The classic distinction between golden eggs and the geese that lay them fell into disfavor in 1969, the era of go-go stock funds.

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With a tamped-down Scarlett Johansson, as the well-mannered Janet Leigh, and Jessica Biel, who brings stifled anger to the role of Vera Miles, a onetime muse in disfavor.

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"Out of the 19 total members of the task force, I am unaware of the other 15 members' positions on this law or whether they favor or disfavor gun laws, " she said.

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Woods, arguably still golf's biggest star despite his fall from grace in the past two years, fell foul of the sport's disfavor for phlegm in February 2011 during a frustrating final day at the Dubai Desert Classic.

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Shaara humanizes his characters, whether hes depicting Chamberlains desire to test himself outside the stuffy confines of academia, Lees tensions with his wife over his long absences during his army career, or Jacksons intense fear of arousing Gods disfavor.

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Andreu and his wife, Betsy, say they fell into disfavor with Armstrong after testifying in an arbitration case filed against Armstrong by a company seeking to avoid paying out bonuses to him for race victories during which he was accused of doping.

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