"When you ask me is this clutching at straws, we have to do what we are doing, " said Delaney.
EPIC, he argues, is "grasping at straws" in its conflict of Internet accusations.
Police seem certain of that but say they're "grasping at straws" for other evidence that might help them find the 25-year-old cashier.
Ponting had mused at the start of the game that Flintoff's retirement might become a distraction for England, but we knew he was clutching at straws.
The other is that these firms have lost out in the marketplace and are now desperately grasping at straws and trying to get the politicians to save them.
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National Security Council staffers seemed powerless to do anything significant, grasping at straws about how to implement impactful information and communication campaigns that would make a difference around the world.
Or I could be grasping at straws.
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Yeah, everybody's been grasping at straws (including us) for possible info on the iPhone for, well, the last couple of years now, and the latest adds fuel to the speculative fire without providing any answers.
"Overall, the enforcement staff believes that the institution is again grasping at straws in an attempt to disqualify members of the enforcement team with the most knowledge about the case, " Duncan wrote in the response, a copy of which was obtained Sunday by The Associated Press.
In response, Barabba pointed out that Del Baccaro was essentially grasping at straws, noting that the guideline that Del Baccaro was accusing the redistricting commission of violating (geographical compactness) was, according to the state constitution, subservient to four other constitutional guidelines that, in the case that Del Baccaro was citing, took precedence.
As the story unfolds, basically everyone in the colonial-era town is at the town center for a giant drawing of straws to select a family, and then from the family, a particular person chosen for the lottery.
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If you have sensitive teeth or are concerned about germs on glasses at restaurants, there are glass or stainless steel straws you can buy and bring with you, but the easiest way to avoid straws is just to ask your waiter not to bring one.
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