Khrushchev understood this meant full-scale nuclear war. From Wordnik.com. [How to Keep the Bomb From Terrorists] Reference
Hung, a new HBO dramedy, is that kind of rude, full-scale joke. From Wordnik.com. [Speak Softly And Carry …] Reference
There are no longer enough recruits for a full-scale Tamil war. From Wordnik.com. [The Youth Bulge] Reference
Pepsi's lawsuit elevates the skirmishing into a full-scale battle. From Wordnik.com. [Cola Wars Bubble Up] Reference
It will be years before the first full-scale prototype takes shape. From Wordnik.com. [Sky High] Reference
But the notion of a full-scale euro breakup looks vastly overblown. From Wordnik.com. [Is The Euro At Risk?] Reference
Convinced, Ekeus agreed to begin a full-scale bioweapons investigation. From Wordnik.com. [Unearthing The Truth] Reference
The "" base, '' these senators argued, wanted to see a full-scale trial. From Wordnik.com. [Why Clinton Won] Reference
Embrace the practice all together and throw a full-scale regifting event. From Wordnik.com. [Is Regifting Wrong?] Reference
Ahmadinejad said there was only one option: full-scale industrial production. From Wordnik.com. [The Supreme Leader] Reference
In 1995 an atmospheric-research rocket from Norway triggered a full-scale alert. From Wordnik.com. [A What-If Problem] Reference
It was not a full-scale prison, rather an army base with a military-police station. From Wordnik.com. [Let The Walls Tumble Down] Reference
But some officers think the Somalia debacle should prompt a full-scale DOD inquiry. From Wordnik.com. [Ducking A Somalia Inquest?] Reference
In the latter half of the 1980s, New Caledonia was on the verge of full-scale insurrection. From Wordnik.com. [The Empire Burden] Reference
So far, Sharon has stayed on the high road, declining to launch full-scale war against Arafat. From Wordnik.com. [The Pressure To Hit Back] Reference
Many want to see full-scale military action, but this can never be a war in the true sense of the word. From Wordnik.com. [Mail Call] Reference
Rather than full-scale suppression, the authorities try to target protest leaders for arrest or payoffs. From Wordnik.com. [VOICE OF THE PEOPLE] Reference
The teenagers 'assignment was meaty: use the melodies as building blocks in a full-scale orchestral work. From Wordnik.com. [Fantasies For An Orchestra] Reference
A full-scale search of the area, as well as hundreds of acres of nearby desert and canyons, found nothing. From Wordnik.com. [A Neighbor Is Arrested In Van Dam Case] Reference
International health officials warn that a full-scale BSE outbreak in the developing world could inflict havoc. From Wordnik.com. [Fear On The Hoof] Reference
With that in mind, the major carriers have waged a full-scale campaign to slash fares just enough to keep aloft. From Wordnik.com. [Book Those Fares While You Can] Reference
Well-meaning officials may be wondering if a full-scale investigation might set off a new round of Afghan slaughter. From Wordnik.com. [The Death Convoy Of Afghanistan] Reference
But if we want to move beyond coping, we need a full-scale revitalization of Iraq policy, with resources to match it. From Wordnik.com. [THE GOOD NEWS AND BAD NEWS] Reference
In the standard account, the troops encountered heavy resistance from armed villagers, and a full-scale battle ensued. From Wordnik.com. [Village Of Blood And Lies] Reference
I'm not sure that even with a full-scale invasion we would have ever found Saddam in the large armed camp that is Iraq. From Wordnik.com. ['Was It Worth It? You Bet.'] Reference
The terrorists trying to drive Iraq toward full-scale civil war have put sacred shrines at the top of their target list. From Wordnik.com. [Phantom Force] Reference
It had to be a full-scale "revolution" that would change politics and life as we know it (see "They Call This a Revolution?"). From Wordnik.com. [Book Excerpt: 'Untruth: Why The Conventional Wisdom Is (Almost Always) Wrong'] Reference
Perhaps they can be reversed even at this stage, but it will take a more full-scale and aggressive reversal of American policy. From Wordnik.com. [Separating Fact From Fantasy] Reference
In "Impossible to Tell," former poet laureate Robert Pinsky refers to "the rude, full-scale joke, impossible to tell in writing.". From Wordnik.com. [Speak Softly And Carry …] Reference
And a Conservative victory in that vote could trigger new economic sanctions, a diplomatic quarantine and possibly full-scale civil war. From Wordnik.com. [The Gambling Man] Reference
After winning a MacArthur grant, he takes over a massive warehouse and stages a full-scale replica of his life, which soon consumes him. From Wordnik.com. [Untangling Charlie Kaufman] Reference
Even during the full-scale industrialization of the U.S. economy during World War II, American consumption never dropped below 50 percent. From Wordnik.com. [Unleashing the Chinese Consumer] Reference
This deal may actually do what the 1996 Telecommunications Act intended, and start full-scale competition in local telephone markets throughout the country. From Wordnik.com. [The Call Of The Wired] Reference
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's efforts to avert a full-scale war with India, and to find an enduring solution to the thorny Kashmir issue, are characterized as weakness. From Wordnik.com. [To Grieve Or Not To Grieve] Reference
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