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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
scupper .
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Examples
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African Trade Unions and the South African Communist Party, which he said "scuppered" the government's bold bid and had neutralised
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Socialist premiers Brown and Zapatero have scuppered PES hopes of putting forward Poul Nyrup Rasmussen as their candidate by giving their backing to the Populist candidate.
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The neatest solution to this crisis – the return of the chanteuse through the "wild card" system, permitting Cole to reprieve one previous ejectee – was then scuppered by the revelation that the Home Office is threatening to vote the singer and her family off the island, claiming that her mother has illegally claimed benefits – a suggestion strongly contested by the family's lawyers.
The Gamu Nhengu Factor Mark Lawson 2010
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Plouffe also warned about the huge sums being spent on campaigning by outside groups, mianly on the Republican side, following the Citizens United supreme court ruling that scuppered spending restrictions.
US midterm elections live blog - Thursday 7 October Richard Adams 2010
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But when he tells trade unions, as he did during his campaign, that British Airways 'scuppered strike plans earlier this year "showed that the rules governing strike ballots are in urgent need of reform," he raises the specter of that winter.
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As it happened, when Pratt scuppered Ponting he was legitimately on the field, as Simon Jones was genuinely injured.
The Ashes 2010-11: Ricky Ponting – great batsman, flawed captain 2011
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One because it recalls distant days when the Fifa general secretary praised English footballing philosophy, rather than being the man widely regarded as heading a corrupt organisation that scuppered England's chance of hosting the 2018 World Cup.
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One because it recalls distant days when the Fifa general secretary praised English footballing philosophy, rather than being the man widely regarded as heading a corrupt organisation that scuppered England's chance of hosting the 2018 World Cup.
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The sudden scrapping of the Audit Commission last summer was rushed and could have scuppered meaningful reforms of local authority auditing, according to a report by the Commons local government select committee.
Council audit plans 'put independence at risk', MPs warn 2011
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When Ree tries to enlist in the army, she is scuppered by the fact she can't bring the children along.
Why Ed reminds women of every bad ex-boyfriend Barbara Ellen 2010
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