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It should be a norm
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was a bit of a departure from the norm
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This is still the norm, but times are changing
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Tonight, though, he fancied quiet and peaceful, which he had to admit was a bit of a departure from the norm
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I suppose it’s partly the fact that we have fewer people and partly the culture of family or communal living that tends to be the norm
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And as per the norm, Joe and Fred had taken themselves to the
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norm for other kids his age
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He told me that he took pride in staying on the outside of the acceptable norm for today’s Macho Male Types
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readings being the norm
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On a world where poverty was the norm, Jakkar’s family was considered to be among the lowest class
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You want to go against the norm
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Indeed the shift in human consciousness has already begun and the aforementioned occurrences are representing the following new life themes that will become the norm throughout the world
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seems to be the norm rather than celebrating the joys and
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The scene from the deck of the Roman was constantly changing, and the changes became the norm
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three times a week was more the norm, and then usually fast food
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Ask a “regular” at the course what the norm is and tip that amount
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I still couldn’t see the occupants, black windows being the norm on this vehicle
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That also could easily happen though it was not the norm and definitely not the instructions or intend to do so
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Although some cases of ―pedophilia‖ may in fact exist, I am certain that the rate of such occurrences fall well short of the (social) norm
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Some even say that My Lai was not an isolated incident but (almost) the norm where civilians were killed at will
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The norm though was a twin
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It really should not be a crime or on the law books but it is and the sentences for it harsh in Muslim countries where flogging in public (100 lashes) and or stoning to death is the norm
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“And when arranged marriages were the norm, this kind of relationship was less of a shock
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Nasty-mouthed, screaming old bags were the norm among their mothers and all the other guys he hung out with too
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We are launching an investigation into your arcology‘s uncanny ability to predict social and market trends way above the norm
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Now, it seems to be almost the norm, even among Christians, that couples live together and sometimes even have children before they get married
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were a contradiction to the norm
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ferently from the norm, they will be able to see the hand of god in
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e) Elaboration of norm that administers the Virtual
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Ask yourself why this seems to be the norm? Is it to save time? Or perhaps to save a tree?
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maintained for visitors from the West, hyped as the norm
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Making $45 isn't the norm but it can be earned through participating in trial studies
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That's the opposite of the norm
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Not only would there be enough money to pay the rent on both her apartment and the studio, but as long as Norm kept his word, and kept the checks coming regularly, there would be some left over each month
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They screamed at him, they harassed him, they gave him constant duty, but Norm managed to survive the three years they had him without losing his cool once
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Anything that deviated from the accepted norm confused the hell
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That’s where he met Norm, the man who would later become both his valet and his on-stage body guard
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Tom and Norm were assigned to the same unit right out of boot camp
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They were nearly inseparable, until Norm was chosen to train for Special Forces
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They parted ways, with Norm going off to be an Army Ranger, while Tom was given an honourable discharge, after an incident involving a hand grenade and another soldier
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It was a mistake that nearly cost his unit their lives, but he and every man in his command knew that Norm had simply followed orders to a tee
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They all knew that their beloved leader had taken the fall for someone else, but he asked them to keep their mouths shut, so as Rangers always do, they kept quiet and watched Norm take a discharge to save someone else’s reputation
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The truth of the situation was that Norm had been responsible for saving the lives of his entire unit, but that story never came out and an inept Five-Star-General’s image was salvaged
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Norm left the service, a finely honed weapon
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Norm was chasing some petty criminal, on foot, when he saw a familiar face exit the building
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Tom invited Norm into his tour bus, where they spent the next several hours reminiscing and catching up
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Norm actually did a lot more catching up than Tom, because most of Norm’s life was classified
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By the time the sun came up Tom had hired Norm to be his tour security officer, with a yearly salary that made police work look like a hobby
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He had any number of groupies for sex, but he needed an intellectual relationship and Norm fit the bill perfectly
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Norm took his job seriously, he looked after the daily welfare of, not just Tom, but everyone on tour with him
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Both Norm and Tom disregarded them as pranks, but soon they were arriving with more regularity
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When they started coming at the rate of several each day, Norm decided that he need ed some help
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Norm willingly stepped down as head of security, to make way for her
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Norm was the obvious choice
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He could already play and he was more than capable of taking care of any thing that might come up on the stage, so Norm became a member of the band
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That was how they found themselves in a square, in Sydney, surrounded by sirens and flashing lights, with Gretchen ushering Tom into a limo amid a throng of screaming fans and Norm with a woman curled up in a ball at his feet
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He had left her in the airport to follow Norm
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They were playing at the Windsor in Vietnam and Marilee decided to come along as she had not been to Vietnam before, and had heard some weird stories from Tom and Norm
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Once Libby in a confiding moment had explained how Norm used to wake up with nightmares screaming, and how once when a car backfired near them, he dived into the bushes, and was actually white and shaking when she managed to finally co-erce him out
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He would not discuss what happened in his days there as Tom's Valet and Assistant, but whatever happened left Norm with scars that surfaced at the most inopportune moments, and Tom refusing to even discuss the subject with her or in her hearing
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"What’s up with Norm?" asked Serina, once they were out of earshot
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There’s more to Norm than meets the eye
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She could see Tom Thompson, seated on one of the comfortable leather couches, flanked by Greatchen and Norm
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"Norm?" she gasped, "What happened here?"
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Norm looked up at her with tears streaming down his cheeks
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Norm woke to the sound of someone pounding on his door
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He stood glaring at Norm, who was still sitting on the edge of his bed
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"That wasn’t necessary," said Norm
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Norm shook his head, "The door wasn’t locked
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"Not that I know of," said Norm
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"I think this interview is over Detective," said Norm, as calmly as he could
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He turned and looked at Norm, still standing in the doorway, clothed in just a pair of boxers
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Arrogant bastard, thought Norm, but he’s about to meet his match, in Gretchen
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"The only band member there was Norm
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with palace slaves, as was the norm
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She is separated from her two children, which is the norm for homeless women
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She has a tendency to use men in her affairs as she was once a prostitute, which is the norm for homeless women, but she was a total sweetheart
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Though that was not usually the norm, Roger and Lucille took a two-week cruise at the beginning of December of two thousand, which offered the tourists some of those coveted
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This king had sex with palace slaves, as was the norm
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In their teaching of a foreign language, they use the “intensive reading” method, which in Roger’s professional judgment leaves a lot to be desired in a modern world where oral and written communication is the norm
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Though fear was not the main reason why they followed that norm, helicopter accidents in that region have occurred more frequently than what would make them comfortable
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Convinced that international education is the wave of the future when world reciprocity and inter-cultural cooperation are destined to be the norm rather than the exception, Roger hopes to show to his students that diversity of cultures is not a hindrance to progress but rather a vigorous drive toward success
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As these Resolutitons seem to become the norm as opposed to
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"Norm was so out of it that I screamed, shook him and
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and they assured the others that this was not the norm
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It is great to be called king or president or minister or director or CEO or sir or madam or boss, and yes, we should all be striving for advancement, but advancement entails doing more than the norm for country, or company, or church, or team or school, to maintain a serving attitude, to be seeking the best for the team, not for oneself
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In our business dealings, God wants us to rise above the norm, above the dark, dirty dealings of a world lost in depravity
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In Biblical times, it was the norm for the eldest son to succeed the father, but on numerous occasions, God sought out the best man for the job, not the best family member
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You rise above expectations and the norm
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” This history is so common among Jews that it is the norm
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For Kelsen, law is a binding norm, and nothing more; it has no ethical or moral content so far as the lawyer is concerned, and its validity derives purely causally from the fact that it is enacted with the power of the state behind it
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elevation of poor language skills and illiteracy to cult status; the rap music that pollutes the mind; the ubiquity of violence; the dominance of the drug culture as a model for young men; and the acceptance of a life on welfare as the norm
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that her pregnancy experience was in no way the norm
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the norm your motives will be suspect
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considered a means but instead must be seen as an end, is not only a norm that
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‘Well my Lord, a future king should never settle for the norm, he should always aspire for more
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thought Harry’s late night ventures in the dark to be the norm, but he decided to try it out for