Abramovich could not slough off court subpoenas because he owns significant assets in England.

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Does it intend to stick to mental-health recommendations and slough off on Congress any gun decisions?

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"There are lots of smart people who kind of slough off, and it eventually catches up with them, " she says.

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The Big Society evolved in opposition as the Conservatives sought to slough off their reputation as a heartless bunch, fixated only on economic outcomes.

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The international system is remarkably resilient, able to slough off troubles.

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The advantages for Mr Berlusconi are clear: he can slough off his partisan image and re-emerge as a consensus man, perhaps a candidate for the presidency.

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Over time the three have managed to slough off their reputation for imitating Rushdie, and Ghosh in particular has gone on to do some brilliant work.

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And the only way Time Warner can afford to slough off that many customers is to gain lots of new subscribers from Adelphia, so the otherwise fiercely competitive companies have decided to cooperate.

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After prepping the company for a sale and watching the deal fall through, Donald filed for a prepackaged Chapter 11 bankruptcy that allowed him to slough off debt and reemerge with a public company.

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As the overblown optimism wears off and the hopes of JK Rowling-like status evaporate, so the slough of despond will take a hold.

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