Noun : political hara-kiri. From Dictionary.com.
LAMB: We say -- I mean, the American says hara-kiri. From Wordnik.com. [Okinawa: The Last Battle of World War II] Reference
She commits hara-kiri during a dance at a tea house. From Wordnik.com. [The woe of an aspiring genius.] Reference
If the next one is Oriental clove, I will do hara-kiri. From Wordnik.com. [Perfume Review: Serge Lutens: Five O'Clock Au Gingembre] Reference
Marketing gurus would compare it to committing hara-kiri!. From Wordnik.com. [Book Extract: Skim, Scan, Scroll ���A Quick Guide to Web Writing] Reference
There is nothing for me to do but commit hara-kiri and die. From Wordnik.com. [The Quaint and Curious Quest of Johnny Longfoot, the Shoe King's Son] Reference
Let Ted Kennedy and the liberals commit hara-kiri on that one. From Wordnik.com. [Capitol Letter: The Mellow Side Of John Dingell] Reference
LECKIE: Well, at first it's hara-kiri -- it's changed so often. From Wordnik.com. [Okinawa: The Last Battle of World War II] Reference
But second, they are committing a sort of metaphysical hara-kiri. From Wordnik.com. [Carter Phipps: What Ever Happened to Truth?] Reference
Is hara-kiri the new, hip Japanese term for overseas consumption?. From Wordnik.com. [“Hara-kiri” goes global » Japundit Blog] Reference
A Japanese officer had committed hara-kiri; his family had been lynched. From Wordnik.com. [WILD SWANS THREE DAUGHTERS OF CHINA]
Can I reach out, steal one, and perform hara-kiri in the marble bathtub?. From Wordnik.com. [Alex Geana: Fashion Writer Down] Reference
As a pilot, he valued the information sent back by hara-kiri solar probes. From Wordnik.com. [The Chronicles of Riddick]
Ms. SMITH: (as Phyllis) (Singing) Will it be birds in spring or hara-kiri?. From Wordnik.com. [Look, He Made A Hat: Sondheim Talks Sondheim] Reference
He glanced at it, then said, “You have just committed professional hara-kiri.”. From Wordnik.com. [The Pursuit of Happiness] Reference
But when you turn 65, you're not going to spend all of your money and commit hara-kiri. From Wordnik.com. [A Moneyman Looking For A Few Good Funds] Reference
I came to a startling conclusion that I was being set up to commit hara-kiri, a ritual suicide. From Wordnik.com. [Patrick Takahashi: Suicide Dreams] Reference
If so, the President was committing some kind of political hara-kiri that she did not understand. From Wordnik.com. [Deception Point]
The Republicans seem intent on political hara-kiri insofar as trying to reach out past their base. From Wordnik.com. ["Public Enemies" (2009)] Reference
GRACE: Chris, somebody had to go in the house, put on this girl ` s pink bathrobe and commit hara-kiri. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 21, 2005] Reference
LAMB: On that note, let's go to the very end of the book, when you talk about the generals committing hara-kiri. From Wordnik.com. [Okinawa: The Last Battle of World War II] Reference
For a crazy moment Low found himself wondering if it intended to commit some kind of outlandish mechanical hara-kiri. From Wordnik.com. [The Dig]
And though lemmings may not actually commit suicide, the business elite has no problem committing hara-kiri on others. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Anderson: An Open Letter to the Captains] Reference
They would cut themselves off from all of this; they would impose a blockade on themselves; they would commit hara-kiri. From Wordnik.com. [CONFERENCE ON THE SITUATION OF WOMEN TODAY] Reference
Will says he can lose honorably in the primary, and live to fight another day, but he seems bent on committing "hara-kiri.". From Wordnik.com. [TV SoundOff: Sunday Talking Heads] Reference
But I think she was naturally flummoxed by the fact that Condit committed public relations hara-kiri on national television. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 25, 2001] Reference
If Shrum had any shame or integrity, he would have either committed hara-kiri or taken a vow of silence after the 2004 election. From Wordnik.com. [Joe Klein Responds To Bob Shrum's Broadside] Reference
Gas prices are soaring, and most members would prefer to commit hara-kiri than propose legislation that would raise them further. From Wordnik.com. [Some Inconvenient Truths] Reference
There'll always be time enough to commit hara-kiri – but right now there's only one minute in which to catch hold of the ropes. From Wordnik.com. [The Quaint and Curious Quest of Johnny Longfoot, the Shoe King's Son] Reference
Personally, I feel if I have to hear "Someone to Watch Over Me" or "The Man I Love" one more time, I may reinvent the art of hara-kiri. From Wordnik.com. [The Tedium on Mars] Reference
Nigeria to commit hara-kiri by putting the enemy's. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to South Korea declares country clear of foot-and-mouth disease] Reference
Why bother if the party delegates want to commit 'hara-kiri' (suicide)?. From Wordnik.com. [SARA - Southeast Asian RSS Aggregator] Reference
PCB keeping eye on Akmal brothers, Malik for Headingley Test 'hara-kiri'. From Wordnik.com. [Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7] Reference
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