Its leaders had said they would pull their punches in the national interest during Italy's presidency.

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His opponents might pull their punches in future.

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Why did the states pull their punches?

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If our government signals that it is willing to use the antitrust laws to punish success, the future Googles of the world will be less willing to take chances, and more likely to pull their competitive punches.

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