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A balky bridge across the river, however, or one out of service, represented at best a headache, or worse, a nightmare.
That experience was put to a severe test as she worked to assure multiple constituencies, including financial markets, balky Republicans in Congress and President Joe Biden’s White House economic team.
The Tesla Model X went on sale in late September 2015, though some owners of early production models noted quality issues over misaligned and balky doors.
That immediately made people think of his balky back, but Roberts says the discomfort is not related to that.
The Brow and his balky shoulder will play tonight.
Flacco is coming off a subpar season in which he dealt with a balky back.
Punching the program cards wasn't done on the computer itself, but on specialized typewriter-like machines that were notoriously balky, unforgiving, and prone to mechanical failure.
They offer the advantage of re-engaging without additional user input, but being spring-loaded are prone to both spring fatigue and their more complex mechanisms becoming balky from dirt, ice, or other contamination.