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Marling, who calls Owen’s preparation “ferocious,” recalls going over every scene “with a fine-tooth comb.”

Any such deal would normally have to be accepted by all countries in a plenary session, where negotiators can go through the text with a fine-tooth comb, often leading to major arguments.

“My father’s lawyers went through those rules with a fine-tooth comb.”

“This is something we went through with a fine-tooth comb.”

For once, nobody was in the least bit bothered about being ordered out of the car, bodies searched, vehicle and bags gone through with a fine-tooth comb.