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Until Almodóvar upsets the apple-cart with the first glimpse of Women on the Verge.
Film Review: Broken Embraces da_lj 2010
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Mr. Noda should pursue these kinds of strategies and not upset the apple-cart with distractions like a Yasukuni visit, which will only isolate Japan from the friends it needs.
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Sorry to topple your accuracy apple-cart, but you really should let that one go … beofre you really make yourself look puny.
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Until Almodóvar upsets the apple-cart with the first glimpse of Women on the Verge.
Film Review: Broken Embraces da_lj 2010
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National Security - while they may be great fodder for domestic nationalism, continued military altercations in the South China Sea are as awkward for China as they are to the US, perennially threatening to upset the apple-cart of an otherwise stable relationship.
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We need an ass-kicker down there and someone who's not afraid to upset the corrupt apple-cart.
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But on the bright side this incredible announcement seems to have upset the Hamas apple-cart, used as it is to unconditional support from a flaccid EU.
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009
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That sort of VP on the ticket totally upends the GOP apple-cart.
Hillary And Obama's Warm Backstage Moment Before Debate 2009
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You could damn near bank VA right now if either were on the ticket, which totally up-ends the electoral map apple-cart.
Obama Camp To McCain: Thank You For Highlighting My Leadership On Nukes 2009
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Israel is so keen to enter meaningful dialogue with Damascus – and to come to some sort of peace agreement – that they're going to avoid upsetting the apple-cart in public.
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