But being heard over the din of Labour's death throes - Nick Clegg's words not mine - will be difficult if not nigh on impossible.

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For Wainwright's new album was written during the final throes of his mother Kate McGarrigle's life and tonight's performance is a dedication to her life.

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And it could be a rival to Singapore's tourist industry, which is in the throes of repositioning itself for the beginning of the next century.

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In its final throes it reached just 15% of the town's 15- to 24-year-olds but 31% of people aged 45-54, reckons JICREG, a local-newspaper research group.

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"Everyone's really positive, " said Parsec managing partner Bill Hansen, who still remembers clients' frayed nerves during the Dow's 5, 000-point swoon in the throes of the financial crisis.

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America was in the throes of a national state of anxiety over the Soviet Union's launch of its Sputnik space satellites.

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Hoping to capitalize on this trend, Russia's arms industry is now said to be in the throes of a major expansion in the Middle East.

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"Markets are in the throes of a wrestling match with interpretations of Federal Reserve Chairman Bernanke's 'to taper or not to taper, '" said David Kotok, chief investment officer at Sarasota, Fla.

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They distrust Mr Thanong's projection of an export-led recovery, given that Thailand is in the throes of shifting from cheap-labour industries to manufacturing capital-intensive goods, such as cars and electronics.

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"Iridium tried to work with smaller partners and, in its death throes, assembled its own in-house sales force, " explains Andy Radlow, Globalstar USA's director of marketing.

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