I do not believe that the mass of the working men want this morning nipping.
These policies risk nipping growth in the bud when it has barely become positive again, even though capacity utilisation rates remain low.
It was not always the answer, but it was useful in nipping bullying in the bud.
One cannot assume that the postmen will be paid extra money for nipping round the world delivering ballot papers.
By nipping youth crime in the bud, we will be preventing today's young offenders graduating into tomorrow's career criminals.
In this case, an adequate information service succeeded in nipping in the bud what might otherwise have become a very dangerous situation.
There will be no more nipping to the country next-door to avoid a recession.
Far from nipping bad behaviour in the bud, the present youth justice system perversely reinforces much bad behaviour.
