| Then we got down to the nitty-gritty, asking whether people thought the development should go ahead. |
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| They serve a useful function, surely, do all the nitty-gritty dirty work, and make their clients rich in the process. |
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| There are other issues coming up as they work through the nitty-gritty details of this plan. |
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| The book features also sections on planning and on the nitty-gritty of writing and producing a Web site. |
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| It's time to break out of that shell and deal with the nitty-gritty details of your relationships. |
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| The scope of this report is extensive and covers the nitty-gritty of the industry. |
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| However, the reliance on overlong interviews, dealing with the nitty-gritty of economic practices, really slows things down. |
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| Well, certainly it seems they are getting down to the nitty-gritty of some really serious fighting up in the hills behind me. |
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| Otherwise I am usually involved with the nitty-gritty of dance as a performer and teacher. |
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| However, few investors would claim to understand the nitty-gritty of its business. |
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| Eight years embroiled in the nitty-gritty of Glasgow City Council as a councillor for Pollok has taught him a lot, he says. |
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| It's very varied and sometimes you can be dealing with the nitty-gritty side of things like maintenance of the ground. |
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| George, stay on that white horse and remember to leave the nitty-gritty to me. |
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| But when it comes to the nitty-gritty, it seems no one is prepared to put their money where their mouth is. |
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| Your academic advisor should help you, but they aren't always aware of the nitty-gritty details. |
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| It's almost as if all the initial chat and wine is a warm-up to the nitty-gritty, the heart of the matter, which is sharing secrets. |
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| Einstein inadvertently promulgated not the nitty-gritty of his theory of relativity, but the image of scientists as lovable and at times even holy or above reality. |
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| But when it came down to the nitty-gritty, he showed what a coward he was. |
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| What he needs to be praised for is not the nitty-gritty rate changes but the broad direction of reform that he has resolved to continue and strengthen. |
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| The students were eager to know about the nitty-gritty of Civil Services. |
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| Without going into all the nitty-gritty details, Rice gave her loose denial when there was very little in the public record to contradict her. |
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| Then we get to the real nitty-gritty, what we call the lexical words, the words that carry a distinctive semantic content. |
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| Getting down to the nitty-gritty, are you getting the funding you need to continue on even at your present level? |
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| I could be wrong, but I can't recall a parliamentary committee getting even close to the muddy nitty-gritty of radio programming. |
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| In terms of the nitty-gritty of the legislation, I do not see all those people who want it. |
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| I don't expect to get the counselling aspect from the lawyer, but the nitty-gritty of the law-what is fair for each to demand. |
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| The nitty-gritty of a workshop as well as glamorous parties with masses of attention. |
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| Instead, it asked a panel of experts to work out the nitty-gritty at a meeting on 2-3 July. |
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| I will get into the nitty-gritty of whether Bill C-58 delivers the goods or not. |
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| Here it is, micromanaging airports in Bill C-27, right down to the little nitty-gritty of flying flags and putting up signs. |
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| Then they went ahead and did it, sorting out the nitty-gritty without losing sight of the big political picture. |
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| Several initiatives still have room for improvement when it comes to the nitty-gritty. |
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| Webb was never wild about some of the nitty-gritty aspects of elected office and was not a very assiduous fundraiser. |
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| If you must know more, the BBC has a useful primer on all the nitty-gritty. |
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| But what happens at CGI is the nitty-gritty of deal-making between philanthropists and the people who get it done. |
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| I wanted to give the general public a view of the nitty-gritty of expeditions. |
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| These have led to some perilous moments, especially when the public's unmannerly curiosity about the nitty-gritty collides with radio phone-ins. |
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| He got his details from the nitty-gritty of our everyday lives. |
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| That is the kind of nitty-gritty issue the committee will delve into. |
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| Generally it's a writer, someone who came up with the initial idea for the series, who isn't afraid of getting their hands dirty with the nitty-gritty of production. |
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| But civilisation also needs a myriad nitty-gritty decisions. |
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| Zero in on the venues most suitable, and then enquire about the nitty-gritty such as whether they charge cakeage, allow you to bring in your own alcohol etc. |
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| We're down to the nitty-gritty as the two lowest scoring couples compete in a dance-off, with a place in the semi-finals at stake. |
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| The latter places emphasis on the nitty-gritty of legal practice, from civil and criminal litigation to labour law and the Deeds Registry Office. |
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| The big Saints stopper is back in the nitty-gritty of fatherhood after his wife gave birth to their third child, Chloe. |
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| From a dredging management perspective, they're more of an oversight body and I don't really see them getting into the nitty-gritty of doing that activity. |
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| It gives a pleasant sense of transgression, of really being in the nitty-gritty. |
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| Can you kindly throw some light on the basic nitty-gritty of setting up a business from a Canadian point of view, information about currency control, the financial institutions, the banking in the country? |
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| What we are supposed to get there is the nitty-gritty detail as well. |
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| There are good things about them too, of course, but I've done my share and after a while there's a certain arrogance in claiming to deal with the nitty-gritty of life. |
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| We look forward to working with you over the next months on program design because, you know, sometimes the nitty-gritty, the nuts and bolts in particular are as important as the framework. |
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| He gave a short summary without getting into the nitty-gritty of the problem. |
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| The course is open to artists, producers, civil servants and cultural operators working on an idea and who want practical insight into the nitty-gritty of European project management. |
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| In terms of the nitty-gritty of writing, George brings the skill set of being able to get it out on paper pretty quickly. |
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| From a broad introduction to comScore's culture, to the nitty-gritty processes of the data engineers, the new employee orientation and training covers all aspects of the company. |
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| But have you heard about the actual 60 minutes of nitty-gritty playtime? |
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| Many of the existing principles sound good and work well in principle, but my experience in real-life cases has been that they often break down when you get to the nitty-gritty of how individual cases operate. |
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| That is why this party has been very proactive in trying to find women candidates and help them raise funds to do the nitty-gritty things that you have to do to become a member of Parliament. |
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| So, no substance, no nitty-gritty, no details, but only a shell. |
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| Then, when the papers are right, Russia must convince outsiders that the new regime will apply in practice. When talks deal with the nitty-gritty, however, Russian negotiators get huffy. |
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| She was always early, eager and ready to go, helpful in everything she did, keen to muck in with the nitty-gritty jobs and always willing to do more. |
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