Mr Grant threatened to throw the book at children who mocked those who did well.

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If Apple itself is selling pirate copies of ebooks then sure, throw the book at them.

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In Dromi's case, prominent criminal attorney Yoram Sheftel believes that the prosecution's decision to throw the book at him for protecting himself against the Beduin thieves is politically motivated.

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Comments by Mayor Thomas Menino expressing a hope that the U.S. attorney will "throw the book" at Tsarnaev, although understandable after what his city has been through, do not represent the sober reflection we expect of our leaders.

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But at the reading for her new book she advised brand-builders to throw popularity to the wind.

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