| A slicker actor would have cued revulsion in children, but here the icky inevitability of movie clinches had been thwarted. |
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| A 40-0 lead almost evaporates as Kuerten battles back to 40-30, but Robredo clinches the win when his mishit just drops in. |
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| The Briton clinches the set at his first opportunity with a backhand pass down the line. |
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| It's strong on atmosphere, with its blue-grey waterscapes and grimy clinches in cramped cabins, and best of all, it doesn't try to do too much. |
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| But although Reddin never clinches his argument about the tragic effects of the Kennedy cover-up, he at least raises political issues. |
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| He produces a newspaper report of the court testimony of a tribal Aborigine which, he claims, clinches his argument. |
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| At the end of it all, the moral argument that clinches the debate for me is that capital punishment is effectively society's revenge. |
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| Ortega's best work through the middle of the bout came from manhandling his opponent in clinches. |
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| Neither guy tried to make a war out of it and just practiced their moves and showed their professionalism in the clinches. |
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| He looked like he was losing that fight from the way I remember it, slipping to the canvas several times out of clinches. |
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| Audiences were engrossed by Gilbert and Garbo's off-screen romance after seeing their passionate clinches in The Flesh and the Devil. |
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| But what clinches it is the sheer joie de vivre, the lustiness of this tiny bird's vocal performance. |
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| Such callousness, on an emotional level at least, clinches the case. |
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| Hooves should be properly trimmed and if shod, the shoes 23. should fit correctly and clinches should be neat. |
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| When his friend offers a palatial haunted house close to his workplace totally free of cost to stay, he clinches the offer without a second thought. |
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| The ropes had scraped her shoulders and neck, while repeated clinches had left her muscles speckled with what looked like a dozen furious and random love bites. |
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| And he still needs to win a series of votes in parliament, which could drag on for another month, before he clinches the job. |
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| And with this 4th edition, the MGS again clinches its reputation as the can't-miss gathering for all guitar fans-both electric and acoustic! |
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| In this process a tool in contact with each end of the rivet clinches to deform the rivet. |
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| This strategy buries even the pretence of anti-establishmentarianism. He has since softened his stance a bit, but he has also vowed to stay in the race until Mr Romney clinches a majority. |
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| The contestant who constantly retreats without effective counter, who holds, clinches, or exits the area rather than allow the opponent an opportunity to score must be warned or penalised. |
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| The Australian has ridden consistently well aboard the Hannspree Ten Kate Honda CBR600RR this season, and clinches the prestigious world title with two rounds of the series still remaining. |
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| In the tenth round, Driscoll, becoming irritated at Welsh's clinches and illegal use of his shoulder, rushed Welsh and head butted him on the chin. |
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