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British politicians are much more accustomed to the cut and thrust of face-to-face debate.
ECONOMIST: TV debates
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Weak ones would be marginalised and maybe even killed in the cut and thrust of male competition.
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It seems that sitting in our pajamas all day does not always trump the cut and thrust of face-to-face office work.
FORBES: The Power of Place
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The Irish legend would have loved the early cut and thrust with Sebastien Chabal and Heaslip exchanging a couple of ferocious hits.
BBC: Leinster 38-22 Racing-Metro 92
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After all, they argued, isn't leading an army or building a political empire a bit like guiding a company through the cut and thrust of modern business?
FORBES
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They were helped by the hosts lacking their usual cut and thrust, but it would be unfair to not give Wolves a lot of credit for stifling their opponents.
BBC: Tottenham 0-1 Wolves
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It may have been planned or written before Mr Manley's outspoken remarks but, nevertheless, will answer critics without involving the Queen in the cut and thrust of Canadian party politics.
BBC: Queen 'treasures' Canadian role
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This often involves the cut and thrust of competition.
ECONOMIST: Movers and shakers
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There was a pleasing cut and thrust developing in the game, with Ramsey and Sam Ricketts - catching the eye with a dashing display from right wing-back - looking particularly dangerous for Wales.
BBC: Wales 1-3 Russia
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The protection they receive from farmers is, in evolutionary terms, a quid pro quo for the fact that their physiologies are modified to serve human ends, rather than being sharpened for the cut and thrust of life in the wild.
ECONOMIST: GM crop plants are less weed-like than weedy
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Their format is unlively, with little cut-and-thrust allowed among the men on the platform.
ECONOMIST: Mr Heavy and Mr Light
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It is an unforgettable, magical journey, where you are cut off from the rest of the world and thrust into what little nature remains of this vast tropical island.
BBC: Drifting down the Sekonyer