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  • Speaking this morning in front of an influential panel of MPs, Mr King took a side-swipe at the Government, saying debt levels had meant the UK fiscal stimulus had to be smaller than in other countries.

    Lord King at the Treasury Select Committee Not a sheep 2009

  • This time she mentions that she didn't go to Yale (a side-swipe at the controversy surrounding her education history).

    Ad of the Day: McMahon hits Blumenthal where it hurts most Emi Kolawole 2010

  • It's a side-swipe of culture, grazing the best of 2010: It's the Golden Globes!

    A Golden opportunity, but for what, exactly? Dan Zak 2010

  • But don't compare a TV show that has been through a 1000 levels of quality control and creative works, to your frakkin 4th grade art project or one person's fan fiction the latter comparison coming off as an offensive side-swipe at other fans.

    Last Scene 2009

  • IMPORT:transormers nerrd oh my god that pisses me off the new twins weren't even the real characters side-swipe and sun-streaker were the original twins the new twinsskids and mudflapconsists of F@cking up there back-story.

    Michael Bay Has Story And Is Starting Work On Transformers 3 For 2011 Release | /Film 2009

  • Then the great European and US comic heroes, from Krazy Kat to Feiffer victim Bernard Mergendeiler with a side-swipe at Tarzan and the Marvel Comics galaxy.

    AAARGH! Bumper Souvenir Catalogue Steve 2009

  • So, watch for convertible crack-ups to side-swipe stocks.

    Capital Idea: Preserve It 2009

  • Aside from this brief passage, and a side-swipe from arch Tory Peter Hitchens in the Daily Mail, the story then died the proverbial death.

    Britain now in a battle of survival with its own government IanPJ 2008

  • Writing in today's Times, Daniel Finkelstein takes a side-swipe at one of the most persistent and prevalent myths of modern political thought -- that the home environment, and parental norms, values and aspirations are crucial in determining how a child will behave in later life.

    The Myth Of Positive Parenting Patrick Vessey 2008

  • Writing in today's Times, Daniel Finkelstein takes a side-swipe at one of the most persistent and prevalent myths of modern political thought -- that the home environment, and parental norms, values and aspirations are crucial in determining how a child will behave in later life.

    Archive 2008-06-01 Patrick Vessey 2008

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