So it's crucial to bolster the men and women of courage in politics: the ones who can act as ambassadors between these increasingly dug-in parties and who can kindle that small flame of trust that has almost gone out.
McLeish went on to criticise the stewards at the Emirates Stadium after he was involved in altercation with an Arsenal fan behind the dug-out in the first half.
Houllier's long-awaited return to Anfield was even more emotional, taking his seat in the dug-out for the first time since his illness in the Champions League qualifier against AS Roma last month.
McClaren sat shell-shocked in his dug-out as England looked to be throwing away the life-line handed to them by Israel after their win over Russia -- and they left the field at half-time to a chorus of boos.
Residents are understandably less excited about the opening of former military sites, like the tunnels they used to huddle into for thrice-weekly drills (Kinmen is one of the most dug-into places in the world).
Judging by their body language in the dug-out, they were always side-by-side and in conversation.
Seemingly on his way to a straight-sets defeat, Djokovic dug in to rattle off the next six games to take the third set -- the first time in seven matches that Nadal had lost a set at Roland Garros.
The all-rounder dug in for 22 from 45 balls, before edging Lampitt to Rhodes, who claimed another catch from Nixon McLean when off-spinner Vikram Solanki replaced Illingworth.
There was a fair amount of good fortune, and several shots came off the edge through the slip and gully area, but the left-handers dug in to produce an admirable partnership.
Breadfruit plants would be dug up in Tahiti-he'd tasted the strange fruit when a native had traded one for a string of glass beads-and then be transported to the West Indies.
"Everything is going a little bit better than anticipated, " Laurence Golborne told CNN about the three holes -- dubbed Plan A, Plan B, and Plan C -- being dug in an effort to open a passageway to safety for the men.
As they report in the Proceedings of the Royal Society, the 160m-year-old Darwinopterus, which has been dug up in Liaoning Province, catches the flying reptiles in transition between the primitive, long-tailed forms exemplified by Rhamphorhynchus and the advanced, almost tailless creatures typified by Pteranodon.
Federer looked set to make the first move in a pulsating fourth set but Berdych dug deep to escape from 0-40 in game six and then forced the decisive break when Federer volleyed wide in game seven.
"It's an unbelievable achievement - all the boys have dug in so much it's untrue and our team spirit has been unbelievable - and that's what's come through in the end, " said the delighted keeper.
He knows the fishermen in their dug-out canoes will continue to battle for a living on the lake, but is determined not to give up.
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Meanwhile Notre Dame's top-10-ranked defense dug in.
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Illinois, like other states, has dug its super-sized pension pothole in other ways as well.
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Wright dug in, slashing overhead--like much of the real-time newsroom--and unloading underperforming print publications.
Northants finally dug in with the ninth-wicket pairing of Harrison and Lucas, which lasted 24 overs until the latter was caught leg before by Smith for 16.
England chopped and changed their bowlers looking to finish the West Indies off but the tourists dug in with a 82-run fifth wicket partnership between Dwayne Bravo and Shivnarine Chanderpaul.
United chalked up a 1-0 victory against Krol's side on Tuesday but not without a fight, and Ferguson has nothing but admiration for the man who was in the opposition dug-out.
But it is salt - carried by camel to Timbuktu from the mines in the deep Sahara, then by dug-out canoe to Mopti.
Because Republicans are now more dug in than ever on taxes -- at least without tax reform or serious entitlement cuts.
Casey then dug in to halve a hard-fought half against Mahan at the last despite being behind for most of the contest.
The Rangers dug out of an 0-2 deficit in the first round against Washington and staved off elimination in Games 6 and 7 when Lundqvist posted back-to-back shutouts.
The research was carried out by archaeologists Jim Leary and David Field, who dug a cross-section tunnel into the monument in 2007.
When Umar, who struck a terrific six wide of long on off Swann, was brilliantly caught by Pietersen in front of the Pakistan dug-out following a 30-yard sprint along the boundary edge, Pakistan were 118-6 with barely three overs to go.
The Sudanese government's reaction to the naming of these suspects today indicates that they are dug in, that they are not prepared to cooperate with the international community - whether the United Nations in the form of admitting peacekeepers as they've been requested to do, or with the International Criminal Court.
In southern Greenland, back in July 2004, a local man - Ferdinand Egede - dug into the soft earth of a field to show me something he'd never expected to see in his lifetime: potatoes.
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