Marriage is like twirling a baton, turning hand springs or eating with chopsticks. It looks easy until you try it. From LearnThat.org. [Helen Rowland (1876-1950); Anglo-American writer]
Even the station-master's signal baton is almost too much for her. From Wordnik.com. [Elfriede Jelinek: Provocation as the Breath of Life] Reference
Redcross was first to respond waiting in baton rouge as the storm passed through. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » The Katrina Timeline] Reference
I do hope a few of those cameras came within baton swing the odd time. on April 2, 2009 at 12: 22 am | Reply Lucy. From Wordnik.com. [G20 - The best press photos - April Fools Day « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG] Reference
Comments (1) brad: if you go to the url I have listed above there are some pictures of clem snide live in baton rouge. From Wordnik.com. [I could suffer if you really want me to (Music (For Robots))] Reference
Indra picked up the baton from a number of companies that were working to emerge on to the international market place. From Wordnik.com. [Technology Made in Spain] Reference
It’s as if a baton is passed from one self to another. From Wordnik.com. [First Person Plural] Reference
So Mowbray may decide passing on the baton is the best option. From Wordnik.com. [The Sunday Mail - Home] Reference
He and his baton are your friends and are giving you your tempo. From Wordnik.com. [The Art of Stage Dancing The Story of a Beautiful and Profitable Profession] Reference
Maazel is a brilliant man – just to be under his baton is a privilege. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-03-01] Reference
Another opportunity to pass the baton is the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. From Wordnik.com. [Opinion Source: Delivering summaries of editorial and op-ed pieces from major papers by email.] Reference
Securing quiet by a prolonged rapping with the baton is a sign of weak discipline. From Wordnik.com. [Essentials in Conducting] Reference
Group members say getting residents to pick up the baton is their biggest challenge. From Wordnik.com. [msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines] Reference
In its right hand, it still held its police baton, which is what it had hit me with. From Wordnik.com. [Dying to Live] Reference
Wagstaffe called the baton use "appropriate," especially if Alvarez had turned around and used force on May. From Wordnik.com. [NBC Bay Area -] Reference
The chairman of the Schoolies Advisory Board, Mark Reaburn, says the alleged discovery of the baton is a concern. From Wordnik.com. [Latest News - Yahoo!7 News] Reference
The baton was an old one, the only souvenir I took with me when I was fired from the New Orleans Police Department. From Wordnik.com. [The Glass Rainbow] Reference
We did find in the vehicle the collapsible baton, which is one of his weapons charges that is against him right now. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 25, 2005] Reference
At the ceremony in Rawalpindi, Musharraf handed over the ceremonial officer stick that they like to call the baton of command. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 28, 2007] Reference
Sikkim Olympic Association president PK Pradhan said the baton was the responsibility of the Delhi QBR, Commonwealth Games team. From Wordnik.com. [Daily News & Analysis] Reference
And no more than "baton" and "truncheon" are necessary to communicate his mood. From Wordnik.com. [A Close Read] Reference
By the way, the "baton" wasn't the kind used for conducting music, but something called an ASP, favored by skinheads. From Wordnik.com. [Susan Madrak: Gambling on Redemption] Reference
If I didn't know better, I might have begun to suspect that a kind of baton-passing was taking place, far beyond the atmosphere. From Wordnik.com. [A Space in Time] Reference
The development of BXF has standardized the "baton," but within the existing architecture. From Wordnik.com. [Broadcast Engineering RSS Feed] Reference
"Tomorrow South Africa will be formally handed the 'baton' which will be received by our South African Ambassador to Brazil, His. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
For a juror to say that the baton wasn't even hitting. From Wordnik.com. [Race: Our Dilemma Still] Reference
Even Miller, however, did not always conduct with a golden baton. From Wordnik.com. [Mitch Miller obituary] Reference
She was third by the time she got her hand right and got the baton. From Wordnik.com. [Long Legs, Wide Smile, Big Heart] Reference
He is like a Chaplin, using his body as a baton to convey things too. From Wordnik.com. [Patricia Zohn: Off the C(H)uff: Gustavo Dudamel Connects] Reference
It was really a baton-twirling competition in which the girls also modeled casual clothes. From Wordnik.com. ['It's Like Playing Dress-Up'] Reference
After 18 years leading the Fed, the man known as the Maestro will finally turn over his baton. From Wordnik.com. [A New Money Man] Reference
McCarthy was a spent force, but what if Ted Kennedy were to take up his fallen brother's baton?. From Wordnik.com. [The Fire Last Time] Reference
In St. Petersburg, a police baton broke former city Duma deputy Sergei Gulayev's hand in five places. From Wordnik.com. [Beating Down Democracy] Reference
As a former baton twirler myself, I had been in a few pageants when I was a girl so I didn't take them too seriously. From Wordnik.com. ['It's Like Playing Dress-Up'] Reference
Police and baton-wielding young men in black jumpsuits began raiding establishments frequented by foreign drug-pushers. From Wordnik.com. [This Watch Won’t End] Reference
Passing New York the Olympics baton would also help rejuvenate entire sections of New York, as well as the city's spirits. From Wordnik.com. [N.Y.C. Goes For The Gold] Reference
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