But, it really is old-hat in the management literature.    From Wordnik.com.  [Take the A-Train] Reference

It was just more stuff being churned out, old-hat stuff that.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Sep 26, 2003] Reference

Everyone realizes the Beta does not exist -- it's an old-hat marketing ploy.    From Wordnik.com.  [Richard Laermer: No Such Thing as a Free Launch!] Reference

PILGRIM: But old-hat is getting increasingly more dangerous as technology becomes sophisticated doesn't it?.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jun 2, 2005] Reference

I know that talking about hacks is old-hat around here, but certainly there's something here to talk about.    From Wordnik.com.  [Is Terra Nova Aging?] Reference

It there more to him/her than the rather old-hat straw-man and liberal bashing that has been displayed so far?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Think Progress » Hume Still Pushing “Definition” Of Torture Rejected By Administration A Year Ago] Reference

He became a great force -- I mean, now the idea of people with a political column is a very old-hat kind of thing.    From Wordnik.com.  [In The Time of Americans: The Generation that Changed America's Role in the World] Reference

Gnome disputes the notion that the adventure game is old-hat with A Guide to the world of the Indy Adventure Game.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2007-08-01] Reference

In the private sector too 'Big is beautiful' became old-hat and the 'lean, mean and efficient' became the new fashion.    From Wordnik.com.  [No More Bureaucracy] Reference

"Darwinism" argument that is so old-hat by now that it makes me want to take a cattle prod to the "faithful faithless.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Science] Reference

In the end, they prefer to hang in there as the not-GOP Party, pick up old-hat and me-too policies, and hope for the best.    From Wordnik.com.  [MID TERM ELECTION NIGHT GUIDE] Reference

Two years is a long time as the crow flies, and what was bold, dissident and informative then is old-hat and shop-worn now.    From Wordnik.com.  [THE EMPIRE WITHOUT CLOTHES] Reference

Leaks of shows before they actually air is old-hat to file-sharing die hards but this one has undeniable mainstream appeal.    From Wordnik.com.  [To Watch This Weekend: Leaked Episodes of 24] Reference

The upside of all this -- if there is one -- is that feminism may become more appealing to women who thought the word was old-hat.    From Wordnik.com.  [Caryl Rivers: "Women's Lib" Reborn?] Reference

I know for a good chunk of you, this is all old-hat.    From Wordnik.com.  [Stories from The Sun] Reference

The gem was old-hat for the Blue Jays coaching staff.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Examiner Home RSS] Reference

Of course, sending and receiving e-mail from his iPhone is old-hat.    From Wordnik.com.  [TechRepublic Blogs] Reference

Here's something new, just to prove it's not all old-hat in my yard.    From Wordnik.com.  [chron.com Chronicle] Reference

Yet not only was her delivery poor, her points were surprisingly old-hat.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

Hmmmm, I wondered - who tends to rely upon that old-hat art of focus groups?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Liblogs News Feed] Reference

You've gotta say that the X1 does make the X3 look messy and old-hat though.    From Wordnik.com.  [BBC TopGear: Cars and Autos News] Reference

Esai Morales has appeared in so much science-fiction, it must be old-hat by now.    From Wordnik.com.  [Inside TV Blog] Reference

This debate is so old-hat that most riders like myself just dismiss it out of hand.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Age News Headlines] Reference

This is old-hat, but Flickr is actually a great comparison tool for comparing cameras.    From Wordnik.com.  [Original Signal - Transmitting Gadgets] Reference

This is pretty old-school (and, probably, old-hat) but I've never written about it before.    From Wordnik.com.  [LXer Linux News] Reference

A few dozen people are milling about, a mix of old-hat Lindy Hop fiends and swing virgins.    From Wordnik.com.  [AltWeeklies.com Site Feed] Reference

Try taking a fresh look at your clothes and see how you can make old-hat look up-to-the-minute.    From Wordnik.com.  [icCheshireOnline] Reference

Saran has been wearing the same old-hat of penning stories based on betrayals and retaliations.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7] Reference

The full-length ballet is old-hat for the dance company at more than 20 years in its repertoire.    From Wordnik.com.  [Rockford Register Star Home RSS] Reference

As old-hat as it may sound, there is something to be said for merely voicing our acknowledgement.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed] Reference

"That was the old-hat thinking that many brokers had to keep control of that information," he said.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Real Deal New York - Latest News] Reference

The postal brand is pretty battered and old-hat these days, but perhaps it's not too late to save it.    From Wordnik.com.  [GOOD] Reference

No doubt the day will come when a new device offers a whole new experience that makes Apple's look old-hat.    From Wordnik.com.  [telecoms.com - telecoms industry news, analysis and opinion] Reference

This is also a point of contention among news group and mailing list readers, when an old-hat user tells the new user to RTFM.    From Wordnik.com.  [Latest Articles | BuilderAU.com.au] Reference

This imposter is simply re-opening an issue which is old-hat and passé, and demanding letters which have already been written!.    From Wordnik.com.  [Israelated - English Israel blogs] Reference

Ancillary to my point, I’m an old-hat gamer like a fair few posting here seem to be.    From Wordnik.com.  [D&D 4e’s Out… And It’s Awful. Here’s Why « Geek Related] Reference

"Some jokes are considered to be old-hat or over-done, like differences between the sexes etc.    From Wordnik.com.  [Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph] Reference