Barlow, the Utah State professor, agrees that Beck's use of "hanging by a thread" is likely not coincidental.
Ivory Coast's hopes of reaching the quarter-finals are now hanging by a thread.
Chances for a "grand bargain" appear to be hanging by a thread.
The ice shelf is hanging by a thread -- we'll know in the next few days or weeks what its fate will be.
His England career looked to be hanging by a thread when he was dropped after a poor showing in Bangladesh in the winter.
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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Bayern now face Maccabi Haifa in the Champions League on Wednesday with their qualification hopes hanging by a thread and van Gaal under more pressure.
During an early afternoon briefing with reporters, White House press secretary Robert Gibbs made unusually strong comments suggesting the general's job was hanging by a thread.
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We are currently hanging by a thread in the minds of our creditors, most of whom are stunned by the paralysis of our government to deal with the severe financial threat before us.
Meanwhile, six players from last month's camp in Brazil were dropped - with the World Cup dreams of Daine Klate, Thulasizwe Mbuyane, Thulani Serero, Tlou Segolela and Richard Henyekane now hanging by a thread.
Carelessness in the French defence gave the Irish a late chance to equalise, but Lloris spread himself to deny Whelan as the Republic's hopes of qualification were left hanging by a thread going into Wednesday's second leg in Paris.
Metals are hanging by a thread.
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Yet the game looked to be heading for a stalemate until the 90th minute when Cesar failed to hold Robben's 20-yard strike and Gomez capitalised, leaving Inter's grasp on the Champions League crown they won last May hanging by a thread.
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.
Senior citizens on Social Security who are just hanging on by a thread.
There are folks who are just barely hanging on by a thread, too many folks losing their homes, too many folks out of work.
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