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Obama is now on ‘tenderhooks’ and it will be necessary for the bloggers to generate the political aspirations of various members of Congress to get an investigation up and running quickly.
Something That Was Once Worth Being Proud Of Became Something Worth Apologizing For | ATTACKERMAN 2009
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This is visceral, desolate, and looking to put you on tenderhooks while you try to figure out when the proverbial ax is going to drop.
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I can bet you are on tenderhooks now that it is up - I am liking it a lot..
New Blog Design Donna 2009
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One editorial mis-step will bring out the crazies flamers and crybabies, and the whole news industry is on tenderhooks already.
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009
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And, not even five months after the end of the Writers Strike, Hollywood is again on tenderhooks with tonight's midnight SAG strike deadline.
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And, not even five months after the end of the Writers Strike, Hollywood is again on tenderhooks with tonight's midnight SAG strike deadline.
Jerry Weinstein: An 'Open Source' Philosophy Of Government, Commerce & Innovation 2008
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Readers of Iain Dale's blog are on tenderhooks waiting for details of the parliamentary answer he alluded to.
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He spoke even to CNN, the indication here we have, Fredricka, from near Plymouth where the HMS Cornwall is positioned, where a lot of these sailors and marines are from, is that people just want their privacy, they are sitting on tenderhooks at home watching the news everyday.
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Now, in another example of political matters finally ending up with the judiciary, the judges are going to be on tenderhooks.
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Egypt is on tenderhooks as is with their own fundamentalist problem.
Archive 2004-09-01 2004
reesetee commented on the word tenderhooks
Do you mean tenterhooks?
February 23, 2008