In a turn of phrase which I think many Keynesians today might feel would have been better left unsaid, Keynes argued that this would work even if workers were hired by the government simply to dig holes in the ground and fill them up again.

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As someone who has voted for Democrats and Republicans, it's frustrating that we are stuck in this political matrix, watching members of both parties dig their heels in the ground and refuse to find common ground.

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Fears of slowing global growth and how it will affect commodities have caused many investors to dig their heels in the ground and resist owning natural resources.

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But there's also a natural way to get your hands on it--dig it out of the ground in Wyoming. (The natural origin may or may not endear this chemical to the greenies.) The primary use of soda ash is to make glass.

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With Joyce departing for 29 - the first of three wickets to fall in the afternoon session - Sussex were forced to dig in after more problems on a ground where they have lost five of the last six Championship meetings.

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Six months living in holes in the ground that he had to dig out everyday, listening to artillery shells going off and explosions all around him.

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They allegedly handed off money in a "brush pass, " exchanging identical orange bags at a railroad station in Queens, burying money in the ground for someone else to dig up two years later, and posting hidden notes on websites for the "Center" headquarters for the S.V.

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The expectation among senior Democrats and Republicans is that Obama will acknowledge the need for some kind of move to the middle, but he is also expected to dig in on his principles and not give ground on making major changes to his health care reform or Wall Street reform packages.

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