This huge warrior threw me to the ground and then took hold of my arm again to pick me up.

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One of them took hold of my arm. He shook me and lifted me off the ground.

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The argument for exponential advancement will hold ground only with the help of autonomous, abstract-thinking machines.

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The forces are trying to gain and hold ground in the perilous region ahead of national elections this August.

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Therefore, in order to establish proof of principle that they can hold ground over the long-term against the Tea Party, Democrats had to at least moderately erode the gains made by Republicans in 2010.

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