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Bath improved after the break, and after referee David Rose had sin-binned Northampton's Samu Manoa and James Downey, the visitors' pack sent captain Francois Louw over for a push-over try.
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That doesn't mean Gingrich would be a push-over, or that other candidates have nothing to fear.
What would a Newt run mean? Jennifer Rubin 2011
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That doesn't mean Gingrich would be a push-over, or that other candidates have nothing to fear.
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Do not let her bargain with just Dean in the room because he is a push-over.
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Concrete proof that students opinions are based on how much of a push-over you are as an instructor.
TA Evaluations Candid Engineer 2008
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True, it may not be possible to match the military might that the Chinese have built up over the last couple of decades, India can surely manage to build up enough deterrent capability to dissuade anyone from treating it as a push-over.
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Or, I can choose to say yes, and that doesn't make me a push-over.
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While political analysts chew over the up's, down's and inbetween's of last night's Biden/Palin debate, I'll merely say that I thought moderator Gwen Ifill's push-over performance was a disservice to the American voter, and move off of politics for the moment.
Season Prep 2008
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True, it may not be possible to match the military might that the Chinese have built up over the last couple of decades, India can surely manage to build up enough deterrent capability to dissuade anyone from treating it as a push-over.
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She then claws her way to 3-0, although Barrois is no push-over and is making her work for every point.
Wimbledon 2010 live blog: 23 June Xan Brooks at Wimbledon 2010
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