"I remember the tragedies every day, " he said, as his eyes welled with tears.

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Mr. Khan's style is wry and laid back, but occasionally the stories are too much for him, and his eyes well with tears.

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But his eyes welled with tears as he recalled one young woman who was able to reach her family and assure them she was alive.

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When the day of departure came and Rousselot went to the airport to see off the members of the delegation who were returning to Argentina, his eyes filled with tears.

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Nnamabia was staring at his yellow-orange rice as he spoke, and when he looked up his eyes were filled with tears, my worldly brother, and I felt a tenderness for him that I would not have been able to describe if I had been asked to.

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With tears in his eyes and the Paraguayan flag wrapped around his neck, Mr Cartes said he would be the president of all Paraguayans.

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Humbly accept a lifetime achievement award from Ned Johnson who, with tears in his eyes, honors us with a banquet dinner and a couple of Lamborghinis.

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Eventually, with tears running from his eyes, Rothwell downed the very last bite of the world's hottest curry.

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Tears gleamed in his eyes when he recalled the cordial relations he once enjoyed with Britain's Royal Family.

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"I've decided that we should make an honorable retreat as going ahead with our attack now would not guarantee victory, " he said, tears welling in his eyes.

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