31. "We'll fight tooth and nail against mandates, but minimum standards that aren't too onerous we can live with ." 32. The game resembled a tractor pull as each team had to fight tooth and nail for every inch of ice. 33. "We will fight tooth and nail to make sure no legislation gets enacted that takes away the agency's authority ." 34. "I have to fight tooth and nail to make sure no new competitions are introduced, " he said by telephone. 35. They will most certainly fight tooth and nail against it as they did in Kyoto to prevent any new commitment. 36. "We had to fight tooth and nail to put in indoor plumbing, " said James, a Dublin Junior High math teacher. 37. When you have that sort of situation, you know people who benefit from them will fight tooth and nail to keep them. 38. "We believe that Wachovia's management is likely to fight tooth and nail , and we think the stock is vulnerable to a pullback," 39. History is full of that, I might add, and once made, a committee will fight tooth and nail to avoid being unmade. 40. There are more and more counties _ in particular for claims regarding malfunctions of the heart _ that fight tooth and nail ,