The kids that want to work real jobs are in for a rude awakening as well.
For voters who were not already worried, this week's stockmarket panic was a rude awakening.
That will be a rude awakening for the American people if it were to come to pass.
They may get a rude awakening when a major storm, flood, earthquake or fire hits their communities.
As Washington Democrats embark on their attempt to sell government-run health care, they are in for a rude awakening.
If many thought the worst was over in the fourth quarter, the first quarter "will be a rude awakening, " Whitney says.
When information regarding conflicts finally comes to light, we can assure you some consultants and funds are in for a rude awakening.
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But she had a rude awakening when she joined her classmates in her first O-level lesson and realised she was the only girl.
Defending champions South Africa were given a rude awakening by Egypt when they were outclassed in the final of this year's African Nations Cup.
All of this points to a rude awakening for oilmen, who have long operated as though market forces did not really apply to their business.
Those times motivated a rude awakening, and tested our resolve.
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For many retirement savers it will be a rude awakening when they realize that the fiduciaries they hired or elected did not diligently fulfill their duties over the years.
For all involved, Klinsmann has been something of a rude awakening in a country where quasi-anonymous national players can drink in night clubs until 3 a.m. without any repercussions.
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Falcons had a rude awakening in the Premiership last weekend, with their run of three consecutive wins stopped in its tracks by a 28-8 thumping at home by Northampton.
Fixed income investors hoping that rising interest rates in the BRIC countries will mean a return to 2009 through mid-2010 jumps in bond fund gains are probably in for a rude awakening.
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Last year, Forbes predicted that the dollar, which had been pummeled by steady rate cuts by the Fed, was poised for recovery--and that high-flying foreign currencies were in for a rude awakening.
But some of these owners are in for a rude awakening on their 2013 tax return when they realize that the changing tax law has turned their typically-advantageous deferral into a bit of a problem.
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The Flashback Trojan that infected 700, 000 Macs at its peak earlier this month represents a rude awakening for Apple users who long believed their computers to be immune from the kind of malicious software that infects PCs.
Americans have had a rude awakening.
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Buffett and I are in full agreement that anyone who buys bonds now thinking they are safe is in for a very rude awakening.
Mayweather has promised Hatton a "rude awakening", but the 28-year-old Mancunian insists he is happy to let the American talk as much as he wants before the fight.
After Wednesday's rude awakening in Ohio, the Clintonites may have a better understanding of this rationale.
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