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One can imagine ironic or otherwise complex readings of these statements that might attempt to cleanse them of their offensive meaning, just as the Times attempts to cleanse the Virgin Mary canvas of its offensive meaning by quoting the artist, Chris Ofili, saying it all has something to do with his childhood confusion about the virgin birth.
Saltines were available to cleanse the palate.
If, as critics observe, the Serbs have managed to cleanse Kosovo in less than four weeks, what difference could NATO have made by beginning a ground force buildup (which takes considerable time) a month ago?
He adds: "We have decided we must cleanse a political system that allows corrupt people to decide the destiny of our people."
The latest Northern Ireland peace agreement will crumble, predicts the magazine, unless Unionists give Sinn Fein more time to cleanse itself of terrorist associations, both real and symbolic.