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At least 23 EU countries will now endeavour to hammer out a new separate stability pact with teeth over the next three months.

Mitchell is trying to hammer out a compromise before the Arab League meets Friday in Libya to discuss the fate of the peace talks.

One day his father gave him a bag of nails and told him to hammer a nail in the back fence every time he lost his temper.

His father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper, to hammer a nail in the back fence.

They soon realised that this was not clever and got together to hammer out an agreement to limit central-bank sales to 400 tonnes a year.

Music to the ears of White House aides trying to hammer the message that Republicans now have a responsibility to govern.

The wonder is not that the protesters lack an agenda but that they are still cheerfully trying to hammer one out.

He dashed on to the porch and began to hammer on the door.

Sleep seems to hammer out for me the logical conclusions of my vague days.

It's easy to hammer out rough drafts, but to turn those rough drafts into something readable and useful is another matter entirely.

The meeting was touted as an attempt to try to hammer out some lingering issues from the Copenhagen negotiations last December.

The committee spent hours trying to hammer out the final points of the agenda before finally reaching agreement.

Investors do not seem convinced that euro-zone governments will be able to muster the political will to hammer out an agreement.

There was no Lehman-style collapse or Bernie Madoff-type fraud to hammer home the full extent of the hubris.

Raven tried to hammer out the beak's curve, but he never got it completely straight.

A summit in Copenhagen at the end of the year is supposed to hammer out a post-Kyoto agreement to cut greenhouse gases.

African Union negotiators are struggling to hammer out a peace agreement between the Sudanese government and Darfur rebels. A.

If we keep discussing all day, we should be able to hammer out a scheme.

The world is more malleable than you think, and it's waiting for you to hammer it into shape.

Finally they were able to hammer out a peace agreement .

I do wish this section had more to say, as well as more examples to hammer this point home.

Of course, fewer and fewer people are willing to hammer through a mountain of nuts to make enough for a couple of pies.

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger declared an "emergency" in November and took legislative leaders behind closed doors to hammer out a compromise.

For the legislative election, its multitude of constituent groups managed to hammer out a united front.

For two decades, world leaders have been trying -- and failing -- to hammer out a workable deal on global warming.

The top of head is a bracket bulb, on tying soft light to hammer on his face equitable, sallow like a face of paper.

The White House said there was sufficient time to hammer out a deal.

Japan's government, meanwhile, is pushing for an 'East Asian Community' and hopes to hammer out details of its proposal in coming months.

Use the wall cover right by the elevator entrance and just continue to hammer away at the police.

Drug companies could take some big hits as Democrats struggle to hammer out a workable universal-health-care scheme.

He said that is the only way to hammer out a peace treaty.

Those who, in the past, were able to use their power to hammer all opposition are in full retreat, bringing disclosure ever nearer.

He dispatched trained surveyors into a tract of woodland to hammer nails into every tree.

Heavy rainfall is continuing to hammer Southern China with more wild weather expected over the next 24 hours.

Also, the community has yet to hammer out a solid set of best practices for using MDBs.

GM could soon follow if efforts to hammer out a voluntary restructuring fail.

He has been trying to hammer into his children the importance of making plans.

Kyoto took five years to hammer out and that, unlike now, did not involve developing countries signing up to anything.

Better to hammer out a rough draft and revise later than spin your wheels for hours.

Long experience enabled them to hammer out a correct and practical scheme.

Lenders, they say, will have to hammer borrowers to recoup the costs of carrying bigger capital and liquidity buffers.

In shockwave therapy, the doctor uses high-energy ultrasound waves to hammer problem areas and stimulate healing.

This will take the pressure off the central bank to hammer monetary conditions higher.

I took half a chicken breast wrapped in cling film and used a rolling pin to hammer it into a thin steak.

Both countries want to hammer out the deal by the time President Bush visits India some time either late next month or early March.

Try not to hammer Twitter's servers with automated queries more often than absolutely necessary.

Sentences follow an identical and repetitive structure, the better to hammer home a point.

"There's a window here. We have an opportunity to make some progress, to try to hammer some things out, " Fisher said.

In the coming months, Congress and the administration are likely to hammer out compromises on many disputed items.

Its franchise expired on December 31st. It has been given twotemporary extensions, while the politicians continue to hammer out a deal.

The teacher has been trying to hammer in the facts.

It takes such a long time to hammer out a deal.

The ensuing chaos would give the market an opportunity to hammer other weak Eurozone countries like Spain and Portugal.

Israel, which refused to co-operate with the UN mission, flatly denies it sought to hammer civilians.

Many view the scorecard as a club to hammer them into some shape determined by management.

A lack of inflation, little rent-raising power and low occupancy rates, he says, 'could come back to hammer this group a second time. '

He tried to hammer the thought into the boys.

They say thatwith Congress in recess this week, there will not be time to hammer out a dealbefore March 4th.

Do not use make-shifts - such as using a spanner to hammer, pliers instead of the correct spanner, etc.

A common misconception, he added, is that they deal with only the central government in Beijing to hammer out deals.

Unfortunately, Asia lacks any real security forum to hammer out problems.

Victor: Look, we have to hammer out these details by the 15th at the latest.

Millions were spent to hammer away at the sales resistance of voters.

After the major agreement, we had to hammer out the details.

to hammer pillars for a picket fence.

Marot conceded that any clause in record label contracts would take time to hammer out.

On top of this, how to hammer at cost saving is the most serious problems faced by retailers.

Reporting to the SQE Manager, the role will be to hammer on quality and to ensure proper reporting of test data.

As oneself is questing up each period, he is to hammer ha ha, vanish his person while the time comes.

The government tried to hammer out an agreement with workers.

We still need to hammer out some details, but the plans look good in general.

Jack continues to hammer at Anna's face, which is becoming a bloody mess.

We are required to learn to hammer out beautiful dishes in precious metals.

Use the right side of the body to throw the body aon the basic of the left turn, getting up to hammer a certain acceleration and height;

In order to hang the picture, he had to hammer a nail.

World leaders will try to hammer out a new global agreement to cut carbon emissions,

i ' ve been trying to hammer into them the importance of writing clearly

Application of the resin made from polyester cotton to hammer designs painting

The battle to hammer out the fiscal year 2011 budget will reach its climax this week,