Noun : The announcement that the trade agreement had been signed ended a week of nail-biting on Wall Street.    From Dictionary.com. 

Vermont governor primary has a nail-biting finish?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Florida, Arizona primary election results - as it happened] Reference

It ` s one of the nail-biting scenes from the film.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Dec 12, 2005] Reference

GUPTA: Keeping track of his nail-biting is paying off.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Feb 1, 2005] Reference

That's a nail-biting, hang-wringing issue for Democrats.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Mar 13, 2008] Reference

It's nail-biting, but man it's fun to cheer at the finish.    From Wordnik.com.  [Poll: Voters See McCain As The Negative Campaigner By Six To One] Reference

This is the nail-biting, hand-wringing issue for Democrats.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Mar 13, 2008] Reference

Our Kimberly Osias is monitoring the nail-biting in Richmond, Virginia.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Nov 8, 2005] Reference

But it faces a long, nail-biting wait with far from guaranteed results.    From Wordnik.com.  [Greece Downgraded To Junk Status By S&P] Reference

So I'll be in nail-biting mode for several months as the campaign develops.    From Wordnik.com.  [Poll: 50% Would Not Vote For Hillary] Reference

GUPTA: Hey, welcome to the show, Jonathan, the gold medalist of nail-biting.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jan 21, 2005] Reference

Whatever it is, this weekend is going to be an exciting, nail-biting weekend.    From Wordnik.com.  [jaimewolf Diary Entry] Reference

MILES O'BRIEN, CNN ANCHOR: It's been a nail-biting weekend for some investors.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript - Sunday Morning News: Financial Consultant Discusses Turbulent Stock Market - April 16, 2000] Reference

A hi - tech divining rod heads for a nail-biting entry into the orbit of Mars.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Mar 10, 2006] Reference

HEMMER: It may sound like a joke, but nail-biting can lead to serious health issues.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jan 21, 2005] Reference

Ordinary Zimbabweans, meanwhile, have their own theories about the nail-biting silence.    From Wordnik.com.  [On Knife’s Edge] Reference

It's going to be nail-biting vote on that budget in both the House and Senate -- Anderson.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Mar 24, 2009] Reference

Meanwhile, an emotionally stirring appearance for a nail-biting occasion up on Capitol Hill.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jul 9, 2008] Reference

But the nail-biting match also showed just how much psychological and physical toughness players need.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dear Tennis Diary …] Reference

SHAPIRO: All of this nail-biting amounts to fear of the unknown, says Fred Wertheimer of Democracy 21.    From Wordnik.com.  [Watchdogs Mourn Loss Of White House Ethics Czar] Reference

These days medical advances have added another layer of drama, the nail-biting suspense of separation.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Oct 16, 2003] Reference

It's going to be nail-biting stuff right up to the final voting in less than four hours from now, Hala.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Mar 30, 2007] Reference

He also has a horrible nail-biting habit and I did not know how to help him stop in time for our wedding.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Mar 8, 2005] Reference

First, a nail-biting balloon fight, then a frantic search for a 6-year-old believed to have been on board.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Oct 17, 2009] Reference

VERJEE: And nail-biting negotiations in Baghdad as the final deadline for a draft constitution approaches.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Aug 15, 2005] Reference

It explores everything from fixes for nail-biting and bad cuticles to the must-haves for self – nail care.    From Wordnik.com.  [Clean and Polished: Sophie Dawson] Reference

DELANEY: What is it like to be a father, a former politician yourself on a night like this, a nail-biting night?.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Nov 5, 2002] Reference

I'm guessing that means a long weekend of nail-biting for Jennifer Hudson, a Golden Globe nominee for "Dreamgirls.".    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jan 12, 2007] Reference

Kids under stress exhibit a wide range of symptoms from headaches to asthma attacks to nail-biting and sleeping problems.    From Wordnik.com.  [STOP STRESSING ME] Reference

Jonathan's nail-biting puts him at high risk of infection, and a lifetime of biting could have damaged his nail bed for good.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jan 21, 2005] Reference

I mean, or because you're worried about sort of the medical problems behind nail-biting, getting infection and stuff like that?.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jan 21, 2005] Reference

Any second-rate comic can mock hanging chad, the Supreme Court and a nail-biting election -- even Bill Maher seemed funny back in 2000.    From Wordnik.com.  [Red, White & Funny] Reference

Finding out the other's FICO score at this critical juncture can bring unnecessary stress to an oftentimes already nail-biting situation.    From Wordnik.com.  [Jeanne Kelly: When Chelsea and Marc Said 'I Do' Did They Know Each Other's FICO Score?] Reference

Guiding the families who take part in that nail-biting program, British radio host Alan Robson, author of "Grisly Tales and Ghostly Tales.".    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript - Larry King Live: Are There Ghosts? - April 3, 2001] Reference