"It wasn't really the elbow, " he said.

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But they don't say how--or how much money or elbow grease it will get.

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"Like a pitcher coming back from Tommy John (elbow surgery), throwing through pain isn't a good idea, " Teixeira said.

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Other firms have thinned their top ranks of partners who didn't bring in enough business, making it even tougher to elbow into a spot.

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"He got hurt early in the game, he caught an elbow to his biceps and he really couldn't shoot the ball the way he really wanted to, " J.

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She was a southpaw for whupping, and she had arthritis in that elbow, so while she could still whup, it didn't make much of an impression.

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But don't be surprised: She can unleash maelstroms at the piano, throw an elbow and pound a fist, then make a U-turn and come back swinging.

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He would also wear an elbow pad, and that posed a bit of a problem during rehab because he couldn't find one that quite worked with the forearm pad.

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