Putting aside my annoyance at the sheer magnitude of Andy's surprise, it was good to see it had my close friends guessing.

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My sense of things is that I have not competently explained my annoyance with these overblown titles and their prevalent utilization in perpetuating the unequal treatment of many women in Wall Street.

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As word of my annoyance began to get around both our families, both my mother and soon-to-be mother-in-law decided this was a perfect opportunity to re-open discussions on locales we had passed on.

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Over the years my taxes have become more complex, and my annoyance with the complexity and ambiguity makes it harder for me to focus on taxes as part of my role and duty as a citizen of this amazing country.

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Stroll into the school lobby even a minute after the start of the day, and this would be recorded in the form of a late note. (To the annoyance of my parents, many of mine were time-stamped 8:02.) Down to the minute, we knew where we had to be, when we had to be there and what we had to do upon arrival.

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The guest rooms and suites also feature an intelligent-thermostat system, though when I visited, it wasn't hitting on all cylinders: My room was perpetually chilly, and my clothes and sheets slightly damp--humidity being a major annoyance in this seaside megacity.

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My Oxford English Dictionary, however, does define nuisance as "an annoyance" or "an obnoxious practice".

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My wife and I have just sat and watched your latest programme with increasing annoyance at the lack of time given to the French and Jordanian participants.

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