Facts were never pleasing to him. He acquired them with reluctance and got rid of them with relief. From LearnThat.org. [Sir James Matthew Barrie, Source: Love Me Never or For Ever]
rid the house of pests. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
He had coughed that first day in order to rid is lungs of the lint; and for the same reason he had coughed ever since. From Wordnik.com. [The Apostate] Reference
The cries for gettin rid of the Shuttle and returning to an obsolete means of getting into space is that the Shuttle is unsafe. From Wordnik.com. [Schedule Pressure and Shuttle Safety - NASA Watch] Reference
Suppose we got 'rid' ~f Frank and patched things up with Amalfi. From Wordnik.com. [Cities In Flight]
Crude as it was, it was good enough to "rid" Germany of twelve million "undesirables" in only a few years. From Wordnik.com. [Humanity's Final, Final Solution: Resistance will be futile.] Reference
Now our previous governor, Roy Barnes, made a decision, got us a new flag and kind of rid us of this issue. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 23, 2003] Reference
EDIT: Do let us know how you're doing, OK??? how did you get "rid" of it?. From Wordnik.com. [Discussions: Message List - root] Reference
How do you propose we get "rid" of an independant, non-profit organization?. From Wordnik.com. [OSNews] Reference
Rather than paying to get "rid" of that light on the dashboard for those without the sensors. From Wordnik.com. [Auto Express: News] Reference
I hate pop radiohead. using ur ego to get 'rid' of narcissim. i have dyspraxia. inkling42 It's football season. From Wordnik.com. [Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7] Reference
She also told me that her mother wants his 2 daughters to get married, because that's how they get "rid" of children. From Wordnik.com. [[Help] Most Recent Posts] Reference
This flaw exists because the application does not validate the 'rid' parameter upon submission to the 'index. php' script. From Wordnik.com. [Latest OSVDB Vulnerabilities] Reference
Brer Jeems Henry, he mounted Brer Plato an 'rid' im over de railin ', an' den de preacher he start down fum de pulpit, an 'des ez he wuz. From Wordnik.com. [Uncle Remus, His Songs and His Sayings: The Folk-Lore of the Old Plantation. By Joel Chandler Harris. With Illustrations by Frederick S. Church and James H. Moser] Reference
Never say the word rid around me. From Wordnik.com. [Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » Interview: Lucia Nevai, Part 1] Reference
Getting rid of the "marriage penalty" would also help. From Wordnik.com. [The Argument Against Paid Family Leave] Reference
But it's also one of the hardest things to get rid of. From Wordnik.com. [Bright Lights, Different City] Reference
But to modernize we need to get rid of the old structure. From Wordnik.com. ['Pakistanis Know I Can Be Tough’] Reference
Would you keep it as is, scale it back, or get rid of it?. From Wordnik.com. [Q&Amp;A: Will Wesley Clark Run?] Reference
Then I can't stand the clutter and get rid of everything. From Wordnik.com. [On Desiring Stuff] Reference
In fact, the tabloids have no urge to get rid of the prince. From Wordnik.com. [The Private Prince] Reference
At the governor's mansion in Juneau, she got rid of the chef. From Wordnik.com. [McCain’s Mrs. Right] Reference
"We will keep pressing the president until he gets rid of him.". From Wordnik.com. [A CHANGE OF DIRECTION] Reference
I've cut my fee, and they're saying, 'Get rid of the Doolittle raid. From Wordnik.com. [The Road To 'Pearl Harbor'] Reference
"We'll have to fumigate the maize to get rid of these pests," he says. From Wordnik.com. ['Nigeria Could Feed Africa'] Reference
We have seen soldiers in Afghanistan risking their lives to rid us of danger. From Wordnik.com. [Freedom Vs. Security] Reference
"The opportunity to get rid of the PRI is gone, and we have to deal with it.". From Wordnik.com. [RETURN OF THE PRI] Reference
"He'll have to get rid of Biden; he'll be a septuagenarian by then," he opined. From Wordnik.com. [Another Kennedy in the Senate?] Reference
Armstrong adds that if he could find a taker, he'd love to get rid of Golden Boy. From Wordnik.com. [At&Amp;T's Golden Boy] Reference
So I miscalculated there, yes, but getting rid of him still wasn't the objective. From Wordnik.com. [A Father's Words On Going To War] Reference
Worse, I can't get rid of it by wiping the disk clean -- its hard-wired in my cortex. From Wordnik.com. [Silly Ideas Are Attacking My Brain] Reference
Once I managed to get rid of her migraines, she started inviting me to the golf course. From Wordnik.com. [Newsmakers] Reference
The newcomers 'goal: to rid showrooms of look-alike vehicles that aim for the same buyers. From Wordnik.com. [Brand Power] Reference
But Hitler, a classicist, loathed contemporary art and used his power to rid Germany of it. From Wordnik.com. [From Art To Hate] Reference
"You never get rid of the pain," says Jordan, though he says his treatments provide some relief. From Wordnik.com. [The Great Back Debate] Reference
Fill it under the tap, pump and out comes water completely rid of viruses, bacteria and parasites. From Wordnik.com. [Water You Can Drink] Reference
The chancellor claims he wants to get rid of the "nanny state" as much as his younger colleagues do. From Wordnik.com. [Berlin's Fresh Faces] Reference
Until that question is answered, getting rid of body odor may still be the best bet for men wanting to attract a woman. From Wordnik.com. [Smell Test] Reference
But when the house is on fire, you need to put a lot of water on it to get rid of the fire, but then you have to mop up. From Wordnik.com. [Dominique Strauss-Kahn : The Constant Crisis] Reference
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