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EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Colds are the bane of singers.
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Consequently, what forms the bane of middle-aged women's vanity can be used to your advantage.
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Knee injuries are the bane of the karate competitor's life.
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Most alpine strawberry varieties don't produce runners, a bane for gardeners who want to keep their berry patch under control.
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The Morning After Hangovers are the bane of drinkers.
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This is of great advantage to good horse trainers, but a real bane to poor ones.
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Though Minton's interest in youth fuelled his teaching, he could not escape the bane of its repetitiveness.