Sentence examples for rather tied up from inspiring English sources

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With love, BB My dear BB, I am sorry it has taken so long to reply, I have been rather tied up buying a castle.

Of course, Joss Whedon has also expressed an interest in the past, though I imagine The Avengers director might be rather tied up with his Marvel ventures for the foreseeable future.

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ME: I would rather be tied up to stakes in the Kalahari Desert, have honey poured over me and red ants eat out my eyes than open a Twitter account.

A combination of individual savings accounts (ISAs) and pensions are the way to go, according to Ms Sofat: "I'd say if you are younger, in your twenties or early thirties, then you should be looking at maximising your annual ISA allowance as this money can be accessed any time rather than tied up for 30-plus years.

He said his party's radicalism was needed as much as ever and called on the coalition to get on with the reforms rather than becoming "tied up in knots".

Rather than get tied up in a court battle to require Nissan to acknowledge a defect, a fight the agency may have lost, Mr. Weinstein said he thought it was better to reach an accommodation with the automaker.

The pair expressed a mutual "keenness to communicate and collaborate", but left many wondering what had prompted this public reconciliation.One view is that it shows that Mr Maliki realises he should concentrate on stopping sectarian violence in the south, rather than getting tied up with petty in-fighting with the Kurds.

Rather than being tied up in a court fight over pursuing cash damages that Mr. Schneiderman was unlikely to win, he will instead be free to focus on forcing the former A.I.G. chief to testify, according to people briefed on the matter.

"Rather than being tied up in bureaucracy, or saying, 'We don't do those things,' Jim is saying that if poor people's lives are at risk… then it is our business," says Tim Evans, whom Kim hired to run the bank's new global practice for health.

Business Secretary Vince Cable said businesses need to focus on creating jobs and growth rather than "being tied up in unnecessary red tape".

"Rather than remaining tied up in costly litigation, this agreement secures billions in long-term savings which will allow the city to restore and expand services in a sustainable way," he said.

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