Sentence examples for old matter from inspiring English sources

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But I was also struck, no stricken, by what these two films leave one thinking about that old matter of life versus art.

In an attempt to defuse the issue, Mr. Bush repeatedly told reporters today that his Harken stock sale in June 1990, not long before the company posted a big loss, was an old matter that had been carefully reviewed by the S.E.C., which took no action against him.

This 1979 TV movie, starring Kurt Russell and directed by John Carpenter, was a huge hit when it first aired - so why is it only now being released on DVD? It's that thorny old matter of music rights, an issue that keeps plenty of other movies from getting a home-ents release – and these aren't even Elvis originals, rather decent enough cover versions by country singer Ronnie McDowell.

While the old matter of bioethics was still alive and while judges were improving their skill in dealing with hard matters, like refusal of medical treatments, abortion, euthanasia et cetera, a new challenge appeared on the horizon, the challenge of biological sciences, and especially of the most troubled field of human genetics.

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Do we have any old matters to go over?

"They reheat all these old matters," said one Polish leader here.

Like them, they control the Buddhist religion by claiming a right to select lamas.Qing precedent, over two centuries old, matters.

Many were old matters that have been corrected by changes in market structure, advances in technology and enhancements in trading systems, Knight Trading, the biggest middleman on Nasdaq, said.

Ali al-Alak, a member of Mr. Maliki's bloc, praised Mr. Najafi as "a man with respect," but he objected to the tone of the speech, saying "he was supposed to be optimistic, but he was talking about old matters".

"Don't dwell on old matters of yesteryear, For danger will come in the now and the here!" His diction was strong but created a hurdle, Since "matters" reminded them all of Steve Urkel.

Old mattered a lot, just one day earlier.

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