Let’s just pretend that a scenario this preposterous is really so. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Palin blames ‘Gore-gate’ for ‘this snake oil science stuff.’] Reference
This is kind of preposterous, but it does make some warped sense. From Wordnik.com. [New Battlestar Galactica reimagining in the works. Yes, again.] Reference
How preposterous is Congressional oversight of U.S. intelligence?. From Wordnik.com. [Pssst. There's a Covert . . .] Reference
I do apologize for misplacing the r in preposterous, though I imagine you quite understood what I meant. From Wordnik.com. [Corrections « BuzzMachine] Reference
(AP) polymath22 US: NKorean war damages claim 'preposterous' - The. From Wordnik.com. [Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7] Reference
The Guardian's Michael Billington was skeptical - dubbing the show "preposterous" - but still preferred the stage version to the movie. From Wordnik.com. [StarTribune.com rss feed] Reference
The Guardian's Michael Billington was sceptical - dubbing the show "preposterous" - but still preferred the stage version to the movie. From Wordnik.com. [Latest News - Yahoo!7 News] Reference
If that sounds preposterous, that is because it is. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Such a claim was opposed to all sound thinking, to every law known to science -- was, in short, preposterous. From Wordnik.com. [The Tyranny of the Dark] Reference
To state that Hillary Clinton helped pass the FMLA during her first 16 days as First Lady is just plain preposterous. From Wordnik.com. [Easter Lemming Liberal News] Reference
But necessity compels all of us to do things that, in our calmer moments, we would call preposterous, and out of reason. From Wordnik.com. [The Strange Cabin on Catamount Island] Reference
MEND described as preposterous the idea of concessions suggested by the government in its bid to address the injustice in the Niger Delta. From Wordnik.com. [AllAfrica News: Latest] Reference
In George Galloway's own words; this is "preposterous". From Wordnik.com. [Galloway - Izzadeen Working for Govt] Reference
The charges were dismissed as "preposterous" by Mr Molefe. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
The government dismissed the allegations as "preposterous". From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
Freedom House, said before the vote that it was "preposterous" for. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
They dismissed as "preposterous" charges against him of obstructing justice. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
Canadian gold analyst Egizio Bianchini considered the rumors "preposterous". From Wordnik.com. [Bre-X #1: the March 1997 P.D.A. Convention « Climate Audit] Reference
A newspaper article last Friday had made "preposterous" remarks about his expenses. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
Ms. O'Connell negative spot on Craig Johnson's record on taxes is called "preposterous". From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-01-01] Reference
Streisand called the charge "preposterous" and says Katherine was "very hurt" by the statements. From Wordnik.com. [Michael Jackson's Children 'Normal,' To Start School] Reference
Mr. Farkas said it was "preposterous" to suggest that he wouldn't serve the interest of bondholders. From Wordnik.com. [Farkas Closes Deal to Buy Centerline] Reference
•Dismiss Ministers' "preposterous" assertion that migrants boost the economy by £6billion a year. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-04-01] Reference
Those who call this argument 'preposterous' or dismiss it as a political 'mantra' are living in denial. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Alexander: McCain Backs Torture as Recruiting Tool for Al Qaida; Policy Led to the Deaths of U.S. Soldiers in Iraq] Reference
Exactly in what way is the article "preposterous" and why does Melanie Phillips have "zero credibility"?. From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
He called it "preposterous" on recent phone calls with investors, according to people familiar with conversations. From Wordnik.com. [Hedge-Fund Star Stumbles] Reference
Buckley believed that the notion of the motion was "preposterous," but he lost the debate by a vote of about 3-to-1. From Wordnik.com. [Hugh Rawson: Chasing the American Dream] Reference
He deemed "preposterous" the million-plus figure, which, of course, is preposterous regardless of whether it is accurate. From Wordnik.com. [The Gambling Man] Reference
He added that the suggestion that he had put himself under an obligation to the government of Pakistan was "preposterous". From Wordnik.com. [A martyr for the cause] Reference
Wayne Simmons, a former CIA agent, called it 'preposterous' when I made this argument over the past weekend on Fox and Friends. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Alexander: McCain Backs Torture as Recruiting Tool for Al Qaida; Policy Led to the Deaths of U.S. Soldiers in Iraq] Reference
Your assertion that a metaphorical reference makes no inference to the subject of the metaphor is, as you would say "preposterous". From Wordnik.com. [On Oregon Ranchers and Wolves] Reference
NY Times article left unchallenged Snow's assertion that it is "preposterous" to suggest Saddam verdict timed for political reasons. From Wordnik.com. [OpEdNews - Diary: GORE VIDAL: "THE MOST IMPORTANT ELECTION IN MY LIFETIME] Reference
Louise Mushikiwabo, the Rwandan foreign minister, said it was "preposterous" to suggest Kagame's government might have been involved. From Wordnik.com. [6 arrested in shooting of exiled former Rwandan army commander in South Africa] Reference
Stern's report, Tol pronounced, could be "dismissed as alarmist and incompetent", and his doomsday prophecies were simply "preposterous". From Wordnik.com. [Lord Stern makes some errors....] Reference
State Department to call the claims "preposterous". From Wordnik.com. [Yahoo! News: Latest news headlines News Headlines | Top Stories] Reference
His lawyer, Amit Karkhane, told the BBC the family court order was "preposterous". From Wordnik.com. [BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition] Reference
A U.S. state official said it was "preposterous" to suggest foreigners were responsible for. From Wordnik.com. [Ottawa Sun] Reference
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