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Examples
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As such, your small-minded gripe is rather less than aposite.
New Hillary Ad Stars John Breaux, Former Senator And Wal-Mart Lobbyist 2009
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As such, the Harold Ford precedent seems rather less than aposite to the present conversation.
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He's a little reminiscent of Nick Drake, I guess, but there are probably more aposite references which I'm just not aware of.
Archive 2008-02-01 annawaits 2008
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He's a little reminiscent of Nick Drake, I guess, but there are probably more aposite references which I'm just not aware of.
Wolf People + Karl Culley annawaits 2008
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The Daily Brute also includes a quotation from 1984, that I must admit I had missed, and it is most aposite: The new aristocracy was made up for the most part of bureaucrats, scientists, technicians, trade-union organizers, publicity experts, sociologists, teachers, journalists and professional politicians.
Another must read article Not a sheep 2007
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However, the point Alex Salmond made on Question Time this evening (which I managed to listen to in my car - now there's one to ponder on), about the irony of the fact that the only people to resign over the war so far would be the chairman and director general of the BBC and the editor of the Daily Mirror, was very aposite.
Archive 2004-05-01 2004
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[23] Indeed (he added), the answer of the barbarian to the king seems aposite.
The Economist 431 BC-350? BC Xenophon 1874
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An entirely aposite epitaph for the useless faux-fenian fuckwit toad.
A Very British Dude 2009
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The converse I certainly have seen ere now, a good master and bad servants; but they were the sufferers, not he. 281 No, he who would create a spirit of carefulness in others282 must have the skill himself to supervise the field of labour; to test, examine, scrutinise. 283 He must be ready to requite where due the favour of a service well performed, nor hesitate to visit the penalty of their deserts upon those neglectful of their duty. 284 Indeed (he added), the answer of the barbarian to the king seems aposite.
Oeconomicus 2007
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