"He came in to my shop at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday and had a grin from ear to ear, " Cordell Kent, owner of The Mining Exchange Gold Shop, told CNN.

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It seems such a short journey, since Nicholson, even at his most civilized, never seems more than a grin away from lupine lust.

NEWYORKER: Wolf

The song that emerged championed working stiffs who have to grin and bear abuse from customers.

WSJ: Laura Benanti gets in a cabaret mood

But having agreed to stay on, she will have to grin and bear the sniping from Mr Olmert's allies, who are already trying to paint her as a coward.

ECONOMIST: Israel

But for now, shareholder votes against bosses' pay only have the power to embarrass: history suggests that many executives are happy to grin and bear the criticisms from the owners, while pocketing their millions.

BBC: Do investors have the power to curb excessive bosses' pay?

'I look like I'm a hundred, ' he says with a grin, picking handfuls of wild basil from the ground and handing me a stalk.

BBC: The three colours of Ibiza

"I'm from the West Coast, " he said with a big grin.

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Blues manager Alex McLeish's grin was as broad as the Spaghetti Junction, but that lasted four minutes when Elano reduced the deficit from the spot.

BBC: Birmingham 3-1 Man City

Fred Weir was still handsome then, his dark hair swept back from a sharp peak in a high-templed forehead, a tall, athletic fellow with a charming grin.

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