• Taxpayers, angry regarding their own lack of retirement security, will pounce on any public pension shenanigans.

    FORBES: A ''Tipping Point'' for Public Pensions? (November 2009)

  • If the IRS finds trouble with tax haven cheating, it can pounce on these institutions.

    FORBES: Questions Linger Regarding New Forex Rules

  • Mr Santorum's many critics have also been quick to pounce on his misreading of what Kennedy actually said.

    ECONOMIST: Lexington

  • Occasionally it would pounce on a piece of bark that had fallen off the firewood, or a shadow.

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  • And it doesn't help that there are millions of crazed fans ready to pounce on the slightest slipup.

    FORBES: Star Flops

  • Tax policemen lurk outside shops, restaurants and hairdressers, ready to pounce on customers lacking their legally required receipts.

    ECONOMIST: Light on the shadows

  • One way to fend off rivals: pounce on any company making health claims.

    FORBES: Designing A Safer Cigarette

  • If you see a great ticket price, be ready to pounce on it.

    WSJ: How (and When) to Snag Cheap Airfares

  • Parents of restless toddlers who have already seen Up twice now have another option, and they're expected to pounce on it.

    FORBES: Magazine Article

  • Liberals couldn't wait to pounce on Young's remarks, spreading the word (literally) and making sure the media knew that -- gasp!

    CNN: Stop using the 'w-word'

  • True enough, but climate-change sceptics often pounce on this fact to pooh-pooh the anthropogenic impact from the burning of fossil fuels.

    ECONOMIST: Letters

  • Harris says McCain's best course of action now is to pounce on any of the impolitic things Democrats say to each other.

    NPR: Democrats Take Long Road to Pennsylvania

  • In this situation, "market" reality tends to reflect the emotional state of the weakest hands, something short-sellers will pounce on and magnify.

    FORBES: Subprime Debacle Lessons

  • With "reality" in vogue, film executives pounce on stories from the headlines.

    FORBES: People

  • It was probably no coincidence that Mr Hussein launched his latest challenge just as inspectors were poised to pounce on new evidence of cheating.

    ECONOMIST: Settling with Saddam

  • And the Northern Irishman, a contender for player of the year, was alert to pounce on a suicidal cross-field pass by David Elebert to McLaughlin.

    BBC: Rangers 1-0 Hamilton

  • Welch has become a leading member of club of those ready to pounce on any opinion-making opportunity if there's a television camera there to capture it.

    FORBES: The Blame Game

  • However, if a new trend is about to begin then investors will want to pounce on names that have already shown their mettle in the rough times.

    FORBES: Flowing Into Pipeline Stocks

  • Zaluska produced a fine finger-tip save to deny Fleck and, from the corner, David Weir was too slow to pounce on the loose ball eight yards from goal.

    BBC: Rangers 2-0 Dundee United

  • Ricardo Vaz Te looked to pounce on early nervousness in that reorganised home rearguard, but he was ruled offside after his powerful effort was saved by goalkeeper Jamie Langfield.

    BBC: Sport - Football - Aberdeen 0-1 Hibernian

  • The Hakuhodo Institute of Life and Living in Tokyo reckons there are 3m young women living within an hour of Shibuya's shops, poised to pounce on the latest fad.

    ECONOMIST: Revenge of the office lady

  • While Hitler is poised to pounce on a terrified Europe, Roosevelt is finding what peace he can at his beloved family estate in upstate New York, overlooking the Hudson River.

    WSJ: Fine Murray, Soapy Take on FDR | Hyde Park on Hudson | Rust and Bone | Film Reviews by Joe Morgenstern

  • Portsmouth almost snatched it with five minutes to go when Howard palmed out Diop's shot, but Joleon Lescott's tackle halted substitute Kanu as he attempted to pounce on the loose ball.

    BBC: CHOOSE A SPORT

  • Online companies pounce on every whisper or cryptic comment from Google about how it ranks pages as an indicator--up or down--of how online traffic will flow for millions of Web sites.

    FORBES: Magazine Article

  • Believers in government-controlled medicine just hate these direct-to-consumer ads, yet these critics are often the very same people who pounce on food companies for not revealing enough information about their products.

    FORBES: Magazine Article

  • The sprightly 18-year-old, in for the suspended Emmanuel Eboue, was first to pounce on a loose ball, from a challenge between keeper Taylor and Emmanuel Adebayor, and stabbed in from eight yards.

    BBC: Birmingham 2-2 Arsenal

  • Obviously Australia will have to be ready to pounce on their wilting opponent and with the street fighting instincts of the Australian captain bubbling with anticipation, England will have to be on guard.

    BBC: Justin Langer column

  • So while the White House claim that beneficiaries will not lose benefits may not be technically a lie, surely the FTC would pounce on a private company if it said the same things.

    FORBES: Ten Myths In The Medicare Ad Wars

  • Competitors are ready to pounce on any misstep to win away customers, something that will become easier as American and US Airways are forced to give up landing slots on routes they once monopolized.

    FORBES: Big Deal: Reflections on the American and US Airways Megamerger

  • The reporting on the Volt battery fires has been vicious, and columnists are hoping that loan recipients Tesla or Fisker will hit the bankruptcy button, so they can pounce on a Solyndra-type Obama failure.

    FORBES: 5 New Year's Resolutions For Green Cars

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