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Ten standard pages a day is not a back-breaker, just six hours tapping away.
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I applaud his achievements already, and interlace my fingers with hope for his tenure as president ... but his first slip is going to be a back-breaker.
44 Tyler 2009
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Then he provided what seemed at the time to be a back-breaker, a wild heave to beat the shot clock resulting in a banked-in jumper just inside the arc for a 56-49 lead with 4: 14 left.
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But under Obamacare, he would have to pay a premium closer to $4,000 -- a potential back-breaker that might force him to take a government handout, further burdening his fellow taxpayers.
Dr. Bernadine Healy: Health Reform Fattens Big Insurance and Taxes the Young 2009
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Read how the simple-minded Republicans artificially inflate the 209 page healthcare reform bill into a 2,000+ page back-breaker.
OpEdNews - Quicklink: Spin meter: Legislation inflation grips GOP 2009
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Read how the simple-minded Republicans artificially inflate the 209 page healthcare reform bill into a 2,000+ page back-breaker.
OpEdNews - Quicklink: Spin meter: Legislation inflation grips GOP 2009
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If a small business is required to collect taxes for every state in the Union, such a requirement would be a back-breaker.
Sound Politics: "Sales tax bill could make your online purchases cost more" 2007
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` ` Those are back-breaker plays, '' Brown said of McGrady's clutch baskets at the end.
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The Harper Conservatives, having placed a motion before Parliament which would extend the Afghanistan mission in Kandahar, may well turn out to be a back-breaker for the Canadian Forces.
Archive 2008-02-01 2008
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The Harper Conservatives, having placed a motion before Parliament which would extend the Afghanistan mission in Kandahar, may well turn out to be a back-breaker for the Canadian Forces.
Archive 2008-02-01 Dave 2008
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