Chances for a "grand bargain" appear to be hanging by a thread.

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His England career looked to be hanging by a thread when he was dropped after a poor showing in Bangladesh in the winter.

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This would not only do untold damage to the prospects of success for Obamacare, it could prove to be the final nail in the coffin for a union movement already hanging on by a thread.

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But there are more companies hanging by a thread, or rather bouncing back and forth between going and not going, that should be scrutinized.

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