He has threatened to use his very large political ace-in-the-hole by hinting that letters soon will go out to Social Security recipients which will warn that the checks will stop if the debt ceiling isn't raised. ❋ Chris Weigant (2011)
And their ace-in-the-hole: 6. To mandate that teachers give the religious-based, factually-bereft fiction of creationism equal footing with evolution, the basic organizing principle of all modern biology. ❋ Bill Allen (2011)
For the first time since the end of the Cold War, the U.S. and its allies face a competitor that can call into question what has been the American military's ace-in-the-hole — its supremacy in the skies. ❋ Garry Schmitt (2011)
Neither the Pakistani political elite – - which seems content to give more territory to militants so the elite can continue its intramural fight over the scraps of state power – - nor the Pakistani military – - which continues to see militant groups as its strategic ace-in-the-hole even as these groups increasingly threaten the state itself - – seem willing or able to muster the political will to improve governance in the country. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Munn's ace-in-the-hole is the air that she doesn't care. ❋ Unknown (2010)
Any good game was only as good as its biggest ace-in-the-hole. ❋ Michelle Janine Robinson (2010)
Faced with a rash of litigation over their ratings of mortgage-backed securities, credit-rating firms are hoping to rely on a longtime legal ace-in-the-hole: the Constitution. ❋ Unknown (2009)
On the other hand, the blind forces of nature have never shown they're, not even with the Darwinist's ace-in-the-hole natural selection at work. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Having grown up in a Republican household, most Reoublicans believe that Chappaquidick (sic) is their ace-in-the-hole for all Republican corruption. ❋ Unknown (2009)
It seems like Bic Macs and guns are quite the ace-in-the-hole at this point ... ❋ Unknown (2009)
Why would he after Obama eviscerated him on McCain's "ace-in-the-hole" issue? ❋ Unknown (2009)
Younger working-class voters, male and female, white or black, are not so caught up in it, and they are Obama's ace-in-the-hole. ❋ Unknown (2008)
Now, I have to say, the average Death Cab fan will probably tell you that the band's ace-in-the-hole is - or at least their most identifiable sound is Ben Gibbard, their vocalist. ❋ Unknown (2008)
Still, I had an ace-in-the-hole, since I write for another prestigious internet publication. ❋ Unknown (2008)
