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November 16, 2007

Dig deep, Dig deeper

dig deep (verb) -
a. Use all the resources you can find
b. Use all the money you have
c. Do an exhaustive search
d. Think hard to solve a problem

dig deep into your pockets
dig deep into your purse
did deep into their own pockets
have to dig deep into your pockets to afford
a friend willing to dig deep to help you out of a problem

take your time and dig deep
be prepared to dig deep
we know what we are capable of achieving so we've got to dig deep
dig deep into memory
dig deep into experience
with the chips down, we had to dig deep

did not need to dig deep to know that
dig deep into his past
drive you to dig deep
you've got to dig deep

the book includes, for those who wish to dig deeper
dig deeper into the conceptual roots of
dig deep in search of
members must dig into their pockets to keep the organisation going




Example sentences:

* So the company decided to dig deep into their own pockets to give the staff a four per cent raise this year.

* We know what we are capable of achieving so we've got to dig deep and battle our way out of this bad spell.

* These are hard questions to answer, so be prepared to take your time and dig deep.

* We have to pay one-third of your sales in rent alone, so you'll have to dig deep into your purse.

* She did not need to dig deep to know that she would not be satisfied with her old way of life, with her quiet existence and with her work obsessed husband.

* "An unexpected piece of good fortune will come your way in the form of a friend or admirer willing to dig deep to help you out of a problem or into a successful proposition."

* "It never ceases to amaze me what human beings can do when they have to dig deep."

* You have to dig deep in your pockets to afford this car.

* "The struggle to explore the inner space of their materials has driven sculptors to dig deep."

* Members and friends must continue to dig deep into their pockets to keep the organisation going.

* If you are losing children do spend time with the dissatisfied parents to explore not just the event that has brought the situation to a head but dig deep for other areas of dissatisfaction, hostility or conflict.

* They dig deep in search of mineral deposits to replenish those expended in the last year of growth.

* So, to come up with another completely different solo album, you've got to dig deep, and also be open-minded enough to take some suggestions from the producers.

* Dig deep enough into Cud's sordid past and you discover many horrible things.

* Discipline yourself to dig deep and get at facts which can be substantiated.

* Much better to dig your roots in somewhere, anywhere, and dig deep.

* "We have to dig deep into records to find these and then only if they have committed a crime or some other act do they get their names recorded."

* The boxer had to dig deep into his resources to reach the final bell.

* It has been an expensive season for fans, but I hope they will dig deep to back the team in their final home game.

* "With the chips down, we had to dig deep."

* "The book is a rich seam of statistical information, but dig deeper and a wonderful social and sporting history of the city emerges."

* At the Group of Seven meeting in New York America's treasury secretary, asked his Japanese and German colleagues to dig deeper into their pockets.

* "I do not believe the answer to every problem is simply for government to dig deeper in your pocket."

* "I hadn't realised that there were extensive Roman ruins as well, and that the valley waited for archaeologists to dig deeper."

* At the end the book includes, for those who wish to dig deeper, over 400 references, many to current literature.

* "The band's hit single went straight to the top, and so the record people started to dig deeper into that whole club scene."

* "The only remedy, then, is to dig deeper into the conceptual roots of such claims and subject them to a comprehensive structural analysis."

* He was forever saying things like, "Dig deeper, man, dig deeper."

* "She watched the way the wind filled the sails and felt the boat dig deeper into the water, moving under her like some wild creature straining against a leash."


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