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That is where the entrenchment of hyper-conservatism is real and difficult to uproot. – Janai Nelson	Found on CNN 1 year ago
They’re getting more and more entrenched in town, especially the children, and it would just be more trauma to uproot them and start the whole process over again. – The Rev. Jarred Mercer	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
Red means you need to act now because there is an imminent danger to life, winds of 70 mph will uproot trees, which can block roads and crush cars or buildings. They can pick up roof tiles and hurl them around. If you're hit by one of those you will be seriously hurt or killed. Wind that strong will sweep people and vehicles off streets, and topple electricity lines. – Hannah Cloke	Found on CNN 2 years ago
Top Iraqi government officials will not be calm unless Top Iraqi government officials uproot the hateful and cowardly terrorism, and it is certain that the will of the Iraqis is beyond their criminality and villainy. – Barham Salih	Found on CNN 2 years ago
We are professionals, public servants who by vocation and training pursue the policies of the President, regardless of who holds that office or what party they affiliate with, we are people who repeatedly uproot Foreign Service officers lives, who risk -- and sometimes give -- Foreign Service officers lives for this country. – Marie Yovanovitch	Found on CNN 4 years ago
A lot of people have been here undocumented for more than half their life, if you see this as home it's difficult to see where your future lies and having to uproot your family and start a new life somewhere you haven't lived for years. – Orla Kelleher	Found on CNN 7 years ago
We can be sure they will uproot him by hook or by crook, so my best advice for him is 'resign from the speaker's position if you want to prevent further perils for you and your family'. – Thein Nyint	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
We hold President Abbas personally responsible for the aggressive campaign against Hamas in the West Bank, it is part of a dual campaign by the Zionist enemy (Israel) and the Palestinian Authority to uproot Hamas and the resistance. – Fawzi Barhoum	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
He who has more learning than goodness is like a tree with many branches and few roots, which the first wind throws down; whilst he whose works are greater than his knowledge is like a tree with many roots and fewer branches, which all the winds of heaven cannot uproot. – The Talmud	added by anonymous 12 years ago

That is where the entrenchment of hyper-conservatism is real and difficult to uproot.

– Janai Nelson

Found on CNN
1 year ago

They’re getting more and more entrenched in town, especially the children, and it would just be more trauma to uproot them and start the whole process over again.

– The Rev. Jarred Mercer

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

Red means you need to act now because there is an imminent danger to life, winds of 70 mph will uproot trees, which can block roads and crush cars or buildings. They can pick up roof tiles and hurl them around. If you're hit by one of those you will be seriously hurt or killed. Wind that strong will sweep people and vehicles off streets, and topple electricity lines.

– Hannah Cloke

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Top Iraqi government officials will not be calm unless Top Iraqi government officials uproot the hateful and cowardly terrorism, and it is certain that the will of the Iraqis is beyond their criminality and villainy.

– Barham Salih

Found on CNN
2 years ago

We are professionals, public servants who by vocation and training pursue the policies of the President, regardless of who holds that office or what party they affiliate with, we are people who repeatedly uproot Foreign Service officers lives, who risk -- and sometimes give -- Foreign Service officers lives for this country.

– Marie Yovanovitch

Found on CNN
4 years ago

A lot of people have been here undocumented for more than half their life, if you see this as home it's difficult to see where your future lies and having to uproot your family and start a new life somewhere you haven't lived for years.

– Orla Kelleher

Found on CNN
7 years ago

We can be sure they will uproot him by hook or by crook, so my best advice for him is 'resign from the speaker's position if you want to prevent further perils for you and your family'.

– Thein Nyint

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

We hold President Abbas personally responsible for the aggressive campaign against Hamas in the West Bank, it is part of a dual campaign by the Zionist enemy (Israel) and the Palestinian Authority to uproot Hamas and the resistance.

– Fawzi Barhoum

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

He who has more learning than goodness is like a tree with many branches and few roots, which the first wind throws down; whilst he whose works are greater than his knowledge is like a tree with many roots and fewer branches, which all the winds of heaven cannot uproot.

– The Talmud

added by anonymous
12 years ago

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