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They finally got their chance tonight and came out swinging.

But the oil industry looks set to come out swinging.

I got to within one and then he came out swinging.

Now it was the defense's turn, and they came out swinging.

Gore always comes out swinging just as an issue is about to go south.

"When your back is against the wall, you have to come out swinging," he said.

So why hasn't she come out swinging and used all that power you say she's got somehow?

He came out swinging, sometimes wildly, in his first service game.

"She's come out swinging with very clear positions for the Democrats."

We knew they would come out swinging, give it their best punch.

They need someone like you to inspire them to come out swinging.

After the study received a bit of publicity, the Administration came out swinging.

But in this electoral season he has come out swinging.

The question now is whether Detroit residents will come out swinging.

"We'll come out swinging on the other side of the holidays."

So hopefully tomorrow's a new day and we come out swinging.

He must come out swinging for the fence in the first set, which will be huge.

"But no matter what, you have to come out swinging.

England, we can assume, are going to come out swinging.

In the last six weeks of the fall campaign Kerry finally changed course and came out swinging, but by then it was far too late.

I’m the kind of person who, when backed into a corner, comes out swinging.

I expect for them to come out swinging, so there should probably be some big gaps.

After seven days of testimony, the prosecution came out swinging.

Here, she has come out swinging with a provocative concept.

He came out swinging in defense of Reeves yesterday, though.