They didn't take his hairsplitting seriously. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Adjective : the hairsplitting arguments of a political debate. From Dictionary.com.
She recalled the hairsplitting legalisms of the Icelandic sagas. From Wordnik.com. [Operation Luna]
That kind of hairsplitting just proves that the country is already in the toilet. From Wordnik.com. [America On The Couch] Reference
That kind of hairsplitting scarcely becomes a superpower-slash-world leader in disarmament. From Wordnik.com. [Russ Wellen: Are Nonproliferation and Disarmament, Once Joined at the Hip, Headed for Divorce?] Reference
This kind of hairsplitting irks Thomas Lawler, an independent housing economist. From Wordnik.com. [phillyBurbs.com: Home RSS feed] Reference
Ferrill's smile mocked the semantic hairsplitting. From Wordnik.com. [Restoree]
It is a generalization despite your hairsplitting. From Wordnik.com. [Marketing Masculinity « Gender Across Borders] Reference
And this is even worse hairsplitting than that, Tony. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 17, 2005] Reference
Choke on the hairball of your own absurd hairsplitting. From Wordnik.com. [Firedoglake » Moderation in the Face of Chaos] Reference
They weren't interested in hairsplitting technicalities. From Wordnik.com. [Hokas Pokas]
And when it comes to food, there's even more hairsplitting. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 30, 2007] Reference
I don't think hairsplitting means what you think it means, Trev. From Wordnik.com. ["Levi Johnston, the kid who knocked up Bristol Palin and will now be forced to marry her, will attend the RNC tonight."] Reference
Instead of hairsplitting which one goes first, prez or vicer-prez. From Wordnik.com. [Pelosi and Conyers-- Smarter than Impeachment-] Reference
So why all the fuss over hairsplitting accuracy if it's not vital?. From Wordnik.com. [The Accuracy Fallacy] Reference
Arguing that we are depleting O2 is hairsplitting of the first order. From Wordnik.com. [Unthreaded #16 « Climate Audit] Reference
She stopped hairsplitting for a single moment, and here is the result. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Sen. Clinton blasts Cheney.] Reference
Not for Wolfe the moral or psychological hairsplitting of James or Chekhov. From Wordnik.com. [Mr. Wolfe Bites Back] Reference
And I suspect our hairsplitting distinctions have been lost on our readers. From Wordnik.com. [Dan Froomkin: 'Playing it Safe' Is Killing the American Newspaper] Reference
OK, if you'll forgive me another spasm of ridiculous continuity hairsplitting. From Wordnik.com. [Week 37: As Though to Protect What It Advertises] Reference
I appreciate the response but I disagree that what I am doing is hairsplitting. From Wordnik.com. [Air Quotes Are Dangerous Things] Reference
At his press conference, the president offered a classic, hairsplitting defense. From Wordnik.com. [In The Line Of Fire] Reference
Right on technical points, but he still came off as a hairsplitting, whiny nerd. From Wordnik.com. [Wolfson: I'm Not Sure That Joe Andrew Is "Actually From Indiana"] Reference
The White House can come up with all the excuses and legal hairsplitting it wants. From Wordnik.com. [THE PRESIDENT MUST BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. PERIOD.] Reference
Is this hairsplitting or pretty clear-cut as the appeals court would have us believe?. From Wordnik.com. [Defining "Flood," with Billions at Stake] Reference
McCain sounds like he cares about the surge, and hairsplitting, whiny, gotcha arguments. From Wordnik.com. [Obama: Iraqi Prime Minister Wants Withdrawal Timetable] Reference
Call it hairsplitting, but there is a good reason that I reject the term “agnostic.”. From Wordnik.com. [Thinking About The God Delusion « Whatever] Reference
Yiddish thrives on argument, hairsplitting and arcane points of law and proper behavior. From Wordnik.com. [languagehat.com: BORN TO KVETCH.] Reference
Indeed, putting aside all the legal hairsplitting, what are gays and lesbians supposed to do?. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Maryland high court rejects gay marriage claim:] Reference
And so many idiots in here starting to go for each others' throats for hairsplitting comments. From Wordnik.com. [Watch This: 70-Minute Video Review of Star Wars: The Phantom Menace | /Film] Reference
"I'd call her a colleague rather than a friend," replied Miss Woolner in her hairsplitting way. From Wordnik.com. [Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine]
Who cares what your hairsplitting definitions are. From Wordnik.com. [Greenpeace UK - Comments] Reference
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