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  • Nevertheless, there had been very little progress in the world of adult education until the middle of the twentieth century.

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  • Ask them, with an adult, to sit in a little chair next to you, or stand talking to you.

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  • The second volume picks up the narrative in 1859, and it becomes clear that the flipside of Ruskin's phobic response to adult female sexuality is his fascination with little girls.

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  • As little as 500 micrograms, the size of the head of a pin, can kill an adult if inhaled or ingested.

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  • As little as 500 micrograms -- an amount the size of the head of a pin -- can kill an adult.

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  • Make regular stops -- every two hours for a puppy, every three to four hours for a cat or an adult dog -- so your pet can take a walk on a leash (some cats enjoy a little leash walk).

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