The case has become an international scandal and London is at its centre because the man who blew the lid on it is a UK citizen living in the capital.
So, part of Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta's job at the moment is to keep the lid on and keep American forces out of action - and he reinforced that point at a Pentagon news conference.
Indeed, keeping the lid on these divisions is already proving to be a headache for Donald Dewar, the Scottish secretary.
The key is keeping a lid on housing and transportation costs.
One of the arguments, that keeping a lid on long-term rates will get the housing market back on its feet, is of questionable validity.
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Putting a lid on the positive outlook is the risk of a hard landing.
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The main differences are that this has no Gorilla Glass on the lid, and the entire machine is noticeably heavier (1.67kg vs. 1.3).
In the face of such scrutiny, Mr. Musk says part of his job is keeping a lid on expectations in the event "something goes a little wobbly" and the mission doesn't proceed as intended.
The sea ice has been a lid on the Arctic, so the loss of ice is allowing fast uptake of CO2.
That puts new pressure on the European Central Bank, whose role is to keep a lid on eurozone inflation whilst supporting economic growth.
The measure is designed to keep a lid on bond yields and borrowing costs.
In Albania, a 30-year-old prime minister-designate, Pandeli Majko, is struggling to keep the lid on political ferment and anarchy.
The machine is made of magnesium through and through, with pressed metal on the lid and a die-cast variety on the bottom.
The basic technology behind what he thinks of as a computer is obscure and this course was all about lifting the lid on that box and looking at what goes on inside.
China now seems to have the lid on the region firmly fastened and is starting to develop the economy.
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"The Grand Master is trying to keep a lid on things, so if we do things, we do them peacefully, " he said.
As the Federal Reserve has been busy buying up bonds, the assumption is that this has kept a lid on interest rates.
Second, every time I put the lid on the mixing bowl, which is what presses the safety button that allows the motor to spin, I felt like I had to force it a little.
Among the issues is a debate over the size of the Renault logo on the car's trunk lid.
Moreover, the oil industry is in private hands, so even if the government in Moscow wanted to put a lid on production, it has less influence over its oil companies than OPEC governments have over theirs.
If you can keep a lid on spending, the scale of the problem is cut in half in one and a half presidential terms without having to do much more than make sure the statisticians have a slightly quirky inflation model.
This is a deflationary event which is hurting the precious metal trade and keeping a lid on oil prices.
This is because while Apple can afford to keep the lid on every little detail about its forthcoming products, letting hype build up like a pressure cooker, Research in Motion is now in a position where it has to create that momentum itself.
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Both companies reported earnings above the consensus expectations in the first quarter, despite an economic environment that is keeping a lid on sales of boxes and paper products.
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But neither campaign, it seems, is doing a very careful job of keeping a tight lid on the information they collect.
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With China's recovery well advanced, the central bank is keen to get a grip on bank lending and keep a lid on inflationary pressures.
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The problem with this largesse is that it consumes so much cash flow to keep a lid on dilution.
He is already reeling from criticism that he was slow to put a lid on the pay furore at AIG.
One factor that might explain falling prices is the persistently high aluminum inventory relative to demand, which may be keeping a lid on London Metal Exchange prices for aluminum.
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