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