| 单词 | off-and-on |
| 例句 | For eighteen years, his off-and-on actions have made an impact in my life. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z She gives the newscasters — modern city folk with practiced off-and-on empathy and inane, if occasionally hilarious, ideas about rural life — center stage, though they’re her least interesting satiric target. | 'Peepli Live': A Sendup of India Politics and News 2010-08-13T04:13:00Z In recent years he toured under the name Bobby Farrell's Boney M. Seine said the cause of death was not known, but Farrell had suffered health problems off-and-on for 10 years. Pop singer Bobby Farrell dies on tour in Russia 2010-12-30T13:44:07Z The couple had been dating off-and-on for several years. Zayn Malik pleads no contest to harassing Gigi Hadid, mom 2021-10-29T04:00:00Z Thoreau left Walden in 1847 to take a job as a caretaker in the household of his off-and-on friend Ralph Waldo Emerson, who owned the land on which Thoreau had built his cabin. Lessons in Constructive Solitude From Thoreau 2020-04-09T04:00:00Z This off-and-on engagement with history isn't of mere academic interest; as the dominant imperial power of the moment, U.S. elites have a clear stake in the contemporary propaganda value of that history. Thanksgiving? Instead, let’s atone for the genocide that was committed 2018-11-22T05:00:00Z The directing debut of Jason Tippet and Elizabeth Mims, “Only the Young” captures a few chapters in the ever-changing world of Garrison, his off-and-on girlfriend Skye and his best friend Kevin. ‘Only the Young’: Friends forever? Teens navigate life 2013-03-08T03:52:01Z Jourgensen is calling it “The Relapse Tour” in honor of Ministry’s latest album and as a tongue-in-cheek reference to his notorious, off-and-on dalliances with drugs and alcohol. Glen Campbell a nostalgia tour of a different sort 2012-06-21T16:47:00Z This week, White told the media that she had an off-and-on affair with Cain for about 13 years, which she described as “very casual.“ Cain: Wife didn't know about latest accuser 2011-12-02T05:27:00Z The off-and-on rain showers that greeted us proved fortunate when they brought vivid rainbows — and a set of remarkable photos. One trip, two agendas — and an Irish guide to make it work 2015-04-30T04:00:00Z On Aug. 1, a day of off-and-on rain, I accompanied Burt to the Garment District, a favored thrift store in Cambridge. The Education Issue: Stephen Burt, Poetry’s Cross-Dressing Kingmaker 2012-09-16T00:17:27Z The dueling newspaper notes are the latest turn in what's been an off-and-on again relationship for decades. Beach Boys' Wilson: Band dustup 'bummed me out' 2012-10-10T16:31:05Z The comedian and writer took to social media yesterday to deny rumors that the book would be about the actors' "off-and-on romance," as the New York Daily News claimed last week. Sorry, 'Mindy' fans: Kaling's book with B.J. Novak won't be sexy tell-all 2015-05-27T04:00:00Z Mr. Turrell, who is 75 years old, is under pressure to finish his project after years of off-and-on funding. Kanye West Donates $10 Million to Art Project 2019-01-14T05:00:00Z But the new “Take the Sadness Out of Saturday Night” makes the off-and-on group sound like a full-time proposition, largely because synths play a smaller role and the other musicians a more substantial one. Indie-pop impresario Jack Antonoff and his band Bleachers wow the crowd at a sold-out Anthem 2021-09-25T04:00:00Z The 37-year-old professional mixed martial arts fighter from Virginia has been in a couple of long-term relationships and some off-and-on situation-ships, but for the past three or four years he’s mostly been single. Date Lab: ‘I don’t care about impressing anybody, at all, other than myself’ 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z “It was crazy,” he said, settling into a chair and commencing an off-and-on struggle to stay awake. An Explorer of Black History?s Uncharted Terrain 2011-05-14T04:00:03Z She and the filmmaker were “off-and-on lovers” for a few weeks, but Rafelson was married. The famous and famously vain men of Carly Simon's 'Boys in the Trees' 2015-11-24T05:00:00Z At this point, one of her off-and-on boarders, a 24-year-old photographer and part-time barista, walked into the dining room. In the Garden: Thea Alvin on Life With Pebbles and Bam Bam 2013-07-17T23:02:03Z “It’s a fairly long duration of off-and-on rain, but the intensities at any given point don’t look to be too extreme as it stands right now,” Gomberg said Sunday morning. Southern California's first significant storm of the season expected to hit Wednesday 2023-11-12T05:00:00Z An “off-and-on light rain” is expected to continue across the region through the weekend, said Rick Canepa, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service San Francisco Bay Area station in Monterey. Scattered rain showers to continue in L.A. area through Sunday afternoon 2023-09-02T04:00:00Z With the heaviest rain coming down near the end of an off-and-on rainy final round, Day put his approach at 18 inside 3 feet. Day gets first win in five years at Byron Nelson 2023-05-14T04:00:00Z The court’s off-and-on consideration of such standards suggests at least some members believe there is a value as well. Supreme Court justices discussed, but did not agree on, code of conduct 2023-02-09T05:00:00Z Tim Murray, a Maryland resident who has been an off-and-on season-ticket holder for more than 15 years, said he was mulling whether to cancel his plan after his two seats went up $180. Commanders raising season ticket prices for 2023 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z “The rink has been such a big gathering place forever,” said Spencer Johnson, the new manager of the skating center, who’s worked there off-and-on since he was a teenager, with his father, Ramon Johnson. Iconic Federal Way rink to anchor new South King County community center 2022-10-22T04:00:00Z But their memories may fog conveniently in this: Major League Baseball’s website notes that “trolley dodgers” was an off-and-on moniker. Los Angeles, land of the misnamed sports teams 2022-08-23T04:00:00Z The unfolding calamity comes on top of two years of upheaval caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, off-and-on shutdowns and supply chain snarls. Skyrocketing Global Fuel Prices Threaten Livelihoods and Social Stability 2022-07-02T04:00:00Z “Dustin has been contemplating the opportunity off-and-on for the past couple of years,” Johnson’s agent told The Action Network. Kevin Na becomes first golfer to resign from PGA Tour to play on Saudi-backed tour 2022-06-05T04:00:00Z “Dustin has been contemplating the opportunity off-and-on for the past couple of years,” Johnson’s agent said. Dustin Johnson loses sponsor after decision to play in Saudi-backed event 2022-06-01T04:00:00Z Zelensky described evacuation corridors as one of the few subjects to see progress from off-and-on talks between Russia and Ukraine. Pelosi meets Polish president as Mariupol evacuations continue 2022-05-02T04:00:00Z The rest of the week should be mostly “rinse and repeat,” he said, cool temperatures and off-and-on showers. As late winter storm brings wind, more mountain snow, here’s when Seattle area could see a warmup 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z Then there was the off-and-on drizzle that turned to shooting pellets of ice during the national anthem, which probably made everybody stuck wearing a jersey long for the sun and warmth of Arizona spring training. Witt a debut! Royals rookie stars in 3-1 win over Guardians 2022-04-07T04:00:00Z The U.S. and its international partners have been involved in months of off-and-on talks with Tehran about restoring the agreement that President Trump repudiated in 2018. Blinken ‘not overly optimistic’ as Iran deal talks drag on 2022-04-06T04:00:00Z But surging prices will dent an already fragile economy reeling from off-and-on restrictions over the last two years to contain COVID-19 infections. Asian shares mixed as markets eye Ukraine, inflation worries 2022-03-27T04:00:00Z The couple married in April 2017 after dating off-and-on for nearly ten years. Sam Hunt expecting a baby girl with estranged wife Lee Fowler 2022-03-26T04:00:00Z Pati and I have made an off-and-on habit of cooking together, usually on days when she’s got her Chevy Chase, Md., home to herself, and we love showing each other favorite ingredients and tricks. Nutty, seedy salsa macha makes avocado toast unforgettable 2022-02-13T05:00:00Z In pre-pandemic times, these sorts of institutions and businesses provided sustenance in Democratic-leaning communities, and their shakiness after nearly two years of off-and-on withdrawal has its own political cost. Perspective | Democrats used to see Amazon’s good fortunes as linked to their own. Not anymore. 2022-01-28T05:00:00Z Both sides are said to have adjusted their proposals in recent days, pushing toward compromise more than they have in a year or so of off-and-on dialogue. MLB lockout begins as CBA expires with owners and players still at odds 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z And the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is drawing criticism from experts in the medical and scientific community for its off-and-on masking recommendations. Analysis: Delta variant upends politicians’ COVID calculus 2021-08-03T04:00:00Z After months of off-and-on coronavirus restrictions, restaurants and hotels here were finally starting to open. Cable-Car Tragedy Shakes a Town Already Wounded by the Pandemic 2021-05-26T04:00:00Z At least one of Gibney's victims committed suicide after being let down by off-and-on commitments of Ireland's director of public prosecutions to consider reviving charges against him. Dead in the water: The tragic human cost of swimming's abuse scandals 2021-04-25T04:00:00Z Ms Ross also told the court they both suffered from chronic pain, which led to an off-and-on struggle with opioid addiction. George Floyd death: Five key moments from the Derek Chauvin trial 2021-04-19T04:00:00Z Tech companies instituted off-and-on bans of political ads in the run-up to the 2020 election and in the wake of the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol, disrupting political advertisers and campaigns. Analysis | The Technology 202: How social media helped fuel false claims about Texas power outages 2021-02-23T05:00:00Z The bar employee, Josh Vaughan, has worked security at the Grand Prize Bar in the city's Museum District off-and-on for nearly seven years, Houston's FOX 26 reported. Houston police make arrest after bar employee attacked over mask request: report 2020-12-25T05:00:00Z Alone, he wrote songs about his off-and-on friendship with Theiss, who invited a teenage Springsteen to join the Castiles as its guitarist six decades ago. Remembering his friends, Springsteen pens ‘Letter to You’ 2020-10-26T04:00:00Z Like legions of other students around the world, kids in South Korea are struggling with remote learning, taking online classes off-and-on from home as the nation battles the coronavirus pandemic. Pandemic widens learning gap in education-obsessed S. Korea 2020-10-20T04:00:00Z As someone who’s had an off-and-on sideline of exposing and ridiculing Donald Trump for most of my life, however, I’m really hoping we’re finally about to watch the finale of this grotesque, riveting, never-ending show. The most devastating thing about Mary Trump's portrait is her empathy for Donald Trump 2020-07-14T04:00:00Z One more line of off-and-on attack by Trump, despite no proof of impropriety, involves the business ties that Biden’s son, Hunter, has had with China. Trump, Biden try to outdo each other on tough talk on China 2020-07-12T04:00:00Z The president told reporters on Tuesday that Mr. Stone, a longtime friend and off-and-on adviser, and Mr. Flynn, a campaign adviser before serving briefly as his national security adviser, were both “treated very unfairly.” As Trump Claims to Be Law of the Land, Barr’s Irritation Builds 2020-02-18T05:00:00Z Hampered by right shoulder problems that have been an off-and-on issue for more than a decade, Sharapova is no longer the player she was. Sharapova Uncertain About Future After Loss at the Australian Open 2020-01-21T05:00:00Z Hampered by right shoulder problems that have been an off-and-on issue for more than a decade, Sharapova is no longer the player she once was. Sharapova can’t say what’s next after Australian Open loss 2020-01-21T05:00:00Z “The off-and-on nature of it, the threats against your life, the protection you’ve needed at times, it’s been tough.” America’s last mass lynching: Historians, activists seek grand jury transcripts 2020-01-12T05:00:00Z Most of the U.S. has observed daylight saving time off-and-on for decades, dutifully springing forward and falling back each year. When is daylight saving time? Do you need to turn clock back in Washington, given the new law? Your questions answered 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z They continued together off-and-on for years, but gradually grew apart. Review: In ‘Marianne & Leonard,’ a love immortalized in song 2019-07-02T04:00:00Z That's when the day's off-and-on rain returned briefly in the form of sprinkles. French Open: Naomi Osaka avoids upset; Simona Halep wins, too 2019-05-28T04:00:00Z Sater, a Russian-born former Mafia informant and stock fraud scheme convict, was a business adviser to Trump off-and-on for several years. Cohen gives who’s who of Trump allies, potential witnesses 2019-02-28T05:00:00Z Tiger used that model putter off-and-on for several years until Nike stopped making golf equipment in 2016. Tony Romo plays golf with hand-me-down clubs from Tiger Woods and Jordan Spieth - Golf Digest 2019-02-05T05:00:00Z What about Nadal, 32, who retired from his semifinal at Flushing Meadows because of pain in his right knee, a problem off-and-on for years? Fendrich on Tennis: Djokovic ready to chase Federer, Nadal 2018-09-10T04:00:00Z She grew up on Bainbridge Island, about 10 miles west of Seattle, where her father was a professor and her mother the off-and-on president of her teachers union. Beside Cynthia Nixon, a Potential First Lady to Blaze a Trail of Her Own 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z China, they say, still harbors deep suspicions about the North and Mr. Kim, despite the recent thaws in the neighbors’ off-and-on relationship. Is China Undermining Efforts to Disarm North Korea? Not Yet, Analysts Say 2018-08-25T04:00:00Z The Darwin animus had kindled within him, an off-and-on resentment of the distant figure with the big name. The Scientist Who Scrambled Darwin’s Tree of Life 2018-08-13T04:00:00Z But the off-and-on talks have yet to yield a settlement. Water wars head upstream as state considers cutbacks for senior Central Valley irrigation districts 2018-07-23T04:00:00Z Georgia officials said some lanes of the highway will need to be closed off-and-on to finish work on the roadway’s shoulders. Georgia highway reopens a month after military plane crash 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z But in Nepal, where he has lived off-and-on since 2002, some of those who knew him recalled unsettling requests. Noted Humanitarian Charged With Child Rape in Nepal, Stunning a Village 2018-05-12T04:00:00Z Rail workers resumed a strike set to disrupt traffic off-and-on through June. French trains, Air France flights disrupted by strikes 2018-04-18T04:00:00Z Rail workers resumed a strike Friday that will disrupt travel off-and-on through June. French riot police oust Sorbonne protesters; trains halt 2018-04-13T04:00:00Z The Washington Nationals, long engrossed in a off-and-on hunt for a naming rights deal for Nationals Park, took less than a year to agree to such an arrangement for their new spring training home. Nationals and Astros reach naming rights deal for Ballpark of the Palm Beaches 2018-02-16T05:00:00Z Fauci, who directs the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, called the cycle of off-and-on budget deals and shutdown threats demoralizing and disruptive to science. Gov’t scientists scramble to save research ahead of shutdown 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z Cano also was also a spectator for Monday’s workout, choosing to forgo batting practice and field work to rest his ailing quad that’s been an off-and-on issue since mid-May. Robinson Cano, Nelson Cruz plan to play, represent the Mariners in All-Star game 2017-07-10T04:00:00Z In January 2017, while telling ABC why Trump would not keep the off-and-on promise, Conway said: “We litigated this all through the election. People didn’t care. They voted for him.” The 35 words you’re (probably) getting wrong 2017-06-05T04:00:00Z The two would carouse in Singapore off-and-on again for the next 15 years as Gilbeau worked his way up the Navy ladder. Former Navy admiral gets prison in 'Fat Leonard' bribery scam 2017-05-17T04:00:00Z When the group plays Largo on Saturday, it will be the centerpiece of an off-and-on music career that has already taken them to big stages. Nancy and Beth's Megan Mullally and Stephanie Hunt are deadpan serious about the music they love 2017-04-07T04:00:00Z The carpet was trucked to Hollywood on Tuesday afternoon as an off-and-on rainstorm pelted L.A. The red carpet isn't actually red, and other secrets underfoot at the Oscars 2017-02-24T05:00:00Z The whales’ off-and-on presence has been recognized since the city’s early days. New York Today: A Wave of Whales 2016-07-29T04:00:00Z When Daisy appeared at a Connecticut rink during his junior year to take his off-and-on ice testing, he arrived wearing his CM jacket. Mansfield hockey referee Daisy headed to the NHL 2016-07-18T04:00:00Z Last weekend, Ban was in Kuwait trying to rescue the off-and-on peace negotiations between rebels and the government. Human rights groups call for Saudi Arabia to be booted from U.N. council 2016-06-29T04:00:00Z But one says he has lived in a tent off-and-on for the past decade. Inside the grim world of The Jungle: The Caves, sleeping in shifts and eyeball-eating rats 2016-06-17T04:00:00Z The forecast called for off-and-on rain throughout the day. Two horses, Homeboykris and Pramedya, die at Pimlico on Preakness Day 2016-05-21T04:00:00Z The 11th Republican debate also marked a return engagement for Trump in his off-and-on feud with Fox News anchor Megyn Kelly, one of the co-moderators. Rivals pile on Trump in Republican candidates’ debate 2016-03-03T05:00:00Z MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa — Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump abruptly announced here Tuesday that he would not participate in Thursday’s scheduled debate, escalating his off-and-on feud with Fox News Channel and throwing the GOP campaign into turmoil. Trump says he won’t participate in GOP debate on Fox News 2016-01-26T05:00:00Z Humboldt County officers investigated the case off-and-on since then, then intensified their efforts last year after meeting with family members to discuss possible new leads in the case, Sheriff Mike Allen said. Woman admits trying to encase husband in concrete in 2003 2016-01-19T05:00:00Z "I'm here to support my community who just wants some answers," said Ebony Harris, an off-and-on resident of north Minneapolis for three decades. Minneapolis Black Lives Matter protesters hold community Thanksgiving 2015-11-26T05:00:00Z It’s been an off-and-on process for more than a year. Airline service returns to Pueblo, air terminal isn’t ready 2015-11-14T05:00:00Z He was thrown out of high school in 10th grade and lived two decades off-and-on as a “scruffy bum,” stealing to get drug money, manipulating friends, sleeping in a tool shed, living in a car. West Virginia editorial roundup 2015-10-07T04:00:00Z Still, after off-and-on discussions since 2007, the pilot project will help both sides to "understand the most environmentally friendly and economically feasible" way to build a plant on base, said authority Chairman Mark Weston. Officials move toward building desalination plant at Camp Pendleton 2015-09-25T04:00:00Z Wednesday in Nolanville after a day of off-and-on heavy rain from Tropical Depression Bill. The Latest: 3 teens rescued from high water in San Antonio 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z It includes 400 letters that Hammett wrote to his wife and two daughters as well as 70 letters written by Hammett’s off-and-on companion in his later years, playwright Lillian Hellman. Crime caper kingpin Dashiell Hammett papers home at U of SC 2015-05-24T04:00:00Z Prosecutors said Sutton told police that Horn kept her in a wooden crate off-and-on for four months. Calif. governor proposes traffic fine amnesty for the poor 2015-05-23T04:00:00Z Prosecutors said Sutton told police that Horn kept her in a wooden crate off-and-on for four months at their home in Sedalia, some 90 miles south-east of Kansas City, Missouri. Missouri murder suspect who allegedly caged girlfriend shot dead by police 2015-05-23T04:00:00Z Investigators allege he kept her in a wooden box off-and-on for four months at their home in Sedalia, about 45 miles from Clinton. Police: Man sought in death of woman kept in box likely near 2015-05-22T04:00:00Z Despite being badmouthed off-and-on for years, the advisory panel now gives eggs their blessing. New England editorial roundup 2015-02-28T05:00:00Z Mr. Christie has had an off-and-on relationship with sports gambling. Chris Christie backs legalized sports betting in bid to boost Atlantic City — and 2016 hopes 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z In response to the weak growth, the European Central Bank this week is expected to announce a bond-buying stimulus program similar to the one the Federal Reserve operated off-and-on from late 2008 until October. IMF upgrades U.S. growth projections but downgrades global outlook 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z He grew despondent and talked of suicide, and his wife, Judy Gross, and other supporters made urgent pleas for his release, but off-and-on diplomatic talks seemed to go nowhere. U.S. and Cuba to Start Talks on Normalizing Relations 2014-12-17T05:00:00Z The defensive lineman whose off-and-on career is in its seventh season might say so. Cowboys’ Mincey faces former team in London 2014-11-04T05:00:00Z Hoggle was taken to police headquarters and questioned off-and-on all night and into Saturday afternoon. Montgomery County police build homicide case against mother of missing children And the commandos say that after pulling back to the C.I.A. base they fought off-and-on gun battles with fighters lurking in the shadows outside for much of the night. New Book Says C.I.A. Official in Benghazi Held Up Rescue 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z The oasis towns that circle the Taklamakan desert are claimed as both the homeland of the mostly Muslim, Turkic Uighur people, and, off-and-on for centuries, as Chinese land. In the Shadow of Beijing's Rule: Uighur Life in the Ancient City of Kashgar 2014-08-06T04:00:00Z Magnolia activist Elizabeth Campbell and her allies collected more than the 4,582 signatures required to put the issue on the ballot, after two years of off-and-on signature gathering. Monorail proposition on fall ballot 2014-07-26T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, Ukrainian authorities claimed significant progress in their off-and-on fight against pro-Russia separatists in the east of the country, but the militants said the claims were exaggerated. Obama offers military aid to Eastern European allies 2014-06-03T04:00:00Z Ukrainian authorities claimed significant progress Tuesday in their off-and-on fight against Russian separatists in the east of the country, but the separatists said the claims were exaggerated. Ukraine reports advances in fight against separatists 2014-06-03T04:00:00Z The Hall of Science, situated in Flushing Meadows-Corona Park in a building erected for the 1964 World’s Fair, had an off-and-on life as a mediocre museum until it closed in 1981. Alan Friedman, 71, Dies; Revived Hall of Science 2014-05-07T02:39:51Z "How can you do anything else?" said Mr. Griffith, who has lived in Boring off-and-on for 18 years. Yawns Across the Water: Boring Meets Dull in Oregon 2013-08-09T02:45:52Z You might recall it took Parke a while to become a Sounder due to some off-and-on negotiations after being selected in the expansion draft before the 2009 season. Decision time coming on Jeff Parke 2012-11-21T08:16:05Z The off-and-on saga of the Maloof family in Sacramento continued this week as reports again surfaced that they were in discussions to move the Kings franchise, this time to Virginia Beach. LA Lakers hire D'Antoni, Andrew Bynum is sidelined and the Detroit Pistons falter 2012-11-14T12:00:00Z USC figures to use this as the antidote for its off-and-on passing game. Pac-12 Picks, Week 8: 2012-10-18T23:01:18Z It was an injury he sustained a month into the season, and then hid easily from public knowledge, pitching brilliantly through the off-and-on pain. Marlins 4, Mets 3 (11 innings): Marlins’ Adam Greenberg Strikes Out in Second Chance 2012-10-03T04:40:20Z After thunderstorms overnight and off-and-on rain throughout the round, Highland Meadows is relatively defenseless. Choi’s Late Splurge Gives Her Lead at Farr L.P.G.A. 2012-08-11T05:06:09Z They fell into a secretive off-and-on relationship spanning nearly a decade. In Casey Greenfield?s Personal Custody Fight, the Makings of a Public Expert 2012-02-18T04:17:06Z He is essentially declaring the Senate’s short off-and-on legislative sessions a sham intended to block his appointments. AP sources: Obama bucks Senate Republicans, installs new consumer watchdog on the job 2012-01-04T15:29:19Z After nearly five hours of off-and-on rain, tournament officials called off all four men's fourth-round matches. Men's matches postponed because of rain at US Open 2011-09-07T21:43:54Z The veteran, who has had an off-and-on relationship with coach Tom Coughlin through the years, appears as if he'll hold out if he does not receive a renegotiated contract with a significant salary upgrade. Giants agree to terms with Kiwanuka as camp nears 2011-07-28T22:41:10Z The veteran, who has had an off-and-on relationship with coach Tom Coughlin through the years, appears as if he’ll hold out if he does not receive a renegotiated contract with a significant salary upgrade. New York Giants agree to terms with Kiwanuka, but might be without Umenyiora at camp 2011-07-28T22:42:22Z Prosecutors said the teens intensified their bullying after Prince briefly dated Mulveyhill, a popular football player, who was in an off-and-on relationship with Narey, a former cheerleader. Deal struck in deadly Massachusetts bullying case 2011-05-05T23:21:49Z Runoff from manure and synthetic fertilizers has polluted the Chesapeake Bay for years, reducing oxygen rates, killing fish and creating a dead zone that has persisted since the 1970s despite off-and-on cleanup efforts. Amish Farming Draws Rare Government Scrutiny 2010-06-09T01:50:00Z Now, you come and say we must forget all the years of off-and-on, all the time we—we—wasted, don’t you know? The Lady and the Pirate Being the Plain Tale of a Diligent Pirate and a Fair Captive The Mexicans smoked yellow-paper cigarettes and watched his off-and-on movements with sullen distrust; they were firmly convinced that he was indulging in some sort of a practical joke. Blazed Trail Stories and Stories of the Wild Life It is just possible that Leo’s rendering of the phrase “off-and-on” into Eskimo may have sounded ridiculous. The Giant of the North Pokings Round the Pole Standing off-and-on, as it were, bickering like blazes among themselves, and only uniting to land us a nasty one now and then—just to encourage us! Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 104, January 14, 1893 There was a subject to which I had given some years of off-and-on study. The Young Man and the World Miss Charlotte's temper is past all the last few weeks, she is that off-and-on and changeable like and spirity. The Squire of Sandal-Side A Pastoral Romance You know how many nice things Cousin Dunbar's sent us off-and-on, and only last Christmas Polly sent me my string of beads. Dickey Downy The Autobiography of a Bird How could any one help being jealous—seeing your off-and-on relations with him all this time, and you would never say one thing or another. Prince Fortunatus The wind became very light from the eastward, and the weather continued so foggy that nothing could be done during the night but to stand off-and-on, by the soundings, between the ice and the land. Three Voyages for the Discovery of a Northwest Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and Narrative of an Attempt to Reach the North Pole, Volume 1 On the return to Paris from Germany several places were tried before finding a short distance across the Seine, No. 59 rue St. Dominique,—an off-and-on home for three years. James Fenimore Cooper We had outsailed the Englishman, as I promised, and lay off-and-on for more than two hours before he came up with us. The Laird's Luck and Other Fireside Tales Ricker willingly included him among the Chronicle-Abstract's own correspondents and special reporters; and he held the same off-and-on relation to several other papers; but he remained without a more definite position. A Modern Instance Night was now coming on; the privateer had got under weigh, and was standing off-and-on, with a flag of truce flying at her mast-head. Thrilling Adventures by Land and Sea Still, you know what I mean—there’s none of that off-and-on humbug between us. The Hand of Ethelberta |
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