What Cove presents in her 306 thoughtful (if occasionally patronizing) pages are: The Twelve Different Singles.

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If the plan to bar tourists from patronizing these businesses goes through, legal battles are likely to ensue, noted Lap.

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Authorities have repeatedly tightened the city-state's tight casino-control laws, already among the strictest in the world, to restrict some locals from patronizing gaming floors and to punish casinos if they fail to keep problem gamblers away.

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If U.S. buyers who love their foreign cars start patronizing those brands for their SUVs, and SUV demand stays flat, Detroit's overcapacity--and already thin profits--could deteriorate further.

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If you lose on purpose to your elders and are unable to skillfully conceal your purposefulness, you risk looking patronizing.

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