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Moments like these scare me the most because you begin to realize that even the best people turn into rageful monsters the moment they fasten a seatbelt; they have no problem cursing at, assaulting, or judging others based only on a poorly-timed lane change or a slow pickup to a green light.
Leonora Epstein: Driver's Education Leonora Epstein 2011
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Moments like these scare me the most because you begin to realize that even the best people turn into rageful monsters the moment they fasten a seatbelt; they have no problem cursing at, assaulting, or judging others based only on a poorly-timed lane change or a slow pickup to a green light.
Leonora Epstein: Driver's Education Leonora Epstein 2011
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With emotions high, his sister races to be with her brother, who also has to deal with a poorly-timed showdown with Ronald.
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Are you at a point in your life when even a poorly-timed, well-executed, sappy insurance commercial could activate the waterworks?
Andy McDonald: 10 Reasons why Being Unemployed may Work for You Andy McDonald 2011
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Moments like these scare me the most because you begin to realize that even the best people turn into rageful monsters the moment they fasten a seatbelt; they have no problem cursing at, assaulting, or judging others based only on a poorly-timed lane change or a slow pickup to a green light.
Leonora Epstein: Driver's Education Leonora Epstein 2011
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But Mr. Anthony also hurt the Nuggets with a poorly-timed technical foul that helped to fuel the Knicks ' fourth-quarter comeback.
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The credit crunch exacerbated poorly-timed and heady strategic decisions since Jesús de Polanco's death in July 2007.
Prisa Stake Sale Marks End of Polanco Family's Grip Jason Sinclair 2010
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The already-tight relationship between the university and the bank (a $30 million grant helped renovate a building on campus, which JP has taken over) was growing ever tighter, protesters and bystanders alike said, and it seemed like a poorly-timed move, given the economic troubles that many find themselves in, largely due to the failure of the economic system in which JP just happens to be the best at playing the game.
Brian Amaral: Syracuse Graduation: A Protest Deflated Brian Amaral 2010
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The final stop in my tour of poorly-timed sports marketing missteps: the soon-to-be-boring soap opera of Tiger and his lillies.
Richard Laermer: Tiger - and All the Other Untrustworthy Marketing Spokesboys 2009
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Sarah Palin, in her new incarnation as an I-don't-know-what, has risen like a phoenix from the ashes of her poorly-timed and tearful resignation press conference, and has reemerged as (drum-roll please) an op-ed writer for The Washington Post.
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