«FLAT-FOOTED»的英语 引用
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flat-footed的知名引用和例句
Scott Brown may be the last Republican to win a statewide fight in Massachusetts for a very long time. He caught the machine flat-footed in January 2010 when he out-hustled Martha Coakley and stole the Senate seat Ted Kennedy held all those years. And since then, the Democrats haven't lost a single statewide fight.
When I'm painting the picture, I'm really painting a picture. I may have a flat-footed technique, or something like that, but still, to me, the thrill, or the meat of the thing, is the actual painting. I don't get any thrill out of laying it out.
The fellows that I played with encouraged me to bunt and beat the ball out. I was anxious to make good and did as I was told. When I came to Brooklyn, I adopted an altogether different style of hitting. I stood flat-footed at the plate and slugged. That was my natural style.
When you're in elected office, you always have to operate under the assumption that you're in a dog fight for re-election. It's when you don't prepare for a tough battle, when you're caught flat-footed, that you're vulnerable.
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The
Flat-
Footed Flies: (Diptera: Opetiidae and Platypezidae) ...
Two of these are here described as new to science. Known larvae develop in the larger fungi; adults are honey-dew feeders on broad leaves. Both families are characterised and proposals on their relationships and phylogeny are discussed.
2
Flat-
Footed Truths: Telling Black Women's Lives
Telling Black Women's Lives Patricia Bell-Scott, Juanita Johnson-Bailey. “How
much is this one?” I ask the young woman in charge, pointing to a tall black stone
. It looks as majestic as Zora herself must have been when she was learning ...
Patricia Bell-Scott, Juanita Johnson-Bailey, 2013
The main line, which was laid with 75-lb. flat-footed ateel rails on oast iron pot
sleepers, is being relaid with 90-lb. flat-footed steel rails. During the year 1907,
40 miles of the relaying on the main line from Lucknow towards Saharanpur was
...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1908
Of iron rails, there are 9331 miles, 60 lb. flat-footed; 44-09 miles, 68 lb. double-
headed; 5o'93 miles, 60 lb. bullheaded; 9'90 miles, 82 lb. double-headed and 2'
13 miles, 68 lb. bull-headed. Of steel rails, there are 1'90 miles, 10 lb. flat-footed;
...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1902
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Report on Indian Railways
'l he Murshidabad branch is laid with 75-11). new attern flat-footed steel rails on
sal sleepers. e donble linc p0rtion of the Southern section and the Budge-Budge
branch are laid with 85~lb. bull-beaded steel rails, the greater part on cast iron ...
India. Railway Board, 1908
31 (1884). 1837 Harriet Martineau. (N.E.D.) Flat-car. A railroad car consisting of a
floor on wheels ] 1881 Demolishing a couple of flat-cars. — Chicago Times, June
18. (N.E.D.) Flat-footed. Positive and uncompromising. 1846 Mr. Pickens has ...
Richard Hopwood Thornton, Louise Hanley, 1912
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VARIETIES OF MORAL PERSONALITY
Having stressed that we are not as naive about trait globality as some
psychologists would have us think — or as a flat-footed look at linguistic behavior
might suggest — we should, nonetheless, say that contemporary moral
philosophy and ...
8
Americanisms--old & New
Compare this last signification with flat-footed. Flat-boat. — A rude kind of river
craft, now largely superseded on the Mississippi by steam, but once the principal
means of travel and transport for produce on the Great Western rivers. These craft
...
John Stephen Farmer, 1889
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PADDY THE
FLAT FOOTED PLATYPUS
Misty Pond is the home to a community of marsupials happily living out their days in peace.
10
Contesting the Terrain of the Ivory Tower: Spiritual ...
To tell the flat-footed truth means to offer a story or statement that is
straightforward, unshakable, and unembellished. This kind of truth- telling,
especially by and about Black women, can be risky business because our lives
are often devalued ...
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Travis Konecny is the Flyers' other first-round pick
During a timed speed-burst drill, in which players were required to start flat-footed on the goal line and sprint to the top of the closest faceoff ... «Philly.com, 七月 15»
Five Questions: #NYvNE
But if the Revolution can get back to capitalizing on turnovers, and catching the Red Bulls flat-footed in transition – something that's happened ... «New England Soccer Today, 七月 15»
US personnel agency chief resigns over massive data breach
Republicans in Congress accused the administration of being flat-footed on the growing problem of computer hacks. White House spokesman ... «Reuters UK, 七月 15»
Cowboys and Greg Hardy Luck out on Reduced Suspension
When the rash of ugly incidents started, beginning with Rice, the league was caught flat-footed. It wasn't prepared. Society had evolved and ... «Bleacher Report, 七月 15»
Ashes 2015, England v Australia, day four - live: Stuart Broad strikes …
He prods, flat-footed at Wood, and edges the ball for four. Wood jags the ball back in and finds the inside edge. Would have been a dolly for ... «Telegraph.co.uk, 七月 15»
Searching for the next "Misty": Why ballerinas of color are in such …
Some said black women were all flat-footed and lacked the flexibility to perform difficult moves. Others contended that blacks were either too fat, ... «New York Daily News, 七月 15»
Port workers say GOP proposal to stop slowdowns is 'antiunion'
“The lack of adequate performance measures for U.S. ports helps explain why officials in Washington were caught flat-footed by a labor dispute ... «San Francisco Chronicle, 七月 15»
Meet Mickey Guyton: A rare African-American voice in country music
... Billboard called a “flat-footed apology for hate-induced uneasiness” and others dubbed “clueless,” “toxic,” and “the worst song ever recorded. «Macleans.ca, 七月 15»
White House Shrugs as Iran Nuclear Talks Move Into Overtime
“We are trying to work through all the machinations, not knowing exactly when it comes,” he said. “Obviously we don't want to be flat-footed.” ... «Bloomberg, 七月 15»
Andy Murray's Wimbledon dreams destroyed by magnificent Roger …
The seven times champion was left totally flat-footed close to the net thanks to an excellent lob from the British No1 which acted as a warning ... «Evening Standard, 七月 15»
