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off-and-on

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Tensions off and on the field have been high since a deadly military clash between the nuclear-armed neighbours in May.

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A handful of gasoline stations may see their retail prices drop below $2 a gallon over the winter “off and on,” depending on oil prices, said De Haan.

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Pellow now performs without the other members of Wet Wet Wet, having toured off and on with them over the years, but splitting permanently in 2017.

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He’s been prime minister 17 years off and on since 1996.

“Sometimes they come back off and on for a couple months, sometimes not that long,” Steers said.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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