The new industry's economic shakedown. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
A shakedown cruise. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
The first was our previously announced shutdown in April to do what we call a shakedown analysis of our new sevoflurane line. From Wordnik.com. [Healthcare Sector and Stocks Analysis from Seeking Alpha] Reference
CORNISH: And later, he would issue a second retraction, saying his use of the word shakedown had been wrong, and apologizing for that, too. From Wordnik.com. [Hayward 'Deeply Sorry', Rep. Barton Also Apologizes] Reference
Folks who waxed poetic about the virtues of Federalism and how it works in the Senate must think this sort of shakedown is what the founders intended. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » The Shelby Shakedown] Reference
But the point of Barton's comment -- the idea that the BP escrow fund represents a "shakedown" -- is not being dismissed. From Wordnik.com. [GOP candidates echo Barton on BP 'shakedown'] Reference
Why is this somehow different from the so-called shakedown?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 13, 2003] Reference
Details of the shakedown was the previous entry in this blog. From Wordnik.com. [More shakedown details - Ezra Levant] Reference
Right now I’m kind of in shakedown mode seeing which of these I like. From Wordnik.com. [Renko] Reference
The competition will begin April 26 with what organizers call the shakedown stage. From Wordnik.com. [Freep.com - RSS] Reference
Alabama’s second-worst senator explains that the Shelby shakedown is all about national security. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » The Shelby Shakedown] Reference
Afghan's 79,000 national police, meanwhile, are better known as shakedown artists than law enforcers. From Wordnik.com. [GovExec.com Top News] Reference
It's being called a shakedown by people who just have no experience with the central force that's driven it into existence: basic morality. From Wordnik.com. [TV SoundOff: Sunday Talking Heads] Reference
After playing with my new iBook for a couple of weeks, I’ve had a chance to give the Mac platform a shakedown from a PC user’s perspective. From Wordnik.com. [iBook and OS X: First Impressions] Reference
I think it is a tragedy of the first proportion that a private company would be subjected to what I would characterize as a shakedown -- in this case. From Wordnik.com. [Politics Daily] Reference
"shakedown" - a prison-wide search - said DOC spokeswoman Diane Wiffin. From Wordnik.com. [Home - BostonHerald.com] Reference
I receive a lot of Roman Catholic "shakedown" mail. From Wordnik.com. [Michele Somerville: Church Collection: Should Conscientious Catholics Stop Giving?] Reference
"I apologize for using the term 'shakedown'" Barton said later in a statement. From Wordnik.com. [Gulf of Mexico oil spill: latest developments] Reference
He says that this escrow is not a "shakedown" and credits BP for making the choice to set aside the money. From Wordnik.com. [TV SoundOff: Sunday Talking Heads] Reference
I'm not going to trap you and ask whether or not it was a "shakedown," but do you think it's legal and legitimate?. From Wordnik.com. [Rand Paul speaks on McChrystal and BP] Reference
Armstrong lawyer Tim Herman says that "'shakedown' would be an appropriate description" for Landis's actions in the wake of the rejections. From Wordnik.com. [Roots of a Rift] Reference
They'd been on shakedown cruises before, and they knew that on an interstellar vessel the word "shakedown" can have a very literal meaning. From Wordnik.com. [Unwise Child] Reference
Her campaign called the solicitation a "shakedown" for cash. From Wordnik.com. Reference
"Our shakedown will be the first practice session on Friday, and the first race will just be like a test session. From Wordnik.com. [Planet F1 | Formula 1 News] Reference
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