fine-toothed


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having fine teeth set close together

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| After washing, system-|atically comb the hair through while wet using a special fine-toothed nit and lice comb.
6 After washing, systematically comb the hair through while wet using a special fine-toothed nit and lice comb.
Summary: For average Americans, it’s the time of year when the Internal Revenue Service pours over our finances with a fine-toothed comb.
Senate confirmation hearings put nominees on notice that, as a Michigan state legislator reportedly once said, ''I'm watching everything you do with a fine-toothed comb.'' Loretta Lynch, a talented lawyer and seasoned U.S.
MANILA -- Senators Jinggoy Estrada and Nancy Binay intend to go over with a fine-toothed comb the Department of Social Welfare and Development's 2014 budget, particularly the increased allocation for the DSWD's cash doleout program.
The first-line treatment often used is wet-combing with a fine-toothed comb.
For both, a fine-toothed flea comb does an excellent job of* combing them out.
A non-chemical treatment is to comb wet hair with a fine-toothed comb to remove the nits and lice.
A second investigator, who did not know the results of the first inspection, applied conditioner to wet the hair and combed from roots to ends with a fine-toothed comb.
If, on the other hand, you're doing interior trim work like crown mold or chair rail, use a fine-toothed saw.
Hacksaws are fine-toothed saws designed to cut metal or plastic.
Using a fine-toothed narrow-bladed handsaw, we cut a horizontal half-moon hole on each side of the bucket, starting one-third to halfway up from the bottom of the bucket.
"But the matches are observed more closely than any others anywhere in the world and every aspect of them gone over with a fine-toothed comb, not only by the authorities but the public at large."
The Transportation Ministry already has created a special commission made up of public- and private-sector officials, who will go over each proposal with a fine-toothed comb.