Why, for example, Greg Smith's lesions stopped developing when he stopped scratching: because they were self-inflicted.
Reducing them by 2% [as in the autumn statement] is not scratching the surface given they have been earlier raised by 40%." Frank Doran, MP for Aberdeen North, agreed.
You stand there scratching your head thinking this isn't meant to happen".
" The Key survey suggests that central government funding may be only scratching the surface of a much deeper problem.
His home is not in Oxford, but in south London, where he lives in a one-bedroom council flat, scratching a living of around £8,000 a year from journalism, research work, speaking engagements, and slim royalties from his books.
Chances are, when you conjure up an image of a country town, it is either a desolate main street, or a large regional centre, or the red earth of an outback town with a stray dog scratching.
His first feature, 2000's The Last Resort, depicted a loose family of refugees scratching out an existence in the seaside town of Margate.
"It was a disappointment for everybody who went there on Friday night, people were scratching their heads as to what happened for the first 25 minutes, but as I say, it was a freak 25 minutes".
After too many hours of asking associates what they think of Gove, I'm left scratching my head.
Worrall has been suspended for "bringing the game into disrepute" otherwise known in layman's terms as scratching a penis and testicles into a wicket being prepared for an upcoming match.
No wonder Gatland was scratching his head on Saturday night when asked about his potential three-quarter line for what will be another physical examination from the Tongans.
