• Friends hollering up from the street and you throwing the key down in a balled-up sock.

    WSJ: Considering an Underground Park in New York

  • The case will not involve allegations that the bank "low balled", these people say.

    CNN: RBS close to ?500m Libor settlement

  • Per the Justice Department, the altered rates were primarily low-balled, particularly during the credit crisis.

    FORBES: About The Alleged LIBOR "Scandal", Back Away From The Cliff

  • Tengo was a tall, strapping man with a broad forehead, a narrow nose, and tightly balled ears.

    NEWYORKER: Town of Cats

  • One would presume that XM has low-balled its year-end expectations so they can beat the numbers going forward.

    FORBES: Magazine Article

  • Bubble Wrap first had to take on balled-up newspaper, no easy sell because that packing material was essentially free.

    FORBES: Wrap Star

  • People get themselves all balled up into knots over whether this can be done unilaterally or by one group or one nation.

    NEWYORKER: The Climate Fixers

  • Muralitharan's action has been the source of controversy since he was no-balled for throwing by umpire Darrell Hair in a Test match at Melbourne in December 1995.

    BBC: Muttiah Muralitharan

  • And then I saw, around the edges of his face, in the balled musculature and the set of his eyes and jaw, that he was in a waking dream.

    NEWYORKER: The Reptile Garden

  • His cricket playing career ended after he was repeatedly no-balled for throwing in a Test against South Africa by umpire Colin Egar, who received death threats as a result.

    WSJ: Cricket's 'Chucking' Challenge

  • But Christie's may have low-balled this auction, given the intense interest the collection has stirred as it has toured London, Pebble Beach, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Chicago and New York.

    FORBES: Bunnies On The Block

  • Try being Alec Baldwin, head of the Creative Coalition, balled up on a bus for a three-hour predawn ride from New York to Massachusetts to collect signatures for state-campaign-finance reform.

    CNN: American Scene: Taking Political Baby Steps

  • But that would leave South Korean assets open to seizure by the North Korean authorities, as happened before at a moth-balled tourism site run by the two countries, our correspondent adds.

    BBC: North Korea rejects Kaesong talks with Seoul

  • But politically, even an early demolition would have been preferable for the government than going to the polls with an unsold Dome on its hands, a moth-balled monument to its hubris.

    ECONOMIST: Millennium Dome

  • The Lithuanian Dream Team that balled its way to medal at the 1992 Barcelona Summer Olympic Games was backed by the Grateful Dead, according to a new documentary.

    FORBES: Doc Outs Olympic Dream Team

  • More importantly, they were confirmed as far more accurate than the IC's low-balled estimates when the demise of the Soviet Union provided Bill and others a fleeting opportunity to examine selected Kremlin archives.

    CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: In Memoriam an unsung hero of the Cold War: William T. Lee

  • After Aiden McGeady's initial shot was bumbled by keeper Igor Akinfeev, Keane's angled cross bounced back off the crossbar and the ball then pin-balled back to McGeady who drove across the face of goal.

    BBC: Republic of Ireland 2-3 Russia

  • Prior had also been troubled by a finger injury but he leapt superbly to pouch Mahmudullah's top-edged hook, although Finn was fortunate not to be no-balled having already bowled two bouncers in the over.

    BBC: Ruthless England seal innings win against Bangladesh

  • Firstly, Gall's goalkeeper Ronan Gallagher dropped a Paul McFlynn free before the ball was cleared but the custodian redeemed himself seconds later as he saved a close-range effort with an out-stretched foot after another McFlynn free had pin-balled around the small square.

    BBC: St Gall's 0-16 0-5 Loup

  • Kieswetter sliced straight to third man when on seven but survived because Morne Morkel was no-balled for over-stepping and South Africa's frustration was compounded as an edge by Pietersen edge bisected Jacques Kallis and keeper Mark Boucher, leaving the two veterans looking at each other and the ball flying to the boundary.

    BBC: England sink South Africa to close in on T20 semi-final

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