a sting in the tail

There is also a sting in the tail of the green paper.

And there was a sting in the tail, he warned finally.

It was a compliment with a sting in the tail.

Scorpions, it seems, are not the only things with a sting in the tail.

"You're never happy with a spell unless it's got a sting in the tail."

Now that is the issue at stake, but there is a sting in the tail.

They've always got a sting in the tail.

This compromise may seem harmless, but it provides a sting in the tail of this book.

Protection is quite good (if you trust micro wires) and the final slab has a sting in the tail.

There is a sting in the tail: Anyone can buy property against the owner's wishes at the appraisal the owner placed on it.

An omelette of rumour, speculation and downright lies, with many a sting in the tail.

But there's a sting in the tail: "Will the PM assure me the investment will continue?"

'There was certainly a sting in the tail and the increase on fuel charges is a fatal blow for pensioners,' he said.

Some of his stories are linked with Sufi traditions and philosophical approaches - and they almost always come with a sting in the tail.

The fire support version, armed with a 76 mm gun, was named Scorpion as the rear-mounted turret suggested a sting in the tail.

The Bobcats were tough, reliable, all-terrain vehicles with puncture-proof tyres and skin and a sting in the tail.

He likes art that is fun and grabs your attention, that packs a sting in the tail or a punch in the solar plexus."

However, as usual there is a sting in the tail and in this case it is the fourth characteristic, that of differentiation, which gives cause for concern.

There's a sting in the tail of this deal for News Corporation too, which bought Photobucket in 2007 for $300m but sold it last year.

Fellowes described his solution to the murder of Charles Bravo as: "surprising...there is definitely a sting in the tail.

The Epoch Of Perpetual Happiness is the title of Peter Davies's new exhibition, but one look at his paintings suggests there is a sting in the tail.

However, Howard Davies, the CBI's director-general, said: 'We would have liked an assurance on the continuation of investment allowances and the Budget comes with a sting in the tail - future tax increases.

HRH Prince Charles in a message to the sixth National Conference of Organic Food Production What is worrying farmers most is that nature has a nasty habit of having a sting in the tail.

The stories generally feature a sting in the tail, with, for example, the UK City of Swindon being lampooned in "The Lift That Took People to Places They Didn't Want to Go".

The assembly he justly commends for the bright appearance of the beauties; but with a sting in the tail of this compliment, where he says they seldom end without some considerable match or intrigue; and yet he owns that during the fair these assemblies are held every night.