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Yes, it all is exciting and exhausting and I will add "nervewracking" to the list too but nonetheless exhilirating and quirky and chaotic but it seems that we thrive on chaos so it's all good indeed!
ImpeachBush 2008
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My goodness, as if bidding at an auction was not nervewracking enough without having to do that sort of mental arithmetic.
Jean's Knitting Jean 2009
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The process, she admitted, was "nervewracking," but something clicked.
A Rhythm in Its Ear and a Song in Its Heart Steve Dollar 2011
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So I tried to make her actions a little nervewracking, send her down some dark hallways so she could worry about what might jump out.
Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » Interview with Lisa Black, Part 2 2010
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It's nervewracking, all sorts of things go through your mind.
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Sotomayor said giving the commencement address was "nervewracking."
Sonia Sotomayor Encourages St. Lawrence University's Class Of 2010 To Follow Their Passions The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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That is always in interesting and nervewracking situation.
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It's nervewracking to have students on the job market.
Archive 2008-03-01 2008
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The Australia-Serbia match was one half of one nervewracking night in Group D the other half being Germany-Ghana in Johannesburg.
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Sotomayor said giving the commencement address was "nervewracking."
Sonia Sotomayor Encourages St. Lawrence University's Class Of 2010 To Follow Their Passions 2010
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