Perhaps the First Minister is looking down the tracks and seeing a much bigger pincer coming his way.

BBC: Preparing for the crunch ahead

Only after delivering his first line looking up at his audience did he even dare to look down at his notes for the first time.

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Our forefathers who first brought that flame to light at Lexington and Concord are looking down upon us right now.

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The score is finally quite positive for him looking at the latest polls before the first round where he was down to 24%.

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The first stage narrows the database down to a manageable number of relevant-looking records, and the second finds the exact record (or set of records) required.

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We were looking for our first home and was told we could afford one with zero down, zero credit and zero at closing.

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Woods, looking for a first major win since the 2008 U.S. Open, slipped down the pecking order after a level-par final round.

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