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In Reply to: Re: The bloom is off the rose posted by bob on February 23, 2006 ... : : : When the bloom is off the rose, it means, figuratively, that whatever you are talking about has lost its first freshness, it's former beauty and allure. Literally, it means, of course, that the blooms of the rose have withered and dropped.
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Posted by Stephen Edwards on February 22, 2006 ... What does the phrase "the bloom is off the rose mean. What is its origin? ... Re: The bloom is off the rose Smokey Stover 22/February/06 (4)
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Far sooner than most observers might have imagined, the juggernaut of online education appears to have ... Off campus, the scene is much the same. Study after study seems to confirm that computer-based instruction reduces performance levels and that habitual Internet use induces depression. ... The bloom is off the rose.
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A quick look at American International Group’s third quarter earnings this morning would seem to give recent investors in the troubled insurer the feeling that their money had been well spent. ... So why is the stock getting hammered? At last report, it was down nearly 10 percent at about $35.50. ... There are many good reasons,
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It's clear Obama faces a two-front war against his right and left on the stimulus. ... John Zogby: "The bloom is off the rose only one week into the new administration. There is no question that the new President has the public behind him — our polling shows a two-to-one positive to negative ratio.
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Lawmakers based the promise of an additional $16 billion cut on the assumption that about 70 percent of homeowners better off by switching to the new option will do so.
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As tanks roll through the streets of Tbilisi, the bloom is off the Rose Revolution for good. Let this noxious weed wilt of its own accord, without one more drop of sustenance from Bush, the great cultivator of "democracy."
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[PEN-L:1161] DIGITAL DIPLOMA MILLS, PART III: The Bloom Is Off the Rose (1 of 2) ... DIGITAL DIPLOMA MILLS, PART III The Bloom Is Off the Rose c by David F. Noble, November, 1998 Preamble Abe and Moe run into each other on Flatbush Avenue. "Boy, have I got a deal for you" Moe," says Abe. "I've got these fancy new...
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[PEN-L:1162] DIGITAL DIPLOMA MILLS, PART III: The Bloom Is Off the Rose (2 of 2) ... Indeed, it is now the tired response of the governor's office that appears time-worn and out of touch, the damning words strangely hollow without the weight of history behind them. The bloom is off the rose. * * * David F. Noble teaches at...
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In terms of legal clients, Rose represents Stephens Inc., one of the largest investment banking firms off Wall Street, and Tyson Foods Inc. And it has maintained one powerful connection to the Clintons: ... Home > Politics '08 > Is the bloom off the Rose Law Firm? ... Title:; Is the bloom off the Rose Law Firm?
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