| 单词 | willy-nilly |
| 例句 | Practice tunnels were being dug willy-nilly owing to the lack of communication between rats and other species. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z They was willy-nilly throwing punches and kicks and swinging sticks and wasn’t hitting me with but one or so blows outta ten. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z For she—yes, even she—would go out of the world willy-nilly someday. Tuck Everlasting 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z She chases it down, then throws with both hands from ground level, sending the ball willy-nilly skyward. Al Capone Does My Shirts 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z The sack the woman had been toting fell when she got hit and everything in it was spreading out willy-nilly on the sidewalk. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z “But it’s just turning the pages willy-nilly,” he said. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z So she pulled her own apron off, though it wouldn’t be big enough to just toss the bones in willy-nilly. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z They’d blunder along through the dark, willy-nilly, no sense of place or direction, probing for an enemy that nobody could see. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “Ai—” Bud doubled over, sneezing like a whale clearing its blowhole, and some urine finally popped out willy-nilly in the process. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The flashlights, rolling free, sent their bright beams willy-nilly about the room. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z At this point in my life I realised that, willy-nilly, black people had to map out their lives, their future, with the terror of the police in mind. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z In South Carol-liney, if there was some nice smooth water like this big pond, folks would jus’ willy-nilly pull their shoes off and dip their foots in the water, then go home. The Journey of Little Charlie 2018-01-30T00:00:00Z From afar it brought to mind a bad train wreck, as if scores of ghostly white boxcars had derailed at the lip of the ice cap and tumbled down the slope willy-nilly. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a serious one, but the knowledge of medicine and anatomy I'd absorbed willy-nilly in Dr. Bright's service told me that no artery had been severed. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z The generation after Galileo had to acknowledge its dependence on Evidence-Indices and so, willy-nilly, it had to adopt the virtues of the judiciary. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Tolstoy, of course, as an omniscient narrator, also provides a running commentary, establishing what it was that the combatants were all, willy-nilly, conspiring to bring about. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z So, willy-nilly, a little fragment of problematic facticity was let loose in the world. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Now that everyone seems to be an amateur photographer, posting unretouched photos to social media willy-nilly, some women are taking pre-emptive measures to ensure their complexions look smooth on the Internet. Skin Deep: Foundation Makeup Made for the High Definition Era 2012-04-03T11:30:05Z Stripping music of context, after all, is what MP3 culture has been so good at – unbundling albums, making music of every culture and time available to be dropped willy-nilly onto an iPod playlist. Tom Ewing 2010-08-19T21:29:00Z Or is there some Russian essence that willy-nilly binds Stravinsky’s career? Just How Russian Was Stravinsky? 2010-04-16T14:16:00Z But there is something else hovering just to the side: the paradox that rises, willy-nilly, from the welter of contrariness Bailey unveils. Cynthia Ozick Calls the New Philip Roth Biography a ‘Narrative Masterwork’ 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z Charles Darwin’s cousin Francis Galton, the founder of eugenics, compares the “willy-nilly disposition of the female” to a butterfly. A Century Before Hillary 2016-08-16T04:00:00Z Don’t imagine, though, that Ceremony’s openness translates to willy-nilly design. A Millennial Spin on Engagement Rings 2018-05-16T04:00:00Z I think isolation is a gift because it forces you to look at yourself, so that you examine your life and you say, “Am I just floating willy-nilly?” Note to Dancers: ‘Drop Your Self-Consciousness’ and Get Into It 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z Understand that police are human beings too; so don't be willy-nilly throwing a brick at a policeman's helmet. 76 minutes with … John Lydon 2012-05-31T20:30:00Z I'm unsure who Mary Portas is most cross with: the British high street with its piles of crumpled clothes strewn willy-nilly across shop floors, or the British public for still shopping there. Mary Portas: Secret Shopper: were we left short-changed? 2011-01-20T09:56:43Z One such outburst was triggered by his wife and kids messing up the cutlery drawer – "spoons placed willy-nilly!" – so that he couldn't find his favourite cereal spoon. Rewind radio: Jon Ronson On… Being Normal; The Funeral of Baroness Thatcher; Jeremy Vine – review 2013-04-20T21:50:01Z Over the succeeding decades, however, even as the pace of collecting stayed steady, the quality was willy-nilly, a jumble. Opportunity on Madison 2011-07-29T13:40:35Z Because inside the gallery where her show was held, audience glued willy-nilly against the walls, the clothes themselves were terrific. The Gangs of Fashion 2022-03-06T05:00:00Z But these inventions were due, and willy-nilly they arrived. James Gleick: 'Information poses as many challenges as opportunities' 2011-04-09T23:05:59Z But the company’s movie studio usually does not return to classic characters in a willy-nilly manner. ‘Beauty and the Beast’: Disney’s $300 Million Gamble 2017-03-08T05:00:00Z A friend tries to dump several stalks, willy-nilly, onto the chef's plate; "No," his wife says of her famously exacting husband. Super-chef Vongerichten goes Korean in new series 2011-06-16T21:06:11Z So you can kind of kill people off willy-nilly.” ?Wildwood,? a Book by the Decemberists? Colin Meloy 2011-10-11T17:28:57Z Whether as poetry, or as lines popping up willy-nilly to fill empty space or to display another typeface, sentences like these appear with aggravating frequency. Art Garfunkel opens up, and what spills out is a fascinating mess 2017-09-13T04:00:00Z Long before the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with its characters popping up willy-nilly in one another’s adventures, there existed what might be called the World Cinema Universe. The second coming of Jesus: how the Big Lebowski bowler was resurrected 2020-03-20T04:00:00Z Would Italy allow Bernini and Michelangelo works of public art to be removed willy-nilly for ridiculous reasons?” she asked. ‘Orpheus and Apollo,’ Dismantled, May Be Gone for Years, Some Fear Permanently 2015-11-25T05:00:00Z Abuse it by . . . using 27 tampons at once, willy-nilly, for the fun of it all? Perspective | What every member of Congress should know about vaginas 2019-11-01T04:00:00Z One of the main criticisms levelled at Lost, as it aired on Sky, was that the writers seemed to be making it up as they went along, taking viewers down rabbitholes willy-nilly. Your next box set: Lost 2010-09-03T05:46:00Z You know, it was made up but it wasn’t all willy-nilly. | David Gordon Green, Paul Rudd and Emile Hirsch on Making “Prince Avalanche” 2013-08-07T19:09:21Z However, by the late 19th century there were so many of them that regulations were introduced making it illegal for cabs to clop about willy-nilly. T Magazine: Fare Grounds 2012-11-28T16:00:38Z For a stretch, the tabloid press delighted in portraying him as a demon wearing a Rolex, breaking hearts willy-nilly. John Mayer Is a Wonderland 2017-03-29T04:00:00Z It is also a romantic comedy/drama whose tone ping-pongs from grave to lyrical to absurdist willy-nilly, and hits all those registers at fortissimo volume. ‘Wild Mountain Thyme’ Review: Finding Love Down on the Farm 2020-12-10T05:00:00Z You are not looking to say yes willy-nilly, you are looking to break a habit. How parents can learn to say yes again 2015-02-17T05:00:00Z I am completely addicted to my dog, putting up images and his name willy-nilly. ‘Kadian Journal’: A father tries to survive the loss of his son, 14 2014-12-08T05:00:00Z This isn't to say you should swap white whole-wheat flour into recipes willy-nilly. 100% whole-wheat pie crust is a bad idea. Or is it? 2021-09-01T04:00:00Z Don't merely let the turkey thaw willy-nilly in a bag of some sort. How to properly — and safely — defrost a frozen turkey for your holiday feast 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z With a lot of wincing and unnecessary apologies, my ex explained that I can’t just run into their apartment willy-nilly anymore. Our Kinder, Gentler, Nobody-Moves-Out Divorce 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z A-list male actors aren’t exactly known for dropping their trousers on camera willy-nilly. Full frontal: why the fuss over Chris Pine's 'dazzling' penis? 2018-10-23T04:00:00Z Clearly Trump is concerned about how terribly embarrassing it would be to have the two ends of his tie flopping about willy-nilly. Half Windsor, all fiasco: Trump’s necktie-gate may undermine his statesmanlike gravitas 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z “I don’t think they’re going to be willy-nilly selling anything in the future,” said David Burleson, a trustee at the historical society. Small Town, Big Word, Major Issue 2010-12-27T23:09:56Z An orange shift dress was edged with a red Colorforms-like crumb catcher and different shades of neon lace were juxtaposed willy-nilly. As London Fashion Ends, a Burberry Concert and Anya Hindmarch’s Fun House 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z At one point, she does a funny little jig with her hands on her hips, kicking her feet out willy-nilly. Miley Cyrus’s Creepy Return to Wholesomeness 2017-05-26T04:00:00Z So, if you willy-nilly change from one river to another, you can cause a chemical reaction in the water.” Erin Brockovich sounds a terrifying alarm on Bill Maher about nationwide lead poisoning: “F*cking greed” has sparked crisis 2016-02-06T05:00:00Z She laments the decline of the semicolon, which “has slid willy-nilly to the em-dash, a crude demarcation that cannot imply relatedness or contrast.” The Long Hot Summer of Grammar 2019-08-15T04:00:00Z But Hinckley was to be held until he was no longer mentally ill and a danger, and in this country "we don't extend confinements willy-nilly" because he shot a U.S. president, Lurie said. Nancy Reagan wouldn't like Hinckley's freedom, actress says 2016-07-30T04:00:00Z With those furious kicks, you want to know who's playing — but the credits on "Orange" are confusing, another reminder that Ocean will not be demystified willy-nilly. Fall with Frank Ocean: 'Monks' 2012-11-21T18:13:53Z To throw them around willy-nilly was a high crime to grammar-keepers. Your Guide to Not Using So Many Exclamation Points 2014-07-02T04:00:00Z Shoving items willy-nilly into a closet is not an option. Brooklyn Museum Finds Some Problematic Gifts Can’t Be Returned 2013-01-15T13:00:00Z Epstein has long been annoyed with the idea of the press as the key actor in secrecy dramas, digging up what the public should know but not exposing everything willy-nilly. Is Edward Snowden a Spy? A New Book Calls Him One. 2017-01-09T05:00:00Z But in between strong vignettes, it presents portions of Mr. Naharin’s work willy-nilly; the archival dance footage is often murky, and the newly shot dances are captured with little imagination or energy. Review: ‘Mr. Gaga’ Doesn’t Sing but Has His Own (Dance) Language 2017-01-31T05:00:00Z “It throws things at you kind of willy-nilly,” she said of the Blender function. Want that bowl on your wedding registry? Just swipe right. 2015-09-21T04:00:00Z I love them partly because I shared the excitement willy-nilly, living next door to the percussionist Gary Schall, who figures on all three discs. Gift Ideas for Classical Music Fans 2016-11-24T05:00:00Z Don't swap this one all willy-nilly — look for recipes like this vegan cheesecake that use tofu in the first place. The 11 best cream cheese substitutes for cooking and baking 2021-04-17T04:00:00Z Mr. Collet-Serra’s busy visual style, which uses a lot of fast-cutting, willy-nilly variations between slow and fast motion, and illogical but vivid point-of-view shots, seems at least somewhat apt under the exhilarating circumstances. Review: ‘The Shallows’: Surfer Girl. Peckish Shark. Uh-Oh! 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z But the film needs an injection of Bollywood’s unembarrassed, anything-goes, bigger-than-life spirit, which embraces willy-nilly — as does Mr. Rushdie’s novel — the vulgar, the fanciful and the frankly unbelievable. Movie Review: ‘Midnight’s Children,’ Adaptation of Salman Rushdie’s Novel 2013-04-26T00:22:16Z It’s clear Pine, who’s taught at AU for four years, isn’t the type to drag her baby around campus willy-nilly. Should a teacher breastfeed in class? 2012-09-12T15:37:00Z They become a part of the everyday parlance, and then they are used willy-nilly without any understanding of what it means, or how to use it. "The New Negroes": The comedy you get "if you say 'James Baldwin' 3 times in the bathroom mirror" 2019-04-19T04:00:00Z Elsewhere, a solicitor's plans to build a home in the Scottish borders is thwarted by a policy that forbids houses to be strewn willy-nilly around every rural corner. TV highlights 28/02/2013 2013-02-28T07:00:06Z They may be exposing navels willy-nilly, but I don’t see the women of New York going for the boxers-poking-out-of-drop-waist-pants look anytime soon. Prabal Gurung, Ralph Rucci and Suno Show at Fashion Week 2014-09-07T04:00:00Z "You did tell her we have no health insurance right? You can't just be getting tests willy-nilly?" What I cooked for dinner when the doctors told me my husband was going to die 2019-05-18T04:00:00Z “So I am not about willy-nilly taking guns away from people. But if you’re threatening to kill someone, yeah, you need to surrender that firearm.” Abuse victims say gun surrender laws save lives. Will the Supreme Court agree? 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z “Now they are showing up in places where they had not been seen since the 1900s. Now we see them willy-nilly, spring, summer, fall, winter.” How the humpback whale made a massive comeback in the Salish Sea 2023-09-10T04:00:00Z “The rationale offered that physicians have willy-nilly ability to define viability as anything they want is inaccurate.” Ohio votes on abortion rights this fall. Misinformation about the proposal is already spreading 2023-09-02T04:00:00Z "We're not, willy-nilly, just trying to give money away. We're trying to focus and prioritize," said Representative David Joyce, a member of the appropriations panel who heads the 42-member centrist Republican Governance Group. Republican feud over 'root canal' spending cuts raises US government shutdown risk 2023-08-21T04:00:00Z "We're not, willy-nilly, just trying to give money away. We're trying to focus and prioritize," said Representative David Joyce, a member of the appropriations committee who heads the 42-member centrist Republican Governance Group. Republican feud over 'root canal' spending cuts raises US gov't shutdown risk 2023-08-21T04:00:00Z The 63-year-old justice made similar comments on Thursday, emphasizing “the importance of courts looking like they’re doing law, rather than willy-nilly imposing their own preferences as the composition of the court changes.” Justice Kagan supports ethics code but says Supreme Court divided on how to proceed 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z “All people before you are represented in the stone itself. It’s not just willy-nilly stone.” Pipestone carvers preserve revered Native spiritual tradition in Minnesota prairie 2023-07-16T04:00:00Z It turned out the Coliseum was more than just a geographical midpoint for a metropolis grown willy-nilly in every direction. Coliseum turns 100: Timeless Los Angeles cultural centerpiece endures as an icon 2023-06-22T04:00:00Z “Sheriffs vehemently oppose my bill because they want to be able to give out permits willy-nilly,” the lawmaker says. Column: California proves that stricter gun laws save lives 2023-06-05T04:00:00Z “People were very earnest and sincere in wanting young people to be educated voters, not just willy-nilly, get anybody to the ballot box,” she said. How MTV Broke News for a Generation 2023-05-11T04:00:00Z “It shouldn’t be something we just accept — that the most powerful cable network in the world can attack individuals willy-nilly and not face any consequences after they ruin their lives.” New Defamation Suit Against Fox Signals Continued Legal Threat 2023-05-10T04:00:00Z Magical tech — which no modern thriller can do without, seemingly — is deployed willy-nilly. The Russo brothers' spy thriller 'Citadel' has plenty of action and little else 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z Who at Fox News ever — ever — would have supposed that the guy willing to smear others willy-nilly would similarly bash his colleagues? Opinion | Tucker Carlson, a terrible individual, leaves Fox News 2023-04-24T04:00:00Z “What do we do in … a world in which reasonable people may deem things harmful, hurtful, threatening? And we’re going to hold people liable willy-nilly for that?” Supreme Court debates when unwanted messages become a stalker’s threats 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z “If you can willy-nilly silence voices by changing rules, then I think that is a significant assault on our democracy,” Fischer said. How Tennessee GOP’s majority used power to expel Democrats 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z “But there are people for whom they would like to be part of the conversation, but can’t just willy-nilly add another $100 a year subscription to their budget,” he said. Twitter’s blue check mark was loved and loathed. Now it’s pay for play. 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z Yet I’m also keenly aware of what’s out there and how it can affect children when they’re willy-nilly exposed to it. Parents, wake up: Your kids aren’t your friends, and neither are their screens 2023-02-15T05:00:00Z “I’m against the willy-nilly use of those medications without addressing the cause of the problem.” New guidance: Use drugs, surgery early for obesity in kids 2023-01-08T05:00:00Z Thousands pages of court filings suggest that prosecutors have not brought the obstruction charge willy-nilly, but have instead used it for defendants whose behavior seems to have gone beyond mere trespassing or disorderly conduct. Obstruction Charge Takes Center Stage at Jan. 6 Court Hearing 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z Before adding a bunch of cloves to your dishes willy-nilly, keep in mind that these spices can be fairly potent — so use them judiciously. Baking spices add complexity to savory dishes. Here’s how to use them. 2022-09-30T04:00:00Z I mean, I’d be surprised to learn that the production team went about willy-nilly setting things on fire — that is not a series I could ever endorse. How CBS turned Northern California ‘Fire Country’ into a soap opera with pyrotechnics 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z The fruits will be changed out, the liqueurs switched up, the juices swapped willy-nilly, and sometimes the only remaining link to the original is the array of rums, the lime squeeze and the name. The Zombie is a buzz and a killer with 3 kinds of rum and a sugary punch 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z As with a lot of other species, there was no regulated hunting, “so it was just ‘willy-nilly’ on harvesting elk,” Rosenberger said. Elk were decimated in the Eastern U.S. Now a herd is thriving in Va. 2022-09-06T04:00:00Z There are consequences when you willy-nilly have your lawyers file motions in federal court demanding stuff like special masters. Trump and consequences: After an amazing series of unforced errors, indictment is coming 2022-09-03T04:00:00Z But any noise—a stray magnetic field, say—could wreak havoc on a carefully prepared system by flipping spins willy-nilly and even destroying quantum effects entirely, thereby halting calculations. New Phase of Matter Opens Portal to Extra Time Dimension 2022-07-26T04:00:00Z “This would not be done without permission, without evidence, without community complaints or evidence that these crimes are occurring. So this is not willy-nilly,” Mr. Scott told the supervisors. San Francisco considers allowing police to live-monitor private surveillance cameras across city 2022-07-18T04:00:00Z Support people hustling to make a living, which is far better than sending out stimulus checks willy-nilly. Column: In defense of street food vendors and the right to honest, hard work 2022-07-18T04:00:00Z But who lets an 18-year-old take out thirty-something thousand dollars just willy-nilly? What student loan forgiveness would mean to these five borrowers 2022-05-30T04:00:00Z Other corpses were left in the open, scattered willy-nilly in streets and gardens. Grave by grave, police and war crimes investigators comb a Ukrainian forest 2022-05-04T04:00:00Z “This isn’t done willy-nilly. Prosecutors are clearly very confident in the evidence,” said Gregorie. British Islands premier asserts immunity in cocaine case 2022-05-02T04:00:00Z The card will not be damaged — provided you don’t use a microwave to defrost it — but you can’t just go out and use it willy-nilly. Facing today’s challenges, put yourself to these tests 2022-04-23T04:00:00Z But a willy-nilly approach to waving in Ukrainians who somehow presented themselves at the border is no substitute for a systematic procedure to resettle refugees already uprooted and, in many cases, traumatized by war. Opinion | So far, Biden’s action on Ukrainian refugees hasn’t matched his words 2022-04-19T04:00:00Z They banked this money because the federal government handed it out willy-nilly through multiple rounds of stimulus checks to everyone below a certain income level whether they were hurting or not. Opinion | The experts are finally grasping the real reason for inflation. Now, it’s time to act. 2022-01-12T05:00:00Z “Those sorts of large-scale changes to manufacturing production lines — you don’t want to do those willy-nilly,” Hoge said. ‘You’ve got to prepare for the worst’: World responds to new variant’s arrival 2021-11-27T05:00:00Z If you don’t like the idea of Amazon controlling your climate willy-nilly, the Smart Thermostat has a standard scheduling option. Amazon smart thermostat review: Turning the heat up on Google’s Nest 2021-11-19T05:00:00Z But neither is doling out people’s data willy-nilly. Choose your Legacy Contacts wisely 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z “I’m not sure that we want to just explore it willy-nilly by giving it to a lot of people,” said Dr. Eric Rubin, an adjunct professor of immunology and infectious diseases at the Harvard T.H. F.D.A. Panel Recommends Booster for Many Moderna Vaccine Recipients 2021-10-14T04:00:00Z “This is a very important study because it does say that just willy-nilly giving daily administrations of oxytocin is not going to lead to improvement,” Young said. Study: ‘Sociability’ hormone didn’t help kids with autism 2021-10-13T04:00:00Z It wasn't that I necessarily thought that he would launch a war willy-nilly, although that was certainly within his power, I instead worried that other countries could misunderstand his bluster and erratic personality. No idle threat: After Trump, U.S. must reform nuclear procedures 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z Unlike the willy-nilly rush at the 1964 Tokyo Games, athletes entered calmly and somewhat distanced, at least until they clumped together on the lawn. Tokyo Olympics were a showcase of resilience amid an attempt at normalcy 2021-08-08T04:00:00Z After that happens, doctors will be able to prescribe these compounds, though not willy-nilly. Opinion | How Should We Do Drugs Now? 2021-07-09T04:00:00Z Rosenblatt stressed that she does not issue emotional support animal letters willy-nilly. As air travel starts up again, emotional support animals get left behind 2021-06-25T04:00:00Z “A lot of people misunderstand that the government can’t just willy-nilly go out and press a button and say, well, nuke that computer,” she said. Global war on ransomware? Hurdles hinder the US response 2021-06-05T04:00:00Z The Lewis Act would restore laws that prevent some states from changing their election rules willy-nilly. Column: What's the matter with Kyrsten Sinema? 2021-06-04T04:00:00Z "That doesn't mean you just use them willy-nilly," he said. Do kids really need to be vaccinated for COVID? Yes. no. maybe 2021-04-29T04:00:00Z Even Shakespeare and Benjamin Franklin, according to Merriam-Webster, at times used the apostrophe “willy-nilly.” John Richards, bulwark for the apostrophe against grammatical ‘barbarians,’ dies at 97 2021-04-25T04:00:00Z Instead of them becoming big numbers and shooting them willy-nilly,” Demmery said. ‘Kangaroos Are Not Shoes’ campaign lands awkwardly in Australia’s outback 2021-04-15T04:00:00Z She grabs small gobs of the glossy meringue, pops them onto the cake and then pulls the meringue with her fingers into spikes and points, willy-nilly, asymmetrical, wild and wonderful. Is Baked Alaska the Secret to a Long Life? 2021-03-31T04:00:00Z In Iowa, he accused the White House of reversing the Trump administration’s immigration policy “willy-nilly and without any thought.” With an Eye on 2024, a Rarely Bashful Pompeo Grows More Combative 2021-03-29T04:00:00Z Don’t enter a forest willy-nilly as if you own the place. How to Collect Firewood 2021-03-23T04:00:00Z So we won’t be afraid of leveraging prior art in that sense, but we would be flying blind if we just started willy-nilly copying stuff. Twitter is reinventing itself 2021-03-09T05:00:00Z Others believe that tearing it up with nothing to replace it is a recipe for unintended consequences — namely a hodgepodge of rules established willy-nilly by police departments around the state. Opinion | It’s time to end special protections for accused officers in Maryland. But how? 2021-02-15T05:00:00Z Tiller recounts his adventures in willy-nilly fashion, or so it seems to readers who won’t understand how it all ties together until the very end. Review: Chang-rae Lee's new global adventure is his most essentially American novel 2021-01-29T05:00:00Z Performers fall in love willy-nilly, with each other, their nannies, their plastic surgeons, sometimes ordinary folks like you or me, though rarely, and only if they’ve exhausted all other dysfunctional options. I heart the Oscars. Even with all the weirdness 2021-01-05T05:00:00Z “Organic agriculture was not developed in a laboratory or at the university or a land grant, but willy-nilly by hundreds of pioneering farmers. He was one of those people” Pollan said. Amigo Bob Cantisano, a towering figure in the West Coast's organic farming movement, dies at 69 2020-12-29T05:00:00Z “If it is just willy-nilly punching holes in forests, it may not do any good at all and may make things worse,” said Greg Aplet, a Denver-based senior scientist for the Wilderness Society. Colorado looks to logging to help re-balance forests 2020-12-13T05:00:00Z Our goal is not to just blast ahead with a model willy-nilly, but to understand it and think about how our choices as a publisher are affecting people in science. In biology publishing shakeup, eLife will require submissions to be posted as preprints 2020-12-03T05:00:00Z That will lead to accusations that there’s “no equity because you’re just giving it to everybody all willy-nilly at the same time.” Column: 'Why won't Black folks trust us' on COVID-19? These doctors and nurses have answers 2020-11-29T05:00:00Z But I work deeply with the team on principles and when there’s edge cases, at the end of the day, it’s going to be me, but I definitely don’t want it to be just willy-nilly. Remote learning is here to stay — can we make it better? 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z “I do think it’s fair to ask questions of what’s being demonstrated here,” he said, adding, “The executive branch just can’t willy-nilly spend money.” Trump Promised Seniors Drug Discount Cards. They May Be Illegal. 2020-10-22T04:00:00Z Belarus, Mr. Krol said, “is not North Korea” and “does not just grab people willy-nilly.” Belarus Protests Test Limits of Lukashenko’s Brutal, One-Man Rule 2020-08-24T04:00:00Z “She was saying, ‘I’m not comfortable just giving patients willy-nilly anything we have — we don’t know.’” The Covid Drug Wars That Pitted Doctor vs. Doctor 2020-08-05T04:00:00Z The global effort to produce useful anti-Covid medicines is being hampered by the US because researchers are testing drugs in “an arbitrary, willy-nilly way”, the expert leading the UK’s programme has warned. US ‘failures’ are holding back search for coronavirus drugs 2020-07-26T04:00:00Z “Are we willing to accept the fact that we’ll let this run willy-nilly until then?” he continued. As the coronavirus crisis spins out of control, Trump issues directives — but still no clear plan 2020-07-15T04:00:00Z Instead of just dumping everything into your camera roll willy-nilly, it lets you think of your videos as distinct film projects. Sony Xperia 1 II review: it’s a stretch 2020-07-13T04:00:00Z But that idea has been taken over now by what has turned into a mob intent on willy-nilly eradication of chunks of American history. Editorial Roundup: US 2020-06-24T04:00:00Z What with demonising the wrong side and saying he’d shake hands willy-nilly despite all of the evidence explaining why that’s a terrible idea, Middleton is starting to look almost prime ministerial. Keanu Reeves: what am I bid for Hollywood’s No 1 good guy? | Rebecca Nicholson 2020-06-20T04:00:00Z “If you look at the US, huge quantities of this treatment have been used on an arbitrary willy-nilly basis. The UK excels beyond measure compared with what’s going on there,” he added. US ‘failures’ are holding back search for coronavirus drugs 2020-07-26T04:00:00Z “There is a massive government interest that these agreements that are designed to protect classified information are not willy-nilly breached by disgruntled authors.” Judge weighs request to order Bolton to try to pull back memoir 2020-06-19T04:00:00Z “In the writers room, we use this expression: building on bedrock. A universe is going to grow by definition, but I don’t like growing it by adding places and things willy-nilly.” Why risk launching a whole new TV series when you can build on an existing one? 2020-06-11T04:00:00Z "We cannot allow willy-nilly efforts, if you will, to attack the local governance," he said. Georgia bill would allow voters to disband police department at center of Ahmaud Arbery murder 2020-05-14T04:00:00Z “They were running willy-nilly thinking if they get busted, they get busted.” Just in time for Mother's Day, L.A. flower shops reopen after coronavirus shutdown 2020-05-07T04:00:00Z “The government can’t simply willy-nilly seize personal property without the consent of a judge with a value set by a jury,” he said. 'Tell the hotels they are commandeered.' Homeless activists are losing patience with L.A. 2020-05-03T04:00:00Z It is too soon to return willy-nilly to crowded places or to drop vigilance about masks, hand-washing and discretionary travel. Opinion | The path to reopening is clear. Our national strategy is not. 2020-05-01T04:00:00Z With the willy-nilly reduction or abandonment of mitigation strategies all over the country, we can be pretty sure those numbers aren't going down anytime soon. Trump's China syndrome: His latest desperate re-election strategy won't end well 2020-05-01T04:00:00Z But it also means thinking more thoughtfully about the government response, rather than spending willy-nilly on Democratic priorities plus Republican priorities to reach what Washington calls a compromise. Editorial Roundup: New York 2020-04-29T04:00:00Z “It seems reckless to just open willy-nilly when we have no way of knowing,” said Sherry Larkin, who runs a massage-therapy clinic in Denver. ‘I Am Beyond Disturbed’: Internal Dissent as States Reopen Despite Virus 2020-04-21T04:00:00Z People close to him insisted Mr. Meadows’s nature was not to fire people willy-nilly, but they said that was what he was doing nevertheless. For Mark Meadows, Transition From Trump Confidant to Chief of Staff Is a Hard One 2020-04-16T04:00:00Z “I added some words to make it more clear we weren’t going to run around willy-nilly quarantining people, but would be following state/federal guidance.” Why New Orleans Pushed Ahead With Mardi Gras, Even as It Planned for Coronavirus 2020-04-13T04:00:00Z “It’s not something that should be used willy-nilly. It’s something he should only use when he needs it — but not before it’s necessary and not when it’s too late.” In confronting coronavirus, Gov. Gavin Newsom takes California on its own path 2020-03-18T04:00:00Z Hormone therapy is not a magic bullet or an elixir of youth, and it shouldn’t be used willy-nilly, Manson says. Hormone therapy, long shunned for a possible breast cancer link, is now seen as a short-term treatment for menopause symptoms 2020-02-28T05:00:00Z “One wonders whether they can just issue subpoenas willy-nilly, when anyone in the Police Department feels like it,” Mr. Freeman said. Why the N.Y.P.D. Subpoenaed a Reporter’s Twitter Feed 2020-02-14T05:00:00Z The simple fact is: Local governments cannot decide willy-nilly that if they don’t like a state law, they don’t have to enforce it. Editorial Roundup: US 2020-01-22T05:00:00Z The same lawlessness and recklessness that led Trump to extort political help from Ukraine has now brought us, willy-nilly, to the precipice of war, as Trump openly threatens to commit war crimes. Opinion | Trump wags the hippopotamus 2020-01-06T05:00:00Z We are not going to willy-nilly borrow, what we are going to do is deal with the worst aspects of what’s happened in austerity, the worst aspects of poverty in Britain. General election: Corbyn declines to apologise over antisemitism in BBC interview – live news 2019-11-26T05:00:00Z “We weren’t taking people’s land willy-nilly,” a former DHS official told The Post. Trump taps Jared Kushner to oversee border wall construction, adding to growing portfolio: report 2019-11-26T05:00:00Z “We weren’t taking people’s land willy-nilly,” said the official. Jared Kushner’s new assignment: Overseeing the construction of Trump’s border wall 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z “But he’s ignorant enough to not understand that that’s not something that you just willy-nilly do.” Trump compares impeachment probe to ‘lynching,’ again prompting political firestorm around race 2019-10-22T04:00:00Z As the cell attempts to repair the break it introduces insertions and deletions willy-nilly, sometimes creating unwanted—and even dangerous—mutations. New ‘prime’ genome editor could surpass CRISPR 2019-10-21T04:00:00Z I’m not suggesting you should start making willy-nilly changes to whatever recipe you like. How to swap baking pan sizes without ruining your recipe 2019-06-28T04:00:00Z The story recounts an especially tense relationship between Trump and homeland security secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, who often found herself in the position of telling the president why he couldn’t break laws and international norms willy-nilly. Snakes, spikes, bullets: Trump reportedly floated 'extreme' measures to stop migrants 2019-10-01T04:00:00Z He constantly releases classified information willy-nilly on social media and threatens all critics and responsible law enforcement with firing or imprisonment. So it begins: Impeachment at last — but will the Democrats screw it up? 2019-09-25T04:00:00Z Bad trombone-work is common, too, including moving the slide back and forth willy-nilly — or not moving it all. Perspective | Can you knit a quilt? Of course not. And Marco Polo didn’t ride a llama to China. 2019-09-09T04:00:00Z Chopped herbs tossed willy-nilly across the surface of the soup, like an explosion of confetti, nature’s party popper. Review | Comedor San Alejo is the finest Salvadoran restaurant in the D.C. area 2019-08-26T04:00:00Z Powerful forces like technology, globalization and the decline in union strength can heave economies around willy-nilly, benefiting some workers and hurting others, regardless of immigration. Economic Antidote for a Shrinking America: Immigrants 2019-08-22T04:00:00Z “You don’t want to just willy-nilly introduce it to areas,” he said. This Carnivorous Plant Invaded New York. That May Be Its Only Hope. 2019-08-13T04:00:00Z This pattern showed us that ERPOs were being applied to a population in true need of intervention, not used willy-nilly. Perspective | Red-flag laws thwart suicides. But can they catch would-be mass killers? 2019-08-09T04:00:00Z Laws don’t dissipate willy-nilly in a cloud of playa dust, even if did you pay upwards of $425, not including fees, to spend Labor Day creating a new society in your underwear. Essential California: Will there be drug screening at Burning Man? 2019-06-20T04:00:00Z “It’s too serious of a step, and it can’t be done willy-nilly just because people want it.” For Democrats, Trump impeachment question is a personal struggle transcending politics 2019-06-08T04:00:00Z You consciously treat proteins and their carrier microbes exactly as people unconsciously treat disease microbes when blasting them willy-nilly with antibiotics: You encourage the microbes to rise to the challenge, adapt, survive. Frances Arnold Turns Microbes Into Living Factories 2019-05-28T04:00:00Z Alas for the world, the administration’s willy-nilly approach extends beyond trade policy. Opinion | Trump has no idea what he’s doing 2019-05-13T04:00:00Z Asked if the Mint would reach production, a Genesis official offered a hint: “We generally don’t produce concept cars willy-nilly.” Before New York Auto Show, Cars Take Their Own Star Turns 2019-04-17T04:00:00Z So if the question is whether one can willy-nilly attack credibility of complainants, that answer is no. A Harvard Law School Professor Defends His Decision to Represent Harvey Weinstein 2019-03-07T05:00:00Z They want you to believe that doofus Trump will willy-nilly agree to withdraw the near 30,000 American troops from the peninsula, at the same time closing the nuclear umbrella over South Korea and Japan. Say what you will about Trump, but his tactics on North Korea are working 2019-02-25T05:00:00Z That loss increased the risk that the U.K., which is scheduled to leave the E.U., willy-nilly, on March 29th, might simply crash out, with no divorce agreement in place, promising chaos all around. Brexit Enters the Realm of Science Fiction 2019-01-31T05:00:00Z “And when that happens, they don’t want that president to be able to willy-nilly declare a national emergencies and exert broad executive authorities.” Fox News analyst: Republicans terrified a future Pres. Kamala Harris could declare emergency on guns 2019-01-10T05:00:00Z “It’s one thing to have issues on the domestic side. When you start willy-nilly foreign policy moves that are against U.S. interests, that is a wake-up call for people in the Senate.” Trump Policy Gyrations Threaten Fragile Republican Coalition 2018-12-22T05:00:00Z Men going around willy-nilly doing gnarly home grooming tasks? I Am Begging You to Stop Sleeping With Your Co-Workers 2018-12-14T05:00:00Z But under international trade laws, the US can't just implement them willy-nilly, they need to provide a reason why the tariff is necessary and investigate it fully. Trump v the world: US tariffs in four charts 2018-12-03T05:00:00Z It is about Cheryl falling in love willy-nilly, and she says that Roberts delivered some home truths during the writing sessions. Cheryl: ‘I'm a new person! Same accent though’ 2018-11-17T05:00:00Z “Respect the axe. Don’t swing it everywhere. Don’t just throw it around all willy-nilly,” Meehan-Berg said, as I waggled the axe about. Inside the New York bar where you can throw axes on the first date 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z However, he said: "There was a huge drive to get as many applications through as possible. There simply were not checks getting done. They were processed willy-nilly". Millions 'misspent on green energy abuse' 2018-11-13T05:00:00Z The sailboats, in contrast, are pushed willy-nilly by economic breezes. Big Bets Are Great, When They Are Right 2018-10-12T04:00:00Z Life is tiny bursts of joy scattered willy-nilly across various time zones. My daughter invited me to a long day at the theme park. What choice did I have? - Los Angeles Times 2018-10-03T04:00:00Z Wall Street banks were delighted to accommodate – lending willy-nilly and often in predatory ways – until the housing and debt bubbles burst. Robert Reich: The three big lessons we didn’t learn from the economic crisis 2018-09-19T04:00:00Z But analysts said the plan failed to address the fundamental problems causing inflation – the willy-nilly minting of bolívares, collapsing oil output and a complete lack of confidence in the government. Maduro has a plan to fix Venezuela’s inflation — which may make things worse 2018-08-19T04:00:00Z The editing, which chops up dialogue willy-nilly — turning the script into a kind of word salad at times — goes down more like a funny-tasting smoothie than a smart mash-up of new and old. Review | This new ‘Midsummer Night’s Dream’ movie is set in Hollywood. Sounds cool, no? Wrong. 2018-08-13T04:00:00Z They take stuff willy-nilly – the hairstyle, the look, the gestures, the mise-en-scene, the choreography. Jean-Paul Goude's best photograph: an androgynous Grace Jones 2018-08-01T04:00:00Z That’s because many people tend to buy and sell willy-nilly, jumping in when the market soars and bailing out when it crashes, rather than buying and staying put. Balanced Funds Don’t Inspire Fear or Greed. That’s Why They Are So Useful. 2018-07-13T04:00:00Z That fact is making even the supine GOP Congress get restive as Trump's willy-nilly tariffs on China, Canada and the EU are starting to bite their own constituents and as those partners retaliate. Republicans finally turn on Trump — at least on the trade war — but still won’t confront him 2018-07-05T04:00:00Z Mr. Trump is accused of “eroding the norms” of American democracy when in fact he violates them willy-nilly. Should Presidents Be ‘Good’ People? 2018-05-04T04:00:00Z They sign up “friends” willy-nilly to increase the audience for their revelations. The Zuckerberg Effigy 2018-04-10T04:00:00Z Facebook no longer lets apps grab user profiles willy-nilly - but it has blown its chance big time to prove it can be trusted to put user privacy over shareholder profits without outside oversight. Editorials from around New York 2018-03-21T04:00:00Z We also need to reassure our allies and partners in Asia, particularly South Korea and Japan, that we’re not going to willy-nilly abandon them as part of some deal with North Korea. A potentially thrilling and very risky North Korea gamble 2018-03-09T05:00:00Z “Is it P.R. to say I’m putting a face on somebody that you feel completely free to attack willy-nilly without knowing who they are?” he said. What Happens When Athletes Do the Sportswriting? 2018-02-21T05:00:00Z “I don’t think we should just willy-nilly get involved in people’s lives,” Plum said. House Panel Rejects Suicide Prevention Resolution 2018-02-06T05:00:00Z You can toss around your stakes rather willy-nilly, pinning all of the window edges while still having stakes to spare. Windowframe has you solving puzzles by resizing the game’s window 2018-02-04T05:00:00Z "The government can't just use eminent domain willy-nilly because they either say they're tired of waiting or they don't like people," Silverstein said. L.A. County moves to seize long-empty South L.A. parcel – LA Times 2017-12-05T05:00:00Z They are changing it willy-nilly, day by day, to accommodate this or that political problem. Opinion | Republicans: Enrage your colleagues 2017-11-15T05:00:00Z The legislators who passed it willy-nilly on Thursday now own this possibly expensive mistake. Editorials from around New England 2017-10-27T04:00:00Z So it’s possible the government’s timidity and dysfunction will indirectly cause the sites to spread willy-nilly. The drug-injection site idea is dying because we’re all NIMBYs. Here’s how to revive it. 2017-10-18T04:00:00Z He speculates that in many cases, cancer cells make viral proteins only because they are switching on genes willy-nilly — both human and viral genes alike. Ancient Viruses Are Buried in Your DNA 2017-10-04T04:00:00Z No one is suggesting that violent or otherwise dangerous defendants be freed willy-nilly as they await trial. Opinion | Fixing the unfair bail system is worth the costs 2017-09-09T04:00:00Z No one should be able to walk in off the street and start going though the books willy-nilly. Editorial Roundup: Recent editorials in Arkansas newspapers 2017-09-05T04:00:00Z The safety patrols and their school advisers don’t just go about the responsibilities in a willy-nilly fashion — and, yes, they do save lives. School safety patrols: Priority No. 1 2017-08-10T04:00:00Z “We didn’t do this willy-nilly,” he said of the city’s hiring law. Linking Public Works to Local Hiring Faces a Trump Challenge 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z Imagine if police let unauthorized people have willy-nilly access to a crime scene that is under investigation. Eyewitness Memory Is a Lot More Reliable Than You Think 2017-06-13T04:00:00Z “Bikes were just left kind of willy-nilly on the sidewalk,” he said. Bike-share companies vie for chance to set up shop in Seattle 2017-06-02T04:00:00Z Team Trump should drop any fantasy that other nations would bear the burden of addressing the climate-change crisis while letting Americans belch greenhouse gases willy-nilly. We can move past Trump on climate change 2017-05-31T04:00:00Z The car company didn’t jump into the real estate business willy-nilly, though. Brands Expand Into New Niches With Care, but Not Without Risk 2017-05-28T04:00:00Z Conservatives are not the only ones worried that willy-nilly licensing requirements for occupations from hair braiding to florists are constricting employment and economic growth. Traffic-light crusader fined in Oregon for doing math without a license 2017-05-01T04:00:00Z Don’t just go around caulking cracks around windows and doors willy-nilly. A top-to-bottom list of what to check outside your home post winter 2017-04-18T04:00:00Z Mulvaney was quick to point out that “this does not mean agencies will be free to hire willy-nilly.” President Trump lifts federal hiring freeze, orders agencies to make “surgical” cuts and “maximize employee performance” 2017-04-12T04:00:00Z “That does not mean that the agencies will be free to hire willy-nilly. Certain agencies will end up hiring more people.” Trump to lift federal hiring freeze on some agencies 2017-04-11T04:00:00Z “I was pretty willy-nilly with it,” he said about his gun. Lax US gun carry laws may be linked to stolen firearms, study finds 2017-04-11T04:00:00Z Robert Moffit, a researcher at the conservative thinktank the Heritage Foundation, argued that Americans would use healthcare willy-nilly if it were provided by the government. Rich Americans live up to 15 years longer than poor peers, studies find 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z The political narrative appears to be constantly mutating from one thing to the next, willy-nilly. Inside the Beltway: Staying power: Still learning from Reagan 2017-03-20T04:00:00Z The ones placed by the Biennial’s curators, Christopher Y. Lew and Mia Locks, preface an unfolding saga in which, willy-nilly, all of us are characters. The Whitney Biennial’s Political Mood 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z But most people are dragged willy-nilly into life — with all its contradictions and complexities. Embrace, don’t retreat from, our cultural and ideological differences 2017-03-14T04:00:00Z The revolutionaries initially used it as a slogan that was hurled willy-nilly at anybody who opposed them. Trump Embraces ‘Enemy of the People,’ a Phrase With a Fraught History 2017-02-26T05:00:00Z The axions wouldn’t just emerge willy-nilly, either, but would crowd into huge quantum waves like the orbitals of the electrons in an atom. Spinning black holes could fling off clouds of dark matter particles 2017-02-22T05:00:00Z “The notion that the United States is just willy-nilly letting people in really isn’t true,” she said. Trump order banning entry from seven Muslim-majority countries roils California campuses 2017-01-30T05:00:00Z Flinging money out the window or writing checks willy-nilly was not Mr. Feeney’s way. ‘James Bond of Philanthropy’ Gives Away the Last of His Fortune 2017-01-05T05:00:00Z “We didn’t willy-nilly stop at a workplace and raid it.” Raids of Illegal Immigrants Bring Harsh Memories, and Strong Fears 2017-01-02T05:00:00Z Under the rules of the World Trade Organization, the United States cannot willy-nilly apply tariffs. Trump’s Tough Trade Talk Could Damage American Factories 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z “We’re not going to sit here and accept . . . that we can just willy-nilly restrict the right of eligible citizens to vote,” she said. Voting rights advocates brace for ‘biggest fight of our lifetime’ during Trump administration 2016-11-29T05:00:00Z Regulations can’t be rescinded willy-nilly, and the Trump administration would need to go through a formal notice and comment period before finalizing a new rule. No, Birth Control Coverage Won’t Go Away 2016-11-11T05:00:00Z It also worried that allowing third-party games developers to use its characters willy-nilly in simple mobile games early on would cheapen them. Jump-start 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z They win Olympic medals willy-nilly and now they want to run the world, and probably will. New TV show 'Pitch' throws too many cliches at viewers 2016-08-20T04:00:00Z At the same time, though, there are some grave social questions that seem to prevent computer technology from being applied willy-nilly. Beyond 1976: Another Revolution in Use of Computers 2016-08-12T04:00:00Z “To be throwing around diagnoses willy-nilly,” Nordal said, “is just kind of a dangerous thing to do.” Amateurs analyze Trump’s mind, but should the pros do it? 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z "To be throwing around diagnoses willy-nilly," Nordal said, "is just kind of a dangerous thing to do." Amateurs analyze Trump's mind, but should the pros do it? 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z But Hinckley was to be held until he was no longer mentally ill and a danger, and in this country “we don’t extend confinements willy-nilly” because he shot a U.S. president, Lurie said. Nancy Reagan wouldn’t like Hinckley’s freedom, actress says 2016-07-30T04:00:00Z It’s another reason Norman shouldn’t be thrown onto the old list of free agents acquired willy-nilly by a misguided organization. Redskins want more ‘football players.’ They have one in Josh Norman. 2016-07-29T04:00:00Z "A child is a very important, precious thing, and to just bring it into the world willy-nilly is I think a preposterous idea," she said. Up against strict laws, Texas women learn do-it-yourself abortions 2016-05-24T04:00:00Z The cream was loosely applied, and the berries on top of it were spread almost willy-nilly. Revel in the Bounty of Spring, With a Feast From Yotam Ottolenghi 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z The veins, arteries, and capillaries are rugged, too, behaving as a kind of dampening system to prevent the blood from sloshing around willy-nilly. How the Giraffe Got Its Neck 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z “The inability to fire people in a willy-nilly fashion has likely protected African-Americans, who are perhaps likely to be fired in a willy-nilly fashion,” she says. Where Did the Government Jobs Go? 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z "Are public utility commissions going to be able to secure all this potentially sensitive personal data? Are they going to refuse access to other government departments or hand it over willy-nilly?" Uber received over 400 data requests from US law enforcement in just six months 2016-04-12T04:00:00Z Discounts are offered willy-nilly to diners, sapping profits for all. Global appetites 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z “We don’t want government to be looking through everybody’s phones, willy-nilly, without any kind of oversight or probable cause or a clear sense that it’s targeted at somebody who might be a wrong-doer,” Obama added. Obama argues against 'absolutist' views amid Apple-FBI fight 2016-03-12T05:00:00Z "Trump just willy-nilly, like Obama, just states something will be done and it will be done," says Temple, who backs Cruz. A Party Meltdown 2016-03-04T05:00:00Z If the Russians keep bombing the rebels around Aleppo willy-nilly, that will sabotage any hope of a truce. The Syrian conflict has reached a critical moment 2016-02-18T05:00:00Z It “seems as though documents were gathered from the governor’s office, dropped from a rooftop and, after gathering them willy-nilly, given to the government,” the filing said. Chris Christie's office 'refusing to release Bridgegate emails' 2016-02-04T05:00:00Z Other associations decide willy-nilly whether petition signatures comport with past signatures. How to write a petition to remove homeowner association directors 2016-01-31T05:00:00Z Employers don’t get to just change definitions willy-nilly, even if doing so protects profit margins. Low-wage Senate workers get a raise — and then the shaft 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z It also puts an icon in the taskbar, which will start the upgrade process, willy-nilly, if clicked. Less than a perfect 10 2015-12-11T05:00:00Z Nowadays shirts are swapped willy-nilly, with a drawer full of star-player shirts being as essential to the modern pro’s career collection as a clatter of medals. Shirt swapping: new to NFL, but long part of soccer's rich tradition 2015-12-17T05:00:00Z Even Merkel’s sympathizers wonder about the country’s ability to absorb many more and the capacity of administrative structures built willy-nilly to deal with the new arrivals. Germany’s political crisis 2015-12-02T05:00:00Z Sgt Holcombe, who has lived in Bakersfield nearly his entire life and has never had to fire his service weapon, said that officers are not just “willy-nilly taking people’s lives”. The County: the story of America's deadliest police 2015-12-01T05:00:00Z Things get particularly busy by Sunday, when the candidates will go scrambling, willy-nilly, for voter attention in battleground states. Inside the Beltway: What holiday? The campaigns crank back up 2015-11-26T05:00:00Z “These are not willy-nilly decisions, these are decisions being driven by customer behavior,” she says. Wal-Mart Shrinks the Big Box, Vexing Vendors 2015-10-26T04:00:00Z Sure, it’s not as much fun as nibbling willy-nilly, but you aren’t totally depriving yourself either. 4 Tricks for Ordering a Diet-Friendly Brunch 2015-10-24T04:00:00Z In it, a player guides a group of protesters hoisting the da Silva balloon as they rescue bags of cash flying willy-nilly from public coffers. In Brazil, Balloon of Former President da Silva Provokes Ire 2015-10-05T04:00:00Z And they’ll insist it opens the door to political cronyism and corruption if the rules come down enabling politicians to feather their nests by handing out jobs willy-nilly to supporters. Excerpts from recent Wisconsin editorials 2015-09-29T04:00:00Z These rules weren’t thrown together willy-nilly by vegan activists; they were developed carefully after an independent expert review at the Institute of Medicine. Don’t let lobbyists decide what your children eat at school 2015-09-13T04:00:00Z It’s taking a weapon that’s been used successfully against you in the past and thinking that you can wield it willy-nilly against someone else with the same result. Bristol Palin is right about conservatives and Trumped-up outrage 2015-08-11T04:00:00Z They stop willy-nilly on busy roads to run errands or do a bit of shopping. The city that lets cyclists jump red lights - BBC News 2015-08-10T04:00:00Z Nor can it close prisons willy-nilly or do away with the State Patrol. Colorado Editorial Roundup 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z I wish I knew how to get people to stop throwing terms like Earth-like around willy-nilly. Would You Bet Your Species On 'Earth-Like'? 2015-07-24T04:00:00Z Certainly, we don’t want presidents willy-nilly yanking medals bestowed by their predecessors, yet that hardly seems a real risk. Bill Cosby should be stripped of the Presidential Medal of Freedom 2015-07-24T04:00:00Z He’s not the only GOP governor with a bombastic, confrontational style, but his temper flies willy-nilly against just about anyone. Welcome to the “freak flag” era of Republican politics: This new GOP candidate even more ridiculous than Donald Trump 2015-07-21T04:00:00Z “There has to be a good reason to take them. We shouldn’t just be using these drugs willy-nilly.” Experts Urge Sparing Use of Nonaspirin Painkillers 2015-07-13T04:00:00Z That said, such standards cannot be imposed willy-nilly, without regard to their cost. Editorials from around New England 2015-07-04T04:00:00Z “Hershey’s controls chocolate, they don’t get rid of that asset. ExxonMobil controls the oil, they don’t willy-nilly get rid of that asset.” Legislature debates liquor, pensions on budget deadline day 2015-06-30T04:00:00Z As a result, companies don’t typically hand over their lists willy-nilly. What RadioShack's Bankruptcy Means for Your Credit Card Data 2015-06-08T04:00:00Z It’s not possible to turn the spigot on and off willy-nilly, for example. A Beehive That Takes the Sting Out of the Harvest 2015-05-30T04:00:00Z And certainly a world in which countries were willy-nilly encouraged to default on their obligations in order to meet budget obligations would be inimical to the effective flow of capital. The case for debt reduction 2015-05-17T04:00:00Z He said that the death of the hostages “shows that killing by drones is ‘willy-nilly’ without any idea who exactly is being targeted.” Pakistanis see double standard in drone strikes 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z Doing so would open opportunities for many students because it would shrink the competition to the students who truly want to attend those colleges, rather than including people who willy-nilly check a box. End the college application inflation 2015-04-17T04:00:00Z A pack of giddy journalists became a story themselves this week when they were caught on video scrambling willy-nilly after Hillary Clinton’s custom campaign van. Inside the Beltway: Pro-life is ‘morally just, politically smart’ 2015-04-15T04:00:00Z I don't think we should let our governments run willy-nilly and kill whoever and spy on whoever they want to without asking any questions. Good Kill: Tackling the ethics of drone warfare on film 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z “The court’s opinion suggests the government may open and shut a forum, willy-nilly, in response to public uproar — a particularly dangerous precedent in light of modern technology,” wrote Christen. Court rules Seattle did not violate free speech in rejecting anti-Israel ad 2015-03-18T04:00:00Z “You don’t want to be making a decision willy-nilly,” he said in a phone interview. Md. casinos resist bid to raise taxes 2015-03-14T04:00:00Z These were invested willy-nilly by the advisor, with no attention paid to relative tax efficiencies of the two accounts. Avoid Getting Trapped by the Great American Investment Rip-Off 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z “Let’s get razor-sharp focus on evidence-based programs that work, instead of this willy-nilly let’s try this and let’s try that. We’re far beyond that now, and we need to put money where the need is.” New Mexico looks to change investment in behavioral health 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z Nobody got here all in one piece; we arrived in bits and were made up willy-nilly, not by the divine designer but by the tinkering of time. The Evolution Catechism 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z "We need better planning than just closing agencies and moving kids willy-nilly," Harris said. Illinois pulls wards from Sadie Waterford Manor residential center 2015-01-05T05:00:00Z Some people wield them parsimoniously; others dole them out willy-nilly. The Last Time I Smiled 2015-01-05T05:00:00Z If a private-equity firm’s chances of raising new money evaporate halfway through a fund’s life, spending its remaining cash willy-nilly becomes rational. Last hurrah 2014-12-04T05:00:00Z The league’s relocation guidelines designed to prevent teams from moving willy-nilly are extensive. Wary of Losing Rams, St. Louis Is Set to Huddle on Stadium 2014-11-04T05:00:00Z In this process Beijing is learning that in becoming a global commercial power it is willy-nilly forced to assume the mantle of a global maritime power. China's Rise as a Global Maritime Power: Reflections from Seville 2014-11-02T04:00:00Z This isn’t about some willy-nilly decision to commit suicide for no reason. Death with Dignity: Don't deny others relief 2014-10-28T04:00:00Z But some critics have charged it has spent willy-nilly on a string of properties that don't fit together. Alibaba IPO: Stock surges 38% in market debut 2014-09-19T04:00:00Z Carter noted the "voluminous" amount of evidence in the case in granting the delay, although he warned that he was "not going to keep doing this willy-nilly." Fraud trial of NY man who claimed Facebook stake delayed to May 2014-09-15T04:00:00Z We’re used to this sort of thing from Facebook — changing everything we knew and loved, willy-nilly, with little notice, or altering our feeds for Sinister Social Experiments. Don’t panic, Twitter. Just be very, very afraid. These days, the map is being redrawn willy-nilly by events on the ground, defying the cornerstones of history set down in the 20th century as the combatants strive for a newer order. War Reshapes the World Once Again 2014-08-07T04:00:00Z This is no time to be willy-nilly with your requests. 4 Keys To Scoring Amazing LinkedIn Recommendations 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z Wandering through giddy crowds who were setting off rockets willy-nilly made it worse. Strange tale of the 4 July firework disaster 2014-07-04T04:00:00Z If pictures were shoved out willy-nilly, so the argument goes, there’s a danger that independent researchers could spot something and publish discoveries “for free”. Rosetta edges towards Comet 67P 2014-07-03T04:00:00Z Obviously, once you start that approach, if one spouse wants to spend willy-nilly from the individual account and the other saves money from month to month, that's each person's prerogative. How to Marry Your Finances When You Tie the Knot 2014-06-16T04:00:00Z “This is not a standard that a state then can willy-nilly ignore,” Becker said. States move to blunt Obama carbon plan 2014-06-01T04:00:00Z Comprehensive reform, willy-nilly, had become the rallying cry of political liberals and supporters of immigrant rights. Aviva Chomsky: Is anyone truly serious about immigration reform? 2014-05-28T04:00:00Z The feisty, imposing women at the heart of the effort urge everyone to wear red shirts, and they discourage scrawling slogans willy-nilly on homemade banners. Fear and determination for Nigerians at heart of #BringBackOurGirls 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z That’s not the sign of a developer designing willy-nilly, too sloppy or untrained to commit: at times The New Order feels as calculated and observant as BioShock, if in the end, less ambitious. Wolfenstein: The New Order Review: Deconstructing Blazkowicz 2014-05-20T04:00:00Z There was a time when many security flaws were just published willy-nilly to a mail list or website. Was The Heartbleed Bug Disclosed Responsibly? 2014-04-16T23:20:00Z “They wouldn’t send a cameraman to a game willy-nilly,” he said. Footage Offers Rare Look at Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig 2014-03-26T00:53:00Z Runyan and Benjamin said the goal is to “educate” lawmakers about what advocates describe as the government’s willy-nilly rush to digitize without proper oversight. Group tries to slow federal government’s move away from paper to the Web 2014-02-17T01:06:20Z A transparent, equitable system that’s free of a central authority sounds good when compared to a graft-ridden theoretical government that prints money willy-nilly, right? Bitcoin’s next frontiers: ATMs and Capitol Hill 2014-01-24T01:48:01Z Morgan Stanley executives say they are not allowing bankers and brokers to issue loans willy-nilly to boost returns. Morgan Stanley amps up lending to boost wealth margins 2013-12-04T17:47:51Z If a chromosome is chopped up into a bunch of pieces, and a cell goes to put it back together, it can’t put it back together willy-nilly. Colder Than Ice: Researchers Discover How Microbes Survive in Subfreezing Conditions 2013-10-10T19:45:09.120Z U.S. official told the paper that the NSA is “not wallowing willy-nilly” through Americans’ idle online chatter. AT&T and Verizon Stay Silent About NSA Internet Snooping 2013-08-22T09:45:01Z The things we’d need to do—stop using unique identifiers like Social Security numbers willy-nilly, stop tracking people with “third-party” cookies, stop tracking location—are hardly popular options. Darpa Wants to Save Us From Our Own Dangerous Data 2013-08-21T16:41:47Z A crimson beach ball was flying through the air, bouncing willy-nilly off people’s sweaty heads. Montauk Comes to Queens 2013-08-02T21:29:22Z Companies scoop up a bunch of stations, then charge in and cut costs willy-nilly. The Media Equation: A Different Deal Mania Grips TV 2013-07-07T23:34:24Z But as mobile devices provide less opportunity for ad formats that can be plastered willy-nilly on the screen, marketing that leverages people’s existing social gestures seems likely to become more effective. Can Waze Jumpstart Google's Social Networking Drive? 2013-06-12T04:41:00Z The gist of the column is: innovation is taking place in these multinationals willy-nilly; it’s the poor workers in Bangladesh who are being exploited on whom we must focus. The New Yorker's Epic Fail On Innovation 2013-05-19T20:39:04Z Currently it still does, largely because buildings can't just get thrown up willy-nilly and random disused premises aren't inexpertly adapted without official sanction. Our green and pleasant Poundland? It will be if Mr Pickles calls the tune 2013-05-11T23:06:03Z Also, don't send your product willy-nilly into the wilderness; instead ask if the reviewer would be interested in receiving it, and don't waste freebies on those who don't respond. How to Give Away Freebies--and Not Bankrupt Your Business 2013-05-01T13:15:00Z Don’t play longshots willy-nilly just because this is a 10-cent bet. Gulfstream gimmick is irrestible at this point, but play it sensibly 2013-04-03T20:21:20Z For another, many of the nutrients being added willy-nilly to our food supply are not nutrients in which most of us are deficient. Fortified Junk Foods Are Still Junk 2013-04-01T05:37:00Z "Residents don't expect hoardings to pop up everywhere willy-nilly." Fernando Torres's blushes saved after council orders removal of advert 2013-03-19T21:53:16Z Channels offer a neatly organized alternative to the classic way people consumed YouTube, which was to wander willy-nilly from video to video, relying on search and serendipity to keep themselves entertained. YouTube's Future: More Channels in More Places 2013-03-18T07:35:00Z Do Americans connect the cooking of the planet to making babies willy-nilly? Screwing Ourselves to Extinction? 2013-02-28T09:45:00Z If officials at financial institutions can execute foreclosure documents willy-nilly without reading them, my guess is that some defendants in tax cases do too. New Treasury Secretary Lew to Change his Loopy Signature: Should You Too? 2013-01-11T04:53:05Z But Katherine Nixon, chief investment officer for wealth at Northern Trust in Chicago, is telling clients to resist the urge to sell long-term holdings willy-nilly to qualify for this year's lower rate on gains. Tax Moves to Make Now 2012-11-24T03:37:23Z They don’t fling their electrons around all willy-nilly, but neither do they hang onto to them too tightly. Quantum Dots of Many Colors 2012-11-20T14:15:08.503Z And a willy-nilly boycott of Chinese networking gear risks creating a protectionist trade war and skewing the market towards more expensive products. A Better Approach To Huawei, ZTE And Chinese Cyberspying? Distrust And Verify 2012-10-09T22:05:00Z Unlike a piano, a human or bird is capable of making seamless transitions between notes without paying heed to any definite scale, blurring intervals willy-nilly. Birdsong Not Music, After All 2012-08-15T22:50:40Z Don’t just run out new products willy-nilly, or on a random timeline. What Steve Jobs Might Tell Mark Zuckerberg 2012-08-09T19:24:51Z British ministers are willy-nilly players in these events, as they always have been. Britain and the eurozone: players not spectators 2012-06-18T21:55:28Z “It wasn’t a willy-nilly exercise they went through, they made these cuts in an informed manner,” Leatherman said. Americans want to slash defense spending, but Washington isn?t listening 2012-05-11T13:46:00Z Alliances frequently made willy-nilly are Dual or Triple. Punch, or the London Charivari, October 21st 1893 2012-04-04T02:01:00.747Z Isn't it necessary for us all to wear what we have, willy-nilly, since nothing else is obtainable, garments not yet growing on New World bushes? A Pilgrim Maid A Story of Plymouth Colony in 1620 2012-04-02T02:00:24.090Z He usually brings into whatever company he frequents his little pailful of theories and dumps them willy-nilly on the carpet of conversation. Unicorns 2012-03-14T02:00:26.677Z "It certainly means not willy-nilly, listing tiny little populations all over the map on the basis of that population alone," Frazer said. Proposed Wildlife Policy Change Draws Fire 2012-03-09T17:45:00.207Z It was quite bad enough when Union Square, over on the Syracuse line, was forced, willy-nilly, to become Maple View, and Holmesville, Fernwood. The Story of the Rome, Watertown, and Ogdensburg RailRoad 2012-03-02T03:00:07.920Z Going willy-nilly just to get a bigger number of followers defeats the purpose. Buying Facebook friends: should you do it? 2012-02-28T23:35:31Z He unscrewed the lid and held it to Slim’s lips, making him drink willy-nilly. The Camp Fire Girls' Larks and Pranks or, The House of the Open Door 2012-02-21T03:00:19.740Z The ethical issue at hand is what happens when you use a technology willy-nilly on an autistic patient, the self-enhancing Wall Street trader or, in particular, healthy children. Ethical Questions Surround `Electrical Thinking Cap' that Improves Mental Functions 2012-02-06T16:15:17.103Z It’s not something you willy-nilly bang people over the head with.” Cuomo Criticized for Reach of Financial Services Agency 2012-01-29T23:05:26Z Many today believe the financial crisis was caused, like the Great Depression, by capitalism gone wild, fueled by 30 years of willy-nilly deregulation. How to Save Capitalism 2012-01-19T07:00:27Z Into this Universe, and Why not knowing Nor Whence, like Water willy-nilly flowing; And out of it, as Wind along the Waste, I know not Whither, Willy-nilly blowing. The Sufistic Quatrains of Omar Khayyam 2012-01-08T03:00:15.553Z It belongs to the forest, and the forest keeps it, without showing any interest in learning the name and origin of the wandering source of life borne hither willy-nilly on the wind. The Enemies of Women (Los enemigos de la mujer) 2012-01-02T03:00:27.980Z They, he explained, was the word that denotes those mysterious, invisible, ubiquitous forces that mold our lives willy-nilly. Letter From Europe: Us vs. Them: It's Hardly a Fair Fight 2011-12-23T12:20:12Z The male passengers were sent willy-nilly into the fo'c'sle, where they and the crew of the lost ship were accommodated with the spare clothing of our men. The Quest of the 'Golden Hope' A Seventeenth Century Story of Adventure 2011-12-06T03:00:23.443Z At last a band was improvised to pass round the animals' bodies; one by one they were hauled up, willy-nilly, by the crane and pulley, and dropped into their allotted quarters. Norway 2011-11-29T03:00:15.103Z They also object to the willy-nilly way that they say the evaluation system is being devised, with consultants figuring it out even as they are already training principals in the new ways. SchoolBook: Principals' Rebellion Against Evaluations Grows 2011-11-28T13:44:00Z Man, even in very inferior degrees of civilization, does not stand in the presence of nature as a helpless slave, he is not willy-nilly the absolute servant of nature. Human, All Too Human A Book for Free Spirits 2011-11-28T03:00:26.030Z But on the way, he kept wondering as to what might be in the basket, and willy-nilly—he could not keep from raising the cover a little, and looking through the crack. The Norwegian Fairy Book 2011-11-22T03:00:08.940Z “It’s not a willy-nilly misuse of a firearm.” Lawyer: Federal agent charged in killing at Hawaii McDonald?s was protecting himself, others 2011-11-17T20:37:08Z Come!” cried Miss Pike, as she slipped her arm through Mrs. Carruth’s and hurried her willy-nilly across the lawn. Three Little Women A Story for Girls 2011-11-17T03:00:30.707Z No judge admits to just sticking values and beliefs willy-nilly into the Constitution. Reagan, Not the Left, Started Partisan Fires: Michael Kinsley 2011-11-01T10:26:43Z After a lifetime studying the infinitely complex workings of existing ecosystems, the idea of taking a species from one into the other willy-nilly sounds like a terrible idea. A Scientific Argument for Intervening in Nature 2011-10-14T17:45:03.533Z Business of the most important and critical nature required Armstrong's presence east at this juncture, and willy-nilly there was no way he could put off his departure longer. The Chalice Of Courage A Romance of Colorado 2011-09-22T02:00:25.630Z But a spokesman for the National Association of Letter Carriers said "willy-nilly proposed cuts" should not be the solution to the agency's financial problems. Postal Service wants to end overnight delivery 2011-09-15T17:47:21Z But he said that simply grabbing the most money on the table from some company that was acquiring sites willy-nilly was not a good way to find a home. The Media Equation: News Consumption Tilts Toward Niche Sites 2011-09-12T00:03:03Z Trouble nothing over it," said Sherwood; "indeed, he went against his will; they were an uproarious lot o' roisterers, and carried him off willy-nilly, fairly by main force, now I think on't. A Maid of Many Moods 2011-08-23T02:00:27.517Z No question, the consumer bureau should not be able to issue new rules willy-nilly. Obama Shouldn’t Bow to Republican Plan for Consumer Bureau: View 2011-07-19T04:24:38Z For there may come a moment when You shall be mended, willy-nilly, With many more misguided men, Whose skill is undermined with skilly. Verse and Worse 2011-07-12T02:00:34.607Z Zebedee looked hopelessly at me, evidently expecting me to be dissolved in tears, too, but the ludicrous side of things had struck my risibles and, willy-nilly, I succumbed to laughter. Tripping with the Tucker Twins 2011-07-10T02:00:21.613Z But I suppose I must put up with Pauline Deschappelles willy-nilly! The English Stage Being an Account of the Victorian Drama 2011-07-04T02:00:21.750Z As it happens, this is how they seem to have been published, willy-nilly. What Does Newt Gingrich Know? 2011-06-30T17:19:41Z A system of punishment for suicides, which makes suicide impossible, thereby putting one over on the ingrate who was tired of the gift of life, by compelling him to live forever, willy-nilly. The Roycroft Dictionary Concocted by Ali Baba and the Bunch on Rainy Days. 2011-07-02T02:00:10.980Z “Sounds like using gmail to correspond with one's doctor or therapist lets law enforcement willy-nilly poke around in previously private...” Balancing the Rights of Donor Offspring With Those of Donors: But What About Parents? 2011-06-30T17:12:14Z Joan and Fowey, attempting to hang back until the crowd had thinned out sufficiently to enable them to go ashore in comfort, were caught in the swirl of it and swept along willy-nilly. Joan Thursday 2011-06-25T02:00:19.897Z “You will remember that when you came to our assistance outside Meerut she was determined to take us, willy-nilly, to Delhi.” The Red Year A Story of the Indian Mutiny 2011-06-22T02:00:20.120Z What ever "happens" . . . save that life flows on, of its own will, and drags you with it willy-nilly? Caribbee 2011-06-05T02:00:16.273Z You shouldn't shut them down willy-nilly, like Germany did. International Panel Calls for Tougher "Stress Tests" of Nuclear Power Safety Systems 2011-06-02T15:45:00.250Z This doesn’t mean that culture fills our big, blank-slate brains with invented notions of beauty willy-nilly; it clearly operates within a constrained evolutionary framework. Getting a Little Racy: On Black Beauty, Evolution, and the Science of Interracial Sex 2011-05-31T12:45:02.517Z And it was in the bargain, too, that she herself should not in any way interfere, or try to influence the course of events: it should be the seventh suitor, willy-nilly. The Siege of the Seven Suitors 2011-04-25T02:00:08.730Z These factories, where labor is herded, spring up willy-nilly wherever there is a capitalist who desires to enter business. Socialism and Democracy in Europe 2011-03-15T02:00:12.887Z For a day—yes; but at night, willy-nilly, she lifts the latch, and cool and tall walks in. Doctor Cupid 2011-03-13T03:00:23.987Z You can’t sort of just push back willy-nilly, and you don’t win arguments with clients, period. Corner Office: Learn to Walk With Beggars and Kings 2011-03-12T20:02:12Z It's obviously riskier than simply keeping an old hit on the air, of course, or else networks would cancel old shows willy-nilly. Why Charlie Sheen Had to Go (But Men Might Stay) 2011-02-11T21:50:00Z It's obviously riskier than simply keeping an old hit on the air, of course, or else networks would just cancel old shows willy-nilly. Charlie Sheen Fired. But Men Might Go On 2011-03-07T23:02:22Z But as their power proved enduring, and as the challenges to his rule grew in the 1980s and ’90s, he gradually and willy-nilly brought them back into his fold. Can Libya Rebuild Itself After 40 Years of Gaddafi 2011-02-27T15:00:00Z Venice, willy-nilly, stepped into the place of Constantinople, and became "the bulwark of the West." A Short History of Italy (476-1900) 2011-02-24T03:01:00.630Z Conscious only of an insane desire to flee from this wretched woman who was about to march him to the altar willy-nilly, he quite jerked his arm free. The Road to Understanding 2011-01-29T03:00:20.840Z Thus, willy-nilly, I found myself in the black, dank space between the floor and the ground. The Land of Frozen Suns 2011-01-23T03:00:15.307Z And the colonel willy-nilly had to render account. The Song of Songs 2011-01-01T03:00:25.907Z For there may come a moment when You shall be mended willy-nilly, With many more misguided men, Whose skill is undermined with skilly. Perverted Proverbs A Manual of Immorals for the Many 2011-01-01T03:00:23.337Z One of biggest problems: Sensitive cables were often dumped willy-nilly into the database regardless of whether they belonged there, according to two department officials familiar with the internal procedures for data storage. WikiLeaks cable dump reveals flaws of State Department's information-sharing tool 2010-12-31T02:07:00Z And willy-nilly with never another word my pretty one, with a fine indignant colour in her face, turned about and set her nose straight back to the parson's door. The Wayfarers 2010-12-30T03:00:22.387Z Indeed, some might say Favre has treated his body with the same respect as he does the football, throwing it willy-nilly into impossible situations, unconcerned about consequences. Streak ends; shoulder injury stops Brett Favre 2010-12-14T08:01:05Z The process tends to be willy-nilly, leaving researchers the task of separating the nanotubes they need from the bulk through ultracentrifugation or other expensive procedures. Pure Nanotube-Type Growth Edges Toward the Possible 2010-12-08T17:18:00Z And people are understandably wary of purblind contraptions bumping into them willy-nilly in the street or at home. Computer vision: Eye robot 2010-10-21T11:18:00Z Turn a few spigots on willy-nilly at some chemical plants. Dot Earth: How the Gulf Spill Was Good for America 2010-10-20T15:53:00Z Thereupon I scrambled willy-nilly, hands and knees, on to the tiles. The Wayfarers 2010-12-30T03:00:22.387Z In mutant mice lacking functional pericytes, the leukemia drug imatinib quickly halted the willy-nilly passage of molecules into the brain, researchers from Sweden and Germany report. Guards of the Blood-Brain Barrier Identified 2010-10-15T14:49:00Z “I’m not saying ‘Don’t do the test,’ I’m just saying ‘Don’t prescribe these tests willy-nilly like you would an ultrasound exam,’ ” Dr. Hendrick said. Radiation, Risks Are Focus of Breast Screening Studies 2010-08-24T04:50:00Z Synaptic pruning does not occur willy-nilly; it depends largely on how any one brain pathway is used. What Is It About 20-Somethings? 2010-08-21T04:15:00Z But maybe 900 of them are nowhere near the action, seemingly dropped willy-nilly into the landscape, perhaps because Pete Dye, the architect, wanted to recreate the Sahara in Wisconsin. Brain Cramp 2010-08-15T04:00:00Z They are no longer lending money willy-nilly to anybody knocking on their doors. Falling house prices? Blame the media 2010-08-10T12:29:00Z During the 1990s, the Pentagon embarked willy-nilly upon what became its own variant of a settlement policy. The end of (military) history? 2010-07-29T15:45:00Z “I have put my heart and soul and wallet into this project for over a year, Mr. Plumber, and you come along and drill holes willy-nilly into my ceiling.” The Three Tradesmen 2010-06-17T11:00:00Z No one seems to mind that the billboards are posted so willy-nilly that it is hard to imagine they are even effective tools for advertising. Cairo Journal: Billboard Blitz (Drink This!) Alters Landscape (Buy That!) of City 2010-05-31T03:04:00Z Clothing collections in New York City are “very willy-nilly,” he said, and a citywide program would bring consistency to the efforts. City Aims to Keep Old Clothing Off the Trash Pile 2010-05-26T01:00:00Z "The old stereotype is true that people are sharing information willy-nilly and are waiting until they become a victim to listen to sound advice." 18- to 24-year-olds most at risk for ID theft, survey finds 2010-03-17T04:00:00Z Technical expertise "You can't willy-nilly choose not to do business with a company," he said. US to conduct Blackwater review 2010-03-06T05:27:00Z You can't willy-nilly choose not to do business with a company. Gates concerned about Blackwater's conduct: Pentagon 2010-03-05T22:35:00Z It's soul destroying when you've got the goals that have given you the lead and you can see the defence letting in goals willy-nilly. 2010-02-16T09:27:00Z More than that, information technology managers naturally don't want people using these services willy-nilly, because they're often not secure from hackers or rivals. 2007-11-06T02:48:00Z He might have to march in such a procession, willy-nilly, over a gang-plank swept by a watchful eye. The Law of Hemlock Mountain “I fear, then, her Ladyship must remain here willy-nilly.” The Great Mogul As Bulstrode followed after the trailing dress just touching the gravel with a rustling sound, he had the feeling of being suddenly, willy-nilly, taken and put into the heart of a story book. The Sentimental Adventures of Jimmy Bulstrode All their love and remembrance they gave to those little Isles across the sea; but, willy-nilly, they were obliged to give their wit and muscle to Canada. Dick's Desertion A Boy's Adventures in Canadian Forests You bring me out here willy-nilly, and by way of entertainment you virtually accuse me of throwing myself at your head.” Bransford of Rainbow Range Originally Published under the title of Bransford in Arcadia, or, The Little Eohippus Out to California, willy-nilly, I must go, and waste precious weeks there with lawyers and house agents and other tiresome human necessities. The Book of Susan A Novel Possibly the worst kind of a vocal teacher is the one who has some set plan or device or theory which must be followed "willy-nilly" in order that the teacher's theories may be vindicated. Great Singers on the Art of Singing Educational Conferences with Foremost Artists He would, indeed, have preferred to send the inconvenient Valentine willy-nilly to a convent. The White Plumes of Navarre A Romance of the Wars of Religion Recovering her shawl he wrapped it about her tightly, caught her up once more willy-nilly in his arms and bore her away from that sinister place by force.... Where the Pavement Ends Louis carried her off, willy-nilly, from Antioch, and we hear nothing more but complaints from him and soothing counsel from his friends until after he and Eleanor returned from this disastrous crusade. Women of Mediæval France Woman: in all ages and in all countries Vol. 5 (of 10) Some disliked the dance or were weary, but their firier and more robust partners dragged them along, willy-nilly. The Lion of Janina The Last Days of the Janissaries "But to this world we come and Why not knowing, Nor Whence, like water willy-nilly flowing; And out of it, as Wind along the waste, We know not Whither, willy-nilly blowing." Song-Surf "Then I won't let you out," says Portia, feebly, because she knows that soon dinner will come, and then she must let her out willy-nilly. Portia or By Passions Rocked "A man can't have a marriage rung in on him willy-nilly." Si Klegg, Book 3 (of 6) Si And Shorty Meet Mr. Rosenbaum, The Spy, Who Relates His Adventures People walked about all day, planted liberty-trees at every street-corner, illuminated willy-nilly, and perorated in the clubs and squares until midnight. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 20. July, 1877. And then, not waiting for an invitation, she sat down at the end of my sofa, driving me into the dilemma of sitting down by the table, willy-nilly, likewise. Eyes Like the Sea But the Swiss are fast bound, willy-nilly, to the social system of other nations, "to the international system of economic imperialism, the most abominable of all the internationalisms." The Forerunners With the money I borrowed of you—willy-nilly, it is true, but still borrowed, for I shall repay it—I intend to go into the real estate business. The Fate of Felix Brand "I beg your pardon, sir," he said, "for bursting in upon you in this way; but——" "I dragged him here willy-nilly," said Capitola. Hidden Hand You are the three volume man with the happy ending tacked on willy-nilly. Melomaniacs Scuffy simply and promptly assumed a place in camp and Bucks became, willy-nilly, his sponsor. The Mountain Divide Those of impulsive temperament, carried away by the flood, move along blood-stained roads, and are none the less moving, willy-nilly, whither fraternal reason beckons. The Forerunners For all any one knows, there may be some divine reason that prompts women to find excuses in such matters––which, in a way, forces them willy-nilly to the making of such excuses. The Wall Street Girl Nor were you meant to solve the nations’ knots, Or be the Earth’s Protector, willy-nilly; You only make yourself and royal Pots- -dam silly. The Battle of the Bays But if we repeat our phrase so rapidly that the contrary association has no time to insert itself, we compel the mind willy-nilly to dwell on it. The Practice of Autosuggestion Here, in these Liebers is an authority which never 81 fails, never dies––an authority which willy-nilly we obey and in which we place unbounded trust. The Book of Khalid She stared resentfully at the cramped quarters, and entered reluctantly, as if with a feeling of being thrust willy-nilly into a labelled pill-box. A Breath of Prairie and other stories No pale willy-nilly, like some he knew who wept whole fountains daily. Tharon of Lost Valley It occurred to him as his thoughts raced willy-nilly, to flash a call of help to the gunboat which prowled south of Luzon, a call which would have met with a response swift and energetic. Peter the Brazen A Mystery Story of Modern China It was carried with acclamation, and Robin found himself leader of the greenwood men willy-nilly, for good and all. Robin Hood She would compel these girls; they would follow her willy-nilly where she wished and where she dared to go. Hollyhock A Spirit of Mischief The moment he was alone his mind leapt, willy-nilly, to the analysis of one point or other in the past that had just come back to him. Somehow Good Patsy had it on the end of her tongue to say she preferred smoking-cars, intending to duck simultaneously under the conductor’s arm and enter, willy-nilly. Seven Miles to Arden Then there is Mr. Ashley, an old suitor of the Lady Barbara, to whom her father forced her to give a refusal willy-nilly. Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905 The boys took immediate possession of them and hustled them, willy-nilly, into the car, despite their vehement protestations that they must say “good-byes” to “lots of people.” Lucile Triumphant Two tall fellows grabbed me under the arms, and, willy-nilly, I was carried across the reef and carefully deposited under a shady tree on the beach. Two Years with the Natives in the Western Pacific Then the old mischievous leaning possessed her, and she resolved, willy-nilly, that Mrs. Rickards, whose love she had long since won, as she won everybody’s with whom she came into contact, should accompany her. The Watchers of the Plains A Tale of the Western Prairies He had fallen among thieves—and, willy-nilly, he would be forced to become one himself. Starman's Quest Carried on willy-nilly I mounted the first steps at hand; elbowed on down the aisle until I managed to squirm aside into a vacant seat. Desert Dust We would have to live willy-nilly in the uncomfortable rooms with Venetian blinds in the big house. The House with the Mezzanine and Other Stories Seeing that he was determined to remain willy-nilly, I made the best of it. A Daughter of Raasay A Tale of the '45 Its truth ought not to be forced willy-nilly down our indifferent throats. The Will to Believe : and Other Essays in Popular Philosophy Her suitors are not dragged here willy-nilly; They know the journey here their heads may cost 'em, But 'tis no loss; for they've already lost 'em. Turandot: The Chinese Sphinx So willy-nilly I was brought to the bar, where the line of men already loafing there made space. Desert Dust "Oh, we're killed!" added others, but it took only a second after they had caught their breaths to pile, willy-nilly, into the cars, where they huddled until the fright had subsided. Girl Scouts in the Adirondacks I vow to you I would not now injure a hair of her head, but willy-nilly, in the end I shall marry the girl.” A Daughter of Raasay A Tale of the '45 I wonder how long Washington would tolerate such a string of "advisers," all appointed willy-nilly, and paid for by the American Government. Peking Dust Our little run around Belgium, a sort of willy-nilly blowing about by the North Sea winds, drew us next to Ostende. The Automobilist Abroad Consequently, we are compelled, willy-nilly, to borrow from others. A Nobleman's Nest As Admiral Forrest P. Sherman has so well said: "We are not pushed willy-nilly into specialization; there is never an excess of the all-around, highly competent combat officer." The Armed Forces Officer Department of the Army Pamphlet 600-2 I began to think you were playing fast and loose, and I said to myself, Doctor’s got too much shilly-shally, willy-nilly in him to make a good leader of this expedition, but I don’t now. The Peril Finders By another Eugenist we are told that willy-nilly every sound, healthy person of either sex must get married or at least betake him or herself to the business of propagating the race. Science and Morals and Other Essays Drawing, as he will, from this liberal source that which he finds necessary in the solving of his initial problems, he will find himself within a short time becoming, willy-nilly, a specialist. Opportunities in Engineering He sent word to each barbaric tribe to come in and be lovingly annexed, or else be annexed willy-nilly. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 7 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Orators Here am I bound to shine on horseback, willy-nilly. Under the Rose I pack into my knapsack again all the knick-knacks that I had taken out, and we are off again, willy-nilly, for the city hospital. Sac-Au-Dos 1907 If it were for want of sympathy—approving sympathy—the child drooped and pined, must she not have it, willy-nilly? Elsie Marley, Honey When the snug isolation of which they're so fond, They must part with at last, willy-nilly! Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 104, March 4, 1893 This was actually done, and our friend was present willy-nilly. A Labrador Doctor The Autobiography of Wilfred Thomason Grenfell Reason can discover how man may attain the good; but what is good is determined by the desires with which man is, willy-nilly, endowed. Human Traits and their Social Significance Then, stalwart as he was, it caught and whirled him and sent him running willy-nilly for a hundred yards or more. VC — A Chronicle of Castle Barfield and of the Crimea On the other hand, she was also, willy-nilly, Elsie Marley, and she was only sixteen. Elsie Marley, Honey He takes them all in his stride, and the reader goes with him, willy-nilly, protesting perhaps, but helplessly whirled along in the author's grip. My Contemporaries In Fiction They meant to take that empty line of hills, willy-nilly a few Confederate guns. The Long Roll Suggestions arise, as it were, willy-nilly, depending on an individual's inheritance, his past experience, his social position, all at the moment uncontrollable features of his situation. Human Traits and their Social Significance Here am I, going fair and softly on mine own way, and of a sudden the trap is sprung, and Honor starts up and cries, 'There's but one way out of it, take it, willy-nilly!' Standish of Standish A story of the Pilgrims But Mrs. Middleton gathered her, willy-nilly, into a warm embrace, holding her close against the dingy pink flannel. Elsie Marley, Honey Be this state a sign of weakness or of strength, it was the one to which Ivan felt himself driven, willy-nilly, by all the force of his experience. The Genius By this they have willy-nilly provoked a debate and instead of shutting the door kept it well open. Face to Face with Kaiserism Never excited or angry himself, he would ply her with questions until she found herself entangled in a network of contradictions; and then she would be driven, willy-nilly, to that last argument of woman—"because." Second Book of Tales No moral force would be able to dislodge his guest; and Ramsdell could not well be summoned, to pluck forth the rector's lady and escort her, willy-nilly, to the outer door. The Brentons My dear, if you exhibit that sort of keenness," said Miss Pritchard, laughing, "I'll make a newspaper reporter of you, willy-nilly. Elsie Marley, Honey If there is, and he is alone, we must steal in upon him, let him see that we are desperate, and, willy-nilly, force him to show us a way out. A Bid for Fortune or Dr. Nikola's Vendetta And unheeding the start she gave, I pulled off the blanket I had spread over her, and willy-nilly drew off her left shoe and stocking. That Affair Next Door He is off the lines of his spiritual evolution, and Nature will take pains to impress the fact upon him: she has her larger vision to which he must, willy-nilly, conform. Spirit and Music So Paul was left, to be drawn, willy-nilly, into a discussion of an international alliance, which did not interest him in the least. High Noon A New Sequel to 'Three Weeks' by Elinor Glyn The old fellow, willy-nilly, spent his days invariably riveted to his armchair, groaning with pain at the least movement, swearing, fretting and fuming, despairing of life. Brazilian Tales When I appeared, I was claimed at once by the scholars as one of them, and willy-nilly, had to throw in my lot with them. Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess On reaching it, he must needs embrace Mr. Boltay himself willy-nilly, and insisted on being conducted to the bride at once. A Hungarian Nabob For one thing, he made up his mind to lead his troops to the capital city willy-nilly, and there act as circumstances might determine. South American Fights and Fighters And Other Tales of Adventure The latter has summed up its wisdom in certain abstract immovable formulas which it intends willy-nilly to impose on life.... Socialism As It Is A Survey of The World-Wide Revolutionary Movement The intense excitement of the upper centers of sympathy willy-nilly arouses the lower centers. Fantasia of the Unconscious Into this Universe, and Why not knowing Nor Whence, like Water willy-nilly flowing; And out of it, as Wind along the Waste, I know not Whither, willy-nilly blowing. Two Suffolk Friends Man will say—with due apology To alarmed Bacteriology— Spite of menacing bacilli, Man must eat, friend, willy-nilly! Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 104, February 4, 1893 Thus it was, by such unconscious steps, that I, the only son of a clergyman, found myself—willy-nilly—a leader of the criminal bar. The Confessions of Artemas Quibble Hughes and poor Frere both found themselves forced into battle, willy-nilly. Jack of Both Sides The Story of a School War This starts, willy-nilly, the whole activity of adult love at the lower centers. Fantasia of the Unconscious In a moment he was by my side, and, willy-nilly, forced me into the summer-house. Orrain A Romance Besides, willy-nilly, we are all robbers and robbed in the business. Sophisms of the Protectionists Now, my advice is to go straight to old Haight and make up your mind to get into his office willy-nilly. The Confessions of Artemas Quibble Our physical and mental powers fail us, and the same force that benevolently created us now mercilessly destroys us, and we are hurled, willy-nilly, back into eternity whence we came. The Mask A Story of Love and Adventure Bundled off in disgrace from home, willy-nilly, and now here,—hiding? Civilization Tales of the Orient Otherwise, they float out at middle age more or less derelict in the human sea, unless they have been captured and converted willy-nilly to some other's purpose. One Woman's Life Consequently there is no rest for the wicked, and willy-nilly, I, too, gloat over relics of the past. Set in Silver But Dave declared with prompt finality that the horses must rest until after noon, and the doctor, willy-nilly, spent the morning rambling in the foothills. The Cow Puncher Tom strove vainly to make headway against the storm, but felt himself carried, willy-nilly, he knew not where. Tom Slade with the Boys Over There "You mean," went on Kendric stubbornly, "your 'Queen Lady' as you call her, has instructed her rabble to bring us in, willy-nilly?" Daughter of the Sun A Tale of Adventure It may be thought somewhat hard upon mankind if they are pushed into a speculation of this sort, willy-nilly. Hume (English Men of Letters Series) He felt someone grab at him—more than one person—and they were dragging him willy-nilly across the ground. The Sky Is Falling And when you’re old, you don’t judge hardly: You ken things happen, in spite of us, willy-nilly. Krindlesyke I glance from it to a sleeping close-capped dandelion, from it to a thistle, from it again to a late bush vetch, and then, willy-nilly, to the accursed elm. Animal Ghosts Or, Animal Hauntings and the Hereafter Reflecting that some six weeks at least would be required to complete the search I concluded that I should have to leave it behind willy-nilly. Sixteen Months in Four German Prisons Wesel, Sennelager, Klingelputz, Ruhleben Beyond this one Viceroy succeeded another; the mines continued to be worked, and, in response to the incessant clamourings of Spain, the miners were flogged and driven willy-nilly to their unwelcome task. South America Even prelates and missionaries are hardly sincere or conscious of an honest function, save as they devote themselves to social work; for willy-nilly the new spirit has hold of our consciences as well. Winds Of Doctrine Studies in Contemporary Opinion Radmore had to obey her, willy-nilly, and as he came down the hall towards her, she was struck by the keenness and intelligence of his dark face. What Timmy Did And as he stumbled, willy-nilly, upon the Marquess kid, the Marquess kid joyously gathered him in and began raining enthusiastic rights and lefts upon the blanched and blue-veined face. Destiny There the inmates were compelled, willy-nilly, to lie upon the floor. Sixteen Months in Four German Prisons Wesel, Sennelager, Klingelputz, Ruhleben "Into this Universe, and Why not knowing Nor Whence, like water willy-nilly flowing; And out of it, like Wind along the Waste I know not Whither, willy-nilly blowing." Thomas Henry Huxley; A Sketch Of His Life And Work He found small comfort in the whisperings and titterings that came, willy-nilly, to his burning ears from the corner of the compartment. The Husbands of Edith Little children, sagging sideways from the hand of a grown-up relation, dragged their feet along that road, taken to the means of salvation willy-nilly. Secret Bread I doubt not, either, that the Lord has a rod for him, as for us all, that will drive him, willy-nilly, home. Foes |
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