| Bargain hunters have been cashing in big-time on a discount bonanza which has left them quids in at the check-outs. |
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| A couple of big-time scooter makers had to recall their products when they started to come apart as kids rode them. |
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| For big-time sports programs and the Ivies, winning football games does not translate into increased giving rates to the institution. |
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| And I hurt for his family because there's personal vendettas against him, and they're going to drag him through the dirt big-time. |
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| I also have to get CT scans and immediately think of the big machine that swallows you up whole, causing big-time claustrophobia. |
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| One of his friends once showed some music he had written to a big-time songwriter in Beijing. |
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| Now one thing that our cricketers have been criticised for in recent times is their reputation as big-time sledgers. |
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| He skips school constantly and, on the handful of days he does show up, he's either mouthing off or getting into big-time, black-eye fights. |
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| If you are a big-time bargain hunter, there is no better place than the swap meet to stalk your prey. |
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| He's a goofball guerrilla reporter who's drawn laughs, confusion and bizarro quotes from politicians, movie stars and big-time musicians. |
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| The protesters also urged the government to arrest big-time corrupters, whom they blamed for partly contributing to the fuel price hikes. |
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| This was big-time exposure country, and had I known in advance I would have brought my tripod and a stock of fast film! |
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| The crooks range from small-time gangsters to big-time drug traffickers and international terrorists. |
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| Most of the pros and big-time athletes that were doing juice were monitored by a doctor at some point and had some clean roids to use. |
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| How in the world could a school with such a dinky gym ever help a league with big-time aspirations? |
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| Few players seem to reach big-time sport without some crises along the way, such as injuries, self-doubt, mismanagement or personal baggage. |
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| The fast break procession of big-time hoopsters completely overshadows the surprisingly feel-good storyline. |
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| He begins his story as the dogsbody of a big-time lawyer prosecuting a Roman senator for corruption. |
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| So the secret of becoming a big-time writer and making lots of dosh as an independent is to write something that has the same effect. |
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| With a low seat height, superior handling, and unique wide tires, you can get there with confidence and have big-time fun along the way. |
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| On the other hand, if one cheats and the other cooperates, the cheater gets the biggest possible reward, and the cooperator loses big-time. |
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| But what is important is printing some news about these political highbinders and about the big-time thieves. |
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| Recent SEC filings show that Amaranth is also a big-time player in the speculative world of blind pool investing. |
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| Isn't it time some of the big-time dippers spent some time in the slammer as well? |
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| They can go on to receive lucrative speaking engagements, big-time jobs in the private sector, and favorable mentions in the history books. |
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| Euan Semple, all-round capital fellow and big-time blogger at the BBC, got his gapingvoid t-shirt. |
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| You've got a lot of big-time Republicans squeezing you big-time, if you will, to drop out. |
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| The debate over whether or not to use hybrid varieties becomes very different when you switch from big-time agriculture to home gardening. |
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| Prosecuting big-time corrupters has proven to be a formidable task even after four years under the reform movement. |
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| We look forward to seeing the expression of the first big-time criminal as his ill-gotten gains are snatched away from him. |
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| I love his ability to spot no-name players with big-time talent. |
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| Fancy a big-time flutter in the gambling capital of the world? |
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| Today, as a sign of how society has advanced, the fuss now centres more on eight seconds of full-frontal nudity, which still sells tickets big-time. |
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| It was the first of the big companies to electrify its lines, in the early part of the 20th century, and the only one to branch out into the big-time property market. |
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| An unscrupulous, big-time gambling baroness, a praying mantis without a dime, but with a boat. |
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| Small-time crooks with big-time schemes hang out at Chez Roger, an unpretentious café in Montmartre. |
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| They are not big-time organizations, but rather whoever is convenient and can be recruited into crime. |
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| In addition to these clashes, the country had to contend with the phenomenon of big-time banditry perpetrated by the Zaraguinas commonly known as high way robbers. |
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| Furthermore, big-time criminals will not be affected by the obligation to obtain a visa for travel in the EU as they do not go through the legal channels of communication. |
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| And if we are treated with the same exactingness and respect as we treat our beloved work, the big-time sports careers of many of use will be much longer. |
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| A lot of big-time directors have been influenced by B-movie guys like Kaufman and Roger Corman, in particular. |
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| That was his first run-out of the season after an injury lay-off but his reputation as a big-time player might earn him a place back in the starting line-up. |
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| The very nature of big-time politics is to collect big-time money from the sometimes sleazy people who have it. |
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| The Muska is rumored to have some sort of big-time deal with a mainstream brand, while Allie may be making the short trip up to San Clemente. |
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| Fairly or unfairly, the public took against him big-time from the start. |
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| That, and what appears to be the heedless greed of a big-time recording company, Interscope Records. |
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| It activates such big-time biochemicals as the neurotransmitters serotonin and dopamine and increases the fluidity of nerve cell membranes to make neurons more responsive. |
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| College hoops is a big-time spectator sport with a lucrative TV deal. |
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| The Candidate Screenwriter Jeremy Lardner earned an Oscar for The Candidate, a mordantly funny dissection of big-time politics. |
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| Against your biggest rivals and during the biggest games, bust out big-time performances week in and week out and make a case for winning the Heisman Trophy. |
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| The Gordon Elliott-trained John Monash, a beaten favourite in three of his four bumper starts, owes his supporters big-time. |
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| This is a huge oppurtunity for these girls to impress some big-time colleges. |
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| Going through all of that turmoil can be big-time exhausting. |
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| The harm or benefit caused by big-time college athletics deserves more study, given the amount of public funding that goes into college sports, the economists said. |
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| It's all about big-time college programs saying 'show me the money. |
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| Simon Ramsden knows James McFadden has big-time credentials. |
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| He's a former big-time lawman now in semiretirement as the sheriff of a sleepy Arizona town. |
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| How's it feel to be drinkin' and smokin' witcher big-time, freelance gunman. Huh? Pretty exciting or what? |
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| It demonstrates how much the Piemen wanted to survive their trials in the big-time this term. |
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| The movie's funniest bit involves a subteen twerp who essentially tells a big-time CD-ROM manufacturer what programs it should buy and sell. |
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| For years clubs were run by Colonel Blimps who revelled in being big-time nobodies. |
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| His impressive presence and absolute commitment to performing well, combined with incredible scope and a perfect jumping technique predestine this stallion for a big-time career in show jumping and breeding. |
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| I know it's an easy stick with which to beat Mowbray but his refusal to compromise his total football philosophy has ended up costing his team big-time. |
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| After toiling a few million years in relative obscurity, Scrat hit the big-time with his co-starring role in ICE AGE, Twentieth Century Fox's 2002 animated hit. |
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| Sting, who was a teacher before he hit the big-time, has recovered from the bout of Laryngitis which saw him cancel his homecoming gig at Newcastle Arena, in May. |
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| Bellotti has been big-time without being a big-timer, invariably poised in the final minutes of a close game, or in the postgame press conference, win or lose. |
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