Sentence examples for that were dear from inspiring English sources

Ms. Snowe cast key votes on bills that were dear to Democrats, including the economic stimulus measure and a law upending the "don't ask, don't tell" policy governing gay men and lesbians in the military.

If he left, Dr. Bahcall warned, he would lose all his ability to help the rest of the science NASA was doing, X-ray satellites and gravitation-wave observatories that were dear to his heart as a high-energy physicist.

Ms. Snowe, a moderate who cast key votes in bills that were dear to Democrats including the stimulus bill, was facing a Tea Party-backed challenger, but one who had failed to gain much traction in a state where Ms. Snowe remained popular and well known.

The bill put off consideration of divisive issues like student vouchers that were dear to conservatives, and of a demonstration project that would have removed virtually all restrictions on the spending of federal money for up to 15 states, requiring student testing in reading and writing to demonstrate improvement only in five years.

Still, I catch myself selfishly mourning the loss of places that were dear to me (just like my son did when I told him trick-or-treating would have to wait until next year).

Serota concedes that it caused his mother "some heartache that I apparently gave up interest in the things that were dearest to her heart".

Everyone will lose something that is dear to them".

"I regret terribly the impact on my family, friends and institutions that are dear to me".

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"But then we knew we that we were fighting against something monstrous and for everything that was dear to us.

This is not Mr. Bloomberg's first time supporting charitable causes that are dear to his close associates.