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14 Sentences With "thrown a spanner in the works"

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But the contamination has thrown a spanner in the works.
But the issue of finance has thrown a spanner in the works.
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Tuesday that Brexit had "thrown a spanner in the works" of its global growth forecast.
The International Monetary Fund slashed its forecast for UK economic growth, saying the vote to leave the European Union has "thrown a spanner in the works" of the global economy.
The IMF warned that Britain's decision in a referendum to leave the European Union had thrown a "spanner in the works", causing widespread economic and financial uncertainty that is still unfolding.
But it was the damning verdict on the now-dead merger issued last week by PSA's boss, Carlos Tavares, who called it a "virtual takeover" of Renault, that may have thrown a spanner in the works.
Meanwhile, the UK supreme court's decision that Prime Minister Boris Johnson's suspension of parliament was illegal has thrown a spanner in the works for his plans to have the United Kingdom leave Europe by October 31.
I mean, Donald Trump seems to have thrown a spanner in the works of the turbine blades on these very large windmills, by suggesting that the Paris Agreement isn't valid, and actually the world is pushing ahead in the wrong direction on climate change.
After weeks of intense scrutiny of the company's business model and the 40-year-old CEO's personal life that has thrown a spanner in the works of the company's attempts to go public, Neumann has been replaced by two new co-CEOs, Artie Minson and Sebastian Gunningham — seasoned executives with years of management under their belts.
" As Marco requests financial help for a business deal, Maggie soon tells Ben about their one- night stand. The resulting confrontation between the brothers brings up questions about Ziggy's paternity. Dillman pointed out that when Marco arrived, her character did all she could to reunite her uncle and father, as she thought she saw regret in Marco's eyes, but the discovery that she could be Marco's daughter has changed everything. In an interview with the Radio Times' Johnathon Hughes, Dillman said that Ziggy has such a close relationship with Ben that "it kills her that he might not be her father, it's made her feel a bit lost and definitely thrown a spanner in the works.
Cyril Mulliner, an interior decorator with a passion for mystery stories, finds a handful of his flesh being twisted by the lovely Amelia Bassett at a showing of The Grey Vampire and the two fall instantly in love with each other. Fate, however, has thrown a spanner in the works, in the form of Amelia's mother, Lady Bassett, a well-known big game hunter and explorer, who objects to an interior decorator as a son-in-law, preferring that Amelia marry Lester Mapledurham ("pronounced 'Mum'"), another well-known big game hunter and explorer. The plot twists and turns (and thickens) but Cyril wins Amelia in the end, thanks to a wandering copy of the new Inspector Mould mystery, Strychnine in the Soup.
The group's chief economic adviser, Peter Soencer, also argued there would be more long-term implications, and that the UK "may have to adjust to a permanent reduction in the size of the economy, compared to the trend that seemed possible prior to the vote". Senior City investor Richard Buxton also argued there would be a "mild recession". On 19 July, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) reduced its 2017 economic growth forecast for the UK from 2.2% to 1.3%, but still expected Britain to be the second fastest growing economy in the G7 during 2016; the IMF also reduced its forecasts for world economic growth by 0.1% to 3.1% in 2016 and 3.4% in 2017, as a result of the referendum, which it said had "thrown a spanner in the works" of global recovery.
On 19 July, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) reduced its 2017 economic growth forecast for the UK from 2.2% to 1.3%, but still expected Britain to be the second fastest growing economy in the G7 during 2016; the IMF also reduced its forecasts for world economic growth by 0.1% to 3.1% in 2016 and 3.4% in 2017, as a result of the referendum, which it said had "thrown a spanner in the works" of global recovery. On 20 July, a report released by the Bank of England said that although uncertainty had risen "markedly" since the referendum, it was yet to see evidence of a sharp economic decline as a consequence. However, around a third of contacts surveyed for the report expected there to be "some negative impact" over the following year.
The group's chief economic adviser, Peter Soencer, also argued there would be more long-term implications, and that the UK "may have to adjust to a permanent reduction in the size of the economy, compared to the trend that seemed possible prior to the vote". Senior City investor Richard Buxton also argued there would be a "mild recession". On 19 July, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) reduced its 2017 economic growth forecast for the UK from 2.2% to 1.3%, but still expected Britain to be the second fastest growing economy in the G7 during 2016; the IMF also reduced its forecasts for world economic growth by 0.1% to 3.1% in 2016 and 3.4% in 2017, as a result of the referendum, which it said had "thrown a spanner in the works" of global recovery.

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