She is met by a bunch of men in kilts, the bane of Scottish historical movies from here to Braveheart.
Two years later, a New York Times article noted: "Get-rich-quick and gambling was the bane of our life before the smash"; they were also what caused the "smash" itself in 1929.
And I dread the admin and heap of paperwork which I know will be the bane of my life until the day I retire.
They want government to listen to their message, but ignore counter arguments coming from campaigners, such as environmentalists, who have long been the bane of commercial lobbyists.
Trying to find somewhere to squat that doesn't reveal my nether regions to all and sundry is the bane of my life.
Martyrs to transparency The benchmarking bane The ECB decides Unveiled Patriotic pensions Stable but sickly On target?
To be sure, had Mr Odinga won, the scourge of corruption would have remained scarcely less potent.Second, and more egregiously, the election did little to dispel the old bane of tribalism.
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FOREIGN travel is, for many heads of state, the bane of their lives.
This has been the bane of many fast-growing firms, especially in high technology and finance.
Many demonstrating saw themselves as the heirs of '86.Mr Marcos is long gone, but graft remains the bane of the Philippines.
