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It would be an exaggeration to say it's only a ghost of its former self, but it has acquired a slightly routine quality and the new cast is much patchier than the first.

Blithe Spirit – review 2011

A turbine mounted in a spot where the wind blows steady and hard, such as the Great Plains, typically cranks out more electricity each year than it does in a spot where the wind is patchier and weaker, such as the Northeast.

Wind Power Hits a Trough Jeffrey Ball 2011

That has driven a fair amount of money into developed markets, including the U.S. Moreover, even if growth is getting a bit patchier, confidence in the U.S. economic recovery is rising.

The 'What, Me Worry?' Market Dave Kansas 2011

Forests tend to be patchier than those of the Middle Rockies (17) to the north.

Ecoregions of Wyoming (EPA) 2009

So (say) Facebook could pay a premium to ensure it will load quickly, while any site you set up would take ages and have patchier service.

Johann Hari: Has The Internet Brought Us Together -- Or Pulled Us Apart? 2009

Judging by this first sample, the execution will be patchier, but the best are outstanding.

The peace to end all peace 2009

I'd defend to the death the ability of many of my students, but their training is patchier and they've had less practice applying their skills.

Ferule & Fescue Flavia 2007

I'd defend to the death the ability of many of my students, but their training is patchier and they've had less practice applying their skills.

Archive 2007-03-01 Flavia 2007

Her relations with her mother and her father, when he was alive, were patchier.

DIANA ANDREW MORTON 1992

Her relations with her mother and her father, when he was alive, were patchier.

DIANA ANDREW MORTON 1992