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Shiny enough to see Skinner's ugly face. Terrorism is the ugly face of globalisation. They say his ugly face everywhere. That sure is an ugly face. It's going to show its ugly face right over that hill. But racism cannot be tolerated no matter where it raises its ugly head, and I believe we all have to stand up and say that this is completely unacceptable and that it cannot happen no matter where it takes place. We'll make that sub show its ugly face. It operates in different areas, it uses different means and tactics depending on where it happens to raise its ugly head.	It wasn't long before the dark art of voodoo raised its ugly head. It operates in different areas, it uses different means and tactics depending on where it happens to raise its ugly head. But racism cannot be tolerated no matter where it raises its ugly head, and I believe we all have to stand up and say that this is completely unacceptable and that it cannot happen no matter where it takes place. Our lawsuit might rear its ugly head again. It's called the past rearing its ugly head. Before it reminds Mum I'm still single and a themed party definitely rears its ugly head. And then the guilt rears its ugly head. Sax raise its ugly head.

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11,280 results on the web

raise its ugly head

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More popular!

Shiny enough to see Skinner's ugly face.
Terrorism is the ugly face of globalisation.
They say his ugly face everywhere.
That sure is an ugly face.
It's going to show its ugly face right over that hill.
But racism cannot be tolerated no matter where it raises its ugly head, and I believe we all have to stand up and say that this is completely unacceptable and that it cannot happen no matter where it takes place.
We'll make that sub show its ugly face.
It operates in different areas, it uses different means and tactics depending on where it happens to raise its ugly head.

It wasn't long before the dark art of voodoo raised its ugly head.
It operates in different areas, it uses different means and tactics depending on where it happens to raise its ugly head.
But racism cannot be tolerated no matter where it raises its ugly head, and I believe we all have to stand up and say that this is completely unacceptable and that it cannot happen no matter where it takes place.
Our lawsuit might rear its ugly head again.
It's called the past rearing its ugly head.
Before it reminds Mum I'm still single and a themed party definitely rears its ugly head.
And then the guilt rears its ugly head.
Sax raise its ugly head.