Not necessarily known for commercial ventures during life, Marley has become a diversified businessman from beyond the grave.

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Indeed, it amuses me that she would throw this one last insult in my face from beyond the grave.

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To be sure, Scroggin did not create the notion of controlling beyond the grave, something rich people have done throughout the ages.

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In fact, you could argue that General Magic did invent the modern smart phone and dominates the industry from beyond the grave.

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The reggae star has become a diversified businessman from beyond the grave.

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The Supreme Court battle over the notes of former Deputy White House Counsel Vince Foster ended with a decision that attorney-client privilege extends beyond the grave.

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But, from beyond the grave, as it were, Zucker has found a way to continue his project of reducing the network he once ran to a pile of smoking rubble.

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That famous toxin known as conventional wisdom has built the Republican Party's problems into a nightmare from beyond the grave, and in that context creating a party spokesman may seem an inadequate response.

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As the commemorative roses pile up outside the door of the apartment where Mitterrand died, and the true believers express their emotions for the cameras, it seems clear that, for at least the first year, Francois Mitterrand has successfully managed his image beyond the grave.

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John Major, the first one, is now an ex-prime minister trying to settle scores from beyond the political grave by being rude about Lady Thatcher in his memoirs.

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