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The social fabric has been stressed by the rev-up in technology, as each individual care-giver has been stressed by the demands outside of the home.
More Work for Mother ? Linda 2008
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Included in this over-compensation was a deliberate broadening of Al Qaida's impact by emptying our consumer driven economy to rev-up a war economy for his pre-determined invasion of Iraq.
Kenneth Kales: Apple, Pear, Banana. Bush, Madoff, Enron. 2010
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Included in this over-compensation was a deliberate broadening of Al Qaida's impact by emptying our consumer driven economy to rev-up a war economy for his pre-determined invasion of Iraq.
Kenneth Kales: Apple, Pear, Banana. Bush, Madoff, Enron. 2010
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Included in this over-compensation was a deliberate broadening of Al Qaida's impact by emptying our consumer driven economy to rev-up a war economy for his pre-determined invasion of Iraq.
Kenneth Kales: Apple, Pear, Banana. Bush, Madoff, Enron. 2010
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Economic Times Weak monsoon may hit rural growth plans With foodgrain stocks at a record 32.9 million tonnes, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's chief concern over a wayward monsoon is its likely impact on the rural economy, critical to UPA-2 's efforts to rev-up growth, rather than fears of a shortfall in supply of foodgrains.
India News Digest: Don't Expect An ID Card from Nilekani 2009
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During the 2006 Democratic primary in Connecticut, supporters of Mr. Lieberman's opponent, a former Republican named Ned Lamont, egged on by these same bloggers, built a paper mache model of "The Kiss" to rev-up anger against Mr. Lieberman by anti-Bush Connecticut Democratic voters.
Lanny Davis: Obama, Lieberman, and "The Hug": Color It Purple 2009
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Although such incidents are rare, this is obviously meant to rev-up emotions.
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Notwithstanding all of this - I believe there is great opportunity to significantly rev-up the "average" course design that permeates the compliance world.
Compliance or competence: you choose Clive Shepherd 2009
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Obama, in his well rehearsed speech delivered before his supporters and allies rev-up his charismatic leadership by hitting hard on Republicans especially John M. which draws applause and praise from the audience.
Obama���s Speech Good as Fiction Nomadicasian 2008
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But my first reaction to the news that Murtha intends to run for Majority Leader if the Dems take back the Congress was that it's a shrewd calculation to rev-up the base.
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