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  • "Perhaps we will see a tail-off in equity-market strength in anticipation of a 'sell on fact' reaction to quantitative easing in the U.S.," said IG Markets trader Chris Weston in Sydney.

    Asia Shares Slip but IPOs Shine Shri Navaratnam 2010

  • As for the film itself – the first act's a blast, the second is gripping, the third is … meh, proving it's not just the title that suffers from an anticlimactic tail-off.

    Anne Billson on three-act structure 2011

  • Now, we may face problems with high level oscillations during tail-off, requiring either attenuating springs in the stack, or the use of mass dampers, both of which add mass, which cuts the thrust/mass ratio, etc., etc.

    Leroy Chiao Seeks Your Input - NASA Watch 2009

  • But -- and with Charlaine Harris and Peter V. Brett over the past year giving me my first UK bestsellers I've been looking at this lots to see how Charlaine's doing and predict with Peter kif we had a chance at making -- the tail-off is where you start to see the difference in the two markets.

    Here vs There The Brillig Blogger 2010

  • But -- and with Charlaine Harris and Peter V. Brett over the past year giving me my first UK bestsellers I've been looking at this lots to see how Charlaine's doing and predict with Peter kif we had a chance at making -- the tail-off is where you start to see the difference in the two markets.

    Archive 2010-04-01 The Brillig Blogger 2010

  • But the marked tail-off followed a despairing piece I wrote on 1 July, when it finally dawned on me that this government, and our military brass, were never going to take counter-insurgency seriously, and equip our forces with the means necessary to prevail in the campaigns we are fighting.

    End game Richard 2007

  • But the marked tail-off followed a despairing piece I wrote on 1 July, when it finally dawned on me that this government, and our military brass, were never going to take counter-insurgency seriously, and equip our forces with the means necessary to prevail in the campaigns we are fighting.

    Archive 2007-08-01 Richard 2007

  • What can keep them out: Another injury to Troy Percival, who recently spent a short stint on the DL, and any tail-off from the key offensive players.

    USATODAY.com - Both Wild-Card races are wide open 2002

  • Another thing to consider: I used very reasonably priced, frozen, tail-off, ready to eat shrimp for this bisque and they worked wonderfully.

    Archive 2004-08-01 Linda 2004

  • Another thing to consider: I used very reasonably priced, frozen, tail-off, ready to eat shrimp for this bisque and they worked wonderfully.

    Fresh Summer Soup: Avocado Shrimp Bisque Linda 2004

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