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Strong doesn’t just nail the impression of Cohn, he’s got Cohn’s slippery air down to a wicked science.

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Some doctors fear the legislation will be a "slippery slope" that will see the scope of the laws extended.

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The tribes have opposed any form of gambling it doesn’t control for fear of the “slippery slope” of adding more gambling it does not control.

"Meaning it is now smoother and more slippery than it used to be, so we need to act now to ensure the bridge remains safe for people to use," they said.

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But his plan went wrong when his getaway vehicle skidded on the slippery path on his way out of the Pentland Hills to the main road - getting stuck in an icy ditch.

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

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