Example sentences of "shrug off the " in BNC.
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| 1 | Red Rum was an eight-year-old , and had had to work hard for his corn , being trained in several yards and shrugging off the effects of damaging foot disease , before finding his true vocation in the care of trainer Ginger McCain , who bought Red Rum for 6000 guineas on behalf of owner Noel Le Mare , and gradually made the horse into one of the best chasers in the north ; he owed his position in the Grand National betting to highly encouraging runs in three handicaps early in 1973 following five successive victories the previous autumn . |
| 2 | He wanted to design and build a range of guitars which would succeed in shrugging off the ‘ another Strat , another Tele ’ tag which other companies seem content to carry . |
| 3 | Shrugging off the distressing four-day kidnapping ordeal of its president , Adobe Systems Inc , Mountain View , California has come out with a whole string of announcements , headlined by the news that it is to make the Display PostScript system available to users of Sun Microsystems Inc Sparcstations . |
| 4 | ‘ I got a present for Ana , ’ she said suddenly , shrugging off the foreboding that threatened to sweep over her . |
| 5 | Shrugging off the thoughts with his greatcoat , he threw the latter over one of the two big tables and turned back to the fire . |
| 6 | The residents of Unity Flats are shrugging off the stigma of living in what has long been regarded as one of the city 's most undesirable areas . |
| 7 | Close , superbly fit , fought with savage intensity shrugging off the champion 's best efforts from first to last bell . |
| 8 | The Father broke away from the knot of priests , shrugging off the efforts of the men to restrain him , and came across to Owen . |
| 9 | Shrugging off the severely cut navy blue linen jacket of her new designer suit , she tossed it over on top of her briefcase , before sinking down on to a sofa and sighing with relief as she slipped off her high-heeled blue court shoes . |
| 10 | He shrugs off the jacket of his suit and drapes it over the back of a chair . |
| 11 | Ralph Pickles shrugs off the threat . |
| 12 | AND MOTOROLA 's BUSINESS SHRUGS OFF THE CELLULAR TELEPHONE SCARE |
| 13 | Having reluctantly signed books and had his picture taken , John Peel , Radio 1 stalwart and musical mentor , shrugs off the attention with characteristic modesty and remarks , ‘ I bet they could n't name one record I 've played this year . ’ |
| 14 | ‘ All right now ? ’ the saviour-of-the-day adjusts her mirror-lensed sunglasses , yanks down her hat brim , shrugs off the gratitude laconically . |
| 15 | Having reluctantly signed books and had his picture taken , John Peel , Radio 1 stalwart and musical mentor , shrugs off the attention with characteristic modesty and remarks , ‘ I bet they could n't name one record I 've played this year . ’ |
| 16 | Atlanta , Georgia is to host the 1996 Olympic Games , the city 's mayor shrugs off the disappointment of the Athens contingent who were hot favourites . |
| 17 | Yet given what we have learned about links between the security services and the Loyalist paramilitaries in Northern Ireland , and the deep suspicion about surrogate murders , you ca n't shrug off the shiver Conlon 's words bring . |
| 18 | Meanwhile , the indestructible burial mound would shrug off the tempest like a great , ageless whale . |
| 19 | But they are confident families will shrug off the threat of IRA bombs . |
| 20 | Where do we shrug off the " I will if you will " tale of correlation and reach an actual decision about what has occurred on this occasion ? |
| 21 | Tranmere striker Tommy Coyne has been sidelined by a flu bug , but Charlton remains optimistic that he can shrug off the effects in time for Wednesday . |
| 22 | FORTNUM & Mason , the Piccadilly store which has so far shrugged off the effects of recession , yesterday warned that it will be difficult to maintain profits in the 12 months to July . |
| 23 | Celts , certainly , who had shrugged off the occupation of the Romans . |
| 24 | Low-end PC makers can and have shrugged off the three-month delay imposed on the P5 . |
| 25 | He had shrugged off the personal tone of their conversation now with an impatient glance at his watch . |
| 26 | Vauxhall has shrugged off the difficulties dogging other car manufacturers to bring the massive investment to its plant at Ellesmere Port . |
| 27 | Vauxhall has shrugged off the difficulties faced by other car manufacturers to bring the massive investment to its plant at Ellesmere Port . |
| 28 | The US currency appeared to shrug off the impact of Thursday 's round of European interest rate increases led by the Bundesbank , and central bank intervention yesterday , chiefly because of expectations of strong demand for the dollar from the Far East . |
| 29 | His acute political and personal crisis was increased by a direct attack from Michael Heseltine , who said the Chancellor 's attempts to shrug off the trade deficit smacked of ‘ socialist naivety ’ . |
| 30 | ‘ It is just one of those things , ’ said Adams , attempting to shrug off the ultimate disappointment for a jump jockey . |