He said the council would trawl through any government guidelines "with a fine tooth comb" and look to "interpret" them in a way that would be of "greater benefit" to residents.

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When they are put forward again, expect them to be gone through with a fine-tooth comb.

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"The lender goes through the closing documents with a fine-tooth comb and says, 'You should have noticed this, '" says Brian Baney, director of professional liability program claims at Zurich Insurance.

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"If you look at a device like the BlackBerry, I know the U.S. government has gone over that with a fine-tooth comb, and that makes me feel good, " said Mr. Wysopal.

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Meanwhile, Nortel also announced that after examining previous accounts with "a fine-tooth comb", it would be restating its results for 2003 for a second time, as well as those for 2004.

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While it can be fun to run through a stage as fast as possible, it is more enjoyable to thoroughly examine each level with a fine-tooth comb, searching for extra coins, extra green mushrooms, new pathways, and other hidden goodies.

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