The Conservative manifesto is a model of vagueness. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
These terms were used with a vagueness that suggested little or no thought about what each might convey. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
The scene had the swirling vagueness of a painting by Turner. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
This kind of vagueness is the kind of reporting that misleads people. From Wordnik.com. [Crist leads in new Florida poll] Reference
But vagueness is only in the eyes of the beholder. From Wordnik.com. [For The Sake Of Clarity] Reference
Its vagueness is mistaken for versatility, even vitality. From Wordnik.com. [As to ‘as to’…] Reference
The vagueness is a new aspect confronting us because of rapid technological change. From Wordnik.com. [Information Literacy] Reference
Any attempt to hide that fact, minimize it, gloss over it, or complicate it into vagueness is an insult to memory. From Wordnik.com. [Balloon Juice » Blog Archive » 9/11] Reference
Presumably all this vagueness is meant to bring into focus the journey rather than the people who are embarked upon it. From Wordnik.com. [REVIEW: The Road by Cormac McCarthy] Reference
That kind of woolly vagueness is Doerr’s hallmark. From Wordnik.com. [Consider This, Senora by Harriet Doerr] Reference
In Dembski’s terminology, vagueness translates to lots of specificational resources. From Wordnik.com. [Unanswered Criticism of Dembski's Specified Complexity - The Panda's Thumb] Reference
Another vagueness is the way “naturalism” is used interchangeably with “realism,” especially in French and Italian. From Wordnik.com. [NATURALISM IN ART] Reference
If I was confused by the "vagueness" in your "grammar," I apologize. From Wordnik.com. [Lawrence Lessig: OK, So Now I'm a Liar] Reference
It's not worth pursuing really but as for "vagueness", it's not clear to me. From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
Ken, is this kind of vagueness aimed at protecting both of their images maybe?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 9, 2009] Reference
The kind of vagueness that Kawabata adopted deliberately is implied in the title itself of his lecture. From Wordnik.com. [Kenzaburo Oe - Nobel Lecture] Reference
Other concerns pertain to the expropriation of property rights and the "vagueness" of parts of the bill. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
And I reported that out thoroughly, and, as you see, there's a kind of vagueness in the, well, I don't know what's said in the book. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 4, 2006] Reference
The vagueness is deliberate, and it is wise. From Wordnik.com. [Balkinization] Reference
I mean, we can't have this kind of vagueness out there!. From Wordnik.com. [Discover Blogs] Reference
However, he said the talks process needed to move beyond its "vagueness". From Wordnik.com. [Zee News : India National]
They said their vote against the ethics code was based on the supposed 'vagueness' of it. From Wordnik.com. [WTVY - HomePage - Headlines] Reference
At any rate, Boni emphasized the generality-some would say "vagueness" of the plaintiffs 'pleadings. From Wordnik.com. [The Laboratorium] Reference
In an assessment of the tax and spending package, it lambasted the Chancellor for the "vagueness" of his Budget. From Wordnik.com. [Evening Standard - Home] Reference
President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Iran's cooperation with the IAEA had left no "vagueness" about its nuclear work. From Wordnik.com. Reference
It is that vagueness which is at the heart of the issue over residential and tourist tenancy at the Riverside Apartments. From Wordnik.com. [northernstar.com.au: The Northern Star] Reference
And this kind of vagueness in the primary phenomena of the study is an absolutely final blow to anything in the nature of a science. From Wordnik.com. [Heretics] Reference
'vagueness' of the title and content of Kawabata's lecture. From Wordnik.com. [Kenzaburo Oe - Nobel Lecture] Reference
A number of the justices expressed concern over the "vagueness" of the law. From Wordnik.com. [Niagara Gazette Homepage] Reference
(The vagueness of the estimates is itself remarkable.). From Wordnik.com. [Very Thin Red Lines] Reference
Whitman has been skating along on her vagueness for too long. From Wordnik.com. [Conservatives Push Meg Whitman to Endorse Prop 23] Reference
Flora prompted, hopeful of fishing something definite out of this vagueness. From Wordnik.com. [The Coast of Chance] Reference
But, alas! my own ideas on the subject are in a state of melancholy vagueness. From Wordnik.com. [The Shirley Letters from California Mines in 1851-52] Reference
To this last form of expression objection may be made on the score of its vagueness. From Wordnik.com. [A Handbook of Ethical Theory] Reference
There has been too much vagueness on the part of preachers on this most solemn theme. From Wordnik.com. [Love's Final Victory] Reference
This vagueness allow punk bands in punk clubs with punk fans to exist in modern China. From Wordnik.com. [Stewart Nusbaumer: Film Review: Beijing Punk] Reference
Perot already has shown himself to be a master of stirring vagueness, in the Reagan mold. From Wordnik.com. [Perot's Patriot Games] Reference
So perhaps Hong Kong's cultural vagueness will allow for some new, innovative self-definition. From Wordnik.com. [The Coming Of Mao Zedong Chic] Reference
DeLillo is onto something here: being explicit about our Iraq-related vagueness is a welcome change. From Wordnik.com. [All Pain, No Gain] Reference
Similar vagueness, I suspect, will lead to a lot of desperate searches for Airs over the next few years. From Wordnik.com. [Gone, Without a Trace] Reference
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