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The party turned out to be a bit of a damp squib. Half the people who'd been invited didn't turn up. CIDI
But a panel of youngsters asked by TODAY to review the show declared it to be more damp squib than hot stuff. BNC
As had happened so many times lately, what looked like a flash of illumination had turned into a damp squib. BNC
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