In retrospect, though, my decision was not impulsive: the universe had been giving me signs all along.

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The decision was not impulsive, he said.

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All I can tell you is that it was not an impulsive action.

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Most homicides are impulsive, not the cold calculated affairs of Agatha Christie novels.

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The impulsive Mr Cowpland does not have long to find a solution.

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The methodical Mrs Merkel and Nicolas Sarkozy, the impulsive French president, are not natural partners.

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He is not a team man, and has a disarming habit of making impulsive, off-the-cuff sallies which look only slightly better in opposition than they would in office.

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Rebecca Bradberry, defending, said she could not explain why her client had stolen the items and said they were "impulsive thefts".

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