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"If you don't play defense and you just have to try and outscore teams like that, you're going to get caught in a bind, " he said.

With gas too risky, coal too dirty, nuclear too slow and renewables too unreliable, Britain is in a bind. What can it do to get out of it?

"In case you're ever in a bind and need to calculate a molecular weight, here's a periodic table for your wallet, " she told him.

Having accepted two invitations for the same evening, Henry found himself in a bind.

Without it, "we would really be in a bind, " says his mother, Janet.

But even if workers expected inflation to let rip, they would be in a bind.

A port number of zero will let the system pick up an ephemeral port in a bind operation.

and "I didn't know she charged money for her time, " in case you' re in a bind.

Sherry: We're in a bind. One of our freelancers didn't come through . Is there any way you can finish your Italy story by tomorrow?

But that put the committee in a bind: finding an independent candidate in a state-ruled country.

But calls for this to be achieved with a new property tax have put the government in a bind.

Long after President Bush's term ends, his economic policies will leave both baby boomers and the American economy in a bind.

2: I'm in a bind - Dad says a lawyer can make a lot of money so he'll help me with tuition and living costs.

But Deloitte is now in a bind all of its own.

Toyota is caught in a bind that will increasingly affect other companies hoping to reap the benefits of going green.

Now, investors and economists wonder whether a bursting Chinese property bubble could put China's economy in a bind.

When such home already was at midnight, only heard he muttered: "all is that star damn nail put me in a bind the hitter. "

The heated rhetoric puts the White House in a bind.

Faced with fears about jobs, the housing crisis and incipient inflation, the consumer is really in a bind.

In turn, struggling financial firms seeking financing can find themselves in a bind.

That leaves anyone in the business of selling goods and services to Americans in a bind.

when the babysitter cancelled this afternoon , she really put me in a bind.

But they felt in a bind, because critics had derided the initial July stress tests as too weak.

Or get yourself in a bind, lose the shirt off your back. Need a floor, need a couch, need a bus fare.

But a lawsuit over DOMA has put Mr Obama in a bind.

The Republican governors were in a bind.

Well, I am in a bind, and I could use some extra greenbacks.

The cartel's de facto leader and the world's largest exporter, Saudi Arabia, finds itself in a bind.

Well, it was due yesterday, so your in a bind.

By specifying the P3Ptype in a bind element, you are applying that information to the actual nodeset in the instance.

Their refusal to sign the contract has put us in a bind.

I'm caught in a bind. I can't afford a gift for my mom.

More choice often puts consumers in a bind.

This leaves China in a bind, analysts said.

We're in a bind here without that material.

China's policymakers are in a bind.

I'm kind of in a bind , financially.

Many American teens are in a bind because of the tougher job market.

Yet the government is in a bind.

Harold: we've really been put in a bind because of damaged goods.

David: Yeah, but in the past, we've really been put in a bind because of damaged goods.

or when you are in a bind.

So, the agencies are stuck in a bind, as are investors and regulators: the ratings might be flawed, but nobody can afford to ignore them;

Central Bank is caught in a bind between concerns over a sluggish economy and rising prices. be caught in a bind

Falling defence budgets and excess capacity have put Europe's military-equipment makers in a bind. Consolidation is needed

And our energy dependency Has put me in a bind

And fear has got you in a bind

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