Noun : The threat of unemployment was the stick that kept the workers toiling overtime. ,a stick of candy; sticks of celery. ,Having lived in a large city all his life, he found it hard to adjust to the sticks. From Dictionary.com.
That's the name sticking out when I try to recall. From Wordnik.com. [5,000 reasons to love Jimmy B] Reference
She seems to delight in sticking the knife in and turning it. From Wordnik.com. [Huffington: Clinton using Rove tactics against Obama] Reference
Perhaps that has helped me in sticking to goal, which is good. From Wordnik.com. [#3 – comic of the week « 1979 Semi-Finalist…] Reference
The main sticking point, however, is likely to be image rights. From Wordnik.com. [Helium-sniffing Simeon Troll goes for broke in the mad world of Potya] Reference
What is the point in sticking with a theory that is demonstrably false. From Wordnik.com. [The Weasel Thread] Reference
The main sticking point has been who gets control of that entity, they said. From Wordnik.com. [Santander-M] Reference
I opened its mouth to find a broadhead sticking from the back of the lower jaw. From Wordnik.com. [Whitetail Are Tougher Than You Think] Reference
Some people might call it sticking our noses into things that do not concern us. From Wordnik.com. [Is Diplomacy Really Necessary?] Reference
The main sticking point is about who gets control of the merged entity, they said. From Wordnik.com. [Business Watch] Reference
The cabinet has the hindquarters of a bent-over mannequin sticking out of its front. From Wordnik.com. [Boing Boing: November 18, 2001 - November 24, 2001 Archives] Reference
"It isn't right that anybody should have such a name sticking to them always," he said. From Wordnik.com. [A Jolly Fellowship] Reference
I think you're probably right on about the lack of a specific NF title sticking with kids. From Wordnik.com. [Top kids books] Reference
With that said, I do realize the financial security in sticking to an already established genre. From Wordnik.com. [E3 2009, Day 1: Microsoft, Microsoft, Microsoft] Reference
If you are going to show your bra, at least wear one that's not ripped with the tag sticking out!. From Wordnik.com. [Teena in Toronto] Reference
Indeed, the author delights in sticking the warning label “pagan” on numerous other viewpoints. From Wordnik.com. [A Late, Tired Miscellany] Reference
After months of debate and missed deadlines, the public option has emerged as the main sticking point. From Wordnik.com. [Public option: ‘Nothing is ever dead on Capitol Hill’] Reference
"Very good," said the bald, burly driver, answering in English, sticking his thick thumb up in the air. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-05-18] Reference
When Pedro saw the coins sticking in the cracks of his measure, he said, "What did you do with the salop?". From Wordnik.com. [Filipino Popular Tales] Reference
That was a "colon P" as in sticking out my tongue derisively, not the happy smiley that actually came out. From Wordnik.com. [Best/Worst Professions To Date] Reference
I don't think you are right in sticking for £70, for this reason, = because with you it is £70 or nothing. From Wordnik.com. [Letter 338] Reference
Yes the main sticking point is that the funds are not there, but with the right program I think we can do it. From Wordnik.com. ["Moon = Stupid": Its The Same Tired Rhetoric From Bob Zubrin - NASA Watch] Reference
Like you, having enough jam on there to keep the PB From sticking is a plus – is this a woman thing perhaps?. From Wordnik.com. [» Ode to Peanut Butter and Jam Strocel.com] Reference
I just kind of scrub up a spot, make sure there's not a vein sticking up and get it over as quickly as possible. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Marquette assistant coach Schwab appreciates every breath he takes] Reference
"There wasn't much point in sticking a thumb in her eye, effectively to no effect, to vote 'no,'" said Marshall. From Wordnik.com. [Jim Marshall Debuts Hippie-Clad Ad, Signals He Won't Support Pelosi For Speaker (VIDEO)] Reference
"I want to get out my hamper," said Polly, pointing to the tag sticking up "high and dry" amid a stack of baskets. From Wordnik.com. [Five Little Peppers at School] Reference
It is classic advice, and in business parlance it is often referred to as sticking to the core competency of a business. From Wordnik.com. [AU Interactive Blog] Reference
The main sticking point is over how the calendar change would affect tour events in the week before the Grand Slam events. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Notes: French, U.S. Opens aim to start a day earlier] Reference
The Government has no business in sticking their nose into the fees that private companies charge for particular services. From Wordnik.com. [Senator vows to block carry-on fee] Reference
I beleive in sticking together as hunters and fishermen but I hope these jerks face a stiff punishment for their actions and bravado. From Wordnik.com. [Real Men of Genius Free-Gaff Giant Mako Shark] Reference
I suppose if you didn't have this big label sticking up in your harbour, you Americans might forget that America is the Home of Liberty. From Wordnik.com. [Living Alone] Reference
Unlikely to be a major near-term sticking point is the issue that has generated the most attention in recent weeks: Israeli settlements. From Wordnik.com. [Daily News Alert from Israel - COP/JCPA] Reference
Baker stressed the idea of sticking to existing companies as did Begelfer. From Wordnik.com. [The Milford Daily News Homepage RSS] Reference
If sound, it will probably in the end stick, and the sticking is the main thing. From Wordnik.com. [The Note-Books of Samuel Butler] Reference
Not finding the tyrant himself, he kills his son, and leaves the sword sticking in his body. From Wordnik.com. [Works of Lucian of Samosata — Volume 02] Reference
The borrowed measure returned with coins sticking to it has already been met with in No. 20 (c). From Wordnik.com. [Filipino Popular Tales] Reference
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