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Beaumarchais's play, about the lustful count's determination to bed his servant on the night before her wedding day, has tended to be over-shadowed by Mozart's opera, but in its day it was considered a scandalous shocker, described by Napoleon as "the revolution in action."
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If you disagree with taxes, why don't libertarians plan their own event, instead of joining, and being over-shadowed by, conservatives?
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But in the middle of the 20th century, when the Communist Party came to power, the city became an afterthought, over-shadowed by the country's nearby capital.
Breaking From the Party Line Mitch Moxley 2011
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Few have mentioned rape in response to this case, the reality of the act over-shadowed by the resentment and ire that Amber Cole has drawn from many.
Mark Anthony Neal: Amber Cole is My Daughter Mark Anthony Neal 2011
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A plate of queen scallops on the half shell with chorizo crumbs and garlic butter was only over-shadowed by the quality of its companions.
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With the event heavily over-shadowed by tension over Chinese currency policy and bilateral trade imbalances, there were no breakthroughs.
EU Must Act Fast and Share Knowledge With China Dirk Jan van den Berg 2010
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Beaumarchais's play, about the lustful count's determination to bed his servant on the night before her wedding day, has tended to be over-shadowed by Mozart's opera, but in its day it was considered a scandalous shocker, described by Napoleon as "the revolution in action."
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An explosive doubling in the residential grid-tied photovoltaic (PV) solar market, gains in the solar heating and cooling market, and a tripling of utility grid-tied PV installations was only over-shadowed by increased optimism by the investors.
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An explosive doubling in the residential grid-tied photovoltaic (PV) solar market, gains in the solar heating and cooling market, and a tripling of utility grid-tied PV installations was only over-shadowed by increased optimism by the investors.
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He is obviously over-shadowed by Hillary Clinton, not only on the debate circuit, but in the basic experience required to qualify as the leader of our country.
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