Word: slapdash
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...South Pacific's frigate birds have not the high standards of U.S. postmen through storm and sleet and snow and dark of night. But, in their slapdash way, the frigate birds do pretty well. For centuries, the islanders in France's remote Tuamotu archipelago have used the frigate bird to carry messages from island to island, putting their faith in the tropical laziness that prompts the birds to fly no farther than the nearest island. If the mail is not always delivered on time and seldom with any privacy, at least it costs nothing and there...
...sentiment and hard sense, of ruefulness and worldliness, that requires delicately simple treatment. As a play enfolded in music, it could be both piquant and touching. As a grandiose spectacle-with undersea ballets, waterfront fandangos and full-rigged ships crossing the stage -the story becomes both sluggish and slapdash. The heaping portion has been substituted for the proper food...
...Council has not in a "slapdash" or any other manner eliminated any of the committees as yet. The considered clause was added to enable Council members to reflect and discuss it with their constituents...
While both proposals solve the prestige problem of the Permanent Class Committee, the Council's slapdash elimination of the group only aggravates the situation with new difficulties. The Council's assumption that the Permanent Council has nothing to do in the spring and could plan Senior Week is not entirely correct, since it must approve a constitution and make a number of appointments. Dissolving the Class Day Committee automatically cuts out a number of seniors willing to work for the class...
...repairs. With inadequate funds, and without permission from Congress to inspect each loan, the FHA had been forced to rely on the prudence of banks to uphold ethical standards. In many instances, the reliance was misplaced. Con men and crooked contractors have made millions from overevaluated loans for slapdash or nonexistent repairs...