They've never been your standard-issue hip-hop act. From Wordnik.com. [Twins Beneath The Skin] Reference
It ` s pretty much your standard-issue horror film. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 15, 2005] Reference
Is he more of a traditional standard-issue liberal?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 29, 2008] Reference
Fireman favors standard-issue hydroponic technology. From Wordnik.com. [It's Alive! That Roof is Alive!] Reference
But it was a standard-issue textbook, not at all exciting. From Wordnik.com. [Jesse Kornbluth: Bill Bryson's 'Really Short History of Nearly Everything' Is The Dream Gift Book For Every Curious Kid] Reference
Don't mistake this place for a standard-issue R&R facility. From Wordnik.com. [Combat’s Inner Cost] Reference
Bob Lutz and his standard-issue Detroit executive heater. From Wordnik.com. [Steve Parker: New Time for Weekend Auto Talk Shows] Reference
Use of local materials and standard-issue camouflage screens. From Wordnik.com. [FM 100-61 Chptr 12 Engineer Support]
Sure, it might look like a standard-issue DC tech policy event. From Wordnik.com. [Broadband's Way Ahead: DC's Tech Crowd Gathers to Plot Hands-On Approach] Reference
It was just part of your standard-issue, kind of, school equipment. From Wordnik.com. ['The Mighty Uke': A Musical Underdog Makes A Comeback] Reference
Like me, many sag under the weight of a standard-issue flack jacket. From Wordnik.com. [Ann Jones: Meet the Afghan Army: Is It a Figment of Washington's Imagination?] Reference
Then again, it's not exactly your standard-issue Junior League cookbook. From Wordnik.com. [Side Order Of Sabotage?] Reference
It spreads to Fox News who churn out their standard-issue anti-liberal outrage. From Wordnik.com. [Barack Obama's White House bows to the conservatives again] Reference
If they do, it's your typical Lexus SUV with a standard-issue "W" sticker on it. From Wordnik.com. [amishboy Diary Entry] Reference
"Oh, yes, of course; it was just a standard-issue sword for at least three years.". From Wordnik.com. [The Misenchanted Sword]
HE SPENT HIS DAYS AT a standard-issue metal desk in a room with 20 other white-shirted men. From Wordnik.com. [The Mighty Copper King] Reference
He is one of the old standard-issue profs, burbling with shopworn pedantries and condescensions. From Wordnik.com. [A Tough Lesson In Sexual Harassment] Reference
She regards me with that standard-issue look of concern that doctors pick up with their diplomas. From Wordnik.com. [The Year's Best Science Fiction 23rd Annual Collection]
Serge was wearing standard-issue blue hospital pajamas, shuffling down the hallway in paper slippers. From Wordnik.com. [Then and Now, Bellevue Is A State of Mind] Reference
And just to underscore its coolness, the body of the knife is translucent, not the standard-issue red. From Wordnik.com. [Jesse Kornbluth: Holidays '09: Ten Things to Give That Won't Be On Other Lists] Reference
His wardrobe is standard-issue LA screenwriter: short-sleeve Penguin button-down, tan jeans, lime-green socks. From Wordnik.com. [Charlie Kaufman: Hollywood's Brainiest Screenwriter Pleases Crowds by Refusing to Please] Reference
So, how do you make that room yours when you're working with ugly, standard-issue furniture and very little cash?. From Wordnik.com. [How To Decorate A Good-Looking Dorm Room] Reference
By the time you read this, my head will be thump-thumping - but this is not a standard-issue New Year's Day hangover. From Wordnik.com. [Johann Hari: My New Year's Resolution is to Lose my Bottle -- and Quit the Coke] Reference
Guards, dressed in standard-issue uniforms, stood on the perimeter of the atrium, keeping watch over the proceedings. From Wordnik.com. [The Naked Eye] Reference
Skip the standard-issue posters, and upgrade your dorm room decor with Blik's self-adhesive and removable wall graphics. From Wordnik.com. [Trend Report Study in style] Reference
He had one of the standard-issue templates and I thought genius of this magnitude deserved an aesthetically pleasing site. From Wordnik.com. [bethany9 Diary Entry] Reference
Have you by any chance read the orgasmic article by Andrew Sullivan (a standard-issue lefty scribbler) in the Sunday Times?. From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
Before chopping the other pieces, they donned either Onion Goggles or standard-issue safety goggles that made no dry-eye claim. From Wordnik.com. [Claim Check: Onion Goggles] Reference
Later, Mr. Kehoe, in a standard-issue casual-day uniform of blue button-down shirt and khaki pants, didn't seem all that impressed. From Wordnik.com. [The Bankrollers Ball: Shake It Up, Sugar Daddies-Tryst and Scout!] Reference
Standing so close to the issue, it's hard to know whether it is a standard-issue tempest in a teapot or a vote-able issue this fall. From Wordnik.com. [Why the mosque matters (and why it might not)] Reference
It was a warmly appointed but impersonal space, with honey-colored wood veneer on the walls and standard-issue contemporary furniture. From Wordnik.com. [Mary, Mary]
The standard-issue excuse that "there is no difference between Democrats and Republicans, so why bother?" just doesn't cut it this year. From Wordnik.com. [Anne Hill: If You Won't Vote, I Don't Want to Be Part of Your Revolution] Reference
But most of the structures, such as the Hilton Hotel we stayed in, or the many large apartment buildings, are standard-issue Western fare. From Wordnik.com. [Hot Pot's Top Spot] Reference
I was the one wearing the standard-issue fluffy maroon and white polka dot bow tie, tan polyester skirt and blue blazer with a peacock pin. From Wordnik.com. [An Open Letter to Bob Costas] Reference
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