But rather than let their big businesses go belly up, the Japanese used every trick in the book.

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"They were trying to do every trick in the book to try to scare folks in Mississippi, " he said.

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They have tried every trick in the book to keep this legislation from being approved and they have failed.

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But it would be no surprise if the ECB were trying every trick in the book to get Greece to toe the line.

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RadioShack has tried every trick in the book.

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