Another thing that really rubs me the wrong way is this leeriness amongst us. From Wordnik.com. [Cowards, Slackers, and Stars; the 911 Truth Collective] Reference
One thing the two men share is leeriness toward financial stocks, a stance that has served them well. From Wordnik.com. [Father, Son Play Together but Invest Apart] Reference
The fact that 43% have doubts about a Mormon President only shows a certain leeriness from lack of familiarity. From Wordnik.com. ["I mean no disrespect."] Reference
The tight credit market, rising defaults and leeriness by lenders could help Tygris attract interest from medium-size companies. From Wordnik.com. [A New Lender Steps Up] Reference
One of Mr. Rodriguez's biggest gripes has been institutional clients 'leeriness about the high cash level his stock fund maintains. From Wordnik.com. [FPA's Rodriguez to Take Sabbatical] Reference
At work in this ekphrasis is a subconscious interest in decorum and restraint, and a corresponding leeriness about aesthetic identification. From Wordnik.com. [Shelley, Medusa, and the Perils of Ekphrasis] Reference
France and Germany have taken a more even-handed approach, fueled in part by their distrust of Georgian President Saakashvili and leeriness over goading Russia. From Wordnik.com. [U.S.-Russia Relations Turn Cold] Reference
Given the military's leeriness of any grassroots collective action, the province had no established civilian government capable of handling a crisis when the waves hit. From Wordnik.com. [Mission Creep] Reference
Obama's uplifting moment followed an by his former opponent when she did her best to further bridge the divide between those Democrats who express leeriness about Obama. From Wordnik.com. [Values vs Candidates] Reference
I encouraged him to update himself, and because he exhibited the same leeriness of his demographic, I also reminded him to take a closer look at Joe Biden, who may assuage some of his concerns. From Wordnik.com. [Val Strange: North Carolina: Hopeless Hoi Polloi or Step In the Right Direction?] Reference
For starters, the constant leeriness towards women, the assumption that any vaguely attractive woman was nothing more than mattress-fodder, makes even yours truly - no fan of political correctness - feel uneasy. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-11-01] Reference
Private investors overseas aren't rushing to buy U.S. stocks and bonds because of such leeriness about the U.S. economy, noted a recent report from Goldman Sachs, a factor it said it would be monitoring closely to gauge the dollar's future trajectory. From Wordnik.com. [Historical Trends Suggest] Reference
Private investors overseas aren't rushing to buy U.S. stocks and bonds, because of such leeriness about the U.S. economy, a recent report from Goldman Sachs noted, promising to closely monitor that activity in order to gauge the dollar's future trajectory. From Wordnik.com. [Turning Point for Dollar?] Reference
Canadians turned off by political spin and their leeriness of politicians and bureaucrats. From Wordnik.com. [canada.com Top Stories] Reference
When most folks go shopping for discount computers they bring a certain leeriness with them. From Wordnik.com. [Software Tech Computers] Reference
Madison's leeriness of government's possibilities was rooted in his essentially biblical worldview. From Wordnik.com. [FRC Blog] Reference
He says minority and there's big leeriness in these battleground ridings on giving Harper a majority. From Wordnik.com. [Liblogs News Feed] Reference
Still, I'll admit that I am reminded of Tony's leeriness on a regular basis - and with more than a bit of chagrin. From Wordnik.com. [Common Ground] Reference
Offit said a lot of people don't understand vaccines, and that contributes to the leeriness about the H1N1 vaccine. From Wordnik.com. [Tennessean.com Ashland City Times] Reference
IPOs from GM and Chrysler haven't seen the red carpet rolled out yet, some of October's numbers may further thaw out investor leeriness. From Wordnik.com. [October And YTD Auto Sales Superlatives] Reference
Wilpon's second answer began with a tinge of leeriness … making me think that perhaps Omar KNEW BETTER than to ask about bringing in Manny. From Wordnik.com. [Mets Today] Reference
Another reason public leeriness is up lately: Every decade, the bureau counters suspicion with a publicity campaign explaining what's happening. From Wordnik.com. [News from nptelegraph.com] Reference
In order to overcome potential bondholders 'leeriness, the county will have to be willing to pay higher interest rates or find other means to fund county initiatives. From Wordnik.com. [BusinessWeek.com --] Reference
Ms. Madoff, who fondly recalls square dancing at the Chilmark Community Center in days gone by, admitted that her morbid legal curiosity invites its share of leeriness. From Wordnik.com. [Vineyard Gazette - Top Stories] Reference
But that abrupt look and action of absolutely unconscious animalism, chasing the leeriness of the contented man's conceit, turned her to softness if not to cheerfulness. From Wordnik.com. [The Woman with the Fan] Reference
With bravery born from a seeming leeriness toward her own representational faculties, Katz tinkers and toys her unusual image-repertoire into strangely affecting pictures. From Wordnik.com. Reference
At the same time, there is some leeriness, given US past policy in Honduras - long-standing policy, in which we really treated Honduras as more or less a military outpost of the United States. From Wordnik.com. [The Narco News Bulletin] Reference
BREAKS NEWS AND OFFERS INSIDER INSIGHT EVERY DAY The era of calling french fries "freedom fries" has come and gone, but there is still a lingering leeriness in the U.S. to associate with France. From Wordnik.com. [PWTorch.com] Reference
The researchers at the Department of Environmental and Evolutionary Biology determined that the Israeli gerbils were more suspicious, cautious and vigilant since they developed leeriness to the red fox who hunt them. From Wordnik.com. [Articles] Reference
I don't call that age - he's a young 33 in a land where the average age of a cricketing debutant is about 30 - but ascribe it to the touchy-feely leeriness which appears to come upon the bowling form Beanpole Sharma's bowling form. From Wordnik.com. [Latest hot news: Humsurfer] Reference
Obama's uplifting moment followed another powerful moment led by his former opponent when she did her best to 'tell it like it is' and further bridge the divide between those Democrats who express leeriness about Obama going so far as expressing threats of teetering to vote for the other party. From Wordnik.com. [The Agonist - thoughtful, global, timely] Reference
I’m old-fashioned in my leeriness of revealing too much before the book is released. From Wordnik.com. [Things I hate – Synopses «] Reference
So it’s always been with some degree of leeriness that I watch anything with the word “ninja” or “ninjutsu” mentioned anywhere therein. From Wordnik.com. [Anime Review: Basilisk Complete Series | The Anime Blog] Reference
France and Germany have taken a more even-handed approach, fueled in part by their distrust of Georgian President Saakashvili and leeriness over goading Russia. ". From Wordnik.com. [Unraveling of U.S. Ties] Reference
In fact, it didn’t take me much work to understand her leeriness, because I share it to some degree, even though a)I am about as secular a soul as you can imagine and b)the only time you’ll see me with a head covering is during inclement weather. From Wordnik.com. [Why liberals (or leftists, or socialists or anarchists) don’t make better lovers] Reference
Why the leeriness to try to make that happen?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 21, 2009] Reference
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