But attributing that success entirely to race would be unfair: Mr DuPree was thrice elected mayor of Mississippi's third-largest city, while Mr Luckett never held office before.
Jesus answered him, Wilt thou lay down thy life for my sake? Verily, verily, I say unto thee, The cock shall not crow, till thou hast denied me thrice.
Then the bandit thrice imitated the cry of a crow; a croak answered this signal.
Well, I saw him twice or thrice, but I was only ten when Robert killed him, and mine own sire had me hidden underneath a rock.
Poetry is discovered to be an imitation thrice removed from the truth, and Homer, as well as the dramatic poets, having been condemned as an imitator, is sent into banishment along with them.
Larry Ellison is a prime choice for such lampooning because-married, thrice-divorced multimillionaire is larger than life.
He who lives to see two or three generations is like a man who sits some time in the conjurer's booth at a fair, and witnesses the performance twice or thrice in succession.
Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this night, before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice.
One of my favorite quotes from Confucius reads, "Think thrice before acting".
Counting thrice the sum of money regained after its loss may be something habitual for the loser, but to the person returning it the act is really hurting his feelings.
Rumour has it they surge around in circles, twice or thrice, for maximum effect.
But it was thrice blighted. After the earthquake and tsunami, fuel from the fishing boats caught fire, and for four days the port burned.
And Jesus saith unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this day, even in this night, before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny me thrice.
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