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When they turned rough, as amid the debris of the Sukarno era, or during the oil-price slump of 1983-86, technocratic common sense has prevailed.
ECONOMIST: A survey of Indonesia
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In a marked change from the brilliant blue of the morning, the weather had turned rough, with bruised skies and choppy swells putting a hold on our kayaking adventure.
BBC: Whale watching on Ireland��s newest coastal route
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Despite winds of 30-45 knots and rough seas, Aucklanders turned out in their thousands to greet the crew of Merit Cup, which includes nine other Kiwis as well as the skipper.
BBC: Leg Four: Merit Cup first in Auckland
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As a colonel leading a unit of (horseless) cavalry volunteers, known as the Rough Riders, he turned a relatively minor role in the San Juan battle into a national legend powerful enough to sweep him to the presidency.
ECONOMIST: THE WAR OF 1898
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To add to the difficulties bad weather has turned the water rough and further attempts must wait for calmer seas.
ECONOMIST: A slick off America's coast
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Footage released by authorities captured their surprise as their illicit date turned into a rough tackle by a posse of officers.
CNN: Teachers among 50 arrested in child sex sting
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Kallis was also given a lifeline when 44, Marcus Trescothick failing to hold onto a low edge diving at slip, after the unfortunate Giles turned one out of the rough.
BBC: SPORT | Cricket | South Africa pile up massive lead
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Hand it to the Australians: At a rough stretch in globalization's arc, they've turned over the government to a Laborite with an open stance toward the emerging economies.
FORBES: Ruddy Complexion
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"Jimmy was shining the ball and when he turned it over it was almost as if he was absent-mindedly assessing the rough side, " he told BBC Radio 5 live.
BBC: Ball-tampering row angers Strauss despite draw
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Sam the Lion, the rough-hewn soul of the town, has died, and the woman to whom he turned over the movie theater he owned is lamenting the fact that she is going to have to close it down.
CNN: Ebert's sheer love of life
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Pinochet was a rough guy, a bad guy, and yet another thief at the public till, as it turned out.
FORBES: Pinochet And The New York Times