And so they'd gone in spite of the expense, in spite of the sadness and shame he felt each time he returned to Calcutta, in spite of the fact that the older his children grew, the less they wanted to go.

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The Sultan of Brunei stays in palaces all the time and has many that would put Lim's to shame.

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For a long time you have advocated free-market principles and it is a shame that you abandoned them in the one area where they are so desperately needed.

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Killing Edsel was a shame because the dealer organization had been built and, in time, sales would have grown.

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"It would be a shame if Republicans abandoned productive negotiations due to pressure from the tea party, as they have time and again, " Reid said.

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"It would be a shame if Republicans abandoned productive negotiations due to pressure from the tea party, as they have time and again, " Reid said this week.

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