Brown could make a fist of it.

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Nor is it clear that brain surgeons would make a better fist of legislation than ordinary people with guts and common sense.

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At the halfway point of Mr Papandreou's term, almost half the electorate say a national-unity government would make a better fist of reforms.

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Following the ball by ball on the net from a cold Calgary and hoping that this time the boys can make a decent fist of it.

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They did recover to make a bit of a fist of it by being bowled out for 165, thanks to three sixes in Piyush Chawla's 32 from 33 balls.

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And American firms, faced like British ones with a high proportion of unskilled workers, make a far better fist of training them for specific jobs.

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But don't be surprised: She can unleash maelstroms at the piano, throw an elbow and pound a fist, then make a U-turn and come back swinging.

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At one point Wednesday, he took his left fist and right fist, banged them together to make a point, and insisted that the series will simply be won by the team that does enough to deserve a chance at facing the Spurs for the title.

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