Mr Netanyahu must have watched the rise of his former protege through gritted teeth.

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Through gritted teeth, Mr Solbes muttered that Germany's commitments met the substance of his concerns.

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Many of the actors or news anchors whose slip-ups and outbursts appear in such shows watch them through gritted teeth while the rest of us are giggling, all because they signed away their rights.

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He will probably sign, but through gritted teeth.

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The real issue of interest is the FAT stack: and the others, like Samsung etc are all quite happily (well, OK, maybe through gritted teeth) paying Microsoft for this and other bits and pieces of patented technology.

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"Ah - sorry, this is boring" he said, through slightly gritted teeth.

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Not good on sunburns, and the same goes for the Thai Massage: When the therapist complimented my flexibility while digging her knees into my upper musculature, my "thank you" came through tears and gritted teeth.

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Andy Robinson was smiling as we gritted our teeth and got through it.

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