Noun : a job with elbowroom. From Dictionary.com.
That didn't mean there was going to be plenty of elbowroom. From Wordnik.com. [The Forever War]
"Speculation" has far more elbowroom than extrapolation; it starts with a "What if?". From Wordnik.com. [The Worlds Of Robert A Heinlein]
On both pairings, you hear analog and digital fumble cumbersomely for mutual elbowroom. From Wordnik.com. [Disquiet » Team-Up Marvel] Reference
In order to tell a story, there must be some elbowroom, some breathing space, some hcense - otherwise you become as squeamish as a vegetarian. From Wordnik.com. [An Autobiography]
They ran a fleet of Cessna 152s -- tiny two-seater aircrafts with less elbowroom than a GEO Metro and in aeronautical terms, about the same capabilities. From Wordnik.com. [GROUND RUSH (Part 1)] Reference
The town is famous for its summer music festival and Playwrights Conference, but now is the time to enjoy a little elbowroom before you get swept up in the holiday rush. From Wordnik.com. [Ojai Getaway Guide: The Best Of Ojai] Reference
They have worn well physically and aesthetically, and they reflect something of the spaciousness, the elbowroom, the gracious living, and the respect for nature which are so lacking today. From Wordnik.com. [Build and Be Damned] Reference
Less specificity gives more elbowroom for literalism. From Wordnik.com. [VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XX No 2] Reference
Everyone is looking for a little more elbowroom in the kitchen. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Fitting into just 89 square feet and still leaving enough space for elbowroom was a challenge. From Wordnik.com. [Apartment Therapy Main] Reference
These cuts give banks the elbowroom to lower lending, deposit, housing and auto financing rates. From Wordnik.com. [The Times of India] Reference
If you (as I) were wondering what Walker could do with a bit more elbowroom, get your hands on a copy of. From Wordnik.com. [American Thinker] Reference
"Give them a little elbowroom because that really translates into root room and a healthier plant," he says. From Wordnik.com. [KansasCity.com: Front Page] Reference
It's hard to dispute selling points like nature, elbowroom, and less paying through the nose for everything. From Wordnik.com. [SMITH Magazine Superfeed] Reference
“Give them a little elbowroom because that really translates into root room and a healthier plant,” he says. From Wordnik.com. [KansasCity.com: Front Page] Reference
Finding himself with elbowroom for the first time, he pushed through, swung the door open and switched on the lights. From Wordnik.com. [Something New] Reference
Pair up the China-specific elbowroom and the country's low yet growing Internet penetration rate, and there's more to. From Wordnik.com. [Baidu Gives Them Something to Talk About (BIDU, SINA)] Reference
According to economists, the decline of around two percentage points gives ample elbowroom for manipulating monetary levers. From Wordnik.com. [Top Stories - Google News] Reference
Clemens pointed out the scenery he had bought to give himself elbowroom, and showed me the lot he was going to have me build on. From Wordnik.com. [Mark Twain, a Biography. Complete] Reference
GST is an economically sound idea, but there are some things that should be left out of it to give states some elbowroom on fiscal autonomy. From Wordnik.com. [Daily News & Analysis] Reference
According to The Fair Currency Coalition, the bill was needed to offset the unfair trade advantage that China enjoyed and give the US more elbowroom for negotiation. From Wordnik.com. [Domain-b Brand Dossier] Reference
On top of the elbowroom there are also associations with one of the big spenders of the Jazz Age, Hugh Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster, after whom the house is named. From Wordnik.com. [Top stories from Times Online] Reference
"You can give full play to your faculties over there; you will find plenty of elbowroom in America; I will engage you for two years; after that you will be able to go on your own account.". From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
As a compact, however, it didn't really need more space as Corolla has grown in elbowroom, legroom and the like since its launch in the mid-1960s and has become a comfortable ride for four. From Wordnik.com. [Phoenix Business News - Local Phoenix News | The Business Journal of Phoenix] Reference
He is sensitive to the fact that there is deeply held desire on the part of most Americans with children for elbowroom, and he believes that efforts to fight this tendency are doomed to fail. From Wordnik.com. [The American Scene] Reference
Between the two of us, and the dogs, living in such a small space (with so much furniture) would be a little claustrophobic; but the high ceilings give us the breathing room we need and the elbowroom to feel comfortable. From Wordnik.com. [Apartment Therapy Main] Reference
This should run, perhaps: whose efficiency impressed him the more, the more he knew himthough it must be confessed that the double form is nearly always uncomfortable if it has not the elbowroom of a whole sentence to itself. From Wordnik.com. [Comparatives and Superlatives.] Reference
That any one should have the energy to come ashore when he was comfortable on board, or leave the shore when amply provided there with sunshine, elbowroom, and other necessaries of life, presented itself to them as a fact worthy of note but not of emulation. From Wordnik.com. [In Kedar's Tents] Reference
Just as most cellular carriers are on the verge of shifting their data traffic from 3G to 4G networks (moving to the fourth generation of cell phone service that will ship data at speeds so fast that streaming video becomes practical), the industry describes the looming shortage of wireless elbowroom as a "crisis.". From Wordnik.com. [chicagotribune.com -] Reference
But the man’s watch contains feedlets and bytebits, same as mine, so I had some elbowroom. From Wordnik.com. [365 tomorrows » Jared Axelrod : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day] Reference
We offer lots of elbowroom. From Wordnik.com. [Wenclas Responds, Reluctant Rebuts : Edward Champion’s Reluctant Habits] Reference
Absolutely no elbowroom there. From Wordnik.com. [Millions of people like me have absolutely no direct interface with Tantra] Reference
That leaves us elbowroom to manoeuvre. '. From Wordnik.com. [Longshot]
"Ministers talk about the human will as if it stood on a high look-out, with plenty of light, and elbowroom reaching to the horizon. From Wordnik.com. [Elsie Venner] Reference
@Nitroguy: thank you for not giving them elbowroom. From Wordnik.com. [BBC TopGear: Cars and Autos News] Reference
12 months on and a bigger and better venue hosts the 2008 gathering, by my (crude) estimate the attendance has doubled - thankfully though there is also more elbowroom. emphasised how the Austrian economy (alongside many others in the developed world) depends on effective patent research. From Wordnik.com. [IWR Blog] Reference
Barack Obama enough elbowroom to do his job?. From Wordnik.com. [chicagotribune.com -] Reference
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