Gulf economists are quick to point out that foreign investment can be a two-edged sword.
Just be sure to keep in mind that leverage is a two-edged sword.
But their support would be two-edged, since each has ambitions to be chancellor.
Charisma is a two-edged sword, as many boards have learned too late after hiring super salespeople to head a troubled company.
As Scott also noted, this was a two-edged year for China: Many of those banking gains were fueled by amassing more assets (loans) during the latest stimulus period, and these often may not creditworthy.
The impact going forward is two-edged.
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Financial liberalisation is supposed to help households to borrow in bad times and so smooth out consumption, but again it is a two-edged sword: it also makes it easier for firms and households to take on too much debt during booms, which may exacerbate subsequent downturns.
The midfielder cajoled his stuttering side into a greater urgency and, after David Ngog and Raul Meireles missed two gilt-edged chances, it was left to the Reds captain to grab an equaliser.
The ten-year U.S. Treasury bond has edged up to a two-year peak, so mortgage rates have crept up rather painfully.
Rio Ferdinand's last-ditch tackle denied the Argentine a gilt-edged chance to make it two and United had another let off when the referee waved away penalty calls after Keane fell on the ball in the area.
Higgins moved 5-2 ahead but Dott won frame eight, edged the next two with clearances of 57 and 64 to draw level and won the deciding frame 61-20.
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He popped up alongside Daytona 500 winner Jimmie Johnson and the two drag-raced to the finish, where Johnson edged him by a few inches.
Clarke lost his off-stump to Sidebottom two balls later, Troughton edged to Read, Ambrose was trapped lbw first ball and Javid was bowled leaving the ball for the second time in the day, and Barker was caught behind.
The Cypriot is now on a seven-match winning streak after winning in Sydney last week and will next play local hope Lleyton Hewitt, which will evoke memories of their epic five-set match two years ago when the Australian edged to victory at 4.30am.
In China, the new Four Seasons Pudong in Shanghai has two spa suites (with heated floors, an infinity-edged soaking bathtub, sauna and steam room).
Despite their eight-point deficit, the Rhinos created a sustained spell of pressure on the brink of half time, but Jordan Tansey spurned a gilt-edged chance to bring Leeds to within two points of regular season champions.
For decades they have been unchallenged as Sweden's biggest party (even when out of power), but recent opinion polls suggest that the right-wing Moderates, boosted by the return of their leader, Carl Bildt, from a two-year stint as international troubleshooter for Bosnia, have edged ahead.
From what we can hear, the One X has excellent noise suppression, but that also became a double-edged sword as we moved to about two meters away from the phone -- the aggressive suppression started to interfere with our voice and therefore made it hard to interpret the distant speech.
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Ren controlled the early stages of the fight, but Esparza edged the third round and entered the final two-minute round trailing by just two points.
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Crude oil prices edged up in early trading in London, recovering from a two-week low hit on Wednesday.
The two crippling blows were those inflicted on Kamran Akmal and Salman Butt, who top-edged into the safe hands of Wright and Bopara respectably.
It is often said that there are two Republican parties: the congressional one in Washington, which is ideological, hard-edged and divisive, and the state Republicans (especially the governors), who are pragmatic, non-ideological, focused on social issues and willing to work with anyone to get things done.
Two tries apiece saw the sides level at 12-12 at half-time, before Tom Briscoe edged the visitors in front.
Prior had also been troubled by a finger injury but he leapt superbly to pouch Mahmudullah's top-edged hook, although Finn was fortunate not to be no-balled having already bowled two bouncers in the over.
But Sidebottom and Shreck looked threatening from the start but it was the 6ft 7ins Cornishman who struck first, when form-sapped Warwickshire skipper Ian Westwood, who has just two Championship fifties to his name all summer, edged to gully.
The Springboks edged England 15-6 with four penalties from Percy Montgomery and one from Francois Steyn to two from England's Jonny Wilkinson.
He edged inside the time set by Kostelic, then watched as a succession of challengers, including two-time defending champion Aksel Lund Svindal of Norway, ski out in trying to match his time.
He played back to a good-length ball and edged to Mark Wagh at first slip after a 170-ball innings which contained 12 fours and two sixes.
Two-time Indian Wells champion Daniela Hantuchova saved two match points at 5-6 down in the third set of her second round meeting with Yanina Wickmayer before she edged through 5-7 6-3 7-6 (7-4).
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