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"The flying **tempo** of his work only increased with the intimation of mortality -- and then came the Haiti disaster."

"World Boxing Association heavyweight champion Evander Hoyfield. Candi, the boxing champ's third wife, has filed a **temporary** protective order against him after he allegedly hit her in the face."

"Our president has become noted as an orator. However, from my perspective, it appears that he is only as good as the staging and teleprompters he uses, which have become part of his trademark. As intelligent as he is reputed to be, one wonders just how smart he actually is if he cannot even talk **extemporaneously** to a classroom of 6th graders without the usual props."

"Christie's auctioneer sold art worth 39.1 million pounds ($61.1 million) at its post-war and **contemporary** sale in London on Thursday, near the top end of expectations."