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EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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The children are trapped in an emotional tug-of-war between their parents.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Often, several make contact with the wall and then there is a tug-of-war between them.
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Opposing forces were in precarious balance, and resolving their tug-of-war was his prime concern.
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Rather, what seems to be happening is a tug-of-war over where exactly the bipartisan centre stands.
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She heard the break before she actually saw the child who had fallen at the winning end of a tug-of-war rope.
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They have intricate games of tug-of-war with anything long enough to pull.
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Two people pulling in opposite directions have a tug-of-war .