She slithers out of their grasp, waddling down the street in the direction of the main road.

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Lord Ashdown argues Mr Blair's lack of a firm political creed "gives the impression that he slithers around all over the place".

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Then there are Japan's brokers and salarymen, who in addition to mixing gold flakes into their coffee, also used slithers of gold to liven up sashimi and sushi rolls.

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