Up to half of these gimlet-eyed workers will have given their services free.

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Collectors did not need to be so gimlet-eyed in the 19th century.

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She made Fanny Mann a vodka gimlet weak, in consideration of the painkillers and told her about the nighttime visit from the woman seeking Shauntrelle.

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The attractive German soprano has a rich, almost venomous voice and a gimlet eye, conveying both the demonic and seductive sides of her character.

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Absolut has recipes substituting Absolut Wild Tea in a Cosmo (not bad) and a Mojito (that one is tasty actually) and Wild Tea Gimlet, made with fresh lime and simple syrup (good as well).

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If you were a VC during that time and had "been there and done that, " your gimlet eyes would have seen Steve Jobs as no different from 100 other "Napoleons in rags" who wanted your capital.

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The brusque attitude and tone had been instilled at West Point, together with the gimlet stare and the preference for dealing with America's adversaries, whether Cubans, Palestinians or leftist Nicaraguans, with a bombing run or an invasion.

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With a strict reservations-only policy (852-2810-6969) and limited seating, this speakeasy-style watering hole forbids big groups and photography but serves up some of the best-mixed cocktails in town, such as an excellent gimlet, as well as a spot-on grilled cheese sandwich to the accompaniment of soft jazz.

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