muddling

Shell, an Anglo-Dutch oil giant, has three scenarios for the euro zone: what it calls "muddling through", a deepening of monetary union, or a break-up.

The Economist: Daily news and views 2011

But the criticism starts to flow as early as his second chapter, where Stiglitz contends that Obama chose a conservative strategy that he calls muddling through.

NYT > Home Page 2010

But the criticism starts to flow as early as his second chapter, where Stiglitz contends that Obama chose a conservative strategy that he calls muddling through.

NYT > Home Page By KEVIN PHILLIPS 2010

If this is what is called muddling through, we would like to see it packaged for export.

Lessons From Britain's New Government 2010

I don't buy the double-dip, but I call it muddling along.

Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

So they're kind of muddling through and testing the waters.

CNN Transcript Mar 14, 2006 2006

Asmal said the DA was "muddling" the difference between academic freedom and institutional autonomy.

ANC Daily News Briefing 2001

Many analysts believed JCRC records were the most complete and authoritative, since they contained largely raw data without benefit of analytical "muddling".

Horne, Stanley H. 1991

Many analysts believed JCRC records were the most complete and authoritative, since they contained largely raw data without benefit of analytical "muddling".

Luna, Donald A. 1990

Many analysts believed JCRC records were the most complete and authoritative, since they contained largely raw data without benefit of analytical "muddling".

Jeffs, Clive G. 1990