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- noun chiefly UK Alternative spelling of
bugbear .
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Examples
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The biggest bug-bear with premium SMS services is complaint levels.
Regulator Cracks Down On Premium Mobile Services | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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I prefer it to be smooth and refreshing, with no headache, which is the perennial bug-bear of the NA beer.
Alcohol-Free Beer News « We Don't Count Your Own Visits To Your Blog 2008
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House prices are booming and this is my pet bug-bear.
Poltical Language ( Ask the Focus Group ) Newmania 2007
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I know this is my bug-bear topic but it's a nice easy to understand case - if you start digging into medical research there's so much crap out there, and so much bad or selective reporting.
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The biggest bug-bear with premium SMS services is complaint levels.
Regulator Cracks Down On Premium Mobile Services | Lifehacker Australia 2009
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Genetic predisposition is one of the most commonly used ‘explain-all’ ad-hoc hypotheses, and it is a particular bug-bear of mine.
The Great Cholesterol Con | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D. 2007
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DOWNS: For the whole nation, we know that sexually transmitted diseases are a big bug-bear still.
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Her back was turned to the village and to the lych-gate, and she was looking up at poor Eustace's bug-bear -- the barn-like chancel.
Vera Nevill Or, Poor Wisdom's Chance H. Lovett Cameron
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Let not the fear of making many mistakes be a bug-bear in your path.
A Book for All Readers An Aid to the Collection, Use, and Preservation of Books and the Formation of Public and Private Libraries Ainsworth Rand Spofford
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He considered the free black "a great evil," "a nuisance," and "a bug-bear to every man who feels an inclination to emancipate his slaves."
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