So I have kept my silence up to now for the reasons, honourable reasons I told you about.

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The Palace and Kate have kept a dignified silence over Mantel's rant.

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Athenian newspapers, including pro-opposition ones, have kept an odd silence on the issue, a silence some Greeks ascribe to the power of the construction lobby.

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Mr Kim kept driving steadily, in silence.

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The student kept his head bent down in silence.

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In the silence, a forgotten thought kept bothering Nawab, something important.

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He kept it on all night to avoid the new silence in the house.

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