And just as different PC pests annoy people in different ways, so our reactions vary from mild annoyance to extreme anger. |
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The diesel versions, with an impressive 310 Nm torque output, use a lower final drive and are free of this annoyance. |
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This is generally agreed to be a tolerable noise level above which continuous noise could well cause annoyance. |
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Everything is behindhand for the opening ceremonies of Thursday, but as they are not the important ones, little annoyance is expressed. |
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I wanted to know, in disbelief, and with more than just a shade of annoyance. |
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The pretty green eyes didn't hold a trace of disgust or annoyance, just mild interest and a spark of something close to fear. |
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I strip everything down and look at it from every angle in order to find out why my response is mild annoyance or absolute rage. |
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The male sheep rammed several vehicles, leaving a trail of damage in his wake, before turning his annoyance on one of the dealership's staff. |
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I took it, but my relief was mingled with insensible annoyance at the trifling penalty. |
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Her expression contorting into one of bitter anger and resentment, his of confusion and annoyance. |
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All distress, annoyance, frustration, vexation and so on is a reaction to things perceived through the senses, usually of sight or hearing. |
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I snapped my attention back to my friends and felt a twinge of annoyance after hearing Drew's speech. |
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She wore a hint of false annoyance on her face, her fascinatingly shaped lips twisting themselves into a grimace. |
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Dale's eyebrow twitched in slight annoyance, as he walked past the girl coolly. |
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He sat down in his chair and visibly twitched in annoyance as it squeaked noisily. |
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We live in an age of sizzle over substance, of hyping everything to the point of utter annoyance. |
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Without even having to strain his ears, he could overhear the girl muttering to herself in annoyance. |
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In the face of your inconsideration or unkindness, I may experience pain, indignation, chagrin, shame, annoyance, bashfulness and more besides. |
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The beasts snorted in their annoyance, looking at her with huge eyes and shifting a bit. |
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The other was an annoyance at how much needless work he'd put into most of those stories. |
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The system takes a minute to warm up the LCD to full brightness, which is a minor annoyance. |
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Co-workers of state employee Alice Meredith say that since a one-week trip to England last month, her use of Britishisms has become an annoyance. |
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Ricky continued in his thick southern accent as he shook his head in annoyance. |
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Most of the senior figures in government viewed him with affectionate amusement, and occasionally mild annoyance because of his volubility. |
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Grimacing with annoyance, she tugged the end of her hair, her fingers curling round her favourite blue and silver hairband. |
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Sabrina was trying hard to be kind, Kris could tell, but her voice was edged with annoyance. |
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It was a tall order for Irish business to call a halt at such short notice and some annoyance was understandable. |
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When it touched his eyelids, he groaned in annoyance, his eyes slowly opening. |
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It was only when he saw my annoyance that he quickly straightened up and cleared his throat. |
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Her voice was heavy with sarcasm, and annoyance flashed briefly in her eyes. |
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It took all of Emerald's self control to prevent herself from strangling the annoyance. |
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I look on with annoyance as I see parks pop up everywhere while ours are taken away. |
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The only annoyance was the sun visor which was too small and left a gap between its right-hand extremity and the windscreen pillar. |
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Grant had an interesting expression, something of mild surprise, anger, and annoyance. |
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Emma felt annoyance in regards to their current president, because of his hasty, hot-headed temperament. |
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One of them swarmed in front of her face, making her swat at it in annoyance. |
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Tensing, his annoyance growing, Ikeda huffed at her statement in disagreement, beginning to feel incensed at the offense to his partner. |
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Aeslyn huffed in annoyance, but halted to let Adelaide catch up, nevertheless. |
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She huffs in annoyance and I can't help but feel a bit satisfied at having irritated her. |
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A light smile appeared on his lips as her face reddened and she huffed in annoyance. |
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The twisting of the character's emotions, followed by his allegiance, is clumsily handled to the point of annoyance. |
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Yeah, Margot was an annoyance, a jealousy inducing pain, but she was way more appealing as a roomie than that imbecile counsellor. |
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They said that he was an annoyance and a pest to have around and ask favors of. |
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When the pretty girl looked up and saw him standing there, an odd expression of desire commixed with annoyance and anger flitted across her face. |
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Her expression had changed from indignation and annoyance to worry and concern with a glance at her wrist. |
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Its annoyance results in the reduction of milk and or meat production in dairy, poultry and piggery farms. |
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Seeing my annoyance, she smiled uneasily under her mask and wiggled her fingers ingratiatingly over at me. |
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For confirmed fans, even the round-the-clock building work seems to be more a source of fascination than annoyance. |
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Yet, the gesture was filling him with an emotion totally different from the previous night, overpowering the anger and annoyance. |
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By interrupting the view with a screen of shrubs or a fence, you can turn what would otherwise be just an annoyance into a voyage of discovery. |
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He appears to have been a flighty, absent-minded luvvy, given to changing his mind daily during rehearsals, much to his fellow actors' annoyance. |
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Great was the annoyance of the Australian engineers preparing the crossing when this lone tank 'drew the crabs' on them. |
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I turned to her, slightly entertained at the annoyance curling her upper lip. |
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In his latest show, for example, he has developed the simple germ of an idea into a half-hour routine on his annoyance at having people to stay. |
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What the annoyance it was, was the ironing board coming a right purler as the flex wrapped itself around its legs. |
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I don't need to begin this new Tuesday by grousing over an annoyance rather easily fixed with a few keystrokes. |
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Their genuine discomfort, jealousy, desire, annoyance, and camaraderie are the heart of the film. |
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We tend to view the impoverished with fear, discomfort, apathy, annoyance, callousness or resentment. |
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There was much annoyance at the discontinuance of the first-time house buyers grant and the cutbacks in the Community Enterprise Schemes. |
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Racism, although it was a daily annoyance, was far less important to us than the fact that a well-trained enemy had the unit in his gunsights. |
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He growled in annoyance as he hacked through an appendage trying to entangle his legs. |
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She noticed with some annoyance that anyone standing in the entranceway, set back under the building a few meters as it was, would be dry. |
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Who do you know in your life who is a source of pain, annoyance or exasperation? |
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His distaste for computers runs deeper than the everyday annoyance of dysfunctional parts. |
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He looks rather menacing with his thick, towering frame and a black downturned mustache that gives him a look of permanent annoyance. |
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We characterize it in the same manner as melancholia, tristesse, ennui, annoyance and wearisomeness. |
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As if noting the internal annoyance raging behind my eyes, the boy in front of me laughed, his eyes lighting up as he did so. |
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She raked her brightly polished fingers through her hair in annoyance, taking a seat on top of her cluttered desk. |
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But Keren to his annoyance had a way of reading his moods and using them to his advantage. |
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That wild-eyed amphibian has brought people together across the land, uniting one and all across this nation in their shared annoyance. |
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More people are now willing to listen to the man many once regarded with contempt or annoyance. |
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Imagine the annoyance of the Abbot of St Augustine at having his new almonry snatched out of his hands. |
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If a man irritates a woman she is not going to wait until the last thing at night to express her annoyance. |
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He must have transmitted his annoyance to his players because they were much better after the restart. |
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A number of students have expressed their annoyance at receiving the letter. |
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He could feel his cheeks becoming the slightest shade of pink from anger and annoyance. |
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He started to walk away in annoyance at being ignored when Tara struck back. |
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Anger and annoyance at her came to me, as she just stood there, as if she had done nothing. |
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I caught a look in his eyes as he glanced at me that was somewhere between annoyance and anger. |
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When he did talk it was a gentle, whispered tone, no aggression or annoyance. |
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Looking around, she saw to her annoyance and anger that Kathryn had placed her between Claudia and Matthew. |
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There is an instant change from mild anger and heavy annoyance to startled astonishment and disbelief. |
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I saw her shock, then shock turned into annoyance, and annoyance turned into anger. |
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Fidgeting in annoyance at his guest, David couldn't help himself when he spoke up in an aggravated tone. |
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I certainly understood her dislike of her classmates and her annoyance at their naivety. |
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He expressed his annoyance at the council having to employ a consultant from Britain to advise them. |
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It appears that I'm not alone in my annoyance at not being able to vote in Trinidad. |
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Many people present expressed their annoyance at disruptions caused by street traders. |
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Skylar narrowed his eyes in annoyance at the other teen's abrupt behaviour. |
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Max burned with annoyance at the use of her real name, and with anger at the remark itself. |
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She keeps interrupting to express her annoyance at how unrealistic and ridiculous the rules are. |
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His usual good humored expression had dissolved into one of annoyance and displeasure. |
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To my great annoyance, Theodore actually strolled up and returned Cindy's greeting while introducing Jay as well. |
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Another annoyance is that the rewind and fast-forward buttons latch until you press any other button. |
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The rubber rings oscillated the bed while the train moved, much to the annoyance of the patient. |
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The only annoyance is that the wiper and light control stalks remain on the Japanese sides of the steering wheel. |
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A contestant makes a truly asinine remark and the boredom abates slightly, even as annoyance levels are soaring. |
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Ruth ruffled Elizabeth's hair affectionately, much to the girls' annoyance. |
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Our only annoyance is that the eggs come so fast that it's simply a matter of luck, rather than skill if you manage to duck to avoid one. |
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But he was much more than a mere snapshotter, clicking away to general annoyance. |
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My feelings of annoyance quickly faded away and were replaced with feelings of awe and respect. |
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Marbles or taws were usually played along the gutters, much to the annoyance of parents. |
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The backhanded compliment had made her blood rise with both embarrassment and a little bit of annoyance. |
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Would-be users reacted with annoyance and frustration, querying the need for extra charges for tethering, and the high prices of the phones. |
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His deep laugh mingled with the splashing of the water as a bang on the wall indicated Paul Hutchinson's annoyance. |
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Tom sighed slightly, his expression in its cold mask, not showing the annoyance he felt. |
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Her annoyance began to grow, and the more she thought on it, the worse it became. |
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He shook his small head in annoyance, his little bit of a mane moving slightly in the breeze, and his short, fluffy tail flicking at some flies. |
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Rose wondered, listening to Yashi's soft, mellifluous voice soothing Jess, and feeling a pang of annoyance that she'd gone straight for him. |
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With a quick growl of annoyance, she went to the back room to say hello to Betsy and fill out another segment of her time sheet. |
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Local children skipped school so they could be beaters at a local pheasant shoot, to the headteacher's annoyance. |
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I would never think of doing anything intentionally to cause HR highness annoyance. |
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They decide to contact the on-call cardiologist, Dr. Grace Holloway, who is at a performance of Madama Butterfly when she is paged, to the annoyance of her boyfriend, Brian. |
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Her skirt was hiked up and her face was crimson from annoyance. |
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Finally, I felt all the frustration and annoyance draining out of me. |
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She had just been diagnosed with inoperable rectal cancer and faced months of chemotherapy and biological therapy plus the annoyance of having an ileostomy. |
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Max folded his arms across his chest and vocalized his annoyance. |
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Alexander curbed his annoyance and continued in a calm, mild voice. |
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An obvious annoyance is the way English is seeping into Japanese, often taking the place of perfectly good native words as users try to be fashionable. |
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The gadfly soon became an annoyance to both the MTA and the union, creating a newsletter which aired workers' grievances but criticised alleged union inaction. |
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The boy stifled a sigh of annoyance but told himself to remain patient. |
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I smiled and sat back watching as several images flashed across the screen, Matt still grunting in annoyance at not having found his desired station to watch. |
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One detects in their commentary a note of annoyance that the incestuous relations between corporate interests and government have emerged so openly. |
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So yes, a meal laced with too much annoyance actually can bring a fella down. |
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The boy's simpleness was both an annoyance and an enticement. |
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The passage's haughty assurance raised a prickle of annoyance in Jeremiah. |
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Before he could respond, her phone beeped and she growled in annoyance. |
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And Megan roared with laughter while Krissy huffed out of annoyance. |
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His mother's mouth twitched in annoyance at the mention of the name. |
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The judge had exacted a terrible sentence on the guilty prisoners in his annoyance with the Jury's verdict who had gone totally against his guidance during the summing up. |
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The twitches of annoyance caused by this woman's strident voice hammering against my skull began to ebb away when I heard her sign off from the call. |
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Grumbling in annoyance, she deleted all the junk mails in her mailbox. |
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She then expressed her annoyance that the leader of the Oklahoma mosque where Nolan had worshipped refused to appear on her show. |
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In the winter, they can shield drivers from the annoyance of having to wipe snow and ice off their windshields. |
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Again, this is an annoyance and a reflection of a double standard against women. |
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Students starting at the University of Bradford have spoken of their annoyance at having no shower or toilet facilities because of a burst water pipe. |
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She flashes me a brief look of annoyance, quieting me, then changing her demeanor to once again calm and composed, she continues with her explanation. |
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He was always jocund and grinning, while I always just stare in annoyance. |
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Edith repeated mildly, though inside she was burning with annoyance. |
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When I reach retirement age, and there isn't anything left, no doubt I'll look back on those buses with a slow burn of annoyance, as I fry up a can of cat food. |
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My eyes are narrowed in annoyance, his are wide with teasing. |
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Warne even bowled him a bouncer yesterday in mock annoyance. |
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To his annoyance, the card which unscrambled the picture would not arrive until Monday and so he went in to Naas to see if he could get one from somewhere. |
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By this time, I was bleeding at both knees, my head had become a swollen grenade of aching, pulsating annoyance, and my forearms were wrought with lactic distress. |
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Looking up from her bowl of navy bean soup, she couldn't suppress a flash of annoyance as she saw the vaporous figure drifting through the cafeteria. |
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In her annoyance she lapsed into the way of speaking from home. |
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He could barely contain his annoyance at being sneaked up on. |
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I had too much adrenaline to answer back Carlozio who had taken advantage of my quietness and was barraging me with the most annoyance he could muster. |
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I focussed my eyes onto each of the signs and grumbled in annoyance. |
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Snorting in annoyance, he dropped the thoughts from his mind. |
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At the time it was just an annoyance, but now I wonder if the BBS sysops were trying to foster a sense of community or just trying to avoid feeling used. |
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Damage was minimal and despite my irritation and extreme annoyance, my only goal was to get the formalities over with, get back into my car and go home. |
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The biggest annoyance was pesky television helicopters buzzing incessantly over west side neighborhoods. |
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He also had a distinct air of annoyance at being given such a useless job. |
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During odor presentation, the subjects rated the odor's sensory properties, including intensity, irritancy, and annoyance. |
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In May 1917, much to his annoyance, he was sent to Lancing College, in his opinion, a decidedly inferior school. |
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You can't be on the fence about this article. It'll make you cheer loudly or roar with annoyance. It gave two of our editors the fantods. |
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Canker sores are one of the most common disorders of the mouth, causing discomfort and annoyance to millions of Americans. |
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This annoyance is known as keystoning because the distorted image resembles the center stone in an arch. |
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The Lindisfarne Gospels now reside in the British Library in London, somewhat to the annoyance of some Northumbrians. |
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To the King's annoyance, Victoria was enthusiastically welcomed in each of the stops. |
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His curiosity led him to leave the expedition for the company of locals several times during the voyage, to Magellan's annoyance. |
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It focuses on the colonial era before 1947 and typically emphasises caste and downplays class, to the annoyance of the Marxist school. |
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The spewing or moulding of upper leather is something that causes considerable annoyance. |
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To Hitler's great annoyance, all his diplomacy failed to stop Britain declaring war when he invaded Poland. |
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The one continuing annoyance, though, is the need to drag out a toolchest to have all the implements necessary to accomplish the task. |
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Michelle Law, aged 48, from Franche, in Kidderminter, was banned from screaming, shouting or repetitious banging to the annoyance of neighbours. |
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She never passed a spider or moneyspinner, without throwing it over her shoulder, to the no small annoyance of those who might be near. |
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Much to the annoyance of Alan Turing and Peter Twinn at Bletchley Park, the mission was never carried out. |
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The racing review ensures the enthusiast can watch every race he or she wants to without the annoyance of the split screen or the need to buy a computer. |
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Henry, to Thomas Cromwell's annoyance, insisted on parliamentary time to discuss questions of faith, which he achieved through the Duke of Norfolk. |
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By this point in the war, the barons on both sides were eager to avoid an open battle, so members of the clergy brokered a truce, to the annoyance of both Henry and Stephen. |
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His obvious annoyance that his country did not qualify for the tournament has shone through in every match we have had the mis for tune to hear him commentate. |
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About time I thought as I have suffered the annoyance of these hoggers who must know that the middle and outside lanes are for overtaking and not just because you like them. |
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