And progress is essential to keep things from collapsing like a house of cards.

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So to say that Pakistan at the moment is like a house of cards is probably trying to over-simplify the situation.

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They're telling the world they've done nothing wrong, and that Judge Jackson's ruling will collapse like a house of cards when it gets to the Supreme Court.

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If you wondering if your portfolio strategy is like a house of cards, BNY will tell you in a complimentary, confidential 2020 Risk Audit, the ad says.

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It really is a beautiful idea, and I remain a big fan, but at this point the whole thing is beginning to look frighteningly like a house of cards.

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The economy is like a house of cards.

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They fold like a house of cards.

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It's like a house of cards.

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Even more recently, traditional production houses have turned to Netflix as a distribution platform for shows like House of Cards and Arrested Development.

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But if shows like House Of Cards help Netflix become the next HBO, the service could be looking at a whole new stream of revenue.

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And it looked, for a lot of people, like, well, the economy seems to be growing -- but it was all built on a house of cards.

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