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"Just to get them to vote is like pulling teeth, " she said.
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As far as the government is concerned, it's like pulling teeth just to try to get a permit to repair a church.
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Getting the clean-up plans in place, says an official from the World Bank, which is co-funding the project, has been like pulling teeth.
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"Last couple of years it's been like pulling teeth for this organization, both the fan base and some internally, watching the team play, " he said.
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As there are no organised tours to Haiti from the Dominican Republic, and very few taxi drivers willing to take the risk, finding a well-disposed man-with-a-van in Santo Domingo was like pulling teeth.
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It was like pulling teeth in the beginning.
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Organizing group events, however, is like pulling teeth.
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That was like pulling teeth.
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Phrases like "pulling the teeth", "drawing out the poison" and, less vividly, "forcing the health secretary to make concessions" tip with practised ease from Lib Dem lips.
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