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The whole thing sounded pretty unpleasant, so I back-burnered the movie for five months.
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The ObamaCare promise of more competitive American companies was back-burnered in recent months, as a message of fairness, compassion and universal coverage no doubt polled much better with focus groups.
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The ObamaCare promise of more competitive American companies was back-burnered in recent months, as a message of fairness, compassion and universal coverage no doubt polled much better with focus groups.
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Art therapy, games, books, homework help, activities and a canopy bed for naptime are available for those siblings whose needs are sometimes back-burnered by the demands of the special needs world.
Tracy Shaffer: Taking Life By the Reins: The Gift and Giver, Part II 2010
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But still, one wonders why a fruitful and low-risk approach, one that actually had great success during the Bush administration, has essentially been back-burnered.
What next in the Middle East? Jennifer Rubin 2010
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Art therapy, games, books, homework help, activities and a canopy bed for naptime are available for those siblings whose needs are sometimes back-burnered by the demands of the special needs world.
Tracy Shaffer: Taking Life By the Reins: The Gift and Giver, Part II 2010
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The ObamaCare promise of more competitive American companies was back-burnered in recent months, as a message of fairness, compassion and universal coverage no doubt polled much better with focus groups.
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Skye back-burnered all thought as Aurora glided closer to the cage, moving like a snake.
Crusade Nancy Holder 2010
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As a result, government funding for new energy was back-burnered, and industries that count on the Government to legislate change and create a level playing field continued to build and produce gas guzzling trucks and automobiles.
Steve Rosenbaum: "The Bush Recession" -- Let's Call it What It Is 2009
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This one is kind of back-burnered for the summer, I think, since Mark is home during the day and therefore can cook and I am still working overtime.
2009 Goal Progress Report, Week 18-19 (What if No One's Watching?) 2009
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