A well-intentioned but clumsy waiter. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
They're well-intentioned people but they're not trained. From Wordnik.com. [International Periscope] Reference
Ramona was the pest, the well-intentioned trouble-maker. From Wordnik.com. [Ramona Quimby: The Mischievous Girl Next Door] Reference
Too often, they're nearly well-intentioned items of nostalgia. From Wordnik.com. [Year In Review: The Top Pop Of 2008] Reference
If anything, ministers seem well-intentioned on equality issues. From Wordnik.com. [This austerity budget acts as a woman-seeking missile] Reference
Usually, the moderates end up as sort of well-intentioned roadkill. From Wordnik.com. [Weekly Political Roundup] Reference
"It was a well-intentioned blunder, characterized by naivete," says one. From Wordnik.com. [Hollywood Family Feud] Reference
Besides, all well-intentioned flirting can easily backfire, Graham cautions. From Wordnik.com. [Flirting Your Way To The Corner Office] Reference
But it's so well-intentioned and so well-meaning, and he has such a big heart. From Wordnik.com. [Jay Roach, Steve Carell Pair Up For 'Schmucks'] Reference
Could East Timor become a depressing death trap for well-intentioned foreigners?. From Wordnik.com. [Marching Into A Trap?] Reference
How did I know this would be the result of Annenberg's well-intentioned efforts?. From Wordnik.com. [Forget The Fads--The Old Way Works Best] Reference
The result is that even well-intentioned efforts to improve efficiency can founder. From Wordnik.com. [The Biggest Sleeper] Reference
Their well-intentioned efforts led to some negative side effects for nearby residents. From Wordnik.com. [OK, Sister, Drop That Sandwich!] Reference
Their well-intentioned quest to restore the prewar gold standard led to the Depression. From Wordnik.com. [‘Booking’ the Economy] Reference
Like all well-intentioned regulations, the SEC's move may have unintended side effects. From Wordnik.com. [A Fund Fee That Keeps On Taking] Reference
But he still frequently faces well-intentioned racial put-downs like that one from Harvard. From Wordnik.com. [A Victim Of Preference] Reference
The rest of the world should be concerned -- but only as well-intentioned economic partners. From Wordnik.com. [Sharing Turkey's Pain] Reference
Even the most persistent, well-intentioned mothers can't always triumph over such influences. From Wordnik.com. [White Ghetto?] Reference
So what are well-intentioned patients, who genuinely want to alleviate their suffering, to do?. From Wordnik.com. [Tamara McClintock Greenberg: Therapy Lives and the Lives of Therapists] Reference
All of which may lead a skeptic to wonder, What good does all this well-intentioned talking do?. From Wordnik.com. [Beliefwatch: Interfaith] Reference
Right now Iraq's border security depends on the vigilance of well-intentioned police like Fatih. From Wordnik.com. [HOLDING THE LINE] Reference
This new law, while well-intentioned and likely better than nothing, effectively accomplishes neither. From Wordnik.com. [Danny Schechter: The Eleven Pens of Barack Obama] Reference
Lamm was a contrarian, a well-intentioned politician who seemed almost perversely determined to offend. From Wordnik.com. [Ross Reruns] Reference
Critics can take reasonably good, well-intentioned advice, and twist it beyond recognition by finding fault. From Wordnik.com. [Russell Bishop: Why 'Good Enough' Never Is] Reference
What such a decision asks of Mr. Holder and other well-intentioned prosecutors is something that is hard to measure. From Wordnik.com. [Andrea Lyon: Shades of Grey] Reference
It is bad for advertisers, it is bad for consumers, it is bad for innovation, no matter how well-intentioned Google is. From Wordnik.com. [The Making of ‘MicroHoo’] Reference
The Fed can never deliver the economy into paradise but can, through well-intentioned mistakes, push it into purgatory. From Wordnik.com. [Greenspan's Finest Hour?] Reference
But sometimes, even a well-intentioned single mother can be smothering, especially if her son is the only man in her life. From Wordnik.com. [Endangered Family] Reference
The idea that we should transform ourselves for the moment into Yankee fans is, while well-intentioned, completely ludicrous. From Wordnik.com. [Starr Gazing: Yankees (Still) Suck!] Reference
I knew many well-intentioned families and doctors who thought discussing death would be too upsetting for everyone concerned. From Wordnik.com. [Aid and Comfort] Reference
But like ABC before them, they've found that helping kids to succeed is more complicated than giving well-intentioned grants. From Wordnik.com. [The Ghetto Preppies] Reference
Then a group of well-intentioned local residents wheeled into action, demanding a public purging of the racism in their midst. From Wordnik.com. ['CAN WE GET ALONG?'] Reference
If genuine and well-intentioned negotiations do not emerge in the very near future, the direction of the region is up for grabs. From Wordnik.com. [Sharmine Narwani: A Candid Conversation With The Arab League's Amr Moussa - Peace Talks, One-State, Hezbollah, Iran and..."Foreign Fingers"] Reference
The United States Geological Survey, a well-intentioned and respected source, produces detailed data on remaining global oil reserves. From Wordnik.com. [The Secrets Inside] Reference
If my predictions are wrong and the future exposes me as a liar, I hope my son will be old enough to recognize my fib as well-intentioned. From Wordnik.com. [Learning to Live with a Pet's Death] Reference
He portrayed Blagojevich (D) as a well-intentioned pol who followed the advice of his staff and "never intended to bribe or extort anyone.". From Wordnik.com. [Prosecution and defense close with disagreement on Blagojevich's intelligence] Reference
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