First Patel had a delivery nip in on Ganga catching him lbw for 16, and then he had Sarwan out for a golden duck with an almost identical dismissal.

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Mr. Adachi himself has performed some nip and tucks on his pension reform initiative in order to neutralize the labor attacks on him during his mayoral campaign.

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Many corporations hold their galas on the weekends to nip dealing with this problem in the bud.

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Users keen on the Tudors can nip from the palace at Hampton Court to a 1560 map of Civitas Londinium, and learn about Thomas Cromwell against the music of madrigals.

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Nip it in the bud and move on, taking extra precautions going forward, knowing that all eyes will now be watching your every move.

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These are not major worries in the market place, but just enough to nip investor risk appetite and put some downside pressure on the raw commodity markets, including gold and silver.

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Diamond tried to usher the ball back to Howard with his chest but the defender did not get enough on the pass, allowing Rooney to nip in and lob the ball into the net.

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"All ladybirds nip, but they do not generally get a grip on your skin, " Dr Day said.

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After all, at such times, we frequently squander opportunities to bring to bear the leadership and popular attention, military might and other national resources that could nip in the bud problems that will prove very costly to address later on.

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And it was 2-0 on nine minutes when a foolish Chris Smith header allowed Jolley to nip in and lob the ball over the helpless Marriott.

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