the finishing touches

Why are the negotiations on this deal taking so long? I thought we would be putting the finishing touches on it by now.

Should you be about to put the finishing touches to a creative project, it could bring you a lot more acclaim than you were expecting.

Jackson was putting the finishing touches to the show at the time of his death, which authorities in Los Angeles have ruled a homicide.

I still enjoy the song, which came out in 1945, and which I often played, among others, while my wife put the finishing touches a on dinner.

A woman put the finishing touches on a heart-shaped cake at a shop in Jakarta on the day before Valentine's Day.

The men then call in the resident expert, the Eskimo woman, to put the finishing touches on the igloo.

Nicole: Yeah, let me just put the finishing touches on this. Whoops!

Five months after he won a second term in a presidential election, he has finally put the finishing touches to a new cabinet.

The youngster arrived in England on Monday to undergo a medical and is close to putting the finishing touches to a big-money transfer.

And now, workers are putting the finishing touches on a new Waterford Crystal ball that will signal the start of the New Year. . .

Inside the building, carpenters and technicians are putting the finishing touches to the offices.

Workers are putting the finishing touches to a new presidential compound that occupies an entire block in the middle of town.

Only months after the congregation first met, the finishing touches were applied to the Twin Towers, just four blocks away.

Sid, Michael's tattoo artist, puts the finishing touches on a set of fanned playing cards.

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Meantime, federal and local authorities are putting the finishing touches on their security plan for Tuesday's inauguration.

Looking down Howard Street towards Twin Peaks, workers are putting the finishing touches on the Apple logo on the windows of Moscone West.

But it is the new Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition that must put the finishing touches on the project.

Changes to the specification itself were fairly minor, but as this is a Final Draft, this could be considered the finishing touches for JCR.

Dr Suzuki, of Hokkaido University, applied the finishing touches by adding boron compounds to the mix.

We're putting the finishing touches on this year's Annual Product Directory.

Mr. Wu was putting the finishing touches to his report.

Mr. Bertelli: We're putting the finishing touches on a project to launch a training school.

Campaign manager Patty Brooks puts the finishing touches on Palmer's victory speech.

I'm almost done with the painting. I just need to put on the finishing touches.

Tomorrow morning's session will bring the finishing touches ahead of Saturday's game.

He went over the painting, giving it the finishing touches.

He is putting the finishing touches on his new book, set for publication this year.

Last night when I was putting the finishing touches on my paper, that electrical storm completely wiped out my computer.

With trembling fingers I put the finishing touches.

The news comes as Apple puts the finishing touches on a 500, 000 square foot data center in Maiden, North Carolina.

Crafting the Chinese knot is a three-step process which involves tying knots, tightening them and adding the finishing touches.

The answer is "putting the finishing touches to proteins" .

Friday we puttered away on food preparation and putting the finishing touches on the house.

Dr Suzuki, of the University of Sapporo, applied the finishing touches by adding boron compounds to the mix.

Use garnishes to dress up your meal and add the finishing touches.

I've put the finishing touches on the painting.

Now it's your turn to put the finishing touches on the picture.

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I'm just putting the finishing touches to the cake.

75% of the work is already done, just putting the finishing touches on 5 of the coolest weapons you'll find for DS2.

For Carter, it's the finishing touches that really make the space.

The new look puts the finishing touches on what the government calls its second major redesign.

Are you putting the finishing touches on your dreams? Another coat of paint? Another can of polish?

Knorr's tomato soup, for example, is now the same everywhere except for the finishing touches, such as spices and salt.

Your bag and shoes are ultimately the finishing touches to your whole outfit

The editor spent the whole morning in giving the finishing touches to the book

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