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The aria conceived for the castrato is, in a word, ashow-stopper.
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It is hard to think of a report which could be more of ashow-stopper.
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That report is ashow-stopper.
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This debate is ashow-stopper.
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I never quite found out what ashow-stopperreport was, but if you read the conclusions of this committee, it reads to me like ashow-stopperreport.
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But that complication is hardly ashow-stopper.
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In each episode, the amateur bakers are given three challenges: a signature bake, a technical challenge, and ashow-stopper.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.It has been described as ashow-stopper, an instant musical theatre classic, and the reason for an explosive finale to the pilot.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.This version is in nature sweet and reflective, less of ashow-stopperbut more in keeping with the character's journeys.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.While modeling theshow-stopper, the back of the dress was caught on a hook on the runway.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Individually, those burdens and regulations are not show-stoppers or deal-breakers.
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Taken individually, many of those burdens are not show-stoppers or deal-breakers, but the accumulated burden is starting to have an impact.
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