A lone vulture circled lazily over the grassland. From LearnThat.org.
I don't think being a vulture is a quality we should value in a President. neverobama. From Wordnik.com. [Clinton apologizes for RFK assassination comment] Reference
They carry extra feed for some of the animals and leftover meat from a local butcher to stock what they call the vulture restaurant. From Wordnik.com. [Africa Dispatch: Homes on the Range] Reference
I do not believe that every vulture is a maladjusted nightingale. From Wordnik.com. [Crime Is Your Business] Reference
The firms they run are sometimes described as vulture funds that manage. From Wordnik.com. [This is Money | Home] Reference
But you couldn't walk past a black vulture, particularly since a black vulture is a rarity. From Wordnik.com. [Notes from the field: Vultures in the neighborhood] Reference
Horrigan reports that "the freshness-expiration date on a dead and dangling vulture is about a month". From Wordnik.com. [Notes from the field: Vultures in the neighborhood] Reference
At that point, so-called vulture investors pounce. From Wordnik.com. [U.S. Mortgage Crisis] Reference
In most countries the vulture is a privileged bird. From Wordnik.com. [The Boy Hunters] Reference
That is how the bird known as the vulture came to be. From Wordnik.com. [The Trouble with Witches]
Also known as a vulture, triple-eagle or a double-albatross. From Wordnik.com. [digg.com: Stories / Popular] Reference
The hyena and the vulture are the scavengers of the tropical regions. From Wordnik.com. [The Mission; or Scenes in Africa] Reference
With delight I observed that the vulture is a very conservative creature. From Wordnik.com. [Marie An Episode in The Life of the late Allan Quatermain] Reference
It was called The vulture, and one of the villains in it was described as a. From Wordnik.com. [Notes from underground] Reference
Fan wizards, and next to it comes the black serpent; the vulture is the rarest. From Wordnik.com. [The Golden Bough : a study of magic and religion] Reference
CRE assets currently exist, especially if one excludes so-called vulture investors. From Wordnik.com. [All Stories | The New York Observer] Reference
These so-called vulture funds can return 30% or more annually during economic meltdowns. From Wordnik.com. [WaMu's Friday Disclosure] Reference
But, at last, it seems that many so-called vulture funds may have flown for the last time. From Wordnik.com. [The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed] Reference
But there had been one'the spell for calling the vulture-headed Uons and another spell. From Wordnik.com. [Storm Bringer]
They are starting to jump in, but not everything these so-called vulture investors buy will pay off. From Wordnik.com. [How Investors] Reference
It is a little surprising that the writer, evidently Dr. Mitchell, should call our vulture a buzzard. From Wordnik.com. [History of the University of North Carolina. Volume I: From its Beginning to the Death of President Swain, 1789-1868] Reference
It is thought that they represent vultures, and the vulture was a bird of religious significance among some of the. From Wordnik.com. [Impressions of South Africa] Reference
There are very few birds that I should not like to keep as pets if I had the room, but the vulture is the first of them. From Wordnik.com. [The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 30, June 1893 An Illustrated Monthly] Reference
As you approach the town on the highway the first thing you encounter is what I will call the vulture circle that surrounds it. From Wordnik.com. [Dave Johnson: The Storm That Created The "Rust Belt" Is Heading For Silicon Valley] Reference
Jackal, and fox, and marten-cat, haste ye now, ere morning's break shall call the vulture to his feast and rob you of your prey. From Wordnik.com. [Alroy The Prince Of The Captivity] Reference
"I deplore the activities of so-called vulture funds that seek to profit from debts owed by the poorest countries in the world," he said. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
Over the past two years, private-equity funds and so-called vulture funds have been raising money to pounce on distressed property assets. From Wordnik.com. [Europe's Banks Enter Home Sales] Reference
The "vulture" market, as it is known, is now flush with cash. From Wordnik.com. ['Vultures' Circle, Warily] Reference
Mr. Lasry, like many of his peers, disputes the "vulture" label. From Wordnik.com. [Avenue Capital's Investor in Chief] Reference
Leonardo's German translator made Leonardo's "vulture" out of what was actually a kite or hawk. From Wordnik.com. [Unfinished Perfection] Reference
The Hebrew word used, 'ayet, is rendered "vulture" in. From Wordnik.com. [Easton's Bible Dictionary] Reference
As others have stated, the reporter acted like a "vulture". From Wordnik.com. [WordPress.com News] Reference
All three funds were specialists in distressed companies - "vulture" funds. From Wordnik.com. [The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed] Reference
Deaths and wills seem to bring out the "vulture" in (previously pleasant) people. From Wordnik.com. [Army Rumour Service] Reference
How could I forget them when their name (German for "vulture") is so hilariously apt?. From Wordnik.com. [ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science] Reference
Despite the "vulture" label, Sadeghi suggested there is a white knight aspect to the task. From Wordnik.com. [Original Signal - Transmitting Buzz] Reference
You don’t want to come off as some kind of vulture, his father used to say. From Wordnik.com. [A Dirty Job HTML]
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