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Suddenly, I caught a satisfying look on his face, for he spotted a small bottle at the bottom and grasped (pounced on) it out with delight.

Suddenly, however, a huge lion emerged from the jungle, pounced on the violinist and made a hearty meal of him.

Hence the relish with which Republicans pounced on evidence of a rift between Mr Obama and Israel over the 1967 borders.

He had spotted a tiny bottle at the bottom of my case and he pounced on it with delight.

Tech-industry bloggers pounced on Mr. Yu, criticizing him for using a device that isn't even available in South Korea yet.

The France striker pounced on a clever through-ball from Ballack, rounded Fulop and placed the ball into the net.

Godowns , stores, markets, vehicles, ships, airplanes were all pounced on by Chiang's police.

The children pounced on the chance of visiting the television studios.

Climate skeptics pounced on them as evidence of a conspiracy to manipulate research to support predetermined ideas about global warming.

Starfish smashing, but he won't give up frustrated, humiliation, stay in heidegger's group, pounced on toward the sea within kickback.

Conservative critics quickly pounced on the news, decrying Harvard's new policy as a symbol of everything that ails American schooling.

The president's critics pounced on the jobs report as a sign the U. S. economy is on the wrong track.

It's no surprise then that President Bush pounced on Kerry's recent mention of a "global test" which America's foreign policy should pass.

Instantly he pounced on me, pinning me to the bed and pulling my clothes off.

Conservative MPs pounced on a remark that tax increases would be needed to plug the fiscal deficit.

Traders looked past uneven monthly sales reports from retailers and mixed economic news as they pounced on bank stocks.

Rather than faint, Uruguay pounced on an almost unimaginable second chance.

irregular troops who pounced on the convoy at a narrow pass; a colleague who pounced on me because of a mistake in my report.

When Mr Bernanke told Congress in July that the economic outlook was "unusually uncertain" markets pounced on the phrase.

Field was walking in a street when he was pounced on by some ruffians.

They pounced on the plunder and, taking sheep, cattle and calves, they butchered them on the ground and ate them, together with the blood.

But Toure pounced on the loose ball in a flash and rifled left-footed beyond Sorensen who had no chance.

I tell you the Russians have pounced on Poland from the rear in her agony.

Other retailers pounced on some of its properties.

And prominent Republicans ranging from Newt Gingrich to Sarah Palin have indeed pounced on the issue with glee.

Potential opponents of the president in2012 pounced on S&P's announcement. Rep.

The panther pounced on the little rabbit, but missed it.

And while that lesson is impossible to emulate, he also pounced on opportunities as they came to him.

The officer pounced on the soldiers who were in the shop.

The eagle pounced on the little cat quickly.

On him way home he was pounced on by some ruffians.

The lion quickly pounced on the man reading the book and devoured him.

that ' s why you pounced on top of the wedding cake ?

My teacher unerringly pounced on the one typographical error in my essay.

The little cat pounced on it and carried it quickly into the bushes to eat.

Its leaders also know that any hint of corruption will be pounced on by law-enforcement agencies run by UMNO appointees.

The Fox pounced on it greedily.

The cat pounced on a mouse.

The fox pounced on the rabbit.

The bird pounced on the worm.

The cat pounced on the mouse.

He pounced on my offer.