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The agent declaring the marriage to be a political necessity, the destination suggested by Tarvin for political necessities of this sort caused the official to stiffen, and to look this wild American up and down with startled curiosity.

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As swelling in the meninges worsens, the neck begins to stiffen.

They are finding themselves forced to shift their own rhetoric and attitude in order to dampen their defense of policies viewed as pro-American or US-inspired, and to stiffen their resistance to Washington's demands and desires.

The victory of Parliament in Kuwait’s succession crisis is likely to lead some of Kuwait’s neighboring autocracies to stiffen their resolve against modernity and democracy.

The EU can stiffen it even more by demanding much greater clarity in the fight against corruption.

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