What we need instead is what I describe as messy coherence, a sense of direction with with requisite diversity. From Wordnik.com. [Cognitive Edge] Reference
Some may actually call it messy, or not a tart at all. From Wordnik.com. [The art of a messy tart] Reference
I believe in messy, upsetting, wild love that erases all boundaries. From Wordnik.com. [Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » INTERVIEW: Barbara Samuel, Part 2] Reference
They didn't buy yachts or hockey teams; they didn't get involved in messy divorces. From Wordnik.com. [Unravelling the Myth] Reference
Bright photographs fetishize hardship -- happy Natives fishing, pensive Natives in messy houses. From Wordnik.com. [Stephanie Woodard: The New Indian Fighters: Lt. Col. McCaskill and Major WaPo] Reference
I'd love to see him go down in messy, bloody, public flames, with everything else that ties into it. From Wordnik.com. [pimpin' the booze] Reference
Ginsberg's life was messy, and reflecting it too precisely would almost certainly result in messy filmmaking. From Wordnik.com. [Movie Fact Often More Engaging Than Fiction] Reference
Where things get messy is less with tax-exempt status, but with allowing federal and state aid to flow through these institutions. From Wordnik.com. [Does separation of church and state not apply to Jerry Falwell? « Dating Jesus] Reference
Of course, I was the President, a President in messy dark plaits who despaired, sometimes, of the lack of enthusiasm of the troops. From Wordnik.com. [Writer Unboxed » Blog Archive » THE BLUEBELL CLUB: Or, Confession of a Literary Crime] Reference
When they found nothing to arrest me on – they decided that a house this messy is not habitavle for my 16 year old daughter to live in. From Wordnik.com. [D.C. Prosecutor Discusses Deborah Jeane’s Trial and Suicide « Bound, Not Gagged] Reference
Mine is usually sort of billowy and more “homemade” aka messy looking. From Wordnik.com. [lemon layer cake | smitten kitchen] Reference
It was a quintessential Bond movie, which is to say messy and flawed but awfully fun. From Wordnik.com. [Verbal Spew] Reference
The band are a bunch of tired old faces as they glumly recall their messy split 35 years ago. From Wordnik.com. [Evening Standard - Home] Reference
However, it was recently pointed out to me that Minsky's ideas are very relevant to the notion of messy mind. From Wordnik.com. [study marvin minsky's work] Reference
It is, in other words, a messy compromise that emanates from conflicting and contradictory mandates and federal direction. From Wordnik.com. [The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed] Reference
Blessedly, Rendell refused, calling the messy matter both unconstitutional and unseemly in a veto message days after Thanksgiving. From Wordnik.com. [Phillies Zone] Reference
It's kind of messy, but it works for the most part. From Wordnik.com. [Friday Mornings] Reference
Don the Hazmat suits it kind of messy in their. -nt. From Wordnik.com. [Alan Grayson Calls Female Advisor To Bernanke A “Whore” - Dan_McLaughlin’s blog - RedState] Reference
He warned me, however, that it was a "messy" problem. From Wordnik.com. [Roger D. Kornberg - Autobiography] Reference
At Pentagon they used the word "messy" to describe it. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 14, 2003] Reference
Isn't that kind of messy when handing out the cupcakes?. From Wordnik.com. [Cupcake Cakes: Always Wrecktastic. Always.] Reference
They were kind of messy looking, and they weren't funny. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-04-01] Reference
My husband is a "messy" also but he just wants me to be happy. From Wordnik.com. [Home Organization] Reference
They don't want this kind of messy political fight to start off. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 12, 2009] Reference
I think this is taking the idea of 'messy' in the wrong direction. From Wordnik.com. [Tooling Around] Reference
The main advantage of the 'messy' solution is that it is acheivable. From Wordnik.com. [Britishness] Reference
A staff member took it down because it was "messy" and discarded it. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-09-01] Reference
SHARA: I think if you want to handle it, because it's kind of messy stuff. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 5, 2004] Reference
This election, "messy" is about the kindest word I've heard applied to it. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 3, 2009] Reference
There ain't a large enough sample for things to be truly "messy" in a good way. From Wordnik.com. [Tooling Around] Reference
The early days of the process were " messy, " says one person close to the deal. From Wordnik.com. [Inspecting J. Crew Deal in the Mirror] Reference
What a true honor to be part of today's celebration, even on this kind of messy November day. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 13, 2006] Reference
Mugabe described power struggles as "messy" and causing disharmony, the state Herald reported. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
And New Yorkers are apparently placing the blame at Caroline's feet for this whole "messy" process. From Wordnik.com. [Joanne Bamberger: Was Caroline Kennedy Ever the Real Candidate?] Reference
If you can see right here, it's kind of messy on this screen, but I'm pointing to a couple of knees in there. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 5, 2008] Reference
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