| It's a close-fisted death punch of a building that doesn't so much blend with the surrounding architecture as pummel it into submission. |
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| For a lot of entrepreneurs used to a close-fisted approach, that's a really torturous change. |
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| Parodies, jokes, boutades, all limited to a thousand words by close-fisted editors, earned him the roubles needed to pay for his education. |
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| In fighting terrorism, the Government gives the lion's share of budget to the military while being close-fisted in diplomacy, said a report on Sunday. |
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| He takes all, the free-givers, ay, and the rogues close-fisted, the fast-handed gold-hiders. |
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