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13 Sentences With "throw a spanner in the works"

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BONHÔTE I am fascinated by people who reinvent the rules, who throw a spanner in the works.
However, continued failure to work out who will pick up the bill could yet throw a spanner in the works.
"Nico's come back... I'm going to throw a spanner in the works and say Rosberg," he added when asked to pick one of the pair for the title.
But I think the only thing that would really throw a spanner in the works would be if one of us got into a relationship with someone else.
The anticipated short-term fiscal boost to the U.S. economy could also throw a spanner in the works for hedge funds betting that the dollar will continue to fall.
This could throw a spanner in the works for GM mustard, which recently got technical approval from a panel of government and independent experts after multiple reviews of crop trial data.
In a country starved of the chance to see world class golf regularly, the excitement is palpable, although a forecast for torrential rain on Friday could throw a spanner in the works.
While, at the other end of the spectrum — for those really wanting to be really sure they totally nuke all message trace — there are a couple of practical pitfalls that could throw a spanner in the works.
Others in Brussels say big pharma's motivation was to throw a spanner in the works of parallel-trade firms, which export medicines from low-price to high-price EU countries (a thriving business because countries often fix domestic drug prices).
Once again Bonecrusher would throw a spanner in the works. Having been outboxed by Bruno for the first nine rounds, he unleashed a salvo of power punches to KO Bruno in the tenth and final round. In November 1984 he fought Larry Holmes for the IBF heavyweight championship. Holmes had a record of 45–0 and had won eighteen straight world title fights.
Grace Jacobs, portrayed by Naomi Battrick, first appears on 5 September 2012, and made her last appearance on 1 October 2013. Grace is Jas Khella's (Vineeta Rishi) colleague at a cafe she works at as a waitress. Upon her return in October, the BBC stated that Grace would "throw a spanner in the works" for Jas. Digital Spy also said that for Jas, "Grace proves to be her downfall".
Several times it seems that Will's dream is going to come true, but Sami, or his grandma Kate, usually manage to throw a spanner in the works. So when Lucas marries Sami's sister Carrie Brady, and Sami gets engaged to Austin, Will is happy, as he loves both his aunt and uncle, and his parents. But when Sami jilts Austin at the altar, Will cannot cope and runs away to Chicago. Sami fears he has been kidnapped and goes onto the news to plea for his safe return.
" Rajeev Masand of CNN-IBN also praised Sircar, opining "Unlike in the West, it's hard to make films on real-life historical events in India. Political pressures and sensitive groups invariably throw a spanner in the works. Which is why it's commendable what director Shoojit Sircar has undertaken with Madras Café." The Pakistani newspaper Dawn gave the film a positive review by saying "Shoojit Sircar's human-drama of politics, rebellion, genocide and spy-games adapts Indian prime minister Rajiv Gandhi's assassination plot, and the Sri Lankan civil war with sweaty palms and a gawky breakneck pace.

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