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The push factors, meanwhile, are long-standing bugbears - such as a poor regulatory environment, tiresome bureaucracy and a poor ease-of-business climate that has led to an exodus of wealthy, high-earning Indians over the years.

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One bugbear for her is when parents bring a phone or other device for their children "and they have it on full whack", she says.

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Kennedy stepped around the question to talk specifically about antidepressants: a longtime bugbear for the current head of the Department of Health and Human Services.

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One of the biggest bugbears for most golfers - whether you're a club player or one of the world's best - is a slow round.

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A prime bugbear for those unhappy with micro-managed football is the changing role of the goalkeeper, with many teams now preferring to build slowly from the back rather than launching quick attacks.

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