Successor to "like looking for a needle in a haystack"

[Pablo Dominguez]

"Como buscar una aguja en un pajar" we say in Spanish.It is interesting to
note that the concept underlying most expressions and proverbs, especially
those related to rural activities, is similar and sometimes literally the
same in languages that are akin.

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> Capt. D. K. Sharma, a spokesman for the Indian Navy, refused on
> Friday to offer an estimate of long the search for Malaysia Airlines
> flight 370 might take.  "How can you ask such a question? This is
> like looking for a needle in that vast expanse of sea."
>
> NYTimes, Sat. March 15, "Satellite Firm Says Its Data Could Offer
> Location of Missing Flight," page A6, col. 5-6 (New England edition).
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> Joel
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