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to railing
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A fence or barrier consisting of one or more horizontal rails and vertical supports.
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He has taken to railing against meddling foreigners, even though their aid pays half of his government's budget.
This gained the support of some Concertación politicians, who have taken to railing against their own government's "neoliberalism".
Unfortunately there are grounds for scepticism about the new government's reforming credentials.Mr Tremonti has taken to railing against globalisation as the primary cause of Italy's (and Europe's) problems.
Pear publishes a blog for "independent football veterans," where, in addition to railing against the N.F.L.'s treatment of retired players, he tracks the sport's latest gloomy news.
As for complaining about police policy, it would be confined to railing against the press office on the phone and not much more.
As a theater critic who has on occasion taken to railing against the hegemony of celebrity at the theater, I'm perfectly content to avoid restaurants where a similar ethos prevails.
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That always leads to people railing against the party that's having to take the difficult decisions.
Ask your preachers to stop railing against homosexuals and order your police forces to stop beating them.
Chain ourselves to railings?
Residents had to cling to railings to avoid being swept away.
We push it to Vauxhall tube, a 10-minute walk, and lock it to railings.
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