Examples of dearly

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In all these, over-generosity with one partner can cost dearly in relations with another.
However, looms that broke down could result in damaged cloth, and thus could cost piece-rated workers dearly, both in fines levied and in time lost.
I dearly hope formal linguists can overlook this problem and judge the rest of the book fairly.
When he is alone, she remains with him and can repeat his professions of love back to him as they mean so dearly to her.
We must not let this crisis destroy what we have so dearly won.
Voters paid dearly for services diverted into the party machine.
I dearly wanted to tell her my interest in writing was attributable to her memorable notes - and my uncle's diary.
What will all this mean about the right to privacy - that right we once held so dearly, that right to be left alone?
The poor die young- before they can contract the chronic diseases that dearly cost national health schemes.
I loved it so dearly.
In their quest for leg itimation, leaders can never be entirely sure, especially in the absence of elections, that they have achieved the popular endorsement that they so dearly desire.
The supposed logicality is bought very dearly.
He comes away from this encounter having lost all that we prize most dearly: his honour and good name, his courage and manliness, every shred of human dignity.
At the start of the drama the audience is informed that the play also teaches how dearly won freedom may be maintained and protected against tyranny and oligarchy.
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