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  • Farther down the road, five weathered school buses were up on blocks outside a barn with a caved-in roof, the paint faded to white and peeling from the sides.

    So Much Pretty Cara Hoffman 2011

  • That was until last month when they caved-in to pressure from industry, which complained that the group's original recommended voluntary guidelines designed to limit the way unhealthy foods are sold to children between the ages of 2 and 17 was, "unworkable."

    Laurie David: Thanksgiving Conversation Starter: Is It Time to Ban Soda Ads on Prime Time Television? Laurie David 2011

  • The Republicans handed President Obama a nice tactical victory when they caved-in and agreed to extend the payroll tax cut on Obama's terms.

    Robert Kuttner: Social Security: Secure With Obama? Robert Kuttner 2012

  • That was until last month when they caved-in to pressure from industry, which complained that the group's original recommended voluntary guidelines designed to limit the way unhealthy foods are sold to children between the ages of 2 and 17 was, "unworkable."

    Laurie David: Thanksgiving Conversation Starter: Is It Time to Ban Soda Ads on Prime Time Television? Laurie David 2011

  • Some roofs have collapsed or partially caved-in under the wet snow that's at least six feet high on some buildings.

    Cordova, Alaska Snowfall Leaves Town Struggling To Dig Out 2012

  • The Pandora's lights illuminated the caved-in facility, a far cry from the upstanding structure June had seen in the governor's office

    Fishers of Hope J. E. Cammon 2011

  • Today, inside the terra-cotta colored building, giant trees stretch more than 20 meters into the air through a caved-in roof.

    Batavia's Down But Not Out Joe Cochrane 2011

  • "On Battleship Hill" is a fluent shimmy you could move to, if you weren't dancing on "caved-in trenches".

    PJ Harvey: Let England Shake – review 2011

  • The mayor of Joplin ordered all American flags to fly at half mast, but hundreds of others are flying around the city attached to two by fours, bent light poles and caved-in homes.

    Tornado's Tally of Missing Drops to 156 Douglas Belkin 2011

  • The St. George managed to survive a 30-year period of neglect, with holes in the roof, caved-in ceilings and various animals taking up residence: mice, birds, raccoons and Jack Black the finale of "School of Rock" was shot at the St. George in 2003.

    A Movie House's Second Act Tango Tanner 2012

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