Compston managed all this without the say-so of the Courtauld, which sent him a stinging letter.
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Marchman takes it as a given that MLB basing its case on the say-so of a sketchy Floridian drug-dealer is preposterous.
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But I pray you, do not accept this law upon my say-so; but diligently examine for yourself.
What Is Man? And Other Stories|Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
Do you think I'd give up now, 'n' let the minister see 't my marryin' depended on his say-so?
Susan Clegg and Her Friend Mrs. Lathrop|Anne Warner
I was determined that not forever would I take the say-so of others on every phase of the labor problem.
Working With the Working Woman|Cornelia Stratton Parker
And we've got to give up the farm at his say-so—at any time?
Hiram The Young Farmer|Burbank L. Todd
We haven't been served with any contest notices yet, and so we ain't obliged to take their say-so.