Is the government trying to wriggle out of a commitment on charging for throw-away plastic bags?
This led him to think of ways to wriggle into the commercial passenger trade.
Mr Hussein will find that he has much less room to wriggle once the countdown begins.
Mr Hussein will find that he has little room to wriggle now that the countdown has begun.
The slender lieutenant then tried to wriggle out the gunner's turret, but he could not gain his footing.
They were thus able to distinguish the quick from the dead by colour, rather than propensity to wriggle.
They will take it as proof that he always intended to wriggle out of the offer they rejected.
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Hundreds of the cute little critters (GIF files for you techies) are programmed to wriggle and wiggle to a catchy tune.
Obuchi can use his simpleton's image to wriggle out of tight spots.
One reason is that those who fear they may be prosecuted try to wriggle out of giving evidence and surround themselves with lawyers.
But to wriggle out of the Maastricht obligation, it will need other European government heads to interpret this requirement as no longer applying.
Even then, the IRS tried to wriggle out of paying, saying Schreimann hadn't returned some IRS phone calls and hadn't turned over some records.
Nonetheless, most analysts appear too sanguine about Vivendi's ability to wriggle its way to safety, in part because they accept its flattering ebitda numbers.
So Mr Menem has allowed (most would say encouraged) his supporters to look for every imaginable way for him to wriggle round that barrier.
Delta Air Lines has improved its situation with its credit-card provider, and may soon be in position to wriggle more money out of its pilots.
Mr Hussein may now make a show of working with the inspectors in an attempt to ensure his own survival, but he has little room to wriggle.
"This sounds to me like someone is trying to wriggle out of what was agreed - a strange thing to do, " he told the Deutschlandfunk radio network.
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But President Bill Clinton's long days and nights at Wye produced a detailed implementation programme that the two sides will be hard put to wriggle out of.
Mr Atherton reckons that the long-term, high-price contracts recommended by the CCC might persuade firms to pony up, since these commitments would be hard to wriggle out of.
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Morgan in New York, says a case like this might tempt other customers of banks selling complex derivatives to turn to the courts in order to wriggle out of deals.
Haphazard career progression allows the well-connected to wriggle in.
More significantly, President Bush's praise for Pakistan's leading role in the war against terror may just give General Musharraf the opportunity to wriggle out of a perilous situation on the question of Iraq.
It appears to both of us that this company is trying to wriggle out of any liability by sending a guy over to give the chest a rub down with sandpaper and then okay it.
Delta Air Lines (nyse: DAL - news - people ) has improved its situation with its credit-card provider, and may soon be in position to wriggle more money out of its pilots.
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Rising longevity is one reason why companies are anxious to wriggle out from under the promises they once made (though they also keep a weather eye on the risks posed by volatile interest and inflation rates).
Another rub: unwritten and nonbinding agreements common in the reinsurance industry that have the effect of lowering risk to the reinsurer by allowing it to wriggle out of a deal without a loss, in the event claims skyrocket.
Despite the public outcry over the BP oil spill earlier this year and an extraordinarily active lame-duck Congress within the last month, oil companies managed to wriggle free of some big tax hikes aimed at the industry.
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The Guardian newspaper published extracts from a leaked document suggesting that Gordon Brown was trying to wriggle out of a pledge made by Tony Blair, his predecessor as prime minister, that 20% of European energy consumption would be met from renewable sources by 2020.
The trial heard she was eventually able to "wriggle away" from Mr Mutebi.
Until now, we haven't known what "best" meant, and by combing factors like availability, price, and quality as well as speed, there would have been plenty of wriggle room to allow ministers to declare victory.
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