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Peter had one eye on the suite doors, ready to break off the conversation the moment they opened .

For all that, China's dealings with Pakistan have always been conducted with one eye on India.

With at least one eye on this autumn's regional elections, Catalonia's politicians voted to ban bullfighting from 2012.

Workers focus primarily on throughput and quality, with one eye on part edge quality and another eye on the next job coming in the queue.

Even on holidays and Sundays, the efficient man relaxes on timetable with one eye on the clock and the other on an appointment sheet.

I stood over him, with one eye on the clock, and watched every stroke of the pen.

Ostensibly, the monitor mirror is designed to allow the user to keep one eye on his six o'clock at all times.

asked old man Denny, with one eye on the report of the Building Trades League.

With one eye on Washington, Mrs. Clinton also addressed budget-cutters in Congress eager to cut funding for foreign operations.

a tough cookie with one eye on her bank account.

She chose to embark on master's study with one eye on the competitive graduate job market and another on the gloomy economic climate.

Whatever Jim was doing, he always kept one eye on his own interests.

Every guy who kept one eye on the TV while you were making out.

Did you have one eye on winning your World Cup place back when deciding to leave Newcastle?

Sales are still healthy but he's keeping 'one eye on Europe and U. S. issues and potential spillover factors. '

They can see that, in framing her European policy, Ms Merkel has one eye on public opinion and the other on Germany's constitutional court.

Beijing "is keeping one eye on speculation and risk, " Mr. Cheng said.

With one eye on him, she scribbled down what she must do after the women returned from their retreat.

The government, with one eye on bond markets, is nervous about tweaking its austerity plans.

Yes, we should keep at least one eye on Joe Smith.

I also constantly keep one eye on the engine temperature.

Liverpool defender Emiliano Insua admits he has one eye on the World Cup finals in South Africa next year.

There is definitely a Friday feeling to the markets, with one eye on prices and the G-20 and the other on weekend plans.

Obviously we will still have one eye on the F. A. Cup; but at Old Trafford not many teams get anything.

Larson-Green already has one eye on the future of the Windows operating system.

True wisdom is keeping one eye on the hour and the other on eternity.

When we come home from shopping, he'll have one eye on the TV, and one eye watching me try on new clothes.

Chris tried to study with one eye on TV set.

One eye on the shadows protecting his fellows

One eye on the shadows