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However, you'll start to run into a snag when trying to model this information in XML.

Last week, after news reports of a chain store limiting basmati rice sales surfaced, his wife headed to a local Indian grocer to snag a bag.

Apple ran into a snag with its U. S. application for the name, too, because Fujitsu already owned it.

But with your mannequins in the window and clothes up the front, you're hoping to snag the occasional impulse buyer?

They would likewise arrive as rapidly as the water is moving, as long as they did not catch at the bottom, and snag.

The snag is that often we do not know exactly how we did it: a system just "sort of evolved" into something minimally acceptable.

"There's Baldy, " he said, pointing to a bald eagle circling low, keeping an eye on the rack, looking to snag any fish before Turner did.

The spotlight is only so wide, though, so when someone tries to snag some of it, you won't hesitate to show your disapproval.

The only snag currently is that this device has not been created.

A week or two, tops. We hit a minor snag, but we should have everything up and running in no time.

She wondered why Thurston had not warned her of this risky snag.

Only a snag down the knee of her tights leavens her impenetrable neatness.

And as the U. S. continues its migration from a manufacturing economy to a knowledge-based one, women are poised to snag more jobs.

If you find yourself bidding for a relatively new watch with little competition, you could snag a bargain.

In many parts of the world, it's not easy for a woman to snag a rich man.

But the snag was that the Manchus were outnumbered by Han troops in Beijing.

The snag comes if investors fail to grasp that official national figures can show the American economy in an overly flattering light.

But the snag is that all candidates will first have to be approved by an official nominations committee.

While Filter professes to be members' only, emailing in a reservation request can sometimes snag you a table.

Magda: Thanks, Katie. You could help me serve up these sausages. Who'd like a snag?

Invariably I'll get a few weeks into my plan, and I'll hit a snag.

The chance to snag one of these vouchers usually lasts no more than 24 hours (though merchants will honor them for weeks or months).

As the political snag over textiles shows, the dangers of a U. S. -Japanese trade split go far beyond economics.

The snag with this arithmetic is that it ignores the fact that many CDS contracts overlap or offset one another.

In the U. S. , Japan and in Europe, people began streaming into stores early in the day to snag the new Apple smartphone.

I hope you were smart enough to snag your sex tapes before you lt your wife.

Overcrowded prisons are an impediment to the rehabilitation of criminals. A snag is an unforeseen or hidden, often transitory obstacle.

Acceptance and after-care: organize acceptance procedure with client, prepare snag list and follow-up the snag process.

A home or family matter may run into a snag: all month, due to Mars retrograde.

Problems easily solved. Immediate solutions to any question or snag that might come up.

But if you want to, if you were provoked, you can snag me like a twig, right?

Omega-3 Enhanced: If you rarely eat fish, buy these to snag more of the heart-healthy fatty acids.

They were almost done building the new office tower but they hit a snag , they discovered an error in the building plans .

If I wanted a half-baked voice control system, I could snag an Android phone for $49 at T-Mobile.

But there might be a bigger snag: Is Flipboard scraping content it doesn't have the rights to?

The snag is that money-supply growth would explode without sterilisation, which is now close to its limit.

Yet a more basic snag emerged. Where to put the phone towers?

People would line up for hours to snag a seat for a Jobs keynote address.

Then I had to look at the river mighty quick, because there was a snag in the fairway.

The snag is that this can start off new bubbles (as it did after the dotcom bust).

The tourist ran up against a snag in the form of a lost passport.

As the bears feed they snag against the fence leaving hair samples that are then taken for DNA analysis.

Even Xavier Rolet, LSE chief executive, admits unintended consequences have arisen from the exchanges' competition to snag transactions.

The snag is that Beijing has never been very susceptible to outside advice, however sane.

If Augustin performs well this season Felton will be another player some team can possibly snag with an offer sheet.

Now the snag in this sort of anecdote is of course that one cannot distinguish cause and effect.

This would require recapitalization of European banks so that they could withstand sovereign defaults, but that is not the only snag.

The only snag is the Third Law of Thermodynamics, which says it's impossible to go below -459 F.

Brazilian striker Amauri had seemed almost certain to sign for Juventus, however negotiations then hit a snag over two main points.

A micrometeorite impact, a snag, a wayward tool or even a misstep can spell doom for an astronaut.

This first citation didn't mean a "prostitute" though, it was a thief who used a hook to snag his loot.

Instead of hopping in the car and driving to the store to buy a DVD, it's much easier to go online and snag it from Amazon in a few clicks.

Computer companies are so desperate to snag fresh talent that many are actively recruiting high school seniors.

As kindergartens start receiving applications for next year, parents are struggling to snag a spot on the enrollment list.

And although the23- year-old' s transfer has hit a snag, media reports today suggest the deal may be completed by the weekend.

Floats In satIn and sateen fabrics tend to snag and abrade easily, thus, such fabrics are not as durable as plaIn or twill weave fabrics.

Furthermore, in knitted structures, Selfil yarns snag and pull less than ring- spun yarns.

One major snag in any time management plan is the ability to stay focused throughout the day.

Republican efforts to confirm Bolton as ambassador to the United Nations hit a snag.

Another potential snag is that restless brokers could jump ship amid the typical inconveniences and distractions of a merger.

The snag, of course, was that Mr Thaksin's party might very well have won them.

And the plan does this in apparently "budget neutral" fashion, a requirement that everyone in Washington agrees on. The snag?

Without those things you'll fold and give up when you hit a snag, bump or fall flat on your face.

If Box executes correctly though, its new $48 million round of funding could definitely help it snag more paying, corporate customers.

Mr. Perez's strategy of using intellectual-property lawsuits to raise cash hit a snag this year, when the pipeline of settlements ran dry.

Mason's model is transforming the way companies--especially smaller ones with limited marketing budgets--snag sales.

The biggest snag holding back e-commerce for years was a lack of trust.

You can always snag the betas if you want and try them out, but I hope Mozilla elaborates further on their plans for Firefox 3. 5.

Lei Zu was the first person to snag the Chinese sericulture, the respect for ancestral posterity Clothing Lei Zu God.

Democrats too have launched a guerrilla operation to snag women in this presidential election.

But there's a snag in its widespread adoption as a fusion fuel.

The snag is that he is in an Israeli prison, serving five life sentences for murder during the intifada (uprising) that began in 2000.

UNI, quoting unnamed ISRO officials, said a technical snag caused the rocket to malfunction.

A snag also emerged with the braking system on its bestselling Prius model.

There was always, though, a snag.

Meanwhile, Lisa informs Pad Man that they've hit a snag with Scylla but that it will be gone by morning.

High margin capital markets activity at the big U. S. banks has hit a snag amid uncertainty in the world economy.

There must be a snag in it somewhere.

The snag is that the resulting imbalances are not sustainable because the point of debt exhaustion is close.

Snag-resistant metal hardware resists "catching" on environmental objects, reducing the risk of injury on the jobsite.

But the main snag in negotiations with Mr Osborne's Treasury has been the extra money these reforms would cost.

The Indian government thought this a wonderful idea, but there was a snag.

The first snag occurs at some D that is preceded by an equal number of D's and H's.

This sounds terrific; but there is one snag with it.

This enterprise, though, has already hit an embarrassing snag.

Or, at best: "Well, I guess it might sometimes be useful to snag a video clip when I'm out there shooting stills . "

The snag with most local anaesthetics is their lack of specificity.

The snag is that the two halves of the Palestinian movement are at daggers' drawn and have fluffed repeated opportunities to reconcile.

The main snag about indexation lay in the indexation of wages.

Then they tried to snag the block barehanded again.

Get that, and the ability to snag a hot mouse might come as a tasty bonus.

No one's looking to snag your travel buddy. In fact, I prefer to float along alone.

Alas, the IMAC idea hit a snag on July 25th when the CBO insisted that it would not save much money over the next ten years.

Oh, right. Okay. First I snag the Sword of the Void, then I school her!

The first snag, however, is the composition of the boards.

Diplomatic efforts to end the fighting have hit another snag.

Based on the proved snag theory, a yielding condition is defined with structure parameter of knitted fabric.

It was my ninth time appearing in front of a Nashville executive to sing a few songs and try to snag a record deal.

But perhaps the most significant snag to running a bug auction is a legal one.

The snag is that bankers are a million miles from winning the argument in the public square.

The chemically literate will spot a potential snag.

The ethical snag is that the best stem cells are harvested from human embryos, killing them.

The negotiations struck a snag when the union leaders asked for paid holidays in addition to the usual wage increase.

early on , he wrote software to snag expiring names on the cheap.

But there was a snag.

The snag is that we have no good data on Chinese real estate prices, nor would most people believe them if we had.

Baskets take up too much room and snag your tights.

And, if you really need to go covert, snag the Snake Cam Add-On.

The snag is that most of the reform's provisions will not take effect in time to influence congressional elections in November.

A partnership or opportunity might hit a deep snag.

The snag is that labour productivity is an incomplete gauge of efficiency.

Though the problems that I'm sent are plentiful, there is a snag.

We hit our first snag when Kevin decides to build a wooden race car for Wes.

The only snag is that I have no money.

However the deal then hit a snag over two main points.

The belly scales are oriented so that they snag on irregularities.

The snag is that the rotation of the Earth is not so reliable.

The snag is that any half-sensible rosy scenario for the world economy requires faith in strong Chinese demand.

Enough already with the how-to-snag-a-guy advice streaming from anyone and everyone as soon as status single was announced, they said.

It's normally $40, but today you can snag it for free.

Another snag is defining what a cluster munition is.

pupa is the cocoon snag left after the by-product.

The snag is that these profits may be built on a mountain of bad debt.

The snag is that, as yet, there are no details about how exactly the money will be spent.

But unfortunately there's a snag.

Would you please draw together the snag in my cuff?

A new school called in Beijing called the Moral Education Center for Women is offering courses in how to snag a billionaire or millionaire.

The fatal snag is that their assurances defy the daily experience of customers.

AT&T's plan could also hit another snag.

A snag caught her snowshoe.

However, I hit a snag this time.

But the real snag about indexation remains the problem of wages.

How To Snag The Ones With A Trust Fund.

The snag is that both the level and trend of China's official jobless figures are meaningless.

The snag with all these ideas is that the data are not widely and quickly available.

Likewise, predators such as seagulls may swoop in to snag an unprotected egg or chick.

Nicknamed the Big Snag, the stump here is about 25 feet in diameter and has probably been alive for 2, 000 years, Mr. Taylor said.

There is one big snag, however.

The snag is that the bill is unconstitutional.

The snag, from society's point of view, is that all these drugs are horribly expensive.

But why do dolphins go to all of this trouble when they could simply snag a fish from the open sea?

The snag, of course, is that not everyone can run a surplus.

A big snag is a shortage of qualified staff.

But there is a tiny snag. They loathe each other.

The snag with this is that people engrossed in video chatting may well resent being bombarded with ads.

i see just one snag in this plan.

The snag is that bond sales will tend to push up interest rates and so attract yet more capital inflows.

The snag is that all these subsidies are expensive.

The snag is that I have nothing suitable to wear.

The third snag is that 76 countries have stockpiles of cluster munitions.

Still, you should do all you can to snag one . . . or 10.

I have a snag in my best black tights.

(It went on to snag several more prestigious French film awards. )

Avram Grant's pursuit of Israel defender Tal Ben-Haim has hit a snag after the Portsmouth player failed a fitness test. (Sun)

An Inquiry into the Factors Leading to Pilling and Snag of Wool-contained Knitted Fabric

(The lucky ones snag high-paying interesting work, and only the dumb ones do underpaid drudgery. )

stopping drawback difficulty snag block obstacle

snag n. small difficulty or obstacle, usu hidden, unknown or unexpected

Analysis and Countermeasure to the Snag to the Steam Turbine's Safety

A snag is lifting a valedictory, pale hand;

no . we ' d snag the bridge . we ' ll tear the tail off

A massive mining project hits a snag

A Method of Screen Snag Graphics

snag: a problem or difficulty, especially one that is small, hidden or unexpected