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  • "Cumbersome" wasn't the word for the equipment, and Baldur fussed over every bit of it.

    Timegod's World Modesitt, L. E. 1992

  • The rock band emerged on the national scene with its iconic single, "Cumbersome," which still receives plenty of airplay to this day.

    Summit Daily News - Top Stories By KIMBERLY NICOLETTI summit daily news 2010

  • "Cumbersome", Seven Mary Three has released six critically acclaimed albums and continue an active touring schedule.

    Islanders Top Stories 2008

  • 7M3 (apparently the Fan abbreviation for Seven Mary 3) 's "Cumbersome":

    Comments for BrightestYoungThings Sepie 2010

  • Cumbersome, the cameras must be used in a studio and, as with Lyle Ashton Harris, have most frequently been employed for portraiture.

    Shining a Light on Loss William Meyers 2011

  • Cumbersome as this title may be, the new galleries are splendid, elegantly installed, lucidly organized and full of spectacular objects from the eighth-century dawn of Islam to the 19th century—manuscript pages, pottery, carpets, armor, tile, metal work—that make vivid not just a religion, but an entire culture.

    Museums Reveal Degas's Nudes and Islam's Splendor Karen Wilkin 2011

  • Cumbersome decision-making in the MoD meant that thinly armoured Snatch Land Rovers, designed for Northern Ireland, were deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan for years even though they were clearly inadequate, according to army commanders and soldiers.

    Auditor attacks chaos in equipping British troops 2011

  • Cumbersome trade tariffs deter investment in new African markets.

    Africa's Local Champions Begin to Spread Out 2010

  • Cumbersome, unmusical and intellectually corrosive as jargon may be, both men seemed quite grateful it exists.

    Gordon Brown, Charlie Whelan and Me 2009

  • Cumbersome, unmusical and intellectually corrosive as jargon may be, both men seemed quite grateful it exists.

    Cutting through the jargon 2009

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