In essence, the basic principles of the game are very simple.

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To have excluded the young women from the ritual washing of feet ... would have detracted our attention from the essence of the Holy Thursday gospel, and the very beautiful and simple gesture of a father who desired to embrace those who were on the fringes of society.

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In essence, Margaret Thatcher's views about the relationship between money and politics are simple her critics would say reductive.

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In essence, duration is a much better measure of sensitivity to changes in interest rates than simple maturity, because it takes into account when investors get their money.

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