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The great argument we have seen for an able-bodied. From Wordnik.com. [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 385. November, 1847.] Reference
But I thought he did a good job for an able-bodied guy. From Wordnik.com. [Acting the Swan to Overcome the Duck] Reference
"That was certainly a very able-bodied spirit -- There!". From Wordnik.com. [Ruth Fielding at Snow Camp Or, Lost in the Backwoods] Reference
Being large and able-bodied, I enrolled with the home-guard. From Wordnik.com. [Incidents of the War: Humorous, Pathetic, and Descriptive] Reference
None but sound, able-bodied men will do for that work, I tell you. From Wordnik.com. [The Captain's Bunk A Story for Boys] Reference
Dragging long, heavy hoses is difficult enough for the able-bodied. From Wordnik.com. [Gardening tools to help keep you active] Reference
A thoroughly strong, able-bodied woman is almost an unknown ideal to. From Wordnik.com. [The Education of American Girls] Reference
You're young, you're able-bodied, you have a brightness in your eyes. From Wordnik.com. [An Actress Moves On, Or Tries To] Reference
St. Maws is garrisoned by an able-bodied person of fourscore, a widower. From Wordnik.com. [The Cornwall Coast] Reference
Now, too, I had the companionship of another able-bodied man on the car with me. From Wordnik.com. [The Motor Pirate] Reference
At last several able-bodied men decided to equip some pack mules and go to the great bonanza. From Wordnik.com. [The Second William Penn A true account of incidents that happened along the old Santa Fe Trail] Reference
When Indonesian soldiers raid Acehnese villages, most able-bodied men quickly flee into the jungle. From Wordnik.com. [The Fruits Of War] Reference
We should also gradually increase the retirement age for the able-bodied and index it to longevity. From Wordnik.com. [Tax Aversion Syndrome and Our Deficit Future] Reference
All the able-bodied men of the Republic, and if necessary natives, were liable to military service. From Wordnik.com. [South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 1 (of 6) From the Foundation of Cape Colony to the Boer Ultimatum of 9th Oct. 1899] Reference
"It pays to have two committed, able-bodied parents popping out of bed in the morning," says Berger. From Wordnik.com. [Is It Healthy For The Kids?] Reference
What better way to make good capitalists, after all, than training the able-bodied to do useful work?. From Wordnik.com. [In Sweden, You're Never Too Old To Learn Something New] Reference
They must both have the same sprightly youth, the like stature, and marry when equal and able-bodied. From Wordnik.com. [Tacitus on Germany] Reference
BURBANK: There was no band comprised of totally able-bodied guys that used more canes than Boyz II Men. From Wordnik.com. [Duran Duran Joins Comeback Parade] Reference
But because of it, he was able to reach people in ways that he couldn't if he were temporarily able-bodied. From Wordnik.com. [Death of a 'Fortunate Son'] Reference
Supports welfare reform that would require able-bodied people to work-but proposed little until the campaign. From Wordnik.com. [A Voter's Guide To The Issues] Reference
Sixty-three percent don't speak English, but within six months, 90 percent of able-bodied refugees are working. From Wordnik.com. [Hurts So Good;At Work: What Full Employment Is Li] Reference
As disconcerting to the public were the otherwise able-bodied survivors who had sustained severe facial damage. From Wordnik.com. [When the Killing Stopped] Reference
A man had died in one company the day before, and there had not been enough able-bodied men in the company to bury him. From Wordnik.com. [History of the Gatling Gun Detachment] Reference
Instead, the campaign has proposed a program called "Dignity Corps," which would be required for able-bodied welfare recipients. From Wordnik.com. [Tea Partiers Questioning Paladino's Bona Fides] Reference
It will be seen later on why, in this distribution of labor, Steve always assigned several men -- able-bodied at that -- to the cow. From Wordnik.com. [The Gentle Art of Cooking Wives] Reference
Heritage recommends that these should be consolidated, plus have work and partial repayment obligations added for able-bodied adults. From Wordnik.com. [Ernest Istook: "Solutions for America" Offered] Reference
As able-bodied men die at the front or on the trail itself, more and more women, children and older people are making the perilous trek. From Wordnik.com. [The 'White Death' Trail] Reference
Nazi Europe was a kind of pyramid scheme: conquer a country, then enslave its able-bodied citizens to empower the machine to conquer more. From Wordnik.com. [Bad Company] Reference
On the other hand, the men were, of course, fully armed, and there were but five of the dhow's crew all told, of whom two were not able-bodied. From Wordnik.com. [Pan-Islam] Reference
They withdraw able-bodied men from the productive energies of the country, and are at the same time a tax upon the industrial forces which remain. From Wordnik.com. [The Continental Monthly, Vol. 3 No 2, February 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy] Reference
It is a requirement of long standing that, in case of war, every able-bodied citizen must go forth as a soldier, if the government shall so demand. From Wordnik.com. [The True Citizen, How to Become One] Reference
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