double-edged praise. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
He referred to the double-edged sword of Hezbollah’s dogma and pragma. From Wordnik.com. [A Privilege to Die] Reference
Rust eats the pointed spear and double-edged sword. From Wordnik.com. [The Story of Rome from the Earliest Times to the End of the Republic] Reference
"Sort of a double-edged axiom," observed Mrs. Harmon. From Wordnik.com. [The Wrong Woman] Reference
Sickle-cell anemia is one of these double-edged swords. From Wordnik.com. [In Our Blood] Reference
The successes we've had have been a double-edged sword. From Wordnik.com. [David Axelrod: Republican Congress Could Be 'More Extreme' Than Bush (EXCLUSIVE)] Reference
Being a successful career woman is a double-edged sword. From Wordnik.com. [Lessons From the Front Lines] Reference
In his hand he held Chandler's short double-edged knife. From Wordnik.com. [On the Edge of the Arctic or, An Aeroplane in Snowland] Reference
Party leaders know the Internet is a double-edged weapon. From Wordnik.com. [The Great Firewall Of China] Reference
WoW has been a double-edged sword for the MMO genre, said Pardo. From Wordnik.com. [Wired Top Stories] Reference
But the slip-ups highlight the double-edged sword that is Twitter. From Wordnik.com. [Who had the worst week in Washington? Twitter.] Reference
"This guy is a legend," Stern says -- another double-edged comment. From Wordnik.com. [True Blue Howard] Reference
But it was adoration tinged with envy, which is always double-edged. From Wordnik.com. [The Fame Game: Why Everyone's Gloating] Reference
But for the overall industry, their success is a double-edged sword. From Wordnik.com. [Keeping Up Appearances] Reference
"It's the classic double-edged sword of immune response," says Kaplan. From Wordnik.com. [A 'Bad' Drug May Turn Out To Do Good] Reference
When a company files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy it is a double-edged sword. From Wordnik.com. [Consumers drive on the bumpy bankruptcy road] Reference
Recent polling, however, suggests her support may be a double-edged sword. From Wordnik.com. [Sarah Palin 2012 Presidential Run? 'I Would Give It A Shot'] Reference
Companies soon may discover that low bond yields can be a double-edged sword. From Wordnik.com. [Yin and Yang of Yields Haunts Pensions] Reference
As he leaped forward he drew a curved, double-edged blade from under his robes. From Wordnik.com. [Planet of the Damned] Reference
In fact, it was so -- the misdeed was a double-edged blade which cut both ways. From Wordnik.com. [The Lincoln Story Book] Reference
"Promising to remain at zero for a long time is a double-edged sword," he wrote. From Wordnik.com. [Fed's Bullard Cautions on Low Rates] Reference
I mean I agree that this idea of an angry black man is a double-edged sword here. From Wordnik.com. ['Shop Talk': President Obama Talks Tough On Oil Spill] Reference
But these funds have some unique characteristics that make them a double-edged sword. From Wordnik.com. [Look Inside Country ETFs] Reference
Professor JOHN KESSLER (Texas A&M University): It's kind of a double-edged sword here. From Wordnik.com. [BP Says 'Static Kill' Is Complete] Reference
"It's a double-edged sword, what you're achieving, at the time anyway," Finn continues. From Wordnik.com. [Michael Bialas: An Intriguing Neil Finn Makes Crowded House Call] Reference
It was the biggest transaction in Hollywood history -- and one of the most double-edged. From Wordnik.com. [King Of The Deal] Reference
Capitalism is a "double-edged sword," one said, as another dubbed the bailout "madness.". From Wordnik.com. [Golden Age, Gone?] Reference
True, heavy investment by foreigners is always a "double-edged sword", as GaveKal analyst. From Wordnik.com. [A Less Fleeting Engagement With India] Reference
It's kind of Julia squared, a double-edged story of food and love, cooking and redemption. From Wordnik.com. [Comfort Foodies] Reference
"Appointing a prominent political figure like Koike is a double-edged sword," says Okamoto. From Wordnik.com. [Tokyo's Own White House] Reference
So his feats are double-edged: the more superheroic, the greater the cost to the superhero. From Wordnik.com. ['Iron Man 2' Is So Money (And Totally Knows It)] Reference
"It's a bit of a double-edged sword," said Mr. Tulou, about the lower-than-expected revenue. From Wordnik.com. [Capital Takes Bag Tax In Stride] Reference
The Norwalk, Conn., company's name itself a synonym for photocopying is a double-edged sword. From Wordnik.com. [Xerox Touts Its Business-Services Side] Reference
This is a genuine, if double-edged, remark, because what Stern is also thinking is, fresh meat. From Wordnik.com. [True Blue Howard] Reference
We have to wake up to the fact that gentrification is, like so many things, a double-edged sword. From Wordnik.com. ['This Is A Wake-Up Call'] Reference
It's a double-edged sword: Summon familiar icons and you're excoriated for perpetuating stereotypes. From Wordnik.com. [If You Want To Know A Secret...] Reference
Melissa Gilbert: It can be a double-edged sword to a certain extent, because people do see me as a child. From Wordnik.com. [Half Pint For President!] Reference
Straight, double-edged, with a cord-effect gilded hilt and double shell guard, one side of which is hinged. From Wordnik.com. [A Catalogue of Early Pennsylvania and Other Firearms and Edged Weapons at "Restless Oaks"] Reference
We're all too familiar with the concept of technology as a double-edged sword, and wireless is no exception. From Wordnik.com. [A FUTURE WITH NOWHERE TO HIDE?] Reference
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