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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
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IT TAKES SOME DOING TO BUILD BACK

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00'But government can make you feel so small and mean that IT TAKES SOME DOING TO BUILD BACK A SENSE OF SELF-IMPORTANCE.'02br
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0difficult to regain your self-confidence02br 02br 00IT TAKES SOME DOING TO DO SOMETHING is a phrase0-

— Inchoateknowledge

  • 0difficult to regain your self-confidence02br 02br 00IT TAKES SOME DOING TO DO SOMETHING is a phrase0-
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00IT TAKES SOME DOING = it is difficult, as Inchoateknowledge has said02br
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00TO BUILD BACK = to rebuild02br
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00A SENSE OF SELF-IMPORTANCE = feeling good about yourself0-
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00"Strict adjacency rule": the verb and its object cannot be separated in English. No intervening words, please! 050
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