Word: baseless
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...named Harry Jacobs, charges that because G.O.P. workers were allowed to fill in blanks on thousands of absentee-ballot applications last October, none of the ballots should count. A similar suit was filed Friday against Martin County, another wealthy, predominantly Republican county. G.O.P. officials have belittled the charges as baseless attempts to throw out perfectly good votes, anathema to the "count every vote" mantra of the Gore camp. But the Bush team has sent two powerhouse attorneys to attack the sleeper case before it gobbles up the election...
...suit] is baseless," said University spokesperson Joe Wrinn. "The contract was between Forum Financial and the Russian government, and there was a release signed and a payment made [when Forum sold its interest]. You can't have it both ways...
...harassment. They refused him basic equipment, begrudged him routine promotions and pay raises, and denied him permission to appear on television programs honoring his environmental record. He has been the target of five separate New York City Department of Investigation probes into allegations of wrongdoing, mostly petty and always baseless. In all the cases, he has been cleared...
Some politicians have labeled the long form of the census as unnecessarily intrusive, particularly those about income, race and indoor plumbing. These criticisms are nothing short of baseless. Not only are these questions essential for an accurate census count, each form came with numerous disclaimers assuring the confidentiality of census information...
...names from the animals they come from (pig, pork; deer, venison; cow, beef) because the Norman rulers in England were the ones who got to enjoy meat while the poor peasants could only herd the animals, or at best raise them for dairy products. But that doesn't excuse baseless assumptions. It's always good to analyze the source of one's sense of repulsion: as a meat-eater, is it justifiable that I look down on other meats as unclean, or is it just received wisdom...