2 QUOTES WITH «SHAMBOLIC»
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shambolic.
I was lucky enough to make four Bond films. It finished in rather shambolic fashion, but I have no bitterness, no resentment.
America is an empire. I hope you know that now. All empires, by definition, are bumbling, shambolic, bullying, bureaucratic affairs, as certain of the rightness of their cause in infancy, as they are corrupted by power in their dotage.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHAMBOLIC»
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shambolic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
shambolic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Cambridge Companion to David Hare
with Portable Theatre, he recounts how the company strove to promulgate a '
deliberately and apparently shambolic style of presentation where people simply
lurched onto the stage and lurched off again, and it was impossible to make ...
Element 10 Heroes, inventors and a shambolic nation Nigerians are world
renowned for their duplicitous bent; the rule of thumb is that you cannot trust a
Nigerian farther than you could throw him. We are continually assaulted in
Nigeria by ...
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Oxford American Writer's Thesaurus
... mussy; disorganized, chaotic, confused, jumbled, muddled, shambolic. 2 a
disordered digestive system: dysfunctional, disturbed, unsettled, unbalanced,
upset. disorderly adjective 1 a disorderly desk: untidy, disorganized, messy,
cluttered; ...
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Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang
shagtastic shake shake-down shaky do shambolic 'Property prices rise and they
make shedloads more money.' sharpish. thejeep, with all of 'em looking shagged
out (1975). [Origin uncertain; perh. related to shag1 verb.] shagtastic adjective ...
John Ayto, John Simpson, 2010
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Everest 1953: The Epic Story of the First Ascent
been. so. shambolic. at. times. that. it. almost. looked. as. if. he. were. deliberately
trying to sabotage his leadership credentials. Eric was profoundly and utterly out
of sympathy with the 'Everest establishment'. He had no time for committees, ...
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An Epic Swindle: 44 Months with a Pair of Cowboys
AN EPIC SWINDLE is the inside story of how Liverpool FC came within hours of being re-possessed by the banks after the shambolic 44-month reign of American owners Tom Hicks and George Gillett.
They had crossed the road to the most shambolic second hand bookshop in the
entire history of everything, which if you pause to think for a moment makes it
pretty fucking shambolic. “Hi Heather.” said a voice from somewhere. “Hi Alan.
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Ghosts of Kanungu: Fertility, Secrecy and Exchange in the ...
The few documents which survived form a shambolic and rotting pile in the attic
of the current Kabale District Administration Headquarters. However, largely
thanks to the industry of one former archivist of the 1960s (whose name I did not ...
9
Perfect Youth: The Birth of Canadian Punk
sound is shambolic and embarrassing. It's so bad that other students look at each
other and realize that there is no reason they can't start a band. Within a few
weeks, Victoria goes from having one punk band — the out-of-tune, unrehearsed
...
10
The Easy Guide to Repertory Grids
Trainers 1 and 3 are construed the most similarly: both 'seat-of-pants' rather than
careful preparers (5–5); both 'energetic' (1–1); both halfway between having an '
intellectual' rather than 'pedestrian' style (3–3); trainer 1 being 'shambolic' in his ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHAMBOLIC»
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shambolic is used in the context of the following news items.
Cuts to specialist education in Swansea branded 'shambolic' by …
Swansea's education chief has hit back at three AMs from different parties who have criticised what they claim are proposed cuts to specialist education in the ... «WalesOnline, Jul 15»
Mikaeel Kular: Tragic tot's dad brands social workers 'shambolic and …
The handling of the case by the authority was branded "shambolic" and "shameful" — as the tot's father Zahid Saeed, 31, called for senior heads to roll. He said: ... «Scottish Daily Record, Jul 15»
Trade union blasts "shambolic" train operator as third of Sunday …
"Their approach to workforce planning and industrial relations appears nothing short of shambolic and contrary to the impression they were anxious to portray ... «Herald Scotland, Jul 15»
Scots fliers blast 'shambolic' airport wait as new security system is …
Hundreds of angry customers have taken to the internet to slam the “dreadful and shambolic” service. Air travel review website airlinequality.com has been ... «Scottish Daily Record, Jun 15»
“Completely ludicrous”, “absolutely shambolic” – journalist slams …
“Completely ludicrous”, “absolutely shambolic” – journalist slams Liverpool's transfer strategy. News · Henry Jackson on May 28, 2015. Share; Tweet. It will be a ... «This Is Anfield, May 15»
'Shambolic' Margam Park superhero day offers refunds to angry …
A "shambolic" superhero event in Neath Port Talbot is offering refunds "on merit" after hundreds of complaints. The organisers at Margam Country Park ... «BBC News, May 15»
Geoffrey Boycott Slams 'Shambolic' England
England crashed out of the World Cup at the group stage and then managed only a 1-1 Test series draw in the Caribbean against a West Indies side labelled ... «NDTVSports.com, May 15»
Charlotte Church backs Labour: 'David Cameron has presided over …
Church had more choice words for Cameron's party, opining that: "David Cameron has presided over the most capricious, shambolic government that there has ... «The Independent, May 15»
Hornets boss says 'shambolic' final game sums up the season
Di Paola added: “It was a bit shambolic really. We expected one of the games to be like that (availability issues) out of the three and thankfully it was only one of ... «West Sussex County Times, Apr 15»
Shambolic Isa transfer errors continue to hit savers
Shambolic Isa transfer errors continue to hit savers. Careful Isa investors are losing thousands of pounds thanks to provider errors. Isa spelt in Scrabble letters. «Telegraph.co.uk, Apr 15»
