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  • There is a lot of depth in this idea; much of it stems from Kaballah, and would've been technically fantasy, not science fiction, if not for the additional "world in a tea-cup" twist in the end ...

    "Constellations", ed. by Peter Crowther 2009

  • Smith, who is renowned for being the antithesis of the cursing, tea-cup throwing coach, is a deeply religious man, who believes his mother "has a direct line to God".

    Football should adopt NFL rule to hire black coaches, says Lovie Smith 2011

  • Picard asked, the hand holding his tea-cup freezing at the midpoint between the saucer and his mouth.

    Star Trek: Typhon Pact Paths of Disharmony Dayton Ward 2011

  • Picard asked, the hand holding his tea-cup freezing at the midpoint between the saucer and his mouth.

    Star Trek: Typhon Pact Paths of Disharmony Dayton Ward 2011

  • "I suspect it could all turn out to be a bit of a storm in a tea-cup," said Gayle Berry, analyst at Barclays Capital.

    One Buyer Owns More Than 90 Percent Of Copper Stocks On London Exchange Ryan McCarthy 2010

  • Views fell in two broad camps - first, that it is too early to say because the evidence has not yet been fully studied; and second, as far as the poor are concerned, the crisis is a 'tempest in a tea-cup' as the bottom 20% of the population living close to the poverty line of $1.25 per day are in 'perennial' crisis, are always at risk and vulnerable.

    Raj Nallari: Reflections on Development Economics After the Crisis Raj Nallari 2010

  • Years ago, when I met Zang Toi in his former tea-cup sized apartment, I was a few days away from giving birth and felt like a bull in a china shop, navigating my way around his priceless antiques.

    Tess Ghilaga: Home Swank Home Tess Ghilaga 2010

  • Years ago, when I met Zang Toi in his former tea-cup sized apartment, I was a few days away from giving birth and felt like a bull in a china shop, navigating my way around his priceless antiques.

    Tess Ghilaga: Home Swank Home Tess Ghilaga 2010

  • You act as if Clinton is some tea-cup poodle nipping at the toes of a St. Bernard, but this is a close race and Obama is just a politician, not Jesus capable of miracles.

    Poll: Plurality Of Dems Says Victory Delivered By Super-Delegates "Not Legitimate" 2009

  • The eclectic singer has been donning this 'tea-cup' look for a while and in the pic above she is seen holding her beloved tea cup with oversized sunnies and geisha-like makeup.

    Style Shockers Gosh Celebrity Fashion 2009

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