It shouldn't be killed by one senator's knee-jerk opposition. From Wordnik.com. [Senator should release hold on blocking federal oversight of Metro system] Reference
And it worked just as well on knee-jerk politicians and journalists. From Wordnik.com. [Charles H. Green: The Insurance Industry Is Getting the Shirley Sherrod Treatment] Reference
This knee-jerk reeling in of credit can be fatal for a bankrupt company. From Wordnik.com. [The Quitter Economy] Reference
Hey, I don't have a knee-jerk bias against private Social Security accounts. From Wordnik.com. [SOCIAL SECURITY: A DARING LEAP] Reference
But what I liked was that Josh didn't have a knee-jerk reaction to my criticism. From Wordnik.com. [Post-Katrina Depicted in Comic Strips] Reference
"My knee-jerk reaction was that the man had lost his mind," Boyle says, laughing. From Wordnik.com. [How To Out-Fox The Big Boys] Reference
Worse, maybe it's our knee-jerk reaction to make a "celebration" out of everything. From Wordnik.com. [Miss Manners: Balloons and rainbows belie the gravity of death] Reference
Planning tip: Until now, the Hope was the knee-jerk choice for a freshman or sophomore. From Wordnik.com. [Special Money Guide: A Tax Cut Just For You] Reference
Both those games were characterized by hysterical flag waving and knee-jerk nationalism. From Wordnik.com. [Olympics' Rich History Of Merging Sports, Politics] Reference
The fastest way to become better spouses is to notice our knee-jerk avoidance behaviors. From Wordnik.com. [David Code: How a Parent's Anxious Mind Impacts a Child] Reference
If your knee-jerk reaction to this news is surprise, confusion or disgust, you're not alone. From Wordnik.com. [Tom Matlack: The Good Men at Penthouse] Reference
But there are two major reasons why that that kind of knee-jerk response is just plain wrong. From Wordnik.com. [Robert Creamer: Two Reasons the Obama Victory in Arizona Immigration Lawsuit is Good for Democrats] Reference
Anyone who follows this analysis can surely expect more knee-jerk hotheads to tear them down. From Wordnik.com. [A Nation That Won't Be Fooled Again] Reference
The only comparison that comes to mind is a knee-jerk reaction, but that is still different. From Wordnik.com. [I'm Writing] Reference
He's probably right, but we goras need to get over our knee-jerk aversion to the word "Islamic.". From Wordnik.com. [Ethan Casey: Pakistan Floods: Why Should We Care?] Reference
Stuff fatigue has swept America in tandem with the increasing ugliness of knee-jerk acquisition. From Wordnik.com. [Peace On Earth Good Will.Com] Reference
So it was partly that, my knee-jerk reaction against doing anything that traded on my dad's name. From Wordnik.com. [Rosanne Cash Runs Down Her Father's 'List'] Reference
From Vietnam through Afghanistan, deceiving the public has been the government's knee-jerk response. From Wordnik.com. [Jeff Cohen: WikiLeaks: Time to Celebrate, Time to Mourn] Reference
They see their polling numbers going south, and their knee-jerk reaction is to insult their own base?. From Wordnik.com. [Chris Weigant: With Friends Like These...] Reference
MAUREEN CORRIGAN: My knee-jerk reaction to hearing a novel touted as topical is to think opportunistic. From Wordnik.com. [A Novel Tallies The Real Cost Of Health Care] Reference
"I don't want people just making knee-jerk selections to artificially meet an 80-day deadline," he said. From Wordnik.com. [Government's 80-day hiring goal on track] Reference
Today's P.C. turns the other way — to knee-jerk support of phrases like "free market" and "deregulate.". From Wordnik.com. [No More Financial Katrinas] Reference
I think Jerry Coyne -- in contrast to his cheering throng of knee-jerk commenters -- gets this at some level. From Wordnik.com. [Karl Giberson, Ph.D: Religion, Science and False Logic] Reference
During Reid's tenure as coach, the Eagles have prided themselves on avoiding rash decisions and knee-jerk reactions. From Wordnik.com. [Kevin Kolb or Michael Vick? One game into the season, the Philadelphia Eagles face quarterback quandary] Reference
After a knee-jerk selloff, the Japanese currency revived its ascent and is now trading stronger than its close Friday. From Wordnik.com. [Battle of the Impotent Central Banks] Reference
This story is about instinctive, knee-jerk, swaying-in-the-wind, irresponsible reactions by the press and by government officials. From Wordnik.com. [Charles H. Green: The Insurance Industry Is Getting the Shirley Sherrod Treatment] Reference
It has somehow remained a bulwark in a nasty world of inexorable lobbying, knee-jerk anti-intellectualism and self-serving politicking. From Wordnik.com. [KEEPING THE ROBES CLEAN] Reference
The video clip was then picked up by Fox News and sparked a knee-jerk reaction from the White House and Agricultural Secretary Tom Vilsack. From Wordnik.com. [Molly Secours: The Trouble With "Black Folks"] Reference
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