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nail-biting .
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Examples
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Unfortunately, the Americans couldn't finish the deal, losing to Japan in the Championship Game in a nailbiting shootout after a 2-2 tie.
Larry Atkins: Despite Heartbreaking Loss, U.S. Women Give Soccer a Boost Larry Atkins 2011
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Show me the sports lover who didn't proudly contract RSI as they channel-hopped between Arsenal v Birmingham and the nailbiting final overs of England v India on Sunday.
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Australia's dramatic win over South Africa won't go down as the most iconic game of the 2011 Rugby World Cup, despite its nailbiting finish.
Age Of Open Rugby Has Arrived Jonathan Clegg 2011
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We are something like 8 point favorites but there will be big time nailbiting tonight.
Archive 2008-01-01 2008
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Now there's nailbiting tension and great playacting too.
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Might be a nailbiting week if Springburn Labour see a chance to 'steal' in the baseball sense of course.
By-elections - Can't count, won't count Jeff 2009
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Christine Powell district9 was great .the entire family loved.it was disgusting at first but suspensful nailbiting excitment.my 16 yr old son was rooting for the aliens and feeling empathy.all we can hope for is another sequel so christopher can come back and help in some way blog comments powered by Disqus
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The nailbiting bridge between Beckett and Mamet in his plays, Pinter has at the same time been happy to subsume his stylizations to the service of other visions.
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It's a nailbiting strategy to watch from outside, but from Saturday on this is Obama's show.
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The same can go for smoking (who wants to pay $10 a pack in London?), eating sweets, nailbiting, or booty-calling ex-boyfriends.
Dr. Alex Benzer: Travel as Therapy, Pt 2: 10 Ways to Heal the Soul & Expand the Mind 2009
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