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She makes a strategic mis-step in choosing a song by Ur-Idolette Kelly Clarkson, and gets kicked for it by Randy, who lies in wait for anyone who doesn't different-up on a cover song.
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Verdict For all the concerns over soaring costs and the rare mis-step by Locog in underestimating the number of in-venue guards that will be required, there will be little criticism for spending whatever it takes to secure the Games.
Olympic year is almost here – but are we ready for it? | Owen Gibson 2011
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In high school, every mis-step feels like a life-or-death scenario, and in Makoto's case it's true.
MIND MELD: Anime Film Favorites (+ The Top 14 Anime Films of All Time!) 2010
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They made a pretty big step – and many would say mis-step – in recently rebooting all their monster lines, forming the “new” World of Darkness.
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It takes a lot of skill to come out of the Eastside Republican Establishment, run 5 campaigns as a Republican, and not have made a single mis-step.
I’ll Tell You Exactly What Rob McKenna was Thinking « PubliCola 2010
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Trying to jump on the Republican bandwagon and take every mis-step by the opposition to town for all it's worth is a huge miscalculation.
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The fact that McKenna hasn't made a major political mis-step during his entire career is what I think has so many people scratching their head.
I’ll Tell You Exactly What Rob McKenna was Thinking « PubliCola 2010
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If anything, there is a slight falling off in sustained comic writing when Boot gets to Ishmaelia; plot takes over as Waugh explains how William accidentally stumbles on his scoop, and the introduction of some love interest – in the form of the Garbo-esque young German woman Kätchen – is the one mis-step in the book.
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In all the years I knew Lisa, about 16, I never saw her make a mis-step.
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If you're having trouble seeing the far-reaching implications of a serious environmental mis-step, invite an NGO in to help get perspective.
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