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in the name of something

if bad things are done in the name of something, they are done in order to help that thing succeed When you think about the atrocities that have been committed in the name of religion, you start to wonder what it's all about.

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Christine, Christine, in the name of Heaven, in the name of your father who is in Heaven now and who loved you so dearly and who loved me too, Christine, tell us, tell your benefactress and me, to whom does that voice belong? The Phantom of the Opera by Leroux, Gaston View in context For seven months we have been here on board, and I ask you to-day, in the name of my companions and in my own, if your intention is to keep us here always? 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea by Verne, Jules View in context The brutal affectation with which you have enumerated and classified your crimes calls for a severe reprimand on the part of the court, both in the name of morality, and for the respect due to humanity. The Count of Monte Cristo by Dumas, Alexandre View in context			in the house in the interest of in the interest of saving time in the interim in the know in the lap of luxury in the laundry in the light of in the line of duty in the line of fire in the long run in the long term in the loop in the main in the mainstream in the making in the market in the market for in the meantime in the meanwhile in the middle of in the middle of nowhere in the midst of in the money in the mood in the name of in the near future in the neighborhood of in the nick of time in the offing in the open in the palm of hand in the picture in the pink in the pipeline in the poorhouse in the prime of life in the process of in the public eye in the raw in the rear in the red in the right in the right place at the right time in the road in the rough in the running in the saddle in the same ballpark in the same boat in the same breath			in the meantime in the meantime in the meantime in the meantime In the Meantime Men's Group in the meanwhile in the meanwhile in the medium term in the middle in the middle of in the middle of In the Middle of Nowhere in the midst in the midst of In The Mix Productions In The Moment in the money in the money in the money in the money in the money in the money in the money In the Money Option In the Money Options In the Mood In the Mood for Love In the Mormon Scheme of Things In the Morning In the Mouth of Madness in the name of In the Name of Christ In the Name of Love In the Near Future In the Near Future in the neighborhood in the neighborhood in the neighborhood in the neighborhood of in the neighborhood of In the News in the next breath in the next breath in the next breath in the next breath in the nick of time in the nick of time in the nick of time in the nick of time in the nude in the offing in the offing in the offing in the offing In the Open In the Open In the Open In the Open In the Open In the Open In the Opinion of the Referee

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