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Villa tried to take the sting out of Stoke by keeping possession but the Potters were relentless in hounding them down.
BBC: Stoke 3-2 Aston Villa
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How do these prosecutions square with Mr Erdogan's stated wish to take the sting out of Turkish-Armenian relations by allowing some honest research?
ECONOMIST: Times are tough for outspoken scholars
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So take the sting out of that saying and simply observe yourself and learn what those observations tell you about your attitudes, intents and desires.
FORBES: How to Master Yourself, Your Unconscious, and the People Around You - 1
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Worse still, cold air and damp courts take the sting out of his topspin forehand and make him vulnerable, especially against men who have lots of firepower.
WSJ: Rafael Nadal Calls French Open Scheduling 'a Joke'
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Ecclestone's offer of matching the German rates is designed to take the sting out of the BRDC's claim that it cannot afford the going rate for GP rights.
BBC: SPORT | Motorsport | Formula One | New threat hits British GP
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Yet just as divorce law in most countries now strongly encourages mediation rather than courtroom battles, new forms of collaborative drafting aim to take the sting out of premarital negotiations.
ECONOMIST: Prenuptial agreements
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To be sure, there are also a lot of other ways that energy prices affect your livelihood, but the contract would at least take the sting out of your two most visible energy bills.
FORBES: A Shield Against The Next Oil Shock
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Dividends take the sting out of slower growth.
FORBES: Small Caps With Fat Dividends Include True Religion, Questcor
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The home side were also denied the chance to build up any sustained pressure as the Baggies used their passing ability to hold on to the ball and take the sting out of a United side who have now dropped 10 points so far this season.
BBC: Man Utd 2-2 West Brom
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So by going through the minutia, Petrocelli is trying to take some of the sting out of a subject that he knows prosecutors are going to harp on when they start in on Skilling next week.
NPR: Enron Witnesses Lying About Fraud, Skilling Says
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More than 200 young people from across 48 states submitted proposals for projects that would take some of the sting out of applying for and paying for college, a process that can be daunting if not flat-out discouraging.
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