An ill-conceived plan to take over the company.    From Wordnet, Princeton University. 

Mumbai's new airport was ill-conceived to begin with.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gandhinomics] Reference

This represents a case of ill-conceived application of.    From Wordnik.com.  [Shock and Awe — Achieving Rapid Dominance] Reference

Law's performance may be deplorable, but it's not ill-conceived.    From Wordnik.com.  [Starr Gazing: Confessions of a Sports Columnist] Reference

Some critics say the missions are ill-conceived, even unnecessary.    From Wordnik.com.  [From The New Front: Shamed Into Battle] Reference

The ill-conceived and ill-fated PLO had long since self-destructed.    From Wordnik.com.  [Oberheim (Voices)] Reference

C.W. Tax bill - A dog's breakfast of ill-conceived, confused policy.    From Wordnik.com.  [Periscope] Reference

He went with an ill-conceived plan and an incompetently executed strategy.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jan 29, 2007] Reference

Some felt that such a gesture was ill-conceived and possibly unconstitutional.    From Wordnik.com.  ["Ground Zero" Mosque To Move?] Reference

The authors of this ill-conceived war have pilloried its opponents as unpatriotic.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mail Call] Reference

VARNEY: Berkeleys plan to give students individual test results was ill-conceived.    From Wordnik.com.  [UC-Berkeley Drops Part Of DNA Testing Program] Reference

Rupert Murdoch, News Corp. 's chairman, apologized for the "ill-conceived project.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Evidence Of Guilt?] Reference

Reagan put marines into Beirut on an ill-conceived mission that ended disastrously.    From Wordnik.com.  [Empathy For The Devil] Reference

But some industry observers said the development was ill-conceived from the beginning.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tough Slog Ahead for Xanadu Creditors] Reference

"Man, you're really coming up," says Epps, now costarring in the ill-conceived "Mod Squad.".    From Wordnik.com.  [They've Got Next] Reference

Her face was a sad, ill-conceived thing, all the features slightly out of proper proportion.    From Wordnik.com.  ['Girl of Murder City'] Reference

In 1980, Kennedy launched an ill-conceived challenge to Carter for the Democratic nomination.    From Wordnik.com.  [How We Really Help Ted] Reference

A long time ago -- say, 1999 -- a few "Star Wars" fans bought some ill-conceived merchandise.    From Wordnik.com.  [Toys: R2-D2, Get Me A Beer!] Reference

In fact, an ill-conceived U. S.-led foreign policy in the Balkans prolonged Milosevic's reign.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mail Call] Reference

We'll make up -- we'll make up for the ill-conceived peace dividend of Bill Clinton in the 1990s.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jan 27, 2008] Reference

Its original inception was ill-conceived and would have likely led to an even bigger financial catastrophe.    From Wordnik.com.  [TARP: One Year Later] Reference

As Bianco notes, the Times of London called Canary Wharf "an ill-conceived act of Tory social engineering.".    From Wordnik.com.  [The Barneys Mystery] Reference

President Bush's ill-conceived invasion of Iraq has given way to Obama's responsible end of combat in Iraq.    From Wordnik.com.  [Jack d'Annibale: What Must Come Next in the Park51 Debate: Democrats Protecting America] Reference

Many developing countries have shown what happens when massive borrowing is squandered on ill-conceived projects.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Engine That Could] Reference

But describing it as "ill-conceived," Murdoch cancelled publication last week after an explosion of public outrage.    From Wordnik.com.  [Kill Fee] Reference

But describing it as “ill-conceived,” Murdoch cancelled publication last week after an explosion of public outrage.    From Wordnik.com.  [Kill Fee] Reference

I had stopped touching myself in some ill-conceived attempt at self-control and now she stood close, her cheeks flushed.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Explanation] Reference

If quiet diplomacy can actually get Duncan to change some of his ill-conceived policies, then we can applaud this effort.    From Wordnik.com.  [Civil rights groups skewer Obama education policy (updated)] Reference

We are willing to meet our own obligations, but don't ask us to serve as deep pockets for ill-conceived congressional policy.    From Wordnik.com.  [Let Congress Fix the Multi-Employer Pensions It Broke] Reference

Maybe it was the raucous hecklers who tried to shout her down at an ill-conceived "" town meeting '' at Ohio State University.    From Wordnik.com.  [Did Saddam Blink?] Reference

The investment bank Bear Stearns lost so much on its holdings of ill-conceived mortgage-backed securities that it became insolvent.    From Wordnik.com.  [Did Lehman’s Fall Matter?] Reference

In recent months Maxwell's empire suffered from both the lingering recession, say analysts, and a series of ill-conceived acquisitions.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Tycoon's Final Days] Reference

Those big ideas can be brilliant schemes or ill-conceived flops, but the hypomanic entrepreneur is likely to endorse both with equal zeal.    From Wordnik.com.  [DOES CRAZY = SUCCESS?] Reference