It is both the blessing and the curse of contemporary life, and of a contemporary politician.
The idea that Britain is different is another example of the curse of British exceptionalism.
The first film he directed was "The Curse of the Cat People" in 1944.
That's right, he was the ace that helped break the "Curse of the Bambino" from the mound.
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Besides, the curse of rising health-care costs afflicts private as well as public care, Mr Galbraith points out.
Casino Royale, Curse of the Golden Flower and Pan's Labyrinth were the big winners at the Production Design Awards.
Call it a curse of rising expectations created by earlier, substantial guidance hikes.
However, he added that Apple was suffering from a "curse of high expectations".
What better excuse, then, to run down my favorite Vita games that break the curse of the downgraded portable versions?
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The Red Sox broke the Curse of the Bambino by winning two Word Series since Henry bought the team in 2002.
The Boston Red Sox broke the Curse of the Bambino in 2004, when the team won its first World Series since 1918.
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Backstage, Mendes said the fact Skyfall star Daniel Craig had not been nominated for an award was due to "the curse of Bond".
Lord Mayor Peter Abraham suggested the honour as Aardman won its fourth Academy Award for the film Wallace and Gromit: Curse of the Were-Rabbit.
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It was a cry that called out the pride of black voters and civil rights supporters who would battle to overcome the lingering curse of slavery.
For decades, the so-called "Curse of the Bambino" haunted Red Sox Nation and was immortalised in Boston Globe writer Dan Shaughnessy's book of the same name.
Rememberance of the Daleks and Curse of Fenric in particular showed exactly the kind of innovation and maturity that the critics of this era were clamoring for.
Doctor Who spin-off The Sarah Jane Adventures, written by Phil Ford, took the prize for best children's TV script for its episode The Curse of Clyde Langer.
It's both the blessing and curse of the deep Muppets library that you get to choose between dozens of predeveloped characters, but it's the rare devotee who doesn't play favorites.
The impact of what I call the "curse of the good girl" effect first appears in friendships, when young girls take pains to avoid direct conflict with peers.
The curse of it -- at least for the one person every four years who is elected president -- is that there's no way to turn it off.
For years, followers of the hapless Saints have blamed their troubles on the curse of Marie Laveau, a famous New Orleans voodoo queen purportedly buried beneath the field.
Best production design went to Casino Royale, while Curse of the Golden Flower won in the period film category and Pan's Labyrinth's took the prize for a fantasy film.
And it was not long before the curse of Southgate struck the Gunners again when former player Aliadiere guided Tuncay's half-volleyed cross from the left high into the Arsenal net.
JetBlue is still No. 1 in customer reputation, though the curse of high expectations makes it an easy target for a fall if the problems of the past week reappear again anytime soon.
If the Boston Red Sox suffered through the Curse of the Bambino--an 86-year championship drought attributed to their sale of Babe Ruth to the Yankees--call the Mets' whammy the Curse of the Straw Man.
In the 1998 World Cup, it was the turn of Nike's main rival to have its failures embarrassingly highlighted: this time, it was " the Curse of Adidas: Even Zidane has joined the flops".
Coach Keegan called on England to give Wembley something to remember them by before the bulldozers move in - but they failed to deliver as the curse of Germany returned to haunt them again.
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