But the issue has put those who are suspicious of big business in a lather.

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Given their optimism, what hurdles get energy executives all in a lather?

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By contrast, the organisers in Charlotte seemed all in a lather this year because Bill Clinton was late handing in his speech.

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But I really get put out by people who, with all these problems in the world, spend so much time getting in a lather about things like a sugary Hostess cupcake one day, and then jumping on their soapbox to bemoan its extinction the next.

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Rand in such a lather.

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This uncertainty about the path of policy has had the markets in a bit of a lather.

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Just like the football squad in the locker room, the adrenaline-fueled excitement of the project whips up a lather of bravado in our team and they exude confidence.

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