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  • Clawing and scratching our way through the rainforest, we finally reached the top of the lava flow.

    Fury Jungle | SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles 2009

  • Clawing at the rock, he turned parallel to the wall and swam alongside it.

    The Omega Theory Mark Alpert 2011

  • However Trump's negatives are quite high and more than 40 percent of Republicans say they don't want Trump as the party's nominee Clawing your way to a plurality in a decreasingly crowded field is quite difficult when nearly fifty percent of voters don't want you to win.

    HUFFPOST HILL - Defense Spending Up Despite Drawdown Eliot Nelson 2011

  • However Trump's negatives are quite high and more than 40 percent of Republicans say they don't want Trump as the party's nominee Clawing your way to a plurality in a decreasingly crowded field is quite difficult when nearly fifty percent of voters don't want you to win.

    HUFFPOST HILL - Defense Spending Up Despite Drawdown Eliot Nelson 2011

  • Clawing at the rock, he turned parallel to the wall and swam alongside it.

    The Omega Theory Mark Alpert 2011

  • Clawing at the sand, desperate to get up, he managed to rise to one knee just as the beam struck his still-extended foot.

    Fatal Circle Linda Robertson 2010

  • Clawing tracks into the brick street, he struggles to calm his ragged breaths so he can scent her once more.

    Kresley Cole Immortals After Dark: The Clan MacRieve Kresley Cole 2010

  • Clawing you way to the presidency by redefining REPEATEDLY the parameters for securing the presidential nomination is simply a return to the 'spin doctoring' that marked your husband's term in office.

    Clyburn to endorse Obama 2008

  • Clawing back some £40bn from the public 47% of the economy with no separate boost to private demand must be severely deflationary.

    Budget 2010: If Osborne's gamble pays off, it is Thatcherism's finest hour 2010

  • Clawing at his skin and howling, he ran out into the night.

    In the Forest of the Snake People (Part 1) Jason Radak 2010

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