Word: morass
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...taking questions from an audience? He's also not carrying the advantage of the carefully lowered expectations that preceded him into the first two encounters. If he keeps his wits about him and nails a few specifics, he could win the day. But if he sinks into a verbal morass, as he's done consistently during off-the-cuff exchanges on the campaign trail, he might be in trouble...
...political manipulation. Putting some of the Miami relatives in a situation where they, too, might be cross-examined could turn those hearings into something a lot more complex than a simple attack on the Clinton administration's tactics. And that could leave the Senate presiding over something of a morass. They may also want to consider a Sunday NBC poll that found 62 percent of Americans believed a congressional inquiry would not be useful...
...lure a band to Harvard. This is an important consideration for the cash-strapped council. Although a substantial portion of that money should be spent on student groups, the council would be wise to redirect some of it toward improving Voodoo Daddy's visit. Swing dancing on the muddy morass of the MAC Quad in spring isn't too likely, and without a place to dance much of the appeal of swing music is lost. A small investment in planking over part of the MAC Quad, coupled with some extra expenditure on food and lessons for beginners, will...
Take it from a skeptic: if you want to learn how to protect yourself and get in shape, there's nothing more fun to do than beat up on people like me. For those of you lost in the morass of spring recruiting, I'm sure Goldman Sachs needs butt-kickers...
...Rowling acknowledges, Harry is on the brink of adolescence and will fall into that hormonal morass any day now. Harry and friends will notice, and do more than notice, members of the opposite sex, and the action starts in Book Four where they all fall in love with the wrong people. A foolishly smitten or moony Harry may challenge the devotion of the readers who admire his innocent, boyish virtues and unflappable dignity, except, perhaps, those readers who have grown into adolescents themselves...