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Drawn games must be replayed, meaning the outcome of these early matches is a log-jam of fixtures at the most critical time of the season.
Tip of the Day 2011
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He said the “log-jam” of cases was breaking up and predicted that he would make rapid progress.
A Covert Affair Jennet Conant 2011
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The company needs reshaping; a log-jam of imported dancers at soloist level is blocking the rise of talent from the corps de ballet, where most of the British dancers languish.
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The risk here is an operational log-jam and an inability to innovate.
Internet Wars: Version 2.0 Bijan Khezri 2011
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It would take, I think, something on the scale of the President appointing a 'recess' Administrator (thus bypassing Congress) and issuing an executive order about future NASA activities to clear the political log-jam.
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He said the “log-jam” of cases was breaking up and predicted that he would make rapid progress.
A Covert Affair Jennet Conant 2011
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A log-jam got cleared up late last week, which means I can now proceed with the insanity of the next 3 months.
A new week, a new agenda karenmiller 2008
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The break in the diplomatic log-jam began in November 1914.
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Mr. Brown broke that log-jam, although not by any grand design.
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The log-jam standings in the East have been a roller coaster for the Mystics over the past few weeks as they went from first to fourth with a few stops in between.
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