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US Drone Attacks in Pakistan "Backfiring" - For more details, please click on the link to read the article.
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Why is having a Family Like a Car Backfiring for the ACOA?
Dr. Tian Dayton: What is an ACOA Dr. Tian Dayton 2011
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Why is having a Family Like a Car Backfiring for the ACOA?
Dr. Tian Dayton: What is an ACOA Dr. Tian Dayton 2011
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Backfiring by Archie on Thursday, Apr 24, 2008 at 4: 43: 21 PM
OpEdNews - Quicklink: US 'war on terror' backfiring, says thinktank 2008
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The Backfiring operation continued throughout the previous operational period with good progress in Div RR.
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OpEdNews - Quicklink: Circuit City's Job Cuts Backfiring, Analysts Say 2007
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VIEW FAVORITES yahooBuzzArticleHeadline = 'Iran Involvement "Evidence" Backfiring on Administration'; yahooBuzzArticleSummary = '"Iranians are involved," Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Peter Pace told The Washington Post, "and it\'s clear that materials from Iran are involved."
OpEdNews - Quicklink: Iran Involvement "Evidence" Backfiring on Administration 2007
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Backfiring techniques need a lot of labour and should only be used under the supervision of an experienced fire fighting crew since there is always a danger that the fire can spread away from the back of the fire, starting new main fires.
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Backfiring had already been started to meet the oncoming conflagration, but everything, including the elements, seemed to favor destruction and, as time passed, the worry and fear increased.
The Spirit of 1906 George Washington Brooks
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Their lyrics are witty, slick, and full of observations of colourful larger than life characters and their ups and downs, whether it's when dealing with a womanising preacher in 'He Calls That Religion', prohibition smuggling in 'Bootlegger's Blues', or dishing double-entendres in 'It's Backfiring Now' - where car trouble is used as a euphemism for erectile dysfunction and/or premature ejaculation as far as I can tell.
The Line Of Best Fit 2009
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