And there's been a lot of what we call a spotty going on.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Oct 4, 2009] Reference

And it became so insistent in talking about this that he became known as spotty Lincoln.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jan 29, 2007] Reference

Iowa State product started just 35 games in spotty six-season career; was named NBA Development.    From Wordnik.com.  [Reader ballots tab Bowie as biggest NBA draft bust ever] Reference

That said, my access to such things will remain spotty for the next month or so as I make my way back to Philly.    From Wordnik.com.  [the kernels get stuck in my teeth, but i like it (Music (For Robots))] Reference

Originally classified as the spotty bulborb, further research has reclassified this species as the red bulborb.    From Wordnik.com.  [IGN Complete] Reference

This will inevitably change as my routine becomes more settled, but for now, communication shall remain spotty.    From Wordnik.com.  [the dying of an era ends in a yellow slide] Reference

Her payments since her release from prison have been spotty, which is why you remanded her to prison for contempt.    From Wordnik.com.  [An Open Letter to the Honorable Judge Alan M. Rubenstein] Reference

They're kind of spotty, they're not all put together.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Feb 2, 2007] Reference

Ms. Tan says both managers had "spotty" records at RiverSource.    From Wordnik.com.  [Putnam to Pare Funds, Cut Staff] Reference

The wireless network here has been kind of spotty, so at times we have lost control.    From Wordnik.com.  [UPDATE: Podbot @ Gnomedex] Reference

If somebody was kind of spotty in their attendance or whatever, I could get over that.    From Wordnik.com.  [Rudy Responds To Story Saying He Blew Off ISG -- But Repeats Bogus Explanation] Reference

Apparently this shifty stuff is the kind of spotty science Blogger Girl can really go for.    From Wordnik.com.  [Scientific Literacy and Sensationalist Journalism] Reference

Computer access will be kind of spotty, whenever I get time, and we don't have access in our flat, which is probably a good thing.    From Wordnik.com.  [London!] Reference

Unfortunately the first season of Earl was kind of spotty and my wife quit on it and I can't talk her into giving it another shot.    From Wordnik.com.  [Stuff] Reference

But he continued by outlining the "spotty" progress in.    From Wordnik.com.  [New York News, Weather, Sports & Traffic - WCBSTV.com] Reference

To call his track record "spotty" is to give a bad name to Dalmations.    From Wordnik.com.  [Boy of Summer] Reference

I'd heard talk that his council attendance is 'spotty' to say the least.    From Wordnik.com.  [Toledo Talk - recent article changes] Reference

I think Sterling's work has been kind of spotty, although even at worst, it's interesting.    From Wordnik.com.  [Popular Posts Across MetaFilter] Reference

Other problems have included "spotty" access to some archived games, as well as audio issues.    From Wordnik.com.  [PC World] Reference

In reality, Hahn’s knowledge was pretty spotty, which is what you’d expect from an autodidact.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2007-09-01] Reference

MacPherson blames the economy with causing the 'spotty' conditions, but says that 2004 is looking 'quite strong.'.    From Wordnik.com.  [Purchasing - Top Stories] Reference

So the pricing for the few electrodes we will buy during 2009 is, it's kind of spotty in terms of putting any trend to it.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gold & Precious Metals Sector and Stocks Analysis from Seeking Alpha] Reference

"When paired with spotty enforcement, it's an explosive mix.".    From Wordnik.com.  [China's Princelings Problem] Reference

If he doesn't, progress in these areas will be spotty at best.    From Wordnik.com.  [Bully Or Woolly?] Reference

But Blair's performance, already spotty, seemed to be getting worse.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Times Bomb] Reference

Tracy McNicollHow Translates Translation software is notoriously spotty.    From Wordnik.com.  [Periscope] Reference

The track record of people going on to have healthy long careers is spotty.    From Wordnik.com.  [With a Wink and a Toke] Reference

Indeed, other health problems (i.e., spotty insurance coverage) will worsen.    From Wordnik.com.  [This Plan Too Slick] Reference

But the ITC, too, has enjoyed only spotty success in its previous incarnations.    From Wordnik.com.  [Bailing Out The Jobless] Reference

At 90 minutes, it has the spotty feel of a movie that's missing crucial sequences.    From Wordnik.com.  [Brando Plays God] Reference

But for people like him, working people with limited resources, coverage is spotty.    From Wordnik.com.  [The End Of Aids?] Reference

Even if the FDA wins the court case, critics say enforcement of the new rules would be spotty.    From Wordnik.com.  [Firing Up The Politics Of Teen Smoking] Reference

Yet ITT's financial performance over the past decade has been spotty and its stock price has lagged.    From Wordnik.com.  [Do Ceos Make Too Much?] Reference

The problem is, development banks tend to have a spotty investment record, especially when they bend to a political agenda.    From Wordnik.com.  [CONFLICTING SIGNALS] Reference

Austin's label has not been as successful as his free-lance producing for others; Riley's business ventures have been spotty.    From Wordnik.com.  [New Flavor In Your Ear] Reference