Search Details

Word: outdid (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first (reverse)


Usage:

...most sophisticated programming on the air, most political ads remain stuck in the Stone Age. Nader looked like a philosopher king simply for doing a couple of funny parodies of MasterCard and Monster.com spots. Both appealed smartly to voter cynicism about the major parties (and corporations), but neither outdid your average sneaker-company...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Campaign Ad Nauseam | 11/4/2000 | See Source »

...well, as a number of tunes had four or five separate guitar tracks. These required using an electric Fender with space echo additions to an acoustic strung up in Nashville tuning, an old trick that replaces the lower strings with high ones, producing a clear, ringing sound. Ian also outdid my studio setup of two bass amplifiers by using a total of six guitar amps, though never, I believe, simultaneously...

Author: By Ty Gibbons, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Of Hard Work, Crotch Mikes and 'Deuce Bigalow' | 10/27/2000 | See Source »

...ROLL Who knew transportation could prove this inspiring? The subject figured in both candidates' passel of proposals this week. As in the past, Al Gore outdid his Republican opponent, perhaps to make up for lagging poll numbers. Both men will have to pick up the pace, however, to meet our goal by election time...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Campaign Pledge Drive: Week Five | 7/10/2000 | See Source »

...crowd had got tickets beforehand and had flown in from as far away as California, while those who lined up outside the studio had only a 1 in 50 shot of scoring a seat at the taping. If they did indeed come for the camp, the show outdid itself, though the producers' efforts were sometimes a bit forced. The contest was held at the dance club Webster Hall, and the theme ingredient, Dungeness crab, was lowered from a disco ball. "Do they get the joke, or do they think it's serious?" asked Flay afterward. They hired Australian former talk...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Joy Of Cooking | 6/26/2000 | See Source »

Gyorffy, who was the runner-up at the NCAAs last year, outdid the next highest jumper, Carrie Long of Purdue, who jumped 1.87 meters...

Author: By Elizabeth M. Lewis, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Junior Gyorffy Jumps to NCAA Title | 3/13/2000 | See Source »

Previous | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Next