The dance often becomes flagrantly obscene. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Obama also said his determination is heightened by reports of massive bank profits and what he called obscene bonuses. From Wordnik.com. [columbiatribune.com stories] Reference
And just months later, a Chinese official accused the tech giant of spreading what he called obscene content via the Internet. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 13, 2010] Reference
Especially Hasbro toys, which are mass produced in obscene numbers. clueless schmo. From Wordnik.com. [Okay, sometimes comics collections are worth something | Robot 6 @ Comic Book Resources – Covering Comic Book News and Entertainment] Reference
Without it, the insurers will continue to rake in obscene profits at public expense. mark. From Wordnik.com. [Live Blog from the Anchor Desk 09/29/09] Reference
He must, he must: Speaking on Radio 5 Live he branded the calls obscene, tasteless and unfunny. From Wordnik.com. [Feeds4all documents in category 'SEO'] Reference
I'd want someone who's for the people and not CEO's of big corporations raking in obscene profits!. From Wordnik.com. [Lynch takes steps to run for Kennedy seat] Reference
What we call obscene was, in ancient times, either a matter of superstition or a free field for jest. From Wordnik.com. [Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals] Reference
Althought the oil companies are raking in obscene profits, the price of gas is still “undervalued.”. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Hastert meets with ExxonMobil CEO.] Reference
I am positive that hundreds of blogs will be banned under the assumption that they contain obscene pictures. From Wordnik.com. [Global Voices in English » Egypt: Court bans Porn Sites] Reference
Not satisfied with pulling in obscene billions of dollars, OPEC wants to ensure they get their fat, bloated, oil-soaked profits. From Wordnik.com. [2008 September 11 « Unambiguously Ambidextrous] Reference
DOBBS: At what point do we start using the word obscene in talking about this level of spending in American presidential politics. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 6, 2008] Reference
The most obscene is Trilateral Commission bigwig Paul Adolf Volcker, the bringer of the 22% prime rate of 1981 and the destroyer of the US industrial base. From Wordnik.com. [tarpley’s reaction to ‘barky’ win] Reference
One might moralize, of course, and simply write off the phenomenon as yet another example of life in obscene America — home of the fat, spoiled, and imbecilic. From Wordnik.com. [Home Alone] Reference
Not after President Barack Obama - who on Thursday called such pay "obscene" - had promised to clamp down on lavish bonuses. From Wordnik.com. [SFGate: Top News Stories] Reference
Of utterance prompt, but in coarse phrase obscene 255. From Wordnik.com. [The Iliad of Homer Translated into English Blank Verse by William Cowper] Reference
Friday to halt soaring arms exports, describing as obscene plans by. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
If you want to talk about obscene, that is obscene balance sheet game-playing. From Wordnik.com. [Latest Articles] Reference
He also called her obscene names and threatened to kill her, she told deputies. From Wordnik.com. [naplesnews.com Stories] Reference
The word obscene is defined in Webster’s New Collegiate Dictionary as follows. From Wordnik.com. [Guckenberger: "Fuck The Police" Not Obscene] Reference
She said the group called her obscene names and jeered at a Yankees sticker on her car window. From Wordnik.com. [Nashuatelegraph.com local, state, business and sports news] Reference
What we need to do is get lying by politicians to be classified as obscene language by the FCC. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Bush: ‘We’ve Never Been Stay The Course’] Reference
"The word obscene is from the Latin obscenus meaning ill-omened; but over time it has come to mean that which is off-stage. From Wordnik.com. [James Warren: This Week in Magazines: If The Economy is Driving You to Drink...] Reference
The suppressed "obscene" articles by Margaret Sanger. From Wordnik.com. [OpEdNews - Quicklink: Russians fear truth targeted in journalist's murder] Reference
The problem with this case is, how do you define 'obscene'?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 17, 2005] Reference
Nations summit on food security in Rome is "obscene", Australian. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
In fact Tulsi would make a G-Rated American movie look 'obscene'. From Wordnik.com. [Shoaib Harris: The Indian Heroine Tulsi Falls in the Battle For Freedom of Speech in Karzai's Afghanistan] Reference
That's where people are taking pictures or put kind of obscene terms in their text. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 20, 2009] Reference
Unwrap the plain brown paper around this quiz about some notorious "obscene" books. From Wordnik.com. [Kenneth C. Davis: A Lady and a Penguin (Not a Dirty Story)] Reference
If it is not "obscene," it is not an "animal crush video" and hence not covered by the law. From Wordnik.com. [Wayne Pacelle: Animal Crush Videos: Disgusting and Illegal] Reference
PEREZ: Yes, I would argue that, you know, it's kind of obscene that Romney is trying to buy this election, though. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 1, 2008] Reference
Id. Thus, the bill is not an attempt by Congress to declare what is and is not "obscene" for constitutional purposes. From Wordnik.com. [Wayne Pacelle: Animal Crush Videos: Disgusting and Illegal] Reference
She called it "obscene" that Mr. Nussle "would toy with people that way, threatening their jobs in a political stunt.". From Wordnik.com. [War-Funding Rift Intensifies] Reference
Yes, that's -- I've learned that's where people are taking pictures or putting kind of obscene terms in their -- in their text. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 21, 2009] Reference
He raised a case demanding that the ministry of telecommunications ban 'obscene' websites, and the court found in his favour, goddamit. From Wordnik.com. [The Funny Side of Porn Censorship] Reference
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