As John Cleese's character in Clockwise put it: "I can take the despair, it's the hope I can't stand".
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The Berlin movement has led to an " Occupy Barbie Dreamhouse" page on Facebook, which displays a cover image of a dark-haired girl saying, "I can't stand pink!"
Nothing personal, I just can't stand the thing.
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However well the partners get on, their extended families (sorry, here I go again) can't stand the sight of each other.
But when you're a guy trying to hit it, you can't stand there and say, I know it's coming into my face, but I'm not really sure.
One thing I believe about Americans is that we can't stand seeing our neighbors go hungry.
You know, God no, I mean even Republicans, many Republicans can't stand him.
"Strangely enough, the two incidents, the goal that we had in the first half and the Scott Brown sending off, I was making my way from my seat in the stand downstairs and missed both of them so I really can't comment on what happened, " Smith said.
"I can't see how you can dismantle five pieces of a tomb and stand it up, when some are going to be about 3ft by 3ft 6in (0.9 by 1.10m) and others are going to about 7ft (2.1m) long by 3ft 6in wide, " he said.
Hearing her wheeze in the smoke which I could barely stand, looking at her bedroom door, burning these are things I can't forget.
The experience of reaching the semi-finals in 2009 will stand him in good stead and I don't see any reason why he can't make the last four again, or even advance to the final.
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