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suspect he was something of a hired warrior, a mercenary of some
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the town’s self-appointed mercenary
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his frustration on those he pursued as a hired mercenary
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the mercenary deemed that it was sufficiently cooked
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‘You’re still a mercenary, then?’ It was something
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In Troyes itself the fifth mercenary had been
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to return via the Sens road,’ said the mercenary, hat in
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‘You were thorough?’ The mercenary was offended
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mercenary, dismissing him with a curt wave of his hand
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Compostella, now he was a guardian and a mercenary in
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After the second Persian war, accordingly, the armies of Athens seem to have been generally composed of mercenary troops, consisting, indeed, partly of citizens, but partly, too, of foreigners; and all of them equally hired and paid at the expense of the state
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precarious tenure, and were liable to be turned out upon every slight disobligation either of the sovereign or of his ministers, it would perhaps be impossible for them to maintain their authority with the people, who would then consider them as mercenary dependents upon the court, in the sincerity of whose instructions they could no longer have any confidence
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The conflict which was up to then very much like flying columns seen in the Second World War and later by mercenary Colonel Mike Hoare in the Kongo (DRC today, Zaire before that) now had the serious risk of becoming conventional
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This is also where the mercenary "Colonel Callan" got caught and later executed by the Angolan government with I think 6 other white men one of which was an American who took no part in the fighting at all
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In those days blacks non-South Africans did not count as losses so it made perfect sense to have a black "mercenary" unit operating inside Angola under white officers
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If you read the accounts by mercenary Colonel Mike Hoare and others I spoke with NIS acted extremely amateurish
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Consequently you found the poor terrorist selling counterfeit goods to get enough money to pay for his weapons and training for it became a mercenary business
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It is a wonderful scam and not quite the same as the mercenary syndrome but a variation on it in the sense that here you are put in contact with “Mr Important
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) Ross Perot was one of the more extreme examples of this, even sponsoring a private mercenary mission
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In another incident, a drunken Blackwater mercenary killed no less than the bodyguard of Iraq's Vice President
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Several mercenary expeditions tried to take over Nicaragua to build a canal there, notably William Walker in the 1840s and 50s
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In every single case except mercenary invasions, these invasions, coups, or threats were ordered by US presidents
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Fillmore even supported a private mercenary army that tried to take Cuba away from Spain to become a US slave state
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Neither government wanted that due to high profile cases of US troop or mercenary (contractor) murders of civilians
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Conal recognised a mercenary when he saw one
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Ahmed Ismail was a former mercenary, military expert and author from Bolton
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A little mercenary work
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Mercenary then?” he asked with a smile
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In fact I have often found the exact opposite where women are concerned in that they can be fiercely independent, very straightforward and often quite mercenary
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which enables the UN to have a mercenary force
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These outlets have given the impression that the Crusades were unwarranted invasions by aggressive mercenary armies, whose only aim was the looting and pillage of the traditional lands of others
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The forces nearest us, however, were under the command of a mercenary from Escotia named Everaldo Stuart, Lord of Aubigny
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garrison, Andrea Doria, a mercenary from Colon’s Genova, was invited to dine with Gonzalo
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Probably living abroad longer has its consequences—makes the children more selfish and mercenary
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“I’m sorry that I called you a mercenary!” she said, moved
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“It is represented to the public there that the Sylvan and Dark Dragons are hired mercenary companies
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As he pondered his future as a mercenary, a small dot of a tree could be seen on the horizon of the great flat grassy plain that stretched before him
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‘What have we here lads?’ The lead mercenary spat out his words full with contempt
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The mercenary leader quickly replied in a mocking tone
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Retrieving his thrown sword from the body on the ground, the black cloaked Titus was already accessing his next target and the screams of the injured man filled the air behind Titus as the mercenary realised his manhood had been skewered
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But their warlike reputation still befitted them as one of the best mercenary forces money could buy
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Calvin also found it interesting that an activist group turned terrorist had now turned mercenary
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The huge man smashed aside two warriors with one bash of his immense square shield, he preferred it to the smaller ones of his mercenary companions, as it provided complete protection and its corners provided an extra point as a weapon
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With his vision filled with the large shield bearing down on him, Barrad, used a series of side steps to keep the mercenary twisting awkwardly around after him, slowing his chase with alternating blows both high and low, whilst avoiding the circular swings of his hammer
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He leaves his family one night without a word and goes out into the world and becomes a mercenary soldier, initially recruited in Libya by Muammar al-Gaddafi
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“A love that is based on the goodness of those whom you love is a mercenary affair, whereas true love is self-effacing and demands no consideration
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My mercenary associates, Liege Lord Taliesin and the Baroness Sharon, succeeded in closing the spatial breach that the Dire Queen used to infiltrate our villages
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Derrik- Mercenary, son of Haydar and Sarah
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Dominic - Mercenary, son of Haydar and Sarah
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Here here! What hast we here? A hair in there that I hadst not noticed before—a lonely black soldier mercenary from the nostril academy
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His brush with young Osbairne’s mercenary depravity had left him severely disenchanted
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He went out to Africa in the sixties as a mercenary, loved the place
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He was never a mercenary, although he was in the British army (SAS) and had frequently worked with the Special Branch
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With a motion too quick for sight to follow, the mercenary snatched off Yasmela's veil, glaring
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Its dull blue glimmer seemed to reflect tales of bloodshed and rapine; she doubted her ability to lift it, yet she knew that the mercenary could wield it with one hand as lightly as she could wield a riding-whip
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"Conan, a captain of the mercenary spearmen," he answered, emptying the wine-cup at a gulp and holding it out for more
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Our role is that of an efficient, elite, “for-hire” Mercenary Force…
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I suppose you are a mercenary
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I've been a mercenary captain, a corsair, akozak, a penniless vagabond, a general—hell, I've been everything except a king, and I may be that, before I die
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He pledged himself to invade Punt from the east with a host of black spearmen, Shemitish archers, and mercenary swordsmen, and to aid the king of Keshan to annex the hostile kingdom
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When I led her armies to victory as a mercenary, Aquilonia overlooked the fact that I was a foreigner, but now she can not forgive me
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In swift-moving scenes the pageant of his life passed fleetingly before his mental eye—a panorama wherein moved shadowy figures which were himself, in many guises and conditions—a skin-clad barbarian; a mercenary swordsman in horned helmet and scale-mail corselet; a corsair in a dragon-prowed galley that trailed a crimson wake of blood and pillage along southern coasts; a captain of hosts in burnished steel, on a rearing black charger; a king on a golden throne with the lion banner flowing above, and throngs of gay-hued courtiers and ladies on their knees
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And more than looking the part, he felt the part; the awakening of old memories, the resurge of the wild, mad, glorious days of old before his feet were set on the imperial path when he was a wandering mercenary, roistering, brawling, guzzling, adventuring, with no thought for the morrow, and no desire save sparkling ale, red lips, and a keen sword to swing on all the battlefields of the world
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It was strange that a mercenary trooper should so freely ride into the court of a lord of commerce
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"Our sources say he's hired a mercenary, a Major Dracos, to hunt for the gold
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"Mercenary? Meaning she’ll exchange information for money?" he said, then added quickly: "Does she suspect Paul?"
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A few selected people understood it was the work of a CIA operative working with mercenary forces in Rhodesia
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"What's stupid?" screamed the mercenary
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Travis quickly told of Alex Dracos, an international mercenary, attacking with two helicopters and a band of paid soldiers
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Another mercenary spun round and bravely attempted to fire his Swedish K
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The mercenary glanced around at the hall, and spoke as if offering some confidential investment advice to a friend
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A mercenary found a big leather trunk
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But warm," said one mercenary, kneeling down and feeling the water
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"What do you want?" Nadya stared defiantly at the mercenary
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The impact of the descending eagle carried the mercenary to the ground where he started screaming and beating his arms, trying to throw off his attacker
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Faye Anne quickly tired of his whining and, with her nose to his, said, “Contractor? Is that like a mercenary?”
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They decided that this large blond blue eyed descendant of the Vikings would make the perfect clone mercenary
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Mercenary aircraft overhead spooked her more than once as they flew by
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Tracker and Huntress would be the only ships going in since the mercenary aircraft were busy at the main battle site
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Mercenary observers stationed on far hills saw the bomb’s impact and felt the explosions after the time delays were exhausted
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Miriam looked envious as Nauca told of how she had educated herself in Ephesus, learning music, dancing, singing and even writing while employed as a mercenary by the local ruler
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“A woman mercenary?” Said the decurion in a disbelieving tone
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Cut contract mercenary soldiers out altogether and pare down developments and procurements of arms to meet a new defense missions
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Nations seem to have more moral fiber than what is exhibited in mercenary assaults with focused business interests
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What is a mercenary, but a killer for money with no principles, no scruples
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The Filipino Army Air Corps, which possesses P-26A fighters, could always hire me as a mercenary, something which would short-circuit all the regulations of the American Army, I believe
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If President Quezon decided to hire her as a mercenary fighter pilot and gave her a P-26, there is nothing that I could do then
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You said that President Quezon could legally hire me as a mercenary fighter pilot
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‘’And under what legal status will I fly? Am I going to be considered a mercenary, like the American volunteer pilots in China?’’
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The blow was intended to render the mercenary unconscious, not brain-damaged
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The sound of footsteps running towards him, and knowing the mercenary under him was reaching for his handgun, brought Max’s senses back under control
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Tying themselves together, with the unconscious man in the middle, they waded in again, the mercenary over Max’s shoulder
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The mercenary started to regain consciousness as he went under the icy water
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Stealing and receiving stolen or lost property; buying from a son or slave of another man without witness or contract; harboring a runaway slave; owning a tavern in which conspirators met but weren’t delivered to the court; improperly constructing a house which falls in and kills the owner; stealing the minor son of another; not paying a mercenary that took one’s place in the army; and convincing a barber to cut the sign of a slave on a slave not to be sold were all acts for which the prescribed punishment was death
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Lou Strong was a mercenary who should be sitting here, but he got caught in the crossfire
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Stavro Philipopoulos gave him an introspective look before answering him: presented to him as the leader of a group of private security contractors paid by Viktor Graschev to protect his present cargo, Koslov gave Stavro the impression of being much more than just some mercenary
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Vatavai, Bates and then that of mercenary Lou Strong, who had died in Greg Parkinson’s car
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He didn't scare easily, but during his time as a mercenary he had seen Minion Droids do away with one battalion after another of enemy troops, and he knew that his chances of defeating the droid in hand-to-hand combat were less than zero
