In the U.S., the unfolding storylines are raising hopes among the president's critics -- and fear among his supporters -- that they will derail his presidency or at least snuff out his second-term agenda.

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If your cost accounting system is not up to snuff, or does not exist at all, where do you begin?

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If you race through each mission you could snuff out all your enemies in no time at all, especially on easier difficulty levels.

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At the opposite end of the price spectrum are snuff boxes, some of which date back 250 years.

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The problem is that if Apple buys Waze, there is a good chance that the organizational dysfunction at Apple that led to its problems with Apple Maps could snuff out the strengths that Waze might bring to the party.

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At first, tobacco was produced mainly for pipe-smoking, chewing, and snuff.

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With resorts like these popping up at a fast clip, how can travelers trust that the luxury property is up to snuff?

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