Some see political motives in all this foot-dragging. From Wordnik.com. [Who’s Watching the Money?] Reference
This is not the only instance of the CIA's foot-dragging. From Wordnik.com. [Full Disclosure] Reference
Obama's foot-dragging 'appeasement' may not be what it seems. From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
Pelosi and Hoyer are providing the foot-dragging and pouting. From Wordnik.com. [Internal Tensions Simmer Among House Dem Leadership Around Obey Proposal] Reference
The Rajapaksa government's foot-dragging has been no surprise. From Wordnik.com. [Seeking Justice after Sri Lanka's Elections] Reference
GRAYSON: These are foot-dragging, knuckle-dragging Neanderthals. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 4, 2009] Reference
Reality -- and the Democrats, rather than the foot-dragging Republicans. From Wordnik.com. [Rahm Emanuel To Cheney: Please Get The Heck Out Of The White House] Reference
Green GDP team leader Wang Jinnan blamed foot-dragging local governments. From Wordnik.com. [Where Poor Is A Poor Excuse] Reference
And he implied that the problem was foot-dragging on the Democratic side. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 2, 2001] Reference
Yet shareholders are frustrated by perceived foot-dragging on divestments. From Wordnik.com. [Vodafone Should Ring the Boardroom Changes] Reference
And there's Chase's widely publicized foot-dragging on loan modifications. From Wordnik.com. [Alfred Gingold: A LETTER TO JAMIE DIMON] Reference
Jason forced himself into a foot-dragging rush and met Kerk halfway to the ship. From Wordnik.com. [Deathworld] Reference
Eisenhower later admitted that there was some foot-dragging in his official family. From Wordnik.com. [Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965] Reference
What we have seen over the last two years is foot-dragging on many of its promises. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 10, 2003] Reference
And that isn't the fault of the Democrats; it is the fault of the foot-dragging REPUBLICANS. From Wordnik.com. [Poll: Public Thinks Dems Are Screwing Up, But Still Likes Them] Reference
State-level foot-dragging could be a serious threat to the success of the initiative as a whole. From Wordnik.com. [The Media Consortium: Weekly Pulse: Insurance, Dispersants, and Teen Botox] Reference
Despite lawmakers 'foot-dragging, one fact is sure to galvanize their attention, says Mr. Stretch. From Wordnik.com. [Tax WarsGearing Up for the] Reference
It'd be nice if you could have a discount for all the foot-dragging and smokescreens they drew up. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 28, 2002] Reference
KLM, the Dutch national airline and part of Air France-KLM, has been singled out for foot-dragging. From Wordnik.com. [Thousands of air passengers still await ash cloud compensation] Reference
But that's down from 73 percent last year, and EU foot-dragging will push those numbers down further. From Wordnik.com. [THE ENEMIES WITHIN] Reference
At state attributed to the captures accuses the British authorities of foot-dragging and procrastination. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 20, 2008] Reference
But other things never change: showboating politicians, foot-dragging bureaucrats, ratings-rabid producers. From Wordnik.com. [America's Gravest Threat: Thinking This War's Won] Reference
So those foot-dragging Blue Dog Democrats in the House quit dragging their feet today on health care reform. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 29, 2009] Reference
Cornyn followed up by accusing Kirk of "foot-dragging" and, by implication, of lacking the proper patriotic zeal. From Wordnik.com. [Wag The War] Reference
Whatever kind of original shenanigans went on, she's been foot-dragging and changing her story about what she did. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 18, 2002] Reference
These are foot-dragging, knuckle-dragging Neanderthal who thinks they can dictate policy to America by being stubborn. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 4, 2009] Reference
The carnage was so appalling that Washington, after months of foot-dragging, stiffened its resolve to get tough on Belgrade. From Wordnik.com. [Getting Tough On Serbia] Reference
MCINTYRE: And after months of foot-dragging, Lou, NATO has finally agreed to send the rest of the troops it promised last year. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 25, 2007] Reference
GRAYSON: These are foot-dragging, knuckle-dragging Neanderthals who think they can dictate policy to America by being stubborn. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 1, 2009] Reference
And that is why they have been complaining this morning about what they say is foot-dragging by the Republicans in Palm Beach County. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript - Breaking News: Election 2000: Former Secretary of State James Baker Delivers Statement on Florida Recount - November 17, 2000] Reference
One reason for the foot-dragging is that Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld may be even more reluctant than his boss to take on Liberia. From Wordnik.com. [Crying Out for America] Reference
It was every foot-dragging, fanny-covering bureaucrat in every company or government home office, each just "doing my job" by-the-book. From Wordnik.com. [Between The Lines Online: Who Let The Terrorists Succeed?] Reference
And one congressman says there's no excuse for the foot-dragging in Washington over this nation's immigration and border security crisis. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 10, 2005] Reference
MCINTYRE: After some foot-dragging, NATO nations are coming through with more troops and equipment for the expanded mission in Afghanistan. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 4, 2003] Reference
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