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EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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After various hair-raising adventures in Afghanistan, Newcombe settled in Northern India.
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Jenny had lots of adventures, travelling all over the world and always coming home with hair-raising stories.
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Riding to work with Harry is usually a hair-raising experience.
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We ended up making a hair-raising 200 kilometre night drive to the border.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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After many hair-raising adventures, most not only survive but emerge wiser and stronger as a result of their harrowing ordeal.
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Andreas' driving had been hair-raising enough, but this was a completely new experience.
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As usual, there was no shortage of hair-raising stunts in the series.
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Evans had relayed some hair-raising stories about the exploitation of her rich patients.
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Even so, when applied to yesterday's polls the program yields fascinating - not to say hair-raising - results.
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Inland travel and preaching became easier at once, though he had hair-raising adventures and was not naturally brave.
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This can often be the most hair-raising time for any entrepreneur.