We were facing the sort of never-ending delay that would have provoked universal apoplexy back home in London.

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Near-apoplexy can ensue when, on reaching the till, you discover that credit cards are not accepted.

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He recently told The New York Times it did cause "a little apoplexy" around the White House.

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When Balotelli scored in the 85th minute to make it 3-2, he remained rooted to his seat, mired in apoplexy.

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Trying to change attitudes, values, and world views through lecturing was one of the few things that provoked my mild mannered Georgian mentor to abject apoplexy.

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Firstly, Team Gove originally briefed the Daily Mail that they wanted to bring back O-levels causing apoplexy in their coalition partners who fought against a return to a "two tier" system.

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