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They would have to stage re-enactments of slave sales, slave whippings, slave castrations, slave lynchings, and severing of the achillies tendon of re-captured escaped slaves to be fully authentic.
Virginia governor declares April as Confederate History Month 2010
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For example, I was scheduled to have surgery on my achillies tendon.
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Dave has a massive achillies heel that is waiting to be arrowed.
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They dragged our soldiers body around like achillies did to hector to shame america.
Think Progress » VIDEO: Clinton Sets The Record Straight On Terrorism, Smacks Down Fox News 2006
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Never has a plan had such an obvious achillies heel.
THE NEWS BLOG 2005
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Just think how much the Cats would have won had not assistant coach Orlando Antigua been back home nursing his ruptured achillies?
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Michael C: Ruddy Carlton was my tipping achillies heel this week …. .scored on the Dockers (and that tip was made before Ottens withdrew … … so, lucky!!!).
The Roar - Your Sports Opinion Jim Slater 2010
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After the mask was melded onto my flesh they began sowing my legs together, then my arms, the horrific feeling of a needle puncturing your legs and pulling them in, rupturing your achillies tendons and tying them together resonated throughout my entire body.
I will become greater. Paradox Puree 2010
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Batteries are the achillies heel of EVs, the technology is improving massively, I gather that there will be some big leaps in this area over the next couple years.
blogTO 2009
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AggieJAG: (was trying to make a Princess Bride reference) maryc: wait -- what was her achillies heel? tomfodw: aggie: i got it! rs2183: he makes her look like an intern. dcb20020: There was a lot of pressure on Gwen Ifill to be fair in this debate.
Hoffmania! 2008
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