• Dr Swenson lives with the Lakashi tribe a joyful people whose women can reproduce well into old age thanks to a magical substance they ingest by ritually scraping their teeth down the trunks of a tree.

    ECONOMIST: The call of the Amazon

  • And enough carbon dioxide emissions to spur the anti-coal crew to gnash their teeth all the way down to the gums.

    FORBES: Peabody Earnings Up, Coal Supercycle Just Beginning

  • Liverpool Crown Court heard that the dog's teeth had been filed down and it did not break the skin on her leg, but she was left with a bruise.

    BBC: NEWS | UK | England | Merseyside | Man jailed over bull dog attack

  • So, when some of the old man's teeth needed pulling, he sat down at the kitchen table, knocked back a belt of whiskey, and yanked them out himself with a pair of electrician's pliers.

    FORBES: The World According to Yvon

  • She says investor qualms about litigation and accounting methodology have pushed the stock down too far, particularly given growing demand for the fixing of crooked teeth.

    FORBES: Self-Employment

  • Consumers can reduce the amount of water through direct action - by applying a water-saving showerhead, shutting off the tap during teeth brushing, by not disposing of medicines, paints or other pollutants down the sink etc.

    UNESCO: MEDIA SERVICES

  • In an absorbing decider, Petrova clawed her way back from 0-2 down but Williams gritted her teeth again and clinched it when the fifth seed netted a service return.

    BBC: SPORT | Tennis | Williams stuns fifth seed Petrova

  • The suction, along with the abrasive nature of salt water, wears their teeth down.

    BBC: Earth News - Massive killer whale pod sighted

  • The meds made him grind his teeth and his fist would suddenly pound down.

    NEWYORKER: Puppy

  • The killer whales that feed on mackerel have been found to have very worn down teeth as a result of their feeding behaviour.

    BBC: Earth News - Massive killer whale pod sighted

  • But rivals, including Ford, which managed by the skin of its teeth to avoid bankruptcy, feared that a collapsing GM would take down with it America's highly-integrated network of car-parts suppliers.

    ECONOMIST: General Motors' IPO

  • With their whips in their teeth, the riders try to manoeuvre their mounts through the scrum of horses, leaning down among the stamping hooves to pluck the carcass from the ground.

    BBC: Following the Silk Road to the end of China

  • As the race went on I knew as a team we were covered on all angles, so when Mo Farah came down the home straight I panned with him and got a great effect, with him showing incredible determination, gritting his teeth and really pushing for the gold medal dream.

    BBC: Picture power: Running for gold

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