By the riverside, the stones are wet and slippery. From LearnThat.org.
How extraordinarily slippery a liar the camera is. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
slippery sidewalks. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
"The term slippery slope is a cliche," Slive said. From Wordnik.com. [StarTribune.com rss feed] Reference
You know, people always use the term slippery slope when it comes to ethical arguments, and I think it applies here as well. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 9, 2007] Reference
0 / +2This here is what we call a slippery slope. From Wordnik.com. [digg.com: Stories / Popular] Reference
However, trademark slips have made the term a slippery slope. From Wordnik.com. [LearnHub Activities] Reference
The Pirates of the Caribbean franchise has tentacles in slippery abundance. From Wordnik.com. [Stefan Beck: Beaches: Bergman's The Seventh Seal & the Wellfleet Oyster Festival] Reference
His wings made a sort of balustrade, very helpful to hold by in slippery weather. From Wordnik.com. [The Golden Apple Tree] Reference
The mayor describes the union tactics as “thuggish” so you engage in slippery logic, to say the least. From Wordnik.com. [Playing the race placard « BuzzMachine] Reference
The mayor describes the union tactics as “thuggish†so you engage in slippery logic, to say the least. From Wordnik.com. [Playing the race placard « BuzzMachine] Reference
That's called a slippery slope argument and it rarely works. From Wordnik.com. [Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local] Reference
Hes known as a slippery businessman who doesnt keep his word. From Wordnik.com. [10 Days: Benjamin Franklin] Reference
This makes so-called slippery slope discussions fair game, IMO. From Wordnik.com. [The Ashley Treatment: A Feminist and Disability Rights Issue?] Reference
Constantly citing how he was called the slippery eel by South Korean media. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 21, 2006] Reference
"I was called slippery and mealy-mouthed," the 17-year-old said about his testimony. From Wordnik.com. [Corpus Christi Caller Times, Caller.com Stories] Reference
18 Surely thou didst set them in slippery places: thou castedst them down into destruction. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume III (Job to Song of Solomon)] Reference
"This is what's called a slippery slope," says Robert Hirst, editor of the Mark Twain Papers at the. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com News] Reference
Dr Saunders says: 'This incremental drift we describe, often known as a slippery slope, is not occurring accidentally. From Wordnik.com. [Home | Mail Online] Reference
"This is what's called a slippery slope," says Robert Hirst, editor of the Mark Twain Papers at the University of California-Berkeley. From Wordnik.com. ['Huck Finn' navigating choppy waters] Reference
"This is what's called a slippery slope," says Robert Hirst, editor of the Mark Twain Papers at the University of California at Berkeley. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com News] Reference
I don't think that people really should worry too much about the so-called slippery slope, because the courts are all about drawing lines. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 24, 2004] Reference
This is the kind of slippery slope that you saw in the Sudan. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 15, 2008] Reference
But I think the danger here is a kind of slippery slope argument. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 21, 2009] Reference
So I guess this is supposed to be some kind of slippery slope argument?. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » Sherri Berman: Progressives Must Believe in Change] Reference
This is the kind of slippery slope that could lead to a revolutionary spirit. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Pfizer Corporation Plans to Abandon New London Headquarters that Led to the Kelo Takings] Reference
And biking, seems like a good idea but two wheels kind of slippery compared to four. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 22, 2008] Reference
My dictionary has deslizar (se) for the verb 'to slip' and rebaladizo as 'slippery'. From Wordnik.com. [Road sign spanish] Reference
So we are stuck trying to figure out which kind of slippery slope is being proposed. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Paternalism and Slippery Slopes] Reference
"It's kind of slippery in some places," continued Malcolm, taking a slide as he spoke. From Wordnik.com. [Among the Trees at Elmridge] Reference
NADELMANN: Fredricka, it's hard to imagine that there's any kind of slippery slope here. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 6, 2002] Reference
Lakhshan, from the persian, is defined as 'slippery' in my dictionary: no mention of noodles. From Wordnik.com. [languagehat.com: DAVIDSON'S COMPANION TO FOOD.] Reference
Laksa a term which derives from the original Persian word for noodle, lakhsha meaning 'slippery'. From Wordnik.com. [languagehat.com: DAVIDSON'S COMPANION TO FOOD.] Reference
(Soundbite of laughter) Mr. MCGEE: ... because they're kind of slippery and - so that's what I do. From Wordnik.com. [Harold McGee's 'Keys To Good Cooking' For Chefs] Reference
Never longer than, say, a sentence, but always on the exact same kind of slippery white paper, about four inches long by one inch across. From Wordnik.com. [Proud Military Wife] Reference
She doesn't like them to be too "slippery" according to her. From Wordnik.com. [ReadABlog.com New Blogs and RSS Feeds] Reference
They LIKE him, you know, -- a lot of folks DO like just that kind of slippery snake. From Wordnik.com. [The Voyage of the Hoppergrass] Reference
Opera Mobile very "slippery" it is very difficult to browse and click buttons or link. From Wordnik.com. [MoDaCo WinMo News] Reference
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