Not simply a David Brent clone, Pincus is a cold fish, a crab who doesn't want to be drawn out of his shell.

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His chilly silences might be a formidable weapon in the conference room, his cerebral qualities were undisputed, but to the voter he was seen as a cold fish.

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Eigeman, as always, is a cold fish.

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We were looking for grayling, a breed of fish found only in cold subarctic waters.

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Harvested in the fall and winter months, Brussels sprouts are the perfect accompaniment to a cold weather dish such as roasted chicken, seared fish or pork tenderloin.

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She could play Bob like a fish right up to the final moment, then leave him cold with his pants around his ankles: a satisfaction, but a minor one.

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We can take the genes from fish that make them resistant to cold and insert them into a strawberry that will then grow better in cold conditions.

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Then there is the food itself and the art of buying wine to serve with a variety of dishes from turkey, goose and ham to cold meats, sausages and fish.

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His lunch, which he ate on his own in an enormous, empty dining room while reading a book under the absentminded gaze of the elderly maid, and the black-and-white gaze of his deceased wife looking out from photographs in ornate silver frames, was light: soup and a small portion of fish and mashed potatoes, some of which he would allow to go cold.

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After a soothing soak in the baths, a lavish meal of fresh fish, tempura and other regional delicacies are served in your room, washed down by cold sake.

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