And a good kick in the pants in Europe is exactly what we need right now.
And every few years the SEC gives the NASD a good kick in the pants.
And yes, it's certainly a pleasantly smooth kick in the pants while you're driving it.
Demand for US wheat is about to get a kick in the pants, too.
Your families were the ones you called for a shoulder to lean on or a kick in the pants.
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The Veloster, meanwhile, is a kick in the pants, starting with its cleverly executed third door on the left side.
Old newspaper guys like me need a kick in the pants to remember that magazines are greatly a visual medium.
That kick in the pants of our neighbor to the north was a big kiss on the lips for Hugo Chavez.
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For others it is a kick in the pants that will either motivate them, or separate them from an increasingly conscious market.
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Having anything stolen is a drag, but having your pride and joy bicycle go missing is a real kick in the pants.
If you need a digital kick in the pants that makes you more conscious of your body, Up will give it to you.
Unlike MediaFLO, it's completely free for users -- and that might be just the kick in the pants mobile TV needs to take hold.
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Dave tends to oversimplify some financial disciplines to a fault like investing but nobody gives a better kick in the pants to those ready to receive it.
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In fact, it can be a huge learning opportunity and sometimes, it can also be just the kick in the pants you need to get you started down the right path.
But a while after she enlisted, thy discovered she had an genetic illness, so she was honorably discharged, no GI bill, only a kick in the pants and now she has a pre-existing condition.
Jane Wurwand, through the FITE initiative, is giving the CSR world a much-needed kick in the pants by promoting dignity and empowerment, rather than outdated charity aid models that often promulgate cycles of poverty.
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"We got the proverbial kick in the pants, " admits Amorim's Mr. de Jesus, before the company invested heavily in research and development and manufacturers began squeezing more value from the leftovers in their industrial production.
Mr. Arafat, who knew the Clinton administration had too much invested in him ever to call his bluffs, would unleash his backers and even his police force whenever the Israelis needed a kick in the pants.
Still, this development is good news for consumers, as it should lead to increased demand for the cards, which will hopefully serve as a kick in the pants for the weak link in the CableCARD chain, whoever it is.
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Unfortunately, President Obama has tapped a replacement, commissioner Elisse Walter, who appears competent, but is not the leader to give the SEC the kick in the pants it so desperately needs in order to fulfill its mission of protecting investors.
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The graying of America is largely seen as a disaster-in-the-making, soon to wreak havoc on our health-care system, to keep younger folks out of work (because old folks are in the way), to drag down the economy with a growing percentage of citizens who will create less, do less, and yes the final kick in the pants to our consumer economy buy less.
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MyWebCareer could be the kick-in-the-pants you need to start actively managing your personal brand.
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