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#1 2008-01-25 16:38:11

klakritz
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From: Winchester Massachusetts
Registered: 2005-10-25
Posts: 674

'free willing' for 'free wheeling'

This looks common, although it’s hard to search for since the established uses of ‘free willing’ get in the way. Examples:

Would its free-willing capitalist way of life be compromised? Jill McGivering was a journalist in Hong Kong in the 1980s and the BBC’s correspondent there …
bbs.putclub.com/index.php?showtopic=119992&st=20

Come have dinner with us, watch a video about life and have a free-willing discussion afterwards.
www.rcalpha.org/default.asp

It will be a free-willing and fun course.” Known for his dry sense of humor, Ehrlich clarified that the class will not go in depth on every issue …
daily.stanford.edu/article/2006/3/7/ehrlichToTeachNewBioCourse

Born in Turkey in 1980 and now a ‘free-willing expat in Moscow’, he is, he says, ‘Turkish by nature, Russian by night’, whatever that entails, ...
www.backpackers.com/blog/category/cool-travel-blogs/

Michael Goorjian is given a little something to do as the naive “Heroin” Bob who, even after meeting and falling in love with a free-willing woman …
themovieboy.com/reviews/s/99_slcpunk.htm – 24k

well im pices even though i dont like fish it represents thats im a free willing person who goes with the flow.
answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20080102150055AAFALTj –

It’s a cool, and wild ride. ... “Big Monkey Swing” is nine tracks of free-willing jazz duets …
cdbaby.com/cd/skeebo5

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#2 2008-01-25 17:26:16

jorkel
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Registered: 2006-08-08
Posts: 1456

Re: 'free willing' for 'free wheeling'

There’s also the potential for free-wielding...

Shishio Makoto – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
After the death of Yukishiro Tomoe, Himura Kenshin became a free wielding swordsman to protect members of the Ishin Shishi. Shishio Makoto became his …
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shishio_Makoto – 34k – Similar pages
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shishio_Makoto

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