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Every time a shingle is added to the gimcrack, ramshackle governance structure that we're propping up, another door falls off its hinges. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-04-01] Reference
Hanging out your own shingle is more difficult than ever before. From Wordnik.com. [For the Defense] Reference
He was responsible for the old tin shingle roof being ruined forever. From Wordnik.com. [Lost entry...this is from last week and never got posted. I'm a wreck] Reference
But hanging out a shingle is suddenly on the upswing, especially among people over 50. From Wordnik.com. [Julia Moulden: Over 50 and at the Top of Your Game? Here's What's Next] Reference
If you remember, DiCaprio's production shingle is also behind Warner Bros 'live-action "Akira.". From Wordnik.com. [Warner Bros. Unrolling ‘Ninja Scroll’ For The Big Screen » MTV Movies Blog] Reference
They are daintily small, like play houses indeed, built of a thin shingle-like board, fine in texture. From Wordnik.com. [Nellie Bly's Book: Around the World in Seventy-Two Days] Reference
Her hair was cut in what I knew was once called a shingle bob, and she was chewing gum. From Wordnik.com. [Time and Again]
The shingle is a very thin pine-board, which is used throughout the colony instead of slate or tiles. From Wordnik.com. [Life in the Clearings versus the Bush] Reference
Turner's deal with O'Brien could also eventually extend to the host's Conaco shingle, which is still wrapping up its deal at NBC Universal. From Wordnik.com. [Variety.com]
Then Ilaid out the lids on my worktable and began to "shingle" them one by one. From Wordnik.com. [Interior Design Industry News] Reference
Slice remaining ½ pound rhubarb into about ¼-inch pieces and "shingle" over frangipane, dividing evenly. From Wordnik.com. [JSOnline.com] Reference
"shingle," and hides those pages behind that "Some pages were omitted" link at the end of results. From Wordnik.com. [Search Engine Optimization and Marketing News provided by Cumbrowski.com] Reference
One, I recently installed a shingle roof on my home. From Wordnik.com. [Does The 'Energy Star' Label Need An Update?] Reference
The shingle maker must have material which splits well. From Wordnik.com. [Conservation Reader] Reference
And I researched the shingle roofs for probably about a month. From Wordnik.com. [Does The 'Energy Star' Label Need An Update?] Reference
The day after his arrival he was sitting on the shingle at Madame de. From Wordnik.com. [The French Immortals Series — Complete] Reference
Then he leaped out with the oars and carried them well up on the shingle. From Wordnik.com. [Jim Spurling, Fisherman or Making Good] Reference
Far up among the shingle lay one human form which still bore signs of life. From Wordnik.com. [Peak's Island A Romance of Buccaneer Days] Reference
Lake, which is separated from the Bay of Baiæ by a narrow strip of shingle. From Wordnik.com. [Wonders of Creation] Reference
After graduating at the top of his class, he hung out his shingle in Baltimore. From Wordnik.com. [A Great Original's Lives At The Law] Reference
Then she earned a certification in co-active coaching and hung out a new shingle. From Wordnik.com. [Burn Your Resume, Be An Artist] Reference
Breda Burrows, late of the LAPD, has hung up her private-eye shingle in Palm Springs. From Wordnik.com. [In The Land Of Sonny Bono] Reference
And he left his men to walk over and seat himself beside Maren Le Moyne on the shingle. From Wordnik.com. [The Maid of the Whispering Hills] Reference
The tide was more than half down, and dory and pea-pod lay high and dry on the shingle. From Wordnik.com. [Jim Spurling, Fisherman or Making Good] Reference
When but ten years old he showed the material he was made of by a beautiful drawing on a shingle. From Wordnik.com. [The True Citizen, How to Become One] Reference
Light from kitchen matches helped collect the shingle cords as he crouched behind the Ford wagon. From Wordnik.com. [Solomon's Orbit] Reference
Standing in the wet shingle, Maynard regarded the speckled atom as it lay in the palm of his hand. From Wordnik.com. [Uncanny Tales] Reference
A small shingle, whose paint was discolored and cracked, identified the facility as Our Lady's Hall. From Wordnik.com. [Excerpt: The Sins of the Fathers] Reference
A clockmaker's shingle hangs in the foreground of the glise Saint-Maclou, a gem of Gothic architecture. From Wordnik.com. [Eating Well in Historic Rouen] Reference
Of course, anybody in New York State can hang out a shingle saying philosophical counselor at this point. From Wordnik.com. [Q&A: What Would Plato Have Done?] Reference
If there's a history of leaks or insect infestation, it's probably best to remove even a single shingle layer. From Wordnik.com. [Q&A: Is it okay to put new shingles right over old ones?] Reference
He saw a lawyer's shingle pointing to an office above the bank and walked up to meet the future senator from Alaska. From Wordnik.com. [Alaska's veteran bush pilots tackle challenges others might not] Reference
Finally, you can walk off lunch on Chesil beach (chesilbeach. org) – a spindly shingle spit that reaches out into the elements. From Wordnik.com. [Love is in the (open) air] Reference
The problem, Kuczynski says, is that "anybody who has a medical degree can hang out a shingle that says they are a cosmetic surgeon.". From Wordnik.com. [Brush With Perfection] Reference
You no longer need an invitation from Partisan Review or Commentary or The New Leader to hang a shingle as a social critic, as they did. From Wordnik.com. [James Baldwin: The Fire This Time] Reference
Some people argue that if we're hiring illegals to, say, shingle our roofs, we have a moral obligation to care for them if they fall off. From Wordnik.com. [Wait a Second. Why Shouldn’t We Insure Illegals?] Reference
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