There is grit in my teeth from the dust on Juba's dirt roads.

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No wonder content creators grit their teeth when talking about the computer companies that the rest of the world is so enthralled by.

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That must make the folks at the Ford Foundation and United Way grit their teeth.

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If he does, the West will simply have to grit its teeth, in Kosovo perhaps more doggedly even than in Bosnia, and prepare itself for a long haul as an unloved policeman in a wretched part of the world.

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Then, when the boss eventually goes, the board's compensation committee should grit its teeth and stand firm.

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We were often in tears when we were cleaning the rooms, but we had to grit our teeth.

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There were times when I had to grit my teeth, steel myself and take a deep breath before making the weekly phone call to see how she was.

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