He told me this was not his job, and accused me of taking liberties.

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The event promoter Taking Liberties said the posters did not claim that drinking alcohol would lead to sexual conquests and that the drinks prices were displayed as independent parts of the design.

BBC: Generic alcohol

Only a few, the old ones, covered their insolence with glacial politeness, while the younger ones became either servile or friendly to the point of taking liberties, thinking thereby to win her favor.

NEWYORKER: In Other Rooms, Other Wonders

EU. Politicians in both countries are now extremely wary of taking further liberties with volatile voters on European issues.

ECONOMIST: Charlemagne

The director began writing his script for a life of Collins in the early 1980s, admitted to taking some liberties with the historical record.

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Much of the nobility of America lies in our taking our civil liberties seriously.

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As that suit makes its way through the New York state court system, the civil liberties watchdog is taking its litigation to the next level.

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