But Marshall Field Jr. wasn't dead yet, not in any sense of the word.
If we can move 300, 000 books in two days, then the book isn't dead.
And don't ask me where they found handcuffs, but you could see he wasn't dead yet.
As I said earlier, the multi-faceted deal between BP, the billionaire oligarchs and Rosneft isn't dead yet.
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The locking-up part was easy enough: The scientists who weren't dead were mostly retired or working at universities.
The result: a terrier-sized pendant spelling out the words "Crunk Ain't Dead, " the letters encrusted with 3, 576 tiny diamonds.
But classic values aren't dead: Barbie's search ranking soared far above Hannah Montana's.
"If Gran weren't dead, this would kill her, " I said, shaking my head.
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"This river's colour is about the same as excrement, even if there weren't dead pigs you couldn't drink it, " said another, with the username Yuzhou Duelist.
It was only at that last moment that a U.S. serviceman realized Tamima wasn't dead -- just unconscious and pulled her out of the body bag.
The nurse said it was a dead baby that had just arrived, but it wasn't dead, and Dr. Edenburg quickly started CPR on the tiny, emaciated body.
If they aren't dead after that, they get a big spike slowly driven through their chests ... unless, of course, a spike is driven through their forehead.
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As they see it, appeasement isn't dead since it is Khamenei - whom they deferentially refer to as "the supreme leader" - who sets Iran's foreign policy.
"The reason it's clear he's dead is that if he weren't dead he'd be giving TV and radio interviews to prove he's not dead, " Richard Holbrooke told CNN.
Even worse is the sad little noise thermometer which surges with rising decibels, as if to confirm the audience isn't dead or passed out from too many hot pretzels.
Early evening and popped into a fringe meeting where a blonde and beautifully manicured Ann Widdecombe was telling the audience that democracy isn't dead but is certainly having a real snooze.
When it was available on seemingly every carrier and well-regarded for both its vibrant display and its high performance, there was a good chance that many smartphone buyers at least considered a Galaxy S if they weren't dead-set on another device.
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George Clooney's entire collection of suits may be less expensive than Lil Jon's chain, but the latter certainly comes with its perks--it's safe to say that a 5-pound "Crunk Ain't Dead" pendant is a bit too conspicuous to be lost at a coat check.
Naturally, change within any industry takes time, but now that Sprint is in a position to offer unlimited data at a meaningful speed and T-Mobile has climbed aboard the bandwagon, Verizon may have to change its tune if a significant number of consumers decide that unlimited isn't dead after all.
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"The guy hasn't been dead for a year yet and they're bringing these stories out, " he said.
In five years the stomach acid would eat through her tooth enamel, if she didn't drop dead first.
Maybe the problem is that the leaders of those bands aren't yet dead.
The good news is that debt problems aren't a dead-end street.
"There isn't a dead pope this time, " said Mr. Gammarelli, whose shop near Rome's Pantheon displays three cassocks in the window made expressly for the next pope (in small, medium and large).
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