flyspecking

The group expects to unearth many more millions of dollars in unjustified spending favors for individual Congressmen when the flyspecking is done.

Stromata Blog: 2006

The group expects to unearth many more millions of dollars in unjustified spending favors for individual Congressmen when the flyspecking is done.

No Salvation in Pork 2006

Some of the agency's responses to the draft question whether a final report is even worth publishing, given the "flyspecking" nature of the findings - including details on money spent at the annual picnic for a cotton candy machine and a softball umpire.

NYT > Home Page 2010

Some of the agency's responses to the draft question whether a final report is even worth publishing, given the "flyspecking" nature of the findings - including details on money spent at the annual picnic for a cotton candy machine and a softball umpire.

NYT > Home Page By JIM DWYER 2010

The rule hasn't been submitted, while White House regulatory flyspecking usually takes 90 days.

The EPA's Reliability Cover-Up 2011

Lehman on Monday was allowed to go down, after all, only after months of careful flyspecking convinced the powers in Washington that Lehman was not dangerous enough to be worth saving.

Are We Running Out 2008

I am as starved as anyone for a philosopher to defy the flyspecking of the tenured specialists, to light the collective mind on fire.

Tricky, Abstruse Questions Fielded by Frayn the Brain 2007

After he had gone through the house he went for a flyspecking tour of the grounds, where he came upon a private of the Grays on crutches.

The Last Shot Frederick Palmer 1915

And he accused the news media of "flyspecking," dissecting his remark and not recognizing humor.

StarTribune.com rss feed 2011

"I expected to have to work hard, I expected to have to study hard, but I did not realize the flyspecking nature of the media."

News - latimes.com 2011