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0 The international torch relay ahead of the Olympics in Beijing was dogged along the way by protesters supporting the Free 01 a 01 b 01 font 00 Tibet 02 font 02 b 02 a 00 Movement. 02 br
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00 Does dog suggest hostility toward the torch carrier, therefore, trail is not a good substitute for it? 02 br
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00 Does dog suggest hostility toward the torch carrier, therefore, trail is not a good substitute for it? 02 br
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0 Hello. 02 br
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00 The Longman Dictionary just says: 02 br
00 dog [verb] -- to follow close behind 01 u 00 someone 02 u 00 . 02 br
00 I think that " 01 u 00 someone 02 u 00 " usually has some sort of hostility. 02 br
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00 The word "trial" wouldn't be substituted for "dog" because they don't mean the same. 0
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00 The Longman Dictionary just says: 02 br
00 dog [verb] -- to follow close behind 01 u 00 someone 02 u 00 . 02 br
00 I think that " 01 u 00 someone 02 u 00 " usually has some sort of hostility. 02 br
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00 The word "trial" wouldn't be substituted for "dog" because they don't mean the same. 0
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0 Thanks, Takoyaki. My dictionary agrees with yours on the definition of dog. However, I wanted to find out whether the word carries a sense of hostility that "Trail" does not. Note the spelling of Trail. 0-
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0 Hello. 02 br
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00 "... I was dogged by a woman in a red sports car..." 02 br
00 The woman might've had more or less hostility towards the write of this article. 0230href http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/24/nyregion/nyregionspecial2/24njDR
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00 "... I was dogged by a woman in a red sports car..." 02 br
00 The woman might've had more or less hostility towards the write of this article. 0230href http://www.nytimes.com/2005/07/24/nyregion/nyregionspecial2/24njDR
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0 Hello. 02 br
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00 "On that tour Mr. Bush was dogged at the rallies by protesters calling attention to his refusal so far to debate." 02 b
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00 "On that tour Mr. Bush was dogged at the rallies by protesters calling attention to his refusal so far to debate." 02 b
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0 It seems like we share the same opinion. Let's see what others have to say. 0-
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