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I knew at once, from the way he looked up at me as I entered, that serious matters were about to be broached.

He said Mr Thain never broached the subject of his own future in the merger discussions.

He lights up when the subject of the market is broached and launches into a discussion of his biggest investment positions.

Her thought, when he first broached this, was that she ought to make some demonstration of astonishment or wrath.

We had barely broached the airport perimeter when he pulled to a halt, and a second man climbed into the front passenger seat.

When a pencil is sharpened, the pencil needs to be contacted with the cutting edge and broached back and forth along the guiding groove.

We were appalled personally that this topic was even broached by the individuals that started the thread, and other threads.

One afternoon I broached the subject of Mitchel and Hollis, who had both worked closely with her during the war.

Ironically, the EU broached the talks as a way of protecting itself against the trade- diverting effects of the now moribund US-Korea deal.

The president returned from the Caribbean on December 16 and broached his plan at his press conference next day.

When Mr Kabila broached the subject again, in 2009, he was in a better bargaining position, since he had consolidated his own rule.

I waited until the boss was in good mood before I broached the subject of my raise.

He broached the subject of a loan with his bank manager.

One idea broached was expanding the number of networks that rotate carrying the awards, according to the people familiar with the meeting.

As we were riding together Mr Hope broached the subject of establishing a young ladies' seminary in our town.

But I broached the subject carefully.

"Who I am? " - An ancient question which is always broached after whilom ideals and perceptual impulse met with reverses and fail.

Even before Tuesday's barrage, his defence minister had broached the taboo subject of redeploying tactical nuclear weapons removed in 1991.

Through an intermediary, he broached the idea of doing a deal with Berkshire.

At last Jack broached the subject of their marriage to Mary.

Stock prices have rallied since Mr. Bernanke broached the idea of bond buying in late August.

He broached out the drilled hole.

He broached a barrel of cider.

Verticality of the centre line of the broached hole on tested workpiece against base

Verticality of the axis of broached hole on tested workpiece against base

Evaluation and Analysis of the Broached Surface Layer Structure of High Temperature Alloy

Surface roughness of broached workpiece

Verticality of broached surface against base

for the first time in six years , they broached the topic of a palestinian state