To resist animosity and fear, I want to devote it to becoming proficient at all sorts of grace notes before the chords of closure resound into silence.
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It can take a bit to become comfortable with finance, but becoming proficient at managing your money gives you power and an amazing sense of security in the long term.
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Colton, pg. 11 While serving in the army, Gardiner developed a lifelong interest in gambling, becoming proficient at cards and dice; he played poker on the return voyage after the war, doubling his $1,500 stake. He also developed a taste for Scotch whisky.
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"step"), a set of structured steps. Langkah consist of basic footwork and kicks made to teach how best to move in a fight. The langkah kuching (cat step) and langkah lawan (warrior step) are among the more prominent examples of langkah. After becoming proficient at langkah, students learn footwork patterns or tapak ("sole") from which to apply fighting techniques.
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A beautiful woman approaches him at night, and Unchi figures out that she is an old fox in disguise. He binds her with the rope and subdues her with the talisman. The fox gives him the Heavenly Book, a mysterious and secret book that contains Taoist magic used by Taoist gods, and learns all the magic. After becoming proficient at Taoist magic, Unchi gives up his government post and wanders the country using Taoist magic.
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Wiley, Life and Influence of the Rev. Benjamin Randall, pg. 8. At the age of 17 Randall was apprenticed to a sailmaker in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, with whom he remained until the age of 21.Wiley, Life and Influence of the Rev. Benjamin Randall, pg. 9. He parlayed the sewing skills he developed as a sailmaker to the profession of tailoring, becoming proficient at the craft, and occasionally venturing to the related craft of tent-making when such work was to be found.Wiley, Life and Influence of the Rev.
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Soon to follow Jeff Watt into the band was guitarist Nich Shacklette, a Louisville, Kentucky native. With these changes, Deus Invictus strived more on writing new material while still playing many shows in order to maintain their strong support in Georgia, as well as the Southeast. Following several months of writing and playing these shows, Deus Invictus would be parting ways with Jeff Watt, who in turn, was replaced by Randy Searcy. Following the entrance of Randy into the group, founding member David Hopper stepped down from being the vocalist for the band, and members coped by becoming proficient at handling vocal responsibilities whilst playing their instruments in a live setting.
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Charles Fanning, though a competent teacher, was of as retiring a nature as Willie, declining to sell his work for fear of exciting jealousy and resentment on the part of other artists. At the age of 14, Schröder was compelled by his family's straitened circumstances to leave school and work for a photo colourist, becoming proficient at this art. Later he was employed by a photographer, S. B. Barnard, for some twelve years during which period he attended evening classes in art, first studying under Thomas Lindsay of the Roeland Street School of Art, and later under Lindsay's successor, W. McGill. Schröder started regularly contributing cartoons and caricatures to newspapers and periodicals.
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