It took three more tests, including a lung-tissue biopsy, to nail it down as TB.
Above all, the sight of a made-up story about Europe should inspire the Commission boss to a desire to nail it, right now, before it gets picked up elsewhere.
Time after time Mr Blair vows to his intimates that he will tackle the American president on the Middle East peace process, or reconstructing Iraq after the war, but fails to nail it.
Watson may also get thrown at first by a category such as Whirled Capitals, which is looking for anagrams of nations' capitals, but after the first couple of clues it will think to itself, "Aha, we're doing anagrams now, " and proceed to nail it.
Well, you know, when I say - it can't be specific, so specific to a time that if you nail it to the floor, you're going to leave it on the floor.
"It's hand to mouth but we will fight tooth and nail to keep it going and to open on more evenings, " admits Jo Jones.
Gulf employers have got accustomed to using cheap labour and they are ready to fight tooth and nail to keep it.
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Finally, there's the prospect of Microsoft pulling in News Corp. into the fray to help it nail down Yahoo!
We have had two big clubs fighting tooth and nail to get it.
And, while Facebookers have been testing Home on tablets, it wants to truly nail the experience on phones first before pushing it elsewhere.
It wants to nail those expectations back down to the 2.0% target.
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Others choose to fight it tooth and nail, and call for repeal.
It offered to nail down the Middle East problem and scour Otari's phone bills for cost-cutting changes that could save up to 30%.
The rear cover is a marvel of engineering with carefully placed groove at the bottom to slide your nail and remove it with ease.
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Despite literally hundreds of attempts in front of the lens and several more behind it, we've only managed it once -- we found it impossible to nail down the correct timing between the home and power button pushes.
This would not only do untold damage to the prospects of success for Obamacare, it could prove to be the final nail in the coffin for a union movement already hanging on by a thread.
Another worry about the commission is that it has failed to nail the most senior brutes.
The Recording Industry Association of America has been flailing around for years trying to rescue an obsolete business model, fighting tooth and nail against the shift to digital music instead of embracing it.
"We're working with partners trying to nail down how fast we can make it, " Newell said.
Furthermore, this is as much about artful pleading as it is about trying to nail down the legal standard.
With no direct counterpart today, it has been difficult to nail down the ammonites' true place in the ancient food chain.
When it's time to nail down something, we very often sneak away.
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The story was first told to me late last year, and like a lot of stories of financial impropriety inside a huge company, it was almost impossible to nail down.
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There is no question that the blogosphere, fast-growing as it is, has yet to nail down one way to measure itself or gauge its activity.
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Their service is a tool, like a hammer, and no matter what your business does or needs, to them it will always look like a nail.
Customers download an app that allows them scan displays to virtually try various nail varnish colors, share it with friends, and have their photo taken with Kelly.
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Some studies have shown nail brushes to be effective, but we know it isn't convenient to carry one around.
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