• People have said the thing we have in common is our Celtic background, but what we also have in common is London.

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  • But her science background is common at big breweries, where many brewmasters have degrees in chemistry or biology.

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  • We must remember that the same thing that defined our strength on that day should define our strength in response -- a nation that unites people from every faith, culture and background in a common purpose.

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  • Overwhelming majorities of Americans -- Americans who believe in the Second Amendment -- have come together around common-sense reform, like background checks that will make it harder for criminals to get their hands on a gun.

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  • Overwhelming majorities of Americans - Americans who believe in the Second Amendment - have come together around common-sense reform, like background checks that will make it harder for criminals to get their hands on a gun.

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  • What Boehner lacks in style he makes up for in genuineness and common sense shaped by his small business background.

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  • Ask them if they support common-sense reforms like requiring universal background checks, or restoring the ban on military-style assault weapons and high-capacity magazines.

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  • All three outcomes were more common in women and those from a working-class background.

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  • The fact that we would be voting on -- that the Senate would be voting on a bipartisan, common-sense compromise amendment that would establish an expanded background check system has been known for some time.

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  • But to keep guns out of the hands of dangerous people, we also need Congress to pass new legislation requiring background checks for all gun sales, with common-sense exceptions for cases like transfers between family members.

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  • As a matter of common sense, the IGC proposed a neutral, independent background review process for new candidates for senior office to reduce the chance that the organization would be embarrassed by inadvertent association with felons and miscreants and to explore possible conflicts of interest.

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  • Requiring a simple background check every time a gun is sold is common sense.

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  • "I think the common ground clearly exists from a policy standpoint when talking about background checks, " said Dan Gross, president of the Brady Campaign to End Gun Violence.

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  • For this reason, it was necessary to find a common ground to group the professions, such as the academic background that allows a person to become an auditor (a degree, master's degree or doctorate in accountancy, for example).

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  • The most common warning signs, according to the guide, include uncontrolled anger, a background of drug and alcohol abuse and a preoccupation with weapons and explosives.

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  • He had the requisite background and humility to become the sort of Godded-up sports hero common to the age.

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