КНИГИ НА АНГЛИЙСКИЙ ЯЗЫКЕ, ИМЕЮЩЕЕ ОТНОШЕНИЕ К СЛОВУ «LIGHT THE TOUCHPAPER»
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The Italian Billionaire's Secretary Mistress (Mills & Boon ...
'Nothing, darling,' said Sally hastily. 'Well, here he comes—and judging from the
expression on his face, you'd better light the touchpaper and stand well back!'
Angie's heart was thundering beneath the silky little triangles which comprised
the ...
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An Asperger Dictionary of Everyday Expressions
Light the touchpaper Means the same as light the fuse. Lightning never strikes
twice The (statistically dubious) belief that having experienced one rare event,
there is no possibility of another rare event occurring.* Lights are on Start of a
longer ...
Ian Stuart-Hamilton, 2004
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Oxford Dictionary of English Idioms
... at CHORD. a touch of the sun a slight attack of sunstroke. touch wood: see
WOOD. touch your forelock: see FORELOCK. would not touch someone or
something with a bargepole: see BARGEPOLE. touchpaper light the touchpaper:
see light ...
Faraday was well aware that he had touchpaper in one hand and a match in the
other; all he had to do was make a slip and the press would strike the match, light
the touchpaper and watch the fire of repressed resentments begin to burn.
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Children's mission; or, Great works wrought by weak hands. ...
George Waring (writer for children.) can. But if you offer to call out before I give
leave — you understand me. D'ye see this little bit of a stick? One cry, and it shall
be your last !" The boy heard him in silence, and saw him light the touchpaper, ...
George Waring (writer for children.), 1843
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Bought by
the Rich Man (Mills & Boon By Request): Taken by ...
It would sheet into flame the moment he induced flashpoint! But—should he light
the touchpaper tonight? Or savour the anticipation of deferring the pleasurable
moment? Both had their attractions, but which should he choose? 'This is fine.
Jane Porter, Julia James, Myrna Mackenzie, 2009
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The Great Motivation Swindle: How to supercharge your ...
... to how much assistance your motivation is going to lend you, because if you
have absolutely no confidence that you can reach your goal, then you are going
to have a hard time getting the 'go' together to light the touchpaper of your plan.
Laura Tong, Mark Tong, 2014
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Understanding
The Future: A Survivor's Guide to Riding
the ...
linked together as in fact they actually are, and called quantum astrology or just
Astro-Quantum – that will give us that 'mother of all inventions', that fire to light the
touchpaper of our future: a future worth striving towards. Astro-Quantum: A ...
Lyn Birkbeck, Lyn Birkbeck Author, 2011
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Popular Protest in East Germany
Intervention by Soviet forces, they feared, could light the touchpaper under
Eastern Europe as a whole. Even if the ruling parties in Eastern Europe held to a
conservative course, 'a political eruption' – or even an 'acute socialpolitical
conflict ...
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Boris Pasternak: A Literary Biography
But it required the proximity of Mayakovsky's poetic presence to light the
touchpaper of an irresistible fresh enthusiasm.56 Many accounts confirm that the
adult Mayakovsky had a dominating presence which was skilfully exploited in the
...
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'We must understand the social problems behind extremism and …
It's true that social media grooming could light the touchpaper that finally turns a disaffected youth into a terrorist. And I agree that there is a ... «Bradford Telegraph and Argus, Июл 15»
Secret aid worker: 'Has anyone worked out if celebrities are worth …
Done well, field visits light the touchpaper of amazing advocacy and bring understanding and attention to forgotten worlds. But celebs: put ... «The Guardian, Июн 15»
Spy review – Melissa McCarthy's show all the way
... that many of her best lines weren't in the script, writer-director Feig having the confidence to just light the touchpaper and stand well back. «The Guardian, Июн 15»
Amanda Holden on BGT final: You never know how the vote will go
But it will never light the touchpaper like Susan Boyle did, because she was a one-off with an awesome talent that came out of nowhere.”. «Express.co.uk, Май 15»
'Light Touch' is now 'Light the Touchpaper'
Banking and Regulation (and undoubtedly these days it merits the capital 'R') increasingly seems to go together like bacon and eggs, Marks ... «Bobsguide, Май 15»
The Maternal Combustion
It's like a summit of superpowers: we know there will be fireworks, the fun is anticipating what will light the touchpaper. The meeting raises at least two questions: ... «Radio Times, Май 15»
Large-scale solar and storage: democratising energy
Musk's global profile will light the touchpaper for media interest underneath solar and energy storage — the lofty promise of renewable energy ... «Solar Power Portal, Май 15»
Ben van Beurden, left, CEO of Royal Dutch Shell, and Andrew Gould …
... and immediately began sketching out a takeover that would reshape the global oil industry and light the touchpaper on what analysts expect ... «The Australian, Апр 15»
FOMC preview - Will Yellen light the touchpaper for rate liftoff?
Central banks are often between a rock and a hard place but for the Fed it seems like the rock is getting rockier and the hard place is getting ... «ForexLive, Мар 15»
New Sky Blues boss Tony Mowbray: 'I'm here for eight weeks, but …
“What I feel I need to do is light the touchpaper of the owner and if she's excited about this football club and excited about watching the team ... «Coventry Telegraph, Мар 15»
