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Although I love King, I definitely have an on-again-off-again relationship with his fiction, and every now and then, he and I will have such a bad encounter that I'll go off his books for a bit.
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He has so far kept at bay a secessionist movement in the south of the country and an on-again-off-again war with rebels in north Yemen.
Protesters Step Up Pressure in Yemen Chip Cummins 2011
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Recall that when we last saw NeNe Leakes, she and on-again-off-again friend Kim Zolciak had been fighting over an incident in which Zolciak accused Leakes of choking her.
The Real Housewives of Atlanta's NeNe Leakes on Her Friendship with Kim and New Nose 2010
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For about a year, the on-again-off-again fear has been that defaults or restructurings by Greece, Ireland, Portugal and others might impose huge losses on European banks, which are not too healthy anyway, thereby opening a new and scary chapter in the world financial crisis.
Handicapping the Economic Recovery Alan S. Blinder 2011
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Should One Act qualify for our on-again-off-again quest to find the ‘best’ Canadian poem?
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Then there's the ongoing mystery surrounding former beau "Big Poppa" (assumed in several reports to be married real estate mogul Lee Najjar), her on-again-off-again war with Housewives 'NeNe Leakes, and her numerous stabs at singing professionally.
Real Housewives of Atlanta's Kim Zolciak Breaks Down the Meaning Behind “Google Me” 2010
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The on-again-off-again stay of the injunction on enforcement of don't ask don't tell shows how tenuous the situation is.
Gay enlistees and troops: don't come out just yet Jonathan Capehart 2010
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As Hotline On Call reports, the ad comes off has hypocritical, highlighting Crist's on-again-off-again position on abortion.
Ad of the Day: Murkowski airs Ted Stevens endorsement video Emi Kolawole 2010
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Like I said, I have an on-again-off-again relationship with white people.
Melanie Coffee: My On-Again-Off-Again Relationship With White People Melanie Coffee 2011
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Should One Act qualify for our on-again-off-again quest to find the ‘best’ Canadian poem?
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