flyspecks

Guerrilla and espionage units were flyspecks on his to-do list.

Wild Bill Donovan Douglas Waller 2011

WASHINGTON—As American military involvement in Iraq draws to an end, the watchdog agency that flyspecks reconstruction work there says the U.S. mission will still require ongoing and "robust" oversight after the troop withdrawal.

Iraq Projects to Need 'Robust' Oversight After Withdrawal Nathan Hodge 2011

Rapa Nui, the island's official name, is among the most solitary inhabited flyspecks in the world.

Richard Bangs: Skullduggery on Easter Island (Part I of II) Richard Bangs 2011

Guerrilla and espionage units were flyspecks on his to-do list.

Wild Bill Donovan Douglas Waller 2011

Satellite pictures taken at night are startling: The country is a sea of darkness, dotted with only flyspecks of light.

Afghanistan Electricity: After Years Of Rebuilding, Most Afghans Lack Power 2010

With the dispatch of a waiter flicking away flyspecks, the editor, Angus Stevenson, eliminated some 16,000 hyphens from the sixth edition, published last month.

October 2007 2007

Far below ran the silver ribbon of the East River, braceleted by shining bridges, flecked by boats as small as flyspecks, splitting the shining banks of light that were Manhattan and Brooklyn on either side.

Cassandra Clare: The Mortal Instrument Series Cassandra Clare 2009

With the dispatch of a waiter flicking away flyspecks, the editor, Angus Stevenson, eliminated some 16,000 hyphens from the sixth edition, published last month.

Where Did All the Hyphens Go? 2007

So Wall Street analysts kept talking about the crisis in "" Southeast Asia, '' and how little countries like Malaysia were, when viewed from the perspective of the mighty United States, really just flyspecks on the world's economic map.

Hiccup? Or Global Meltdown? 2008

Seems those pesky Southeast Asian flyspecks had swallowed a bunch of them up.

Hiccup? Or Global Meltdown? 2008