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“I would hate to imagine the education budget being cut, disruption in higher education funding, civil servants being laid off, healthcare coming a cropper,” he said.

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They both ended up in hospital after coming a cropper in the parents' race.

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But Lulu's show came a cropper in 1969 when she booked the Jimi Hendrix Experience as her musical guests.

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If Labour goes into the next election as the party of higher taxes, as might yet be the case, it could yet come a cropper.

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Manchester United are yet to come a cropper on the road in this season’s Premier League and here’s a mighty fine chance to make it 14 undefeated trips on the spin.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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