• British politicians are much more accustomed to the cut and thrust of face-to-face debate.

    ECONOMIST: TV debates

  • Weak ones would be marginalised and maybe even killed in the cut and thrust of male competition.

    ECONOMIST: The sex of a child may depend on how stressed its mother is

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • This often involves the cut and thrust of competition.

    ECONOMIST: Movers and shakers

  • 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

  • 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

  • Their format is unlively, with little cut-and-thrust allowed among the men on the platform.

    ECONOMIST: Mr Heavy and Mr Light

  • 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

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