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rough passage

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rough passage
n
1. (Transport / Nautical Terms) a stormy sea journey
2. a difficult or testing time
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At the start of the relatively rough passage of the Equality Bill through Parliament there were some employer voices espousing the usual mantra about 'more regulations harming business'.
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John Reid, who rode Dr Devious on all three occasions, recalls: "In the Irish Derby, I thought we had a pretty rough passage - without wanting to point fingers at anybody, we had a few jockeys riding against us that day.
Great head-to-heads in the Irish Champion by The Racing Post (London, England)
Mick Channon's Youmzain had a rough passage and flashed home to take the runner-up honours for the second year running, while Solider Of Fortune and It's Gino deadheated for third.
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