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  • Youth worker Pat Hill said the research was doubleedged as members of the club also looked into the symbolism of the standard of the Haliwerfolc, who regarded themselves as custodians of the cult of St Cuthbert.

    Archive 2007-03-01 2007

  • Delegating is a powerful yet complex skill with a slightly doubleedged allure: Done skillfully, this competency boosts productivity and builds cohesive teams.

    Making Work Work Julie Morgenstern 2004

  • Delegating is a powerful yet complex skill with a slightly doubleedged allure: Done skillfully, this competency boosts productivity and builds cohesive teams.

    Making Work Work Julie Morgenstern 2004

  • It was a doubleedged sword as she failed to build any bridges, so essential in a closed world infected by family and office politics.

    DIANA ANDREW MORTON 1992

  • It was a doubleedged sword as she failed to build any bridges, so essential in a closed world infected by family and office politics.

    DIANA ANDREW MORTON 1992

  • Sitha, Warden of the S'tarra, Amanar's Saurian henchman, bore a great doubleedged ax.

    Conan The Invincible Jordan, Robert 1982

  • Celebrity can be a doubleedged sword for some business owners, said Marjorie Kaplan, president and general manager of Animal Planet.

    Multichannel News: Cable Operators 2010

  • Bitchasses fuck yourselves with doubleedged razor blades slowy then eat rat shit and drop dead!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    07/17/2004 2004

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  • describes something that acts in two ways, often with one negative and one positive effect

    August 8, 2009