Adjective : The professor criticized the hit-or-miss quality of our research. From Dictionary.com.
She had a fine mind, hit-or-miss educated but fine. From Wordnik.com. [Two in Time]
This, I should note, is a hit-or-miss type of thing. From Wordnik.com. [Chris Weigant: Friday Talking Points [137] -- Listen To Westen And Lakoff, Democrats!] Reference
But in the hit-or-miss business, losses can mount fast. From Wordnik.com. [A Piece Of The Action] Reference
It's such a hit-or-miss way to kill someone, he thought. From Wordnik.com. [Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine]
Some of those specialty shops I frequent are so hit-or-miss. From Wordnik.com. [amishboy Diary Entry] Reference
He leaves the bad shots, the hit-or-miss methods, to others. From Wordnik.com. [Crime On the Coast]
Such is the hit-or-miss nature of a short fiction anthology. From Wordnik.com. [REVIEW: The Solaris Book of New Science Fiction, Volume 2 edited by George Mann] Reference
But getting your work published can be a game of hit-or-miss. From Wordnik.com. [Arlene M. Roberts: You Published That?!] Reference
Locally too, getting media coverage of events is hit-or-miss. From Wordnik.com. [Stop Complaining about Right-Wing Protests! The Left Should be (Re)Learning How It��s Done] Reference
But redirecting those microwaves would be a hit-or-miss thing. From Wordnik.com. [Hot Pursuit]
But it would be a hit-or-miss success, not actually predictable. From Wordnik.com. [The Voyage of the Space Beagle]
My track record is hit-or-miss for enjoying award-winning books. From Wordnik.com. [My SF Book Meme] Reference
Do not work and live "hit-or-miss" in your activities day by day. From Wordnik.com. [Supreme Personality] Reference
The showers and storms yesterday afternoon were quite hit-or-miss. From Wordnik.com. [Forecast: Storms today with more heat later] Reference
Television and newspapers, however, are hit-or-miss by their nature. From Wordnik.com. [Survey: Consumer confusion over car recalls] Reference
Some of these hit-or-miss opportunities aren't available until check-in. From Wordnik.com. [Hotel Perks: Here Today . . .] Reference
Equipment operators are learning by hit-or-miss, and they miss much too often. From Wordnik.com. [The Universe — or Nothing] Reference
We had made a wise choice, though on a hit-or-miss formula, and we were content. From Wordnik.com. [The Automobilist Abroad] Reference
Especially NBC's Chuck, which I've found to be pretty hit-or-miss so far this fall. From Wordnik.com. [Matt's TV Week in Review] Reference
Anyone who regularly reads this blog knows my experiences with fantasy are hit-or-miss. From Wordnik.com. [March 2008] Reference
(Soundbite of water splashing) JOYCE: And a sample here and a sample there is hit-or-miss. From Wordnik.com. ['Virtual Shellfish' Aid In Studying Oil's Effects] Reference
The band's concerts could be hit-or-miss affairs, depending on your tolerance for noodling. From Wordnik.com. [Play > Skip: New Music for April 20] Reference
Apparently, I'm not the only one who's aware of the hit-or-miss nature of new animated series. From Wordnik.com. ["Ugly Americans" Gives Modern Monsters a Home in New York City] Reference
Until treatment is less hit-or-miss, living with hepatitis C will be a matter of accommodation. From Wordnik.com. [Do You Have Hepatitis C?] Reference
The number seven was not reached hit-or-miss fashion, nor was it chosen for its biblical prestige. From Wordnik.com. [Civics and Health] Reference
Persinger's helmet is a hit-or-miss device; atheist Richard Dawkins tried it, and it had no effect on him. From Wordnik.com. [Dinesh D'Souza: Life After Death: The View From The Edge] Reference
Essentially, they had probably been playing with cultures and Evolution Plant enzymes on a hit-or-miss basis. From Wordnik.com. [The Nitrogen Fix]
However hit-or-miss the productions are, the most important work the Public could do is its free Shakespeare. From Wordnik.com. [Surf's Up, Dude! Shakespeare Catches Wave in Central Park] Reference
There must be a pattern to these hit-or-miss questions, but it was a pattern that was eluding almost everyone. From Wordnik.com. [Murder to Go]
Much of that damage is hit-or-miss in various areas to the north of the growing region for the citrus industry. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 10, 2010] Reference
This will transform what has been a hit-or-miss process into a more efficient, effective exchange of information. From Wordnik.com. [Radio Address On Taking Steps To Address Teacher Shortage] Reference
The flower garden may be laid out formally in neat little beds, or it may be more of a careless, hit-or-miss sort. From Wordnik.com. [The Library of Work and Play: Gardening and Farming.] Reference
A few hit-or-miss showers (and maybe a rumble of thunder) are possible this afternoon, mainly ending by early evening. From Wordnik.com. [PM Update: Cold front brings humidity relief] Reference
So far as he knew there was not a relative, near or remote, to whom he could turn, and a hit-or-miss choice among strangers appalled him. From Wordnik.com. [Peggy Stewart: Navy Girl at Home] Reference
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