He is also nostalgic for the days when Goldfield was a rip-roaring, hard-drinking, sinful boom town.

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China's government, fearful that its rip-roaring growth could lead to overheating, has introduced measures to cool the economy.

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"He knew how to tell a rip-roaring story, " says Taylor of Transworld Publishers.

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Lesson: The sheer rip-roaring speeds of tomorrow's superchips will knife through the densest software algorithms (which fairly describes all artificial intelligence problems).

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He engaged in an orgy of spending with gusto and a confident expectation of a rip-roaring economy to carry him triumphantly to a second term.

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These (and more) point to what could be a rip-roaring recovery.

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The intensity of a rip-roaring first half went up another notch with a thunderous attack through multiple phases, but Leinster's defence remained resolute, earning a penalty at its conclusion.

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Rip-roaring adventure, vividly drawn characters, exotic locales in the immediate post-World War I era provocatively, hypnotically brought to life are trademarks of the most underrated, little-heralded novelist of our time.

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Each occasion was a rip-roaring joy.

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The last time The Hold Steady visited us was back in 2007, when we broadcast from New York during the CMJ festival, and the group put on such a rip-roaring and rocking performance, you'd have thought they were on stage at The Uptown Bar.

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