthetic is not to offer it as a refuge from the conflicts of politics and history. From Wordnik.com. [Introduction: 'The Power is There': Romanticism as Aesthetic Insistence] Reference
In “Lost Continent”, a time traveler seeking refuge from a war-torn land faces hostility and bureaucratic incompetence. From Wordnik.com. [Subterranean Press » 2009 » January] Reference
We reach the hotel at last, its gloom, its cloistered arcades and great dark rooms pleasant enough as a refuge from the sun. From Wordnik.com. [In Seven Stages: A Flying Trip Around the World] Reference
This steel clad prefab is a compact two bedroom “mountain refuge” with a welcoming, and surprisingly roomy, wooden interior. From Wordnik.com. [Ali Kriscenski | Inhabitat] Reference
He did not think he would have survived without the walking stick, the light rain and the small canyon that offered refuge from the sun. From Wordnik.com. [Ed Rosenthal, LA Hiker Lost In Desert, Followed Shade For 6 Days] Reference
The reason I use D.A. is that Deb or Debbie Davenport sounds like either a perennially perky refuge from a 40's musical or a plump and peppy Nancy Drew character. From Wordnik.com. [Name the author] Reference
Like many animals before it, the rhino would have used caves to take refuge from the elements - unaware that its bones would become entombed for thousands of years. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-02-01] Reference
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