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Yet no one thought much about it when American presidents of different faiths swore their oath of office to God and country.
The government swore that the global crisis would not reach the country.
Upon taking office, she swore allegiance not only to the constitution, but to “Him” (Kirchner) as well.
He swore not only to do away with admissions fees, but also to provide free textbooks and meals, the cost of which had often remained a barrier for the poorest students.
He swore at me.
(Sirisena abruptly fired Wickremesinghe and swore in none other than Mahinda Rajapaksa, before dissolving parliament to avoid a challenge.
In the cathedral Levin, with the others, raised his hand, repeating the words of the priest, and swore by the most awful oaths to fulfil all the things the Governor had hoped for.
'And was it not last night that he, an honourable and truthful man, swore he loved me?
And he swore so vigorously that the children became still.
He could not roll straight on these rails which sank in the damp earth, and he swore, became angry, and fought furiously with the wheels, which he could not get back into place in spite of exaggerated efforts.
He swore, exclaimed that it was a sacred promise; then, when he had got the three pieces, he kissed her, tickled her, made her laugh, and would have pushed things to an extreme in this corner of the pit-bank, which was the winter chamber of their household, if she had not again refused, saying that it would not give her any pleasure.
"By God!" swore Bébert, "there they are, licking each other's skins again!"
As he went away he swore that it should not occur again, but he preserved a friendly remembrance of her; she was a capital girl.
In distraction she implored him; she swore to keep out of sight; she would not keep him five minutes.
"We raised our hands like this, and we swore not to go back again.
Chaval swore, while the blood rose to his face.
He dressed her, slipped on the chemise easily, but swore over the difficulty he had in getting on the trousers, for she could not help much.
He swore, hesitating, hiding his fear, repeating that it was stupid to run like that.
He swore, shouting to her to look out.
It was said that they had arrived from Douai during the night, and Rasseneur was accused of having betrayed his mates by warning M. Hennebeau; a putter even swore that she had seen the servant taking a dispatch to the telegraph office.
He swore, and men ran to seize the fugitive, who was hiding with Catherine behind the timber supply.
His ear was split, a finger nail had torn away a piece of his neck, and this so smarted that he swore in his turn as he drove out one of his terrible straight blows.
She believed that he still went with this girl, as the rumour ran for the last fortnight; and when he swore to her that it was not so she shook her head, for she remembered the evening when she had seen them eagerly kissing each other.
Then he warned Dansaert, who swore angrily,.
He immediately swore that he would not share his victuals with these people who came up out of the earth.
Many of our sailors swore that the monster couldn't negotiate this passageway simply because "he's too big for it!"
At night when they left, the horses, stuffed up to the nostrils with oats, could hardly be got into the shafts; they kicked, reared, the harness broke, their masters laughed or swore; and all night in the light of the moon along country roads there were runaway carts at full gallop plunging into the ditches, jumping over yard after yard of stones, clambering up the hills, with women leaning out from the tilt to catch hold of the reins.
Hivert called, shouted, swore; then he got down from his seat and went and knocked loudly at the doors.
Charles, at his wit's end, soon had recourse to the eternal Lheureux, who swore he would arrange matters if the doctor would sign him two bills, one of which was for seven hundred francs, payable in three months.
"What?""Ah! he swore he would," went on the good woman.
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