He who slings mud generally loses ground. From LearnThat.org. [Adlai Stevenson, (1900-1965), American statesman.]
They gained ground step by step. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
They fought to regain the lost ground. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
He dropped the logs on the ground. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
ground the electrical connections for safety reasons. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
It has everything above the ground, and everything under the ground . From Wordnik.com. [Franklin Delano Roosevelt (1882-1945)] Reference
The only way Republicans can try to gain ground is to tear down our great President and the Democratic party. From Wordnik.com. [DNC paints Pawlenty as liar] Reference
I have always said that the only times Democrats gain ground is when Republicans overplay their hand and their true agenda shows. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Duke Cunningham resigns] Reference
You were down there, down at what we call ground zero. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 22, 2001] Reference
And any landing where you miss the ground is a good one. From Wordnik.com. [sha la la la la la la la] Reference
That'll tell you where the ground is as you come down. From Wordnik.com. [Juno, Where Citizen Soldiers From Canada Made History] Reference
Increasing the number of troops on the ground is a start. From Wordnik.com. [Sound Politics: Re: The Israel Gambit] Reference
A hole in the ground is an insurance disaster waiting to happen. From Wordnik.com. [October 2007] Reference
We were indeed fact working about 100 feet from what I call ground zero. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 13, 2001] Reference
The little ones are bullheads and the bigger one on the ground is a channel. From Wordnik.com. [how do you tell channel, flathead, and bullhead catfish apart?] Reference
And a tree on the ground is a different thing altogether from a tree standing. From Wordnik.com. [Language Makes the Senses One] Reference
"Good gracious! how very damp the ground is here, in the bottom of the valley!". From Wordnik.com. [The Hidden Hand] Reference
A group of geese on the ground is a gaggle, a group of geese in the air is a skein!. From Wordnik.com. [and still more] Reference
Again, pretty much what we know as the ground truth right now, we're developing it. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 5, 2009] Reference
One particularly, which she called the ground pine, is peculiar as she told me, to the. From Wordnik.com. [Domestic Manners of the Americans] Reference
"To go out there and gain 186 yards on the ground is a big accomplishment," Blaylock said. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com] Reference
EasyJet announced on Friday what it called a ground-breaking device to detect ash clouds, a. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Business News] Reference
And radon gas coming from the ground is another "cause" of lung cancer, even among non-smokers. From Wordnik.com. [Trust the Experts: A Reasonable, Defeasible Presumption, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference
BLITZER: It's part, Candy, of what they call the ground game, only days before people go out there. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 16, 2008] Reference
So if the ground is at 70f, the panel must be colder than 70f, preferably much colder, like below freezing. From Wordnik.com. [New Solar Panels That Work At Night | Inhabitat] Reference
That has meant spending a lot of time in Detroit, which she refers to as ground zero for the economy these days. From Wordnik.com. [Daisy Whitney: Video: Online Video Gives News Reporters More Flexiblity and Time] Reference
When we made a banjo we would first of all catch what we called a ground hog, known in the north as a woodchuck. From Wordnik.com. [Sunshine and Shadow of Slave Life. Reminiscences As Told by Isaac D. Williams to "Tege"] Reference
The comical prancing behaviour that sifakas employ when on the ground is also often featured on TV documentaries. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-09-01] Reference
Nematodes are watered in, and if the ground is at all dry, they must be preceded (or is it, followed?) with more water. From Wordnik.com. [Jean's Knitting] Reference
If I was also the FBI, I'd want to bring in the experts from Quantico, and they have what they call ground-penetrating radar. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 28, 2002] Reference
Well, Mr. Stickler said that they're assembling a team of what he calls ground control experts from various points in the country. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 17, 2007] Reference
In other news, I was shown what has got to be the nerdiest landscaping in history: A wave field, the ground is a 3D sinusoidal wave. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-10-01] Reference
Not far from this area, on a wooden scaffolding rising to a platform some ten feet above the ground is the canvas covered press area. From Wordnik.com. [Calabash–Second Day and Night : Kwame Dawes : Harriet the Blog : The Poetry Foundation] Reference
That springs from the fact that the resistance of conductivity to the ground is about three times as great in the west as in the east. From Wordnik.com. [Trans-Canada Air Lines] Reference
Getting down on the ground is also significant as you give the landscape meaning by cutting your own path through it - where you go, etc. From Wordnik.com. [Transitional Landscapes] Reference
American wild turkey, Missouri is often called ground zero. From Wordnik.com. [JSOnline.com] Reference
With Zagat gaining ground, is Michelin still the No. 1 guide?. From Wordnik.com. [Battle of the Red Books] Reference
Democrats have been playing the short-term ground game to take power. From Wordnik.com. [Brian Ross: The Neo-Cons Are Not Gone, Nor Forgotten] Reference
Can you call ground and see if we can get some more pillows and blankets?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 3, 2006] Reference
The airport authority is not selling the parcels, but offering long-term ground leases. From Wordnik.com. [Boston Business News - Local Boston News | Boston Business Journal] Reference
In these times, Mr. Williams's instinct for finding both middle and common ground is no small feat. From Wordnik.com. [NPR's Taxpayer-Funded Intolerance] Reference
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