But I came away from my day in Bolton with a spring in my step.
The huge growth in sales of broccoli should put a spring in the step of the nation's cardiologists.
Athletic shoes were everywhere: offsetting suits on boy models at Raf Simons, adding spring to the step of seasoned front-row editors.
"He came back with a real spring in his step and we've had no contact from Palace or anybody else, " said Mowbray.
Europhiles would not expect their critics to say anything less, and today they have a spring in their step in the corridors of Brussels.
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Ms Rousseff may still be the favourite to win, but Mr Serra has a spring in his step and the election is wide open.
Overtaking struggling runners with a very literal spring in my step in the closing stages of a race gave me a particular sense of achievement.
You suspect that if a decent number of their plans are adopted by the Treasury, then they'll get on with Part Two with a spring in their step.
Welsh students - or more specifically, those who want to study at Welsh universities in the next few years - may have an added spring in their step.
He stops and calls back to the person inside, something in the way of an affirmation, and then heads off down the hall, a spring in his step.
It was said by her Downing Street staff that the second she set foot in America there was a new spring in her step and she lost ten years.
At senior level the 26-year-old has finished eighth, sixth and ninth at the last three World Championships, and approached last summer's Olympics with a genuine spring in her step.
The hosts initially looked like they lacked a spring in their step, but fears of further agony evaporated in the seventh minute with a goal of typical Arsenal quality.
The Ulster players received a rapturous reception as they completed their pre-match jog around the pitch and even home mascot Sparky appeared to have an extra spring in his step.
The visitors had a spring in their step and moved further ahead just after the half-hour, McGillvary taking a superb lofted pass from Brown to dart over in the corner.
"I am hungry to do well and if this challenge doesn't create a hunger and put a spring in your step and a smile on your face then nothing will, " he said.
Backed by a large and highly vocal section of The Oval crowd, Gayle's men emerged from the pavilion with a spring in their step and, despite losing the toss, they made a fine start.
Nokia has a renewed spring in its step, having recovered from a stumble in early 2004, when a lacklustre product line-up caused its market share to drop below 30% for the first time in years.
Castres emerged with a spring in their step after the interval, and their determination to win the game was illustrated when they spurned a kick at goal inside Saints' 22 to instead kick to touch.
But while Armagh have not be as dominant so far in the Championship, the return of Kieran McGeeney will put a spring in their step when they run out to play an Ulster final which will be played at headquarters for the first time.
Ms. Issa said she has noticed a "demure but confident spring" in her step since she started to wear kitten heels over the past year.
This will be the final step of a three-step increase enacted in the spring 2007, when the unemployment rate was 4.5%.
He will also step down from the board next spring, and he has agreed not to seek the firm's chairmanship.
The final step is to do away with the spring altogether, and charge the battery direct from the winding action.
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