Adjective : to-and-fro motion. From Dictionary.com.
Noun : the to-and-fro of the surf. From Dictionary.com.
This to-and-fro process culminated in the 1891 Agreement. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Was the Darmouth 1891 Agreement a Contract?] Reference
Too much running to-and-fro, not enough real stuff happening. From Wordnik.com. [between the rock and the cold, cold sea -- Day] Reference
Over that first weekend, the diplomatic to-and-fro continued. From Wordnik.com. [Turmoil and Triumph] Reference
So, there's a to-and-fro, a quid pro quo, if you will -- Bill. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 9, 2002] Reference
No longer tossed to-and-fro and blown about by every wind of doctrine. From Wordnik.com. [Archbishop Celebrates Selwyn College's 125th Anniversary] Reference
In one generous to-and-fro motion the neighbor's greeting was unmistakable. From Wordnik.com. [saluer - French Word-A-Day] Reference
Since then, they have reportedly bogged down; it's been a to-and-fro battle. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 19, 2001] Reference
Important for the Texas race was the protracted to-and-fro over health care. From Wordnik.com. [Mayhill Fowler: Texas Dems' Desire For Party Unity Shapes Clinton's Strategy] Reference
It accounts for all the to-and-fro you have had with him, waking and sleeping. From Wordnik.com. [The Devil's Novice]
The ANC, NP, DP, Cosatu and business are all engaged in to-and-fro discussions. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
The TosPom is a ball-shaped camera which snaps photos as you throw it to-and-fro. From Wordnik.com. [Digesting Duck Takes Magical Images] Reference
May they respond in conversation rather than in the linear to-and-fro of a lengthy table. From Wordnik.com. [February 2007] Reference
A wild voice was talking this way, to-and-fro, and up and down, in the chambers of memory. From Wordnik.com. [Wylder's Hand] Reference
We must no longer be children tossed to-and-fro, and blown about by every wind of doctrine. From Wordnik.com. [Archbishop Celebrates Selwyn College's 125th Anniversary] Reference
So it would seem the Soon-Baliunas paper was just part of the normal to-and-fro of science. From Wordnik.com. [The Climategate Whitewash Continues] Reference
My own best solution to date is the to-and-fro, keep facts back mystery stuff, but its difficult. From Wordnik.com. [A Life in Letters] Reference
They are used for fixing bolts and crankshafts in order to transmit longitudinal (to-and-fro) movements. From Wordnik.com. [2. Types of Keys] Reference
Half of me wants to simply refund it but, after all the to-and-fro I want to have something to show for it. From Wordnik.com. [Happy Week 7 « Sven’s guide to…] Reference
But they have been busy – full of computer projects, whirlwind day trips and 2-day trips, running to-and-fro. From Wordnik.com. [Polka Dot Cottage: Catch up and slow down] Reference
Shouldn't she be resting instead of dashing to-and-fro, drying the raindrops that land in perpendicular plop-plop!. From Wordnik.com. [Cafés] Reference
The debate over the form of the stimulus bill is now history, but the to-and-fro on whether it will work continues. From Wordnik.com. [Stimulating Debate] Reference
Several of your comments veer to-and-fro between bang-on sensible and a teeny bit weird - but that's probably just me!. From Wordnik.com. [Restoring Human Spaceflight Funding - NASA Watch] Reference
In a dark room lighted by a candle hold the picture below the level of the eyes and give it a gentle to-and-fro motion. From Wordnik.com. [A Practical Physiology] Reference
Despite our to-and-fro approach, it was only a few hours before the coast of the Third Sister grew solid on the horizon. From Wordnik.com. [Kushiel's Avatar]
The stirrup now performs a to-and-fro movement at the oval window, passing the auditory impulse inwards to the internal ear. From Wordnik.com. [A Practical Physiology] Reference
“Send Admiral Decres to me,” the Emperor shouted, as he laid down his telescope and returned to his petulant to-and-fro. From Wordnik.com. [Springhaven] Reference
This isn't the language of disagreement, the classic to-and-fro between a restive base and politicians who make compromises. From Wordnik.com. [The Twister of 2010] Reference
I find it interesting that there is a heck of a lot of to-and-fro in our discussion, without these numbers having been posted. From Wordnik.com. [Olympic Line (short) closure notice « Stephen Rees's blog] Reference
The great benefit of being there yourself is that it releases you from the endless to-and-fro of argument about the situation. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » More on Israeli Incompetence] Reference
GLP: We would take turns writing, passing the manuscript to-and-fro via email, reworking each other's scenes, adding new stuff. From Wordnik.com. [EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Gareth L. Powell & Aliette de Bodard] Reference
People call the engines boxers because their to-and-fro motion recalls the way a boxer pounds his gloves together before a round. From Wordnik.com. [BMW's HP2 Mixes Sport With Traditional 'Boxer' Engine] Reference
Both art and the game share a to-and-fro movement not tied to any specific goal other than to fulfil themselves for their own sake. From Wordnik.com. [Gadamer's Aesthetics] Reference
There is far less to-and-fro movement between the different groups than happened under capitalism or even in the pre-industrial age. From Wordnik.com. [Nineteen Eighty-four] Reference
So what did the 37-minute to-and-fro session add up to?. From Wordnik.com. [The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed] Reference
That's simply because the political to-and-fro causes nowhere near the volatility the war did. From Wordnik.com. [FinanzNachrichten.de: Aktuelle Nachrichten] Reference
When packs come together like that it's inevitable, and people are going to to-and-fro into that draft zone, in and out of that draft zone. From Wordnik.com. [Inside Tri» InsideTri.com :: Inside the world of Triathlon] Reference
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