MPs now groan about IPSA, and press for it to exercise a lighter touch.

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Like their counterparts in the West, many workers groan about having to plod on for longer.

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Whichever side wins, the bill for the east will stay huge into the next decade, and Wessis will still groan about it.

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Private banks groan about yields below the rate of inflation: the six-month bills yielded 1% and the three-year bonds just over 2.7%.

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How about (groan) the Starship Enterprise?

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" The Atlantic complains about his "groan-worthy jokes.

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So nowadays the shelves in the business section of your local bookstore groan with self-help-style books offering advice about getting back to basics, regaining focus and growing organically.

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Expect a groan to go up in the cinema when he gets to the line about the gang being in "barney".

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