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1. The called to enforce the law unfortunately were themselves responsible for breaking it.

2. This man, hateful that he is, has broken umpteen church images.

3. He hates mankind with an intensity that is shocking. Keep away from this .

4. He needs treatment because he walks in his sleep. He has been a for the past few years.

5. I hate him for the simple reason that he keeps singing his own praises. He is an irritating .

6. He is a real because for anything he does he always expects something in return. He is a very selfish person indeed.

7. He is an for sure, because he has set fire to this building in spite of knowing that it houses a large number of people.

8. He is a . In other words he suffers from an abnormal desire to set fire to things. However, he has no desire to harm others.

9. Many a noble soul fighting for a noble cause has died a .

10. You need to be patient with him . He is a and will take sometime before he learns his job.

11. A needs to be admired, for he does the colossal job of compiling a dictionary.

12. Sachin Tendulkar can't be considered to be an for he plays cricket not just for the fun of it. He makes money out of it too.

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