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单词 cut-and-dried
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“It’s not that cut-and-dried for me right now,” I say. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z
Mathematics in this view is cut-and-dried and calls for nothing so much as mastery of the requisite algorithms, and unlimited patience. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z
The infraction was so cut-and-dried, and my writing so plain and direct, that I was about to explode from frustration. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z
Perhaps is the viral-friendly nature of social media, or the intrinsic advantage that satire enjoys over the cut-and-dried recitation of facts. Comedy vs. anti-science: 10 amazing videos that show how humor can make a difference 2014-07-06T04:00:00Z
So veterans of this part of the war have had to content themselves with a less cut-and-dried memory of their contributions than many carried away from the conflict. Television Review: ‘The Ghost Army,’ on PBS, About the 23rd Headquarters 2013-05-20T20:46:56Z
There’s something exceedingly cut-and-dried about this case — something so banal in its evildoing — that it wouldn’t measure up to most of the episodes in “Law & Order’s” considerable library of reruns. Review | ‘Law & Order’ applies its style to true crime, but ‘Menendez Murders’ lacks allure 2017-09-25T04:00:00Z
Rather than simply recap a cut-and-dried case, “Killer in Question” will ask whether the man in prison actually committed the crime, and if one set of detectives got the story very wrong. 2 Murders 3 Decades Ago: A Podcaster and a TV Producer Dig In 2020-10-21T04:00:00Z
People of faith already know that there are no cut-and-dried answers to the kinds of questions Mack is asking. Review: A Crisis of Faith and a Trip to God’s B&B in ‘The Shack’ 2017-03-02T05:00:00Z
"Importantly, conspicuously and evidentially, it is also an absolutely cut-and-dried economic success story." Big Thor 2011-04-26T07:24:15Z
Which brings up another point: as it turns out, the difference between Colbert playing “himself” and “the character” is not that cut-and-dried. Stephen Colbert and Company Are Already Writing The Late Show 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z
However, nobody is as cut-and-dried as they appear, with C.P. and Ann’s mutual path to understanding surprising yet believable and finally very moving. 'Best of Enemies' in Burbank: Racial fireworks explode from the stage 2015-10-07T04:00:00Z
The actual robbery, viewed from a distance, is a brief cut-and-dried exchange after which they desperately search for a place to hide the car. Review: ‘Victoria,’ a Nonstop Flight Through the Streets of Berlin 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z
Plus, there is no cut-and-dried answer to this question, just a mess of differing opinions as to where to precisely to draw this line. This is not about political correctness or Internet outrage. It’s about where we draw the line 2015-11-13T05:00:00Z
But for others, that edict is clearly not so cut-and-dried, as cliffhanger romances continue to be written and published. The Latest Romance Novels: Firefighters, Buff Male Nannies, Astronauts and More 2018-11-30T05:00:00Z
Which is to say his contract is not likely that cut-and-dried. Zayn Malik's leaked Rae Sremmurd cover comes with more Twitter drama 2015-06-17T04:00:00Z
There is little room for him in the existing history books, with their cut-and-dried geographies. Art Review: Believing Is Seeing (Or, the Meat Of the Matter) 2010-10-21T21:30:00Z
It’s not as cut-and-dried as it is in America. Doxxing victim: “This isn’t about porn, this is about humiliation” 2014-03-02T01:00:00Z
What follows is not a cut-and-dried urban horror story. Review: In ‘Kicks,’ the Promise (and Perils) of Those Air Jordans 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z
Both sinister and silly, Stark’s image defies cut-and-dried interpretations. What do you see? The curious allure of Linda Stark's playful imagery 2017-01-23T05:00:00Z
The initiative, which launched in September, provides work space, a well-connected network of mentors, and some cut-and-dried business advice for young innovators with creative promise. AD Innovator Print All Over Me Hones Skills at the New Museum’s New Inc. 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z
This time it seems like a cut-and-dried case for Mary to win. A widower with a sick child, no insurance and a dead boss: A thriller’s timely plot 2017-07-26T04:00:00Z
Because nothing in science is ever that cut-and-dried, however, it’s not quite that simple. The Sky Is Full of Stars—and Exoplanets, Too 2023-10-06T04:00:00Z
Yet the truth may not be as cut-and-dried as company stats make it seem, says Steven Shladover, an engineer at the University of California, Berkeley, who has been studying vehicle automation for 50 years. ‘Robo-Taxi Takeover’ Hits Speed Bumps 2023-09-08T04:00:00Z
But ultimately, allies say, Biden is guided by instinct and experience — not sweeping theories or cut-and-dried principles. On foreign policy, Biden’s gut is his guide 2023-04-03T04:00:00Z
“Government agencies can be pretty cut-and-dried in the way they convey information,” Watkins said. How the social media team at Washington’s DNR makes the mundane go viral 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z
Comment: This spot seems pretty cut-and-dried as the top four are locks. Analysis: With one preseason game done, time to project the Seahawks’ 53-man roster 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z
Bringing the right gear during shoulder season isn’t as cut-and-dried as other times of the year. How to prepare for whatever trail and weather conditions await during Washington shoulder season 2022-06-17T04:00:00Z
The tough calls: This position seems pretty cut-and-dried. Analysis: Taking an early guess at what the Seahawks’ 53-man roster could look like 2022-05-10T04:00:00Z
Independent legal experts say the issue is not cut-and-dried. “He’s violated federal law”: Ex-Trump aide voted in two different states –– but won’t face charges 2022-04-05T04:00:00Z
But sometimes, it’s not so cut-and-dried, as in the case of the following reader. Perspective | A health-care company tried to block workers from jumping to a competitor. They failed. 2022-01-27T05:00:00Z
The constitutional term “insurrection” is less cut-and-dried than, say, whether a candidate is 25 years old. Opinion | Will Madison Cawthorn Be Brought Down by ‘Insurrection’? 2022-01-21T05:00:00Z
They will find sympathetic researchers to give them industry-friendly conclusions, smear people who bring up science as "opponents" and overall make a cut-and-dried scientific fact seem like a "controversy" to the general public. "We're 15 years too late": Endocrine-disrupting plastic additive BPA is still in everything 2022-01-16T05:00:00Z
"Normally we'd more readily dismiss the actions and desires of an ousted chairman, but the complexity of the firm's family control makes it anything but cut-and-dried," Dolgin said. Dueling boards, chairs vying for control of Canada's Rogers Communications face off in court 2021-11-01T04:00:00Z
But the cases aren’t always as cut-and-dried, proponents of the rule argue. Education Department eyes reversing Trump-era protections for religious groups at colleges 2021-08-19T04:00:00Z
Deciding what to remove isn’t a cut-and-dried issue, the social media companies say. Facebook and YouTube spent a year fighting covid misinformation. It’s still spreading. 2021-07-22T04:00:00Z
The issue is not cut-and-dried for every coach. College coaches, administrators urging players to vaccinate 2021-07-21T04:00:00Z
Commissioner Judy Tobin called it cut-and-dried issue at a meeting held over Zoom. Seattle ethics panel requires Kshama Sawant to pay $3,516 for violating law 2021-05-10T04:00:00Z
Longtime criminal defense attorney Don Samuel believes the matter isn’t cut-and-dried. Fulton DA’s investigation into Trump heads to grand jury 2021-03-02T05:00:00Z
The situation is not so cut-and-dried for religious observers. Ruling brings kosher slaughterhouse new business, old fears 2021-01-27T05:00:00Z
But the questions I received prove that giving stocks for the holidays isn’t so cut-and-dried. More on giving stock as a gift for the holidays | Your Funds 2020-11-21T05:00:00Z
It was initially going to be a very cut-and-dried history lesson about Black women’s role in the nation’s labor force, but I wanted to sprinkle in a bit of encouragement, given the political climate. The Work Diary of Blair Imani, ‘Herstory’ Historian 2020-11-13T05:00:00Z
Those cut-and-dried figures are often full of emotion and clues to complicated behavior. Why researchers are 100 percent sure we love round numbers 2020-11-06T05:00:00Z
Wright’s contract situation, though, isn’t real cut-and-dried in terms of foreshadowing any kind of decision. Seahawks mailbag: Is Jadeveon Clowney still on Seattle’s radar? And which veteran could be a cap casualty? 2020-05-28T04:00:00Z
“So you’ve got to pull them towards the proper information, and also make sure we remember how to compete. It’s not always a cut-and-dried scenario like so often technology seems to be.” A Baseball Radical Infiltrates the Reds. They Couldn’t Be Happier. 2020-03-06T05:00:00Z
To be certain, the situation isn't as cut-and-dried as headlines declaring which candidate won which state might suggest. After Super Tuesday, it looks like Bernie Sanders has a ceiling. This is not good news 2020-03-04T05:00:00Z
In some countries, they’d call using false evidence like that a cut-and-dried case of perjury. Analysis: Russia cheats again — and laughs its way to Tokyo 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z
But the reality of what Crimeans want is not so cut-and-dried. Perspective | Five myths about Ukraine 2019-09-26T04:00:00Z
A cut-and-dried murder mystery that becomes a gnarly thicket of hegemonic ruthlessness, racism, shadowy cabals and a proudly unreliable narrator, this trippy junket to the dark side is ideally suited to our conspiracy-minded age. Review | This disturbing yet oddly delightful documentary about Dag Hammarskjold may blow your mind 2019-08-21T04:00:00Z
Making suspensions for banned substances cut-and-dried is actually a reasonable position. SNYDER: Gut decisions make NFL suspensions murky 2019-07-29T04:00:00Z
Muntada promotes sexual rights in Palestinian society and encourages rethinking sex education - not just cut-and-dried reproduction but the messiness of love and intimacy. Talking about sex no longer so taboo in the Arab world 2019-07-16T04:00:00Z
From here I was able to determine how much consumers were willing to pay for “local” or “craft” beer, but the findings were not as cut-and-dried as hypothesized. Drinkers prefer Big Beer keeps its hands off their local craft brews 2019-03-31T04:00:00Z
Unsurprisingly, the mobile options aren’t as cut-and-dried as you might hope. Nvidia’s RTX cards bring massive power and prices to gaming laptops 2019-03-06T05:00:00Z
He says there’s no cut-and-dried legal framework for convicting people of DDoS attacks since the crime is fairly new. How a telescope forum feud ended with prison time 2018-12-10T05:00:00Z
He doesn’t think teams should be forbidden from cutting players; he doesn’t think issues like guaranteed contracts are morally or economically cut-and-dried. He Was 302 Pounds, but in This Battle, He’s David and Not Goliath 2018-11-16T05:00:00Z
And, as with most things Trump, nothing was cut-and-dried. Trump Administration Uses Video From Conspiracy Site to Justify Barring of CNN Reporter 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z
The decision came as a major blow to Trump's opponents: The case against the order felt cut-and-dried. Anthony Kennedy’s feeble farewell to Donald Trump: Please don’t use the power we’ve given you! 2018-06-28T04:00:00Z
A local animal rights activist, Jill Parrish, called it "a cut-and-dried case of animal cruelty" and filed a complaint to the sheriff's department, which launched an investigation. Idaho community stands behind science teacher who fed puppy to snapping turtle 2018-03-14T04:00:00Z
Suddenly, what had been a cut-and-dried age restriction changed into a string of parental judgment calls. The screen time debate is pitting parents against each other 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z
A quick take of those captions makes the matter seem cut-and-dried. NFL’s problems more than just protests 2017-12-25T05:00:00Z
And even those on the other side acknowledge it is not cut-and-dried. Portland homeless crisis: sportswear CEO's threat prompts soul-searching 2017-12-11T05:00:00Z
Yet defense lawyers and former prosecutors say the issue is not cut-and-dried. A Growing Call to Limit Lawyers’ Donations to Prosecutors 2017-11-15T05:00:00Z
However, the case is less cut-and-dried than those numbers seem. Equity valuations are high. But other options look even worse 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z
However, while Pelluer and his family indicated earlier Monday that the linebacker’s injury is season-ending, it might not be all that cut-and-dried yet. Slim hope for Pelluer’s return? Perhaps. For now, WSU has to move on and fill that MLB role 2017-09-19T04:00:00Z
There’s no cut-and-dried checklist, and not enough closely related cases to guess at a verdict. Why was it so easy to weaponize copyright against PewDiePie? 2017-09-12T04:00:00Z
It’s a world away from the glinting scalpels and cut-and-dried logic of surgery. When surgery is just a stitch-up 2017-08-20T04:00:00Z
Yet not everyone saw the case as cut-and-dried — either legally or culturally. One night, two stories: In the Bill Cosby saga of sex, race, celebrity and alleged assault, even the jury couldn't agree on the truth 2017-06-17T04:00:00Z
But this isn’t a cut-and-dried issue favored exclusively by one party and opposed by another. Montana Editorial Roundup 2017-05-10T04:00:00Z
Dortmund were favourites to progress when this tie was announced, and a 1-0 deficit is not beyond them, but it’s not cut-and-dried. Borussia Dortmund v Benfica: Champions League last 16, second leg – live! 2017-03-08T05:00:00Z
The Rorschach test doesn’t yield a cut-and-dried result, as does an IQ test or a blood test. Can we trust the Rorschach test? | Damion Searls 2017-02-21T05:00:00Z
"This is an overuse injury, it's pretty cut-and-dried." A fractured rib for Rory McIlroy means he 'should shut everything down' for at least a month - Golf Digest 2017-01-17T05:00:00Z
But I don’t think there’s a cut-and-dried right/wrong decision here. Mailbag: Has Jay Gruden improved the Redskins? Time for a new draft approach? 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z
But Scott Bernhardt, president of Planalytics, said it’s not quite that cut-and-dried. You may loathe this frigid weather — but certain retailers love it 2016-12-16T05:00:00Z
And her saga seemed cut-and-dried compared with the loopy aftermath of the men’s 5,000 meters. U.S. women, men make it a 4x400 relay sweep 2016-08-20T04:00:00Z
“It’s not cut-and-dried, if you’ll pardon the pun, which is why you see a spectrum of what hospitals will and won’t allow.” Why Many Hospitals Are Banning Flowers and Balloons 2016-06-06T04:00:00Z
The conclusions, however, are not as cut-and-dried as the film makes them out to be when assembled together. Clinton Cash: A Scathing Film Aimed at Persuading Liberals 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z
But this particular example is a little less cut-and-dried. Scarlett Johansson’s Ghost in the Shell casting is even worse than it seems 2016-04-18T04:00:00Z
Don't expect a cut-and-dried answer from the film or its leading ladies. Dakota Johnson and Leslie Mann reject the rom-com label for 'How to Be Single' 2016-02-12T05:00:00Z
Star Wars villains tend to be pretty cut-and-dried, and it’s hard for any of them to live up to the spooky standards set by Vader himself. The Force Awakens: all the unanswered questions and mysteries 2015-12-22T05:00:00Z
The admirable Williams frequently seemed to think that all decisions were cut-and-dried, that nothing was “gray” or even worthy of discussion. In Bud Black, Nationals get exactly what they were looking for: experience 2015-10-28T04:00:00Z
Knaresboro argued that the two-hour limit is cut-and-dried, and it shouldn’t matter how much over the deadline the sample was obtained. Woman: Drop charge because blood was drawn 1 minute too late 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z
The cut-and-dried ruling against Sullivan gave no hint that Kennedy would one day author the Supreme Court’s most important decisions on the subject: a protection of gay citizens in Romer v. 40 years later, story of a same-sex marriage in Colo. remains remarkable 2015-04-18T04:00:00Z
True, it is not a cut-and-dried ending that ties up all the loose ends before the credits roll. Lunar affairs 2015-04-07T04:00:00Z
Matt Niskanen offered a more cut-and-dried explanation, but regardless of approach, the results are clear. Defensemen’s work on shooting drills has paid off for Capitals 2015-02-04T05:00:00Z
"It isn't cut-and-dried or a one size fits all. Evidence may be retained if it is felt it could be relevant to future investigations." Birmingham pub bombings: Who did it? 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z
It is a cut-and-dried approach with solid reasoning behind it. When Women Become Men at Wellesley 2014-10-15T04:00:00Z
OK, so maybe it’s not quite that cut-and-dried. The Manager In Red Sneakers 2014-06-09T04:00:00Z
Practitioners say there's no cut-and-dried definition of modern quilting. Modern quilters are putting a fresh spin on an old tradition 2014-05-31T04:00:00Z
This year the meeting's attendants talked about at least 50 such problems, avoiding the cut-and-dried math education experience that is known to so many. Meeting of the Puzzlers: Hundreds Get Together to Celebrate Martin Gardner and Recreational Math 2014-05-30T04:00:00Z
The answers, however, to either question aren’t as cut-and-dried as they seem. Urban Teens Publicly Debate Financial Topics That Will Shape Their Futures And Ours 2014-05-18T04:00:00Z
Math for this crowd was never boring because participants all somehow evaded the dreary, cut-and-dried experience that math education is for so many. Magic, Puzzles Delight Math Fans at G4G 2014-04-01T21:15:53Z
Trials expose grey areas in cartel law.Emails that reveal overt price-fixing make for a cut-and-dried case. Cartels: Just one more fix 2014-03-27T15:58:22Z
It Detroit's case, with many creditors battling over a limited amount of money, the process is not so cut-and-dried. Naming mediator brings authority to fractious Detroit bankruptcy case 2013-07-29T04:05:08Z
Not only do they feel the case is cut-and-dried, but they have social plans and don’t want to deliberate late into the evening. 5 Classic Movies, 5 Leadership Lessons 2013-05-17T14:38:00Z
And I still don’t think it’s that easy, that cut-and-dried. Mike Shanahan, Robert Griffin III end the season fighting for each other 2013-01-07T04:59:00Z
Finally, science, a process of continuing inquiry that is sometimes beset with ambiguity and caveats, has never meshed terribly well with the cut-and-dried certainties that work best in a court of law. Green Blog: Michael Mann Threatens to Sue National Review for Defamation 2012-08-27T10:00:53Z
But the Ohio case illustrates what can happen when the scenario is less cut-and-dried, Caplan said. Hospital shooting illustrates end-of-life issues, experts say 2012-08-10T23:17:03Z
Indeed, that convention had more the character of a town meeting than of a cut-and-dried political convention. Under Four Administrations From Cleveland to Taft 2012-03-16T02:00:21.923Z
Life is not the cut-and-dried affair which they presuppose. The Five Great Philosophies of Life 2012-03-09T03:00:19.413Z
This is understandably cut-and-dried in media coverage: x amount admitted of this race and y amount of that. College admissions: How diversity factors in 2012-02-22T08:00:00Z
Oh, the cut-and-dried program is going through all right!” Baseball Joe on the School Nine or, Pitching for the Blue Banner 2012-02-17T03:00:33.267Z
But his greatest contribution was the memory of his scorn for intellectual ruts, for cut-and-dried formulæ. Comrade Yetta 2012-02-15T03:00:24.213Z
After the hearing, Hood, the only Democrat serving in statewide office in Mississippi, said his challenge to the validity of most of Barbour's pardons was a "cut-and-dried constitutional case." Judge allows four pardoned Mississippi inmates to remain free 2012-01-24T00:42:26Z
But fifteen years ago Professor Linklight, with his cut-and-dried dogmatic notions, and his narrow technical accuracy, was universally considered the principal physical philosopher in all England. Strange Stories 2012-01-16T03:00:05.067Z
The cut-and-dried monotonous routine of work seemed flat and stale to him by comparison. The Boyhood of Great Inventors 2011-12-05T03:00:46.233Z
But it has always been a cut-and-dried affair as long as Hiram has been here. Baseball Joe on the School Nine or, Pitching for the Blue Banner 2012-02-17T03:00:33.267Z
Who cared about the cut-and-dried life of a grown woman? Atlantic Narratives Modern Short Stories 2011-12-01T03:00:20.193Z
Indeed, the debate over foreigners voting in France or elsewhere in Europe isn't as cut-and-dried—or even as new—as it might seem. Should Foreign Residents Be Allowed to Vote in France? 2011-11-29T01:06:25Z
Officials say they need time to transform federal agencies accustomed to cut-and-dried immigration enforcement, with any illegal immigrant a target for deportation. President Obama?s Policy on Deportation Is Unevenly Applied 2011-11-12T21:52:17Z
But the elder brother, brought up to the cut-and-dried routine of the potteries life, had little patience with what he looked on as the younger’s shiftless dreamings. The Boyhood of Great Inventors 2011-12-05T03:00:46.233Z
In reality it is a cut-and-dried subject, easy to fit into a school curriculum. The Teaching of Geometry 2011-10-12T02:00:52.133Z
The absence of little conventional p. 534measurements, of little cut-and-dried judgements, is an immense refreshment.  Lady Barbarina The Siege of London, An International Episode and Other Tales 2011-10-06T02:00:37.063Z
After the cut-and-dried young people one usually meets they are perfectly refreshing. Those Dale Girls 2011-09-05T02:00:18.917Z
As regards his profession, he had injected into the somewhat cut-and-dried legal life of the old Capital an unusual and winning element of personality and a method at variance with established usage. The Long Lane's Turning 2011-08-23T02:00:34Z
His own frank, buoyant mind prevented his being twisted into a cut-and-dried shape, or pressed into any special mould. The Boyhood of Great Inventors 2011-12-05T03:00:46.233Z
The only model it resembles is that idol of its commanders, the German Army, on which it is shaped and governed, in all the cut-and-dried narrowness and hardness inseparable from the German system. Critical Studies 2011-07-21T02:00:20.463Z
There were certain things which he considered duties, and his stern obedience to cut-and-dried law, rule, and regulation made him seem harsher than he really was. Eli's Children The Chronicles of an Unhappy Family 2011-07-08T02:00:20.557Z
He would take a broader view than the cut-and-dried rules of a high-pressure, artificial state of society, recognising that England is not the world, nor yet its law-giver. Dorrien of Cranston 2011-07-07T02:00:31.540Z
The word rheumatic instinctively calls up in most physicians' minds some cut-and-dried formula of internal medication. Psychotherapy 2011-06-19T02:00:20.053Z
That was taken for granted, and might be summed up as a cut-and-dried sense of certain obligations such as church-going, honourable dealings with neighbours, loyalty to the Sovereign, and sobriety of conduct. The Soul of Susan Yellam 2011-06-16T02:00:19.090Z
“Oh, it will have to be a cut-and-dried election as far as Mignon is concerned.” Marjorie Dean High School Senior 2011-06-06T02:00:09.407Z
Of course, mother, she isn't a cut-and-dried housemaid," plead Martine; "but she is so amusing, and if we take her I am sure she will stay, for she says she is perfectly devoted to me. Brenda's Ward A Sequel to 'Amy in Acadia' 2011-05-20T02:00:37.457Z
But, out of dislike for any cut-and-dried programme of several measures to be accepted wholesale and without question, the party must not be allowed to drift into aimlessness. Practical Politics; or, the Liberalism of To-day 2011-04-19T02:00:17.257Z
I always strive to do good science, but science is not a cut-and-dried field of work. Consulting: Juggling act 2011-04-13T17:20:54.663Z
He understood her very well, and shared most of her cut-and-dried opinions, cherishing even her admonitions. The Soul of Susan Yellam 2011-06-16T02:00:19.090Z
Anything more unlike the cut-and-dried type of Oxford Dons cannot be imagined. Story of My Life, volumes 1-3 2011-03-20T02:00:26.607Z
Minky, who has followed them to their love-retreat, and has now come simperingly to offer them his little cut-and-dried remarks upon the fine day. Doctor Cupid 2011-03-13T03:00:23.987Z
But the first time he came up against the spirit of the people, his science, his law, and his cut-and-dried theories went phutt! Sanders of the River 2011-03-12T03:00:26.427Z
Was it her beauty or her frankness—the latter so different to the cut-and-dried and measured manner of the ordinary women of society? Only One Love, or Who Was the Heir 2011-03-11T03:00:14.423Z
In an interview, Threatt, who waived his fee, contended that the case was hardly cut-and-dried; Updyke’s account to the police on his involvement differed from what he disclosed over the air. Poisoned Trees Bring Truce to Alabama?s Football Civil War 2011-03-03T17:07:42Z
But with the best intentions, the cut-and-dried wonder brought with them was not proof against the yawning monotony of the never-ending fourth act. Asbe?n From the Life of a Virtuoso 2011-02-27T03:00:30.780Z
There is no sudden or cut-and-dried solution of the Negro problem, or of any other problem. Following the Color Line an account of Negro citizenship in the American democracy 2011-01-06T03:00:45.737Z
The longer you vote, you realize the balloting isn't a cut-and-dried process; it's far more fluid. DeMarco: Voting for Hall not the joy it once was 2010-12-16T22:55:14Z
The eighteenth century considered him, in its cautious, cut-and-dried fashion, a man of singular talent but of remarkably eccentric and unsafe opinions. Charles Darwin 2010-12-24T03:00:33.847Z
Mind and matter The authors of DSM-V attempt to capture this less than black-and-white picture by dispensing with the approach taken in previous DSMs, which was based on cut-and-dried checklists of symptoms. Psychiatric diagnosis: Thesis, antithesis, synthesis 2010-10-14T11:20:00Z
Even for more basic services, pricing is not always cut-and-dried. Bringing Comparison Shopping to the Doctor?s Office 2010-06-10T23:05:00Z
Other behaviors weren't as cut-and-dried in students' minds. Most High Schoolers Cheat?But Don't Always See It as Cheating 2010-05-13T17:24:00Z
But it’s not as cut-and-dried as that, at least in my case. Preoccupations: A Midstream Switch to Teaching 2010-02-20T23:07:00Z
What would become of me," he said, "supposing after I had read out my cut-and-dried answer, half-a-dozen fellows sprang on my back, and with fists in my face demanded reply to quite new question. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98, June 28 1890
I might perhaps serve out some cut-and-dried bits of morality that have been prescribed as specifics for such complaints since the days of the Seven Wise Men. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 119, September, 1867
But they permit us to feel for him, to pity him; he is no cut-and-dried mechanical knave. Maria Edgeworth
While she spoke with conviction, her words lacked enthusiasm, and they had, moreover, a certain cut-and-dried sound. Hempfield A Novel
Of course it must be dull for a man with only a plain cut-and-dried girl like Lizzie for company. The Duchess of Wrexe Her Decline and Death; A Romantic Commentary
“What a bread-and-butter Miss it is, with her ‘nice’ and ‘nasty,’ and little cut-and-dried maxims and beliefs! An Unknown Lover
But the wizard was another instance to the contrary of the cut-and-dried idea that cruelty and cowardice are bound to go hand in hand. John Ames, Native Commissioner A Romance of the Matabele Rising
Never was Miss Edgeworth more weighted by her aim, never were the fallacies of her cut-and-dried theories better illustrated. Maria Edgeworth
On Friday I will have that cut-and-dried also. The Intriguers
They have a cut-and-dried program, and a fellow can't get a word in anywhere. The Story of Chautauqua
For want of such clear understanding of human nature which comes from an original instinct for truth itself,—as distinguished from the cut-and-dried application of conventional habit,—lawyers have often failed. A Man of the World
Subject to correction, I believe that the greater part of this cut-and-dried product is owing less to editorial conservatism than to authorial diffidence toward truly original work. The Technique of Fiction Writing
What I mean is that we must feel ourselves at liberty to depart from a cut-and-dried schedule. Cynthia's Chauffeur
I will have everything ready cut-and-dried for you.” The Intriguers
This does not mean a cut-and-dried story consisting of a series of questions and answers, but a succession of sparkling, personal paragraphs containing the direct statements of the speaker. News Writing The Gathering , Handling and Writing of News Stories
This being so, he did not propose to devise any scheme or with cut-and-dried details to fetter a Patriot Public which quite understood of itself that England Expects—et cetera. The Casual Ward academic and other oddments
No one can really taste that eccentric book unless he reads it as a whole; its humours arbitrarily separated and cut-and-dried are nearly unintelligible. Essays in English Literature, 1780-1860
It is also very doubtful whether a conscientious passage through a "cut-and-dried" list of books will feed the mind as a more original selection by each reader himself would do. How to Form a Library, 2nd ed
Speaking on behalf of the Imperial Federation League in London, we have no cut-and-dried plans which we are anxious to put forward. The Last Voyage to India and Australia, in the 'Sunbeam'
“After all, when one comes to the telling, there isn’t a very great deal one can put into cut-and-dried words,” explained Egon. The Princess Virginia
For all a cut-and-dried scheme providing land and homes is absolutely essential. Another Sheaf
It is largely the outcome of custom and usage, and it is claimed for it that on the whole it has worked better than any cut-and-dried paper Constitution would have done. The Empire of the East
It was all a cut-and-dried sort of affair which did not appeal to any feelings I had, but since he was my tutor I thought I had better tell him something about myself. Godfrey Marten, Undergraduate
His manner had somewhat changed to her, and several times he had spoken to her in a carping, fault-finding way,—little cut-and-dried sentences of elderly wisdom that she had not understood at the time. Not Like Other Girls
A man with a soul in him would rather take such a trip with all its hardships and its perils than go on a hundred cut-and-dried trips to Europe. Sword and Pen Ventures and Adventures of Willard Glazier
In one aspect, she was the pre-war Peggy, with her cut-and-dried little social ambitions and her definite projects of attainment; but in another she was not. The Rough Road
Then Shantung is now a much-visited country, while Manchuria, dominated by Russia and Japan, was hardly likely to offer "an open door" to anything more than the most cut-and-dried guidebook travel. A Wayfarer in China Impressions of a trip across West China and Mongolia
That's the essence of religion, and you, formerly a cut-and-dried scientist, have gone and proved it to the whole world for eternity. The Blue Germ
It was all clear to her now, all these cut-and-dried sentences,—all those veiled sneers and innuendoes. Not Like Other Girls
By habit and temperament Gordon was a bad emissary to carry out cut-and-dried instructions, more especially when they related to a subject upon which he felt very strongly and held pronounced views. The Life of Gordon, Volume II
It was mere self-defence to say that the dulness was Puritanical, since the best Anglican had a cut-and-dried pattern for all others.’ Hopes and Fears or, scenes from the life of a spinster
They had expected a very simple, cut-and-dried halt, getaway, and reward; instead, here were intruders who forced obedience by mysteriously produced riflemen on the river shores. Gold Out of Celebes
Koch is the arch-foe of the cut-and-dried, the academic, the specifically prescribed. Blue Ridge Country
But, Nan, seriously, do you not notice how formal and cut-and-dried most sermons are? Not Like Other Girls
The Irish question is not to be solved by any such simple cut-and-dried procedure. The Life of Gordon, Volume II
We needn’t have any set forms or cut-and-dried procedure. The Herapath Property
In fact, as many of the best authorities on the subject agree, it is practically impossible to lay out a course of cut-and-dried directions of this kind. Genuine Mediumship or The Invisible Powers
It is wonderful how soon a man falls into the cant of his position and learns to dole out the cut-and-dried phrases of ministerial talk like a sort of spiritual phonograph. The Uncalled A Novel
Many lessons by young teachers fail just at this point, by reason of questioning unskilfully or by rejecting answers that do not correspond to their own cut-and-dried preconceptions. Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Literature
Tom, it is a cut-and-dried affair, but now that I've told you of it, I may as well tell you that Mali� has aided and abetted us—the dear old fellow. John Frewen, South Sea Whaler 1904
He believed that nothing would more quickly or more surely kill the effectiveness of the school than the application of cut-and-dried theories and formulas to the handling of the students and their problems. Booker T. Washington Builder of a Civilization
No cut-and-dried laws, no enforced projects or programs of a federal administration could possibly achieve the great solid expansion which this voluntary land movement by the masses brought about naturally. Land of the Burnt Thigh
I like to hear the Swami Abikadanda talk; and I don't want a regular cut-and-dried wedding; but I'm not going to take any risks about a thing like that. Days Off And Other Digressions
This skill cannot be attained empirically, by the cut-and-dried method, except at a frightful cost to the children. New Ideals in Rural Schools
She was fifty times more at home with cut-and-dried figures about the correctness of which there could be no two opinions, whereas Etheldreda the Ready was invariably in the front rank for compositions. Etheldreda the Ready A School Story
A cut-and-dried plan had been arranged between him and Mr. Asquith with regard to the Lords. Lloyd George The Man and His Story
Each Company had a cut-and-dried scheme for carrying out the instant a mine went up in its own or adjoining sectors. The Sherwood Foresters in the Great War 1914 - 1919 History of the 1/8th Battalion
The technicalities of a cut-and-dried system were unknown. German Culture Past and Present
She did begin, yet so differently from the cut-and-dried beginning which he had scornfully expected, that a flash of vivid amazement swept the hardness from the exile's face. The Castle Of The Shadows
The councils were no longer the orderly conferences of savants over cut-and-dried maps. Vikings of the Pacific The Adventures of the Explorers who Came from the West, Eastward
Their poetry embodied a higher and more complex law, though it neglected the narrow cut-and-dried precepts recognized in the Queen Anne period. Alexander Pope English Men of Letters Series
I remembered him as a sort of cut-and-dried school-man, bookworm and scientist, and, as I afterward learned, he was still all three of these. Branded
As a lawyer his life had been necessarily cut-and-dried; there had been little room for adventuring. Red-Robin
At any other time she would have been humiliated and astonished to hear herself make such cut-and-dried remarks, such little trite observations. The Danvers Jewels, and Sir Charles Danvers
There were few occasions to which Linkheimer could not do justice with a cut-and-dried sentiment or a well-worn aphorism, and he was about to expatiate on ingratitude in business when Abe forestalled him. Abe and Mawruss Being Further Adventures of Potash and Perlmutter
For the control by man of the love, and the life of woman there is a cut-and-dried sentiment and an enforced law concerning the segregated exercise of a natural function. Insights and Heresies Pertaining to the Evolution of the Soul
In such matters an ounce of personal experience is worth a pound of cut-and-dried theory. The Healthy Life, Vol. V, Nos. 24-28 The Independent Health Magazine
It may be that our feelings will thus be more interesting than a cut-and-dried treatise of the land and its inhabitants. The Land of the Black Mountain The Adventures of Two Englishmen in Montenegro
As for Susannah, in the heat of her indignation she did not know that her own long effort to resist the unreasoning acceptance of cut-and-dried doctrines and any dogmatic insistance upon opinion had here failed. The Mormon Prophet
The worst against him—and that only in the opinion of the cut-and-dried among his fellow-scientists, who shook their heads doubtfully—had been a certain belletristic tendency. Atlantis
After a while we got to know that "Fritz" had a regular cut-and-dried system in the shelling of these trenches. "Over There" with the Australians
Her voice was defiant, as if deprecating in advance any cut-and-dried disapproval. The Halo
That is the chief besetting danger of cut-and-dried doctrinaire views. Falling in Love With Other Essays on More Exact Branches of Science
Everywhere I go there is the same cut-and-dried welcome, the same predetermined enthusiasm. The Honorable Senator Sage-Brush
It begins, it is true, by assuring them that there is not as yet any cut-and-dried scheme for dealing with them. Indian Unrest
These are all providential arrangements intended for our personal convenience, and are not to be accounted for on any cut-and-dried scientific theory. Austin and His Friends
Tradition in interpretation does not mean a cut-and-dried set of rules handed down; it is, or should be, a matter of individual sentiment, of inner conviction. Violin Mastery Talks with Master Violinists and Teachers
Excitement ran high, for the opposition within the party was vehement in its protest to cut-and-dried resolutions commending Jackson. Stephen A. Douglas A Study in American Politics
He had no cut-and-dried maxim of dealing with unruly people, but his awful power made them feel that he distinguished between eternal justice and tyranny. The Tragedy of St. Helena
More serious was the liberal revolt against the cut-and-dried orthodoxy of Dort. History of Holland
I am sure it is not because he has small abilities, and makes puns, and says cut-and-dried things. Red Pottage
I think it unwise to try to work out a cut-and-dried color plan in a small apartment. The House in Good Taste
The fact is,' he continued, 'I don't like to hear cut-and-dried sermons. The Every-day Life of Abraham Lincoln A Narrative And Descriptive Biography With Pen-Pictures And Personal Recollections By Those Who Knew Him
They cannot be solved by the foolish sentimentality of stay-at-home people, with little patent recipes, and those cut-and-dried theories of the political nursery which have such limited applicability amid the crash of elemental forces. African and European Addresses
There are men, able enough as organisers, who will be ready to sit down and produce at two days' notice a full cut-and-dried scheme of educational reconstruction. Cambridge Essays on Education
In the beginning it was a cut-and-dried affair. Scattergood Baines
This is not a cut-and-dried statement, but an observation from personal experience. The House in Good Taste
Any fool could demand an eye for an eye; so much for so much was the cut-and-dried morality of the market place. Broken to the Plow
It lacks the comic verve of Smollett's typical fiction and manipulates virtue and vice in the cut-and-dried style of the penny-dreadful. Masters of the English Novel A Study of Principles and Personalities
I was wise enough as to Bartholomew Berg to know that he didn't mean any cut-and-dried knowledge. Personality Plus Some Experiences of Emma McChesney and Her Son, Jock
It was twenty minutes of four, and the jury were already getting restless, for the trial had developed into a humdrum, cut-and-dried affair. By Advice of Counsel
But he had no panacea of his own to prescribe; no cut-and-dried plan for the regeneration of Ireland. Mr. Punch's History of the Great War
The Labour representatives moved amendment after amendment, designed either to wreck the measure or to make the Commission a mere registration-office to approve their own cut-and-dried plans. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, March 5, 1919
The second book, "Under the Greenwood Tree," is a blithe, bright woodland comedy and it would have been convenient for a cut-and-dried theory of Hardy's growth from lightness to gravity, had it come first. Masters of the English Novel A Study of Principles and Personalities
And if we cannot devise fresh wants as fast as we develop the means of supplying them, there will come a scarcity of the needed, cut-and-dried, appointed work that is always ready to everybody's hand. Treatise on Parents and Children
The problem of Stevenson’s gloom cannot be solved by any commonplace cut-and-dried process.  Robert Louis Stevenson: a record, an estimate, and a memorial
For keeping your cut-and-dried stories from falling flat, yes. Jean of the Lazy A
The result is, that while young men care less and less for the great mass of petty, cut-and-dried sectarian formulas, they approach the deeper questions of religion with increasing reverence. History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom
To lose time in the manufacture of cut-and-dried constitutions is, in consequence, a puerile task, the useless labour of an ignorant rhetorician. The Crowd; study of the popular mind
“It sounds delightfully simple,” said Janetta wistfully, “but people would consider it too cut-and-dried, too perfunctory.” Beasts and Super-Beasts
Then the Latin line he gave to my quotation; it was very cut-and-dried, very; or I, who haven't looked into a classical author for the last eighteen years, shouldn't have remembered it. A Pair of Blue Eyes
She was surprised at the vividness of every one of those cut-and-dried scenes. Jean of the Lazy A
What a day it had been!—beginning with cut-and-dried little plans that seemed sure, running off in the middle into black depths of hopeless complications, blossoming suddenly into unlooked-for triumph. Captivating Mary Carstairs
His nonchalant manner convinced me that they were cut-and-dried; but I was left perhaps deservedly in the dark as to the details. Mr. Justice Raffles
The Polish question admits of no cut-and-dried solution and of no compromise. Independent Bohemia An Account of the Czecho-Slovak Struggle for Liberty
I wonder where you got all your cut-and-dried notions about Englishmen? One Day's Courtship
They had a large number of cut-and-dried orations, which professional rhetoricians delivered on all important occasions in life. Aboriginal American Authors
He idled away his time at Bonn, and was "horribly bored" by the "odious, stiff, cut-and-dried tone" of the leathery professors. Youth: Its Education, Regimen, and Hygiene
True, he had not chosen his arms, his motto had been found for him by his ancestors—they were cut-and-dried affairs, so much clothing to which Galors at this moment served as a temporary peg. The Forest Lovers
And it was not a formal, cut-and-dried reply he made, either; by his manner, tone and face, he appeared to have been really grateful from his heart. Botchan (Master Darling)
All the cut-and-dried explanations of God's conduct offered by His human advocates merely render the problem more complicated. The Sceptics of the Old Testament: Job - Koheleth - Agur
We have no cut-and-dried places—our best men make their places. My Life and Work
The interest of the manager did not extend beyond the cut-and-dried formalities common to all Mexicans. Tramping Through Mexico, Guatemala and Honduras — Being the Random Notes of an Incurable Vagabond
It's a hundred thousand times better than the usual cut-and-dried account of a murder. The Middle Temple Murder
In many cases the convention became-merely a cut-and-dried affair in which party members ratified nominations previously agreed upon by party leaders. Problems in American Democracy
I haven't got any cut-and-dried constitutional scheme of my own for reorganising the whole system of society, any distinct panacea to cure all the ills that collective flesh is heir to. Philistia
It is a question to which no cut-and-dried answer can be given. Religious Reality
Morality is not static, a cut-and-dried system to be obeyed or neglected, but a set of experiments, being gradually worked out by mankind, a dynamic, progressive instrument which we can help ourselves to forge. Problems of Conduct
So, personally, I admit I don't subscribe entirely to the cut-and-dried program of my esteemed colleagues. Raspberry Jam
What a queer God it would be if he were pleased with this old cut-and-dried form of words! Miss Lou
The bashful "cop" is badgered until at last he ceases to begin his testimony in the cut-and-dried police fashion. Courts and Criminals
But love is no unreal, unworthy thing, either; no sham, no trite cut-and-dried convention, made silly by sighs and vapours. The Hidden Children
We are but following part of a cut-and-dried program, "performing actions and reciting speeches made up for us centuries before we were born." The Philosophy of Despair
The convention had given this stranger permission to speak by that refusal to subscribe to the cut-and-dried plans. The Landloper
Why try to define the affair by cut-and-dried rules; it was quite different from anything that had ever happened before, it stood in a class quite by itself. Saturday's Child
That is the worst of talking to a lawyer," she said severely: "his legal mind takes such cut-and-dried views. Herb of Grace
"And a rolling stone gathers no moss!" gave back Sarah sententiously—and in fancy Mahony saw the cut-and-dried nod with which she accompanied the words. Australia Felix
For a fellow who leads a cut-and-dried existence generally, I've been having quite a lively time. The Firefly of France
There was none of the cut-and-dried flavor of the opinion of the average "reader"; he always put himself into the report, and, of course, that meant a warm personal touch. The Americanization of Edward Bok : the autobiography of a Dutch boy fifty years after
However miracles continue to happen in this cut-and-dried world. Missy
The absence of little conventional measurements, of little cut-and-dried judgments, is an immense refreshment. The Point of View
"I've tried ballooning; but it seems to be merely a cut-and-dried affair of wind and ballast." Strictly business: more stories of the four million
He has no intention of proving a thesis by a cut-and-dried argument; nor does he imagine that a great philosophical problem can be tied up within the limits of a definition. Theaetetus
His style of paying compliments, charming to superficial people, seemed insulting to others of more delicacy, by its triteness and the cool assurance of its cut-and-dried flattery. Modeste Mignon
He don't preach no cut-and-dried gospel; he don't carry around no slop-shop robes and clap 'em on you whether they fit or not; but he samples and measures the camp afore he wades into it. Selected Stories of Bret Harte
On the market, a great idea of this sort is not expressed in precisely this cut-and-dried way. The Firm of Nucingen
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