a life of its own

Yet this is not a postmodern "non-mystery" mystery, and the case rolls on with a life of its own to a most satisfying conclusion.

Soon, he says, 'it sort of took on a life of its own.

Still, he achieved huge publicity (and got to pocket 25, 000 francs of the advance), and the idea took on a life of its own.

My desire to eat had taken a life of its own, and it was no longer within my control.

Certainly, the story of Arthur developed a life of its own after Geoffrey's account became the medieval equivalent of a bestseller.

NARRATOR: Everywhere, markets were freezing up. The economic crisis seemed toh*e taken on a life of its own.

As people began to join the speculation, trying to get in at low prices, prices took off and the market developed a life of its own.

As a friend, I really feel this kind of thing for quite a pity that such a beautiful girl may put an end to a life of its own well-being.

The familiar brand name with a life of its own has been proclaimed as a public benefaction by the advertising industry.

Third, what gushes forth can take on a life of its own, even if it's not true.

The dress led me on, it had a life of its own.

Xiaozhou Wu's stories has a power of its own and a life of its own, His composition was of a strong intellectual and literary turn of mind.

But I've also gotten this flow experience when a writing project has taken on a life of its own, or when reading a book I can't put down.

Everywhere, markets were freezing up. The economic crisis seemed to have taken on a life of its own.

A real idea has a power of its own and a life of its own.

No matter how many caveats are put forth about the tentative nature of the plan, the plan takes on a life of its own.

Part of the problem, says Peter Wallison of the American Enterprise Institute, is that the hard line sometimes takes on a life of its own.

On a decision this momentous , for the Fed , the US and the world economy, the meeting may take on a life of its own .

He is world-famous for his small-scale photographs and he attempts to give each photograph a life of its own.

And this image began to take on a life of its own.

Even the best screenplay must be produced to have a life of its own.

The "idiot" in there Feld Yushchenko proposed that we talk about a life of its own doing the worst thing.

A concept they've hatched might take on a life of its own, and be an idea that others rally around.

The young panda begins a life of its own during the second spring, when it establishes its own home range .

Created from the very Heart of the Flame, they took on a life of its own, Pandora.

We must not allow the System to take on a life of its own.

If you ignore your shadow, it will take on a life of its own. It will fester and eat away at you.

But in the medium and long term, the uprising could take on a life of its own.

crowding out one's personal story and taking on a life of its own.

Yet it has taken on a life of its own.

When worry takes on a life of its own, it becomes a huge and often pointless drain on our time and energy.

My anger had a life of its own.

That complex will begin to develop a life of its own, and it will haunt you.

When I'm gone, I want to see this project take on a life of its own.

This is an important aspect of jumping timelines because the old vibrational state has a life of its own.

Even when its initial adoption is utilitarian, a pen name can assume a life of its own.

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