Chichikov is a fantasist who imagines himself one day running a plush and productive estate, with a pretty wife and fine children, himself the very model of the perfect Russian citizen.

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As I come off the phone, I am feeling pretty pleased with myself but my wife Bee has a question for me.

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Mr Robson said both he and his wife had always been pretty active by taking part in sport and walking in the Lakeland fells.

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Right now, I love my job, I love my kids and my wife, and life is pretty amazing.

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As the candidate's wife, she could count on pretty pictures.

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Bush's wife Laura, a funny, private woman, was pretty blunt too.

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It's also pretty clear that the only reason I ordered the Hot Mess is because my wife isn't here to give me a hard time about it.

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Dice Iida-Klein and his wife, Briohny Smyth, are awesome physical specimens and definitely seemed pretty cool and nice when I met them in a yoga inversions workshop.

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"For the money they've spent it is pretty good, " said Mr Sim, who runs the Theme Park Tourist website with his wife Natalie.

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Isn't that pretty cool? (Applause.) So we have to thank Ambassador Susman and his wife, Marjorie.

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My wife strongly suggested I do so, and that was when I was still trying to do pretty much anything she strongly suggested.

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