The same powdery sand also lines the northern beaches of the facing island, Haslewood.

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This highlights the trouble with lines in the sand: sometimes the tide washes them away.

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Now, given his post-election lines in the sand, he wants to rub that sand in.

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Fisher recommends both parties immediately draw red lines in the sand and consistently reinforce relationship boundaries.

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Boehner and McConnell have redrawn even more deeply their lines in the sand over no taxes in any kind of a long-term deal.

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And, along with the rest of us, they're watching health care, waiting to see him start to draw some lines in the sand.

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Most people are afraid to draw the hard lines in the sand for fear of angering a friend or losing a potential client or opportunity.

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We know that he's cool and patient, but maybe his drooping recent poll numbers will cause him to start drawing some lines in the sand.

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How we get there -- I'm not going to get into -- draw lines in the sand about what specifically we would support or not support.

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Some companies that have chosen to draw lines in the sand have reported extremely positive bottom-line impact as well as a long-term deterrent to frivolous lawsuits.

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Earlier Wednesday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said that he and Boehner had a "pleasant conversation" by phone and that he didn't expect either man to "draw any lines in the sand" ahead of negotiations.

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Many MPs want a new Parliamentary Privilege Bill to sort these issues out - to draw clear lines in the sand between the courts and Parliament and set out what the rules should be for the media, too.

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Woodland drew Morse dots and dashes as he sat on the beach and absent-mindedly left his fingers in the sand where they traced a series of parallel lines.

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Dealing with the Bruins was a different matter, though, and the depth and talent of Boston's four forward lines, coming at the Rangers' defensemen and Lundqvist in wave after wave, ground them into sand over the five games.

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