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Last week, the Jets found a way to squeak by.

Without opposition, there was a chance he could squeak by.

That peak may just be low enough to let us squeak by.

They're not A work, certainly, but in a pinch they might squeak by.

But the best bet now is that the Clinton forces will squeak by, at least this week.

The obstruction article squeaked by the House, 221 to 212.

The savings let him squeak by without layoffs, he said.

Or of a chancellor in trouble using a delicate issue to try to squeak by?

She says she can squeak by on one and a half hours of sleep a day.

Amazon squeaked by, processing most of the orders on time.

We squeaked by on imported rum until that ran out.

Or could I squeak by with a contractor alone?

They used to squeak by on their Social Security and pensions.

They finally squeaked by the Rangers, only to be ousted in the first round.

Last night, some Impressionist paintings were in demand, while others just squeaked by.

Drew would absorb just enough information to squeak by.

As is the case every year, a politician has come through with the answer and helped the Yonkers schools squeak by once again.

With about 10 yards to go, my legs kind of gave and Graham just squeaked by me."

Republicans "lost" in the 1993 budget agreement, which squeaked by with the votes of Democrats, then the majority.

They squeaked by Greece, which did have the home-court advantage.

Last spring, however, the station squeaked by, making its goal only in the last few days of each month.

The Senate passed the measure 28 to 19, while in the House it squeaked by, 102 to 97.

But last night, some Impressionist works of lesser quality either failed to sell or just squeaked by.

"The Producers" squeaks by with a cast of 27.

But if you listen to me, we might be able to squeak through.

Once in a while, someone will try to squeak through with the help of a big hat.

A huge group of shows has just barely squeaked through.

Never mind that he squeaked through by a margin of 3 percent.

With his help, the provision squeaked through the Senate in the summer of 1987.

The bill squeaked through two committees, by votes of 11 to 10, before going to the floor.

In May, this bill squeaked through the House by a single vote.

Why should such important nominees be able to squeak through with a bare majority?

We almost nailed him in Manila, but he squeaked through.

You may be interested to know that you just squeaked through.

Republicans said this morning that they thought the bill would squeak through, but then postponed a vote again.

I'd say we've just squeaked through, more than once.

At the bottom of the ramp he squeaked through on the yellow, but I got caught by the red.

"Been with him when he squeaked through some very tight asteroid belts."

It comes up for a vote every year and so far it's just squeaked through by a few votes each time."

But sometimes it would let you squeak through and you could advance.

"You hit a ball down the line and, sometimes, it squeaks through," Zimmerman said.

The Boat squeaked through the mysterious depths of the ocean.

He had squeaked through college, and was just barely acceptable to the personnel machines.

The girl squeaked through the rag Vi had tied over her mouth.

With cars parked on both sides, just one lane remains to squeak through.

"Maybe one in a hundred squeaks through," he says.

A fourth squeaked through on a single disputed vote.

They were barely wide enough for a man to squeak through if he held his arms over his head.

I could quietly put in for a transfer on the basis of personality conflict and maybe squeak through.