• "I started work at five o'clock and at about five fifty (17:50 GMT) a police office came in and asked us to clear the bar, " she said.

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  • For Eaton, or any decathlete competing for a medal, the trick is getting through the pole vault, a dastardly maneuver that can spell doom if he can't manage to at least clear the bar at an opening height.

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  • If and when that vote comes to pass and does not clear the bar established by opposition, we can discuss what other means there are to getting to the solution which is necessary, which is the assistance through tax cuts that the American people deserve.

    WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

  • As well as moving any fallen trees from the river, the authority intends to clear the gravel bar at the bend in the Water of Ruchill, where it burst its banks, to reduce the pressure on the eroded bank.

    BBC: Comrie flood defence plans to be sped up by council

  • If the slew of reports over the next few weeks can clear the low bar of dimming expectations it could provide another tailwind.

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  • They also maintain that ventilating the fire by smashing windows in order to clear smoke from the bar made the task of fighting the fire in the pub basement more dangerous.

    BBC: Ewan Williamson

  • Past the entryway, a freestanding staircase gives me a clear view of the bar and beyond it, the 18th green.

    FORBES: Paul Fireman On His $250 Million Golf Course Liberty National

  • He says that on several occasions that the police have gone to a bar and they've found it locked and in darkness on a Saturday night, and it is clear that somehow the bar owner has been warned.

    BBC: 'Slave trade' thrives in Bosnia

  • If you, Mr. Car Maker, want to compete with the Hyundais, Fords and GMs of the world, you had better be able to clear the 40-mpg bar.

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  • Kynard went for the gold medal with his final attempt by trying to clear 2.40, but hit the bar on the way up.

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  • Meanwhile, Mancini was going apoplectic on the sidelines, as well he might have done when Javier Garrido, brought in at left-back in place of Wayne Bridge, was forced to clear a Sidibe header from under the bar.

    BBC: Gareth Barry

  • The striker's spectacular overhead kick from six yards came off the inside of the junction of the bar and post and, as the Dons struggled to clear, Goodwillie's chip set up Swanson for a superb half-volley into the far corner with the outside of his boot.

    BBC: Sport - Football - Dundee United 3-1 Aberdeen

  • The owners of Paddy's Bar and the Sari Club have not made it clear what they want to see on their land.

    BBC: Bali looks to 'Ground Zero's' future

  • They might have fallen behind after only 90 seconds when home defender Ian Evatt's header appeared destined for the top corner but Michel Salgado headed the ball on to the underside of the bar before it was scrambled clear.

    BBC: Blackburn celebrate their winner at Blackpool

  • Beckford smashed the ball against the bar from a central position, only for the ball to bounce down and clear of the goal without having been ruled to have gone over the line.

    BBC: Everton 2-2 Aston Villa

  • Worse, some who actually clear that bar will nearly bankrupt their parents in the process.

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  • Although the Blues were much the better side in the first half, Cole's volley against the bar aside, they created few clear-cut chances.

    BBC: Chelsea 2-1 Man Utd

  • Murphy summed up their frustration when he was put clear through by Jones only to skew his shot over the bar.

    BBC: Sunderland 2-1 West Ham

  • The court set an astronomically high bar for prosecutors to clear in bringing a case against anyone who has given immunized testimony, which is why Attorney General Janet Reno politely dismissed the immunity idea just as soon as Glenn suggested it.

    CNN: Campaign Finance Hearings: Not Ready For Prime Time

  • The goal spurred Perm into action and Zamora had to clear from Nikola Drincic and Schwartzer tipped Dmitry Belorukov's shot over the bar.

    BBC: Fulham 3-1 Amkar Perm

  • There is a clear demarcation between services such as Ecode and Obongo whose designers clearly felt the bar was a justified evil considering the gain in functionality, and services such as Passcenter.com and Ezlogin, who did not.

    CNN: Digital wallets attempt to save time, headaches

  • He made a good save five minutes later when he stopped Craig's low angled drive after the St Johnstone midfielder lost his marker to put himself clear on goal, then his luck held out as as Sandaza hit the bar from 10 yards from the rebound.

    BBC: Sport - Dunfermline 0-3 St Johnstone

  • How high that bar is now set for the 2012 Summer Games in London will not be clear until the end of 2010, when the United Nations Environmental Programme is due to release a full assessment of the Vancouver games.

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  • The University of Pennsylvania Career Services office has set the bar high by establishing a comprehensive survey of recently graduated alumni and publishing it in a clear and accessible manner.

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  • Yes, the bar is a lot higher now than a decade ago but, if your drug is able to clear it, it will be hailed as a major new medical advance.

    FORBES: Will Merck's Failure With Tredaptive Impact How Drugs Are Approved in Europe?

  • If you curl into a U shape at the top of your leap, as high jumpers and pole vaulters do, you will be able to clear a bar while your center of gravity passes underneath it.

    NEWYORKER: Glory Days

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