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And we are thankful that this area in now cleansed. for which we are thankful We are thankful that Amanda's nightmare is over. No, other than we are thankful that they excluded the evidence in the government's case... Member States have already given Ireland a period for reflection We will each share something that we are thankful for in 100 words or less, so... We are thankful for the food we are about to receive. Fortunately, he has recovered quickly and we are thankful for that.	To our friends, we are grateful for your loyalty and support. We like some of your answers more than others, but we are grateful for your dedication. My political group has worked closely with the rapporteur, Mrs Sbarbati, and we are grateful to her for that. The rules should not be changed halfway through the game, and we are grateful to Parliament for following us in that. That we are grateful for all our mothers and fathers, but mostly... Sir, you have been most kind and we are grateful. Please, we are grateful the Federation has taken an interest in the matter. That is a quite different achievement, and one for which we are grateful.

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And we are thankful that this area in now cleansed.
for which we are thankful
We are thankful that Amanda's nightmare is over.
No, other than we are thankful that they excluded the evidence in the government's case...
Member States have already given Ireland a period for reflection
We will each share something that we are thankful for in 100 words or less, so...
We are thankful for the food we are about to receive.
Fortunately, he has recovered quickly and we are thankful for that.

To our friends, we are grateful for your loyalty and support.
We like some of your answers more than others, but we are grateful for your dedication.
My political group has worked closely with the rapporteur, Mrs Sbarbati, and we are grateful to her for that.
The rules should not be changed halfway through the game, and we are grateful to Parliament for following us in that.
That we are grateful for all our mothers and fathers, but mostly...
Sir, you have been most kind and we are grateful.
Please, we are grateful the Federation has taken an interest in the matter.
That is a quite different achievement, and one for which we are grateful.