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Huge rodents known as carpinchos abound on his reserve, as do the large ostrich-like nandus.

U.S. Millionaire Cultivates South American Park Plan Shane Romig 2011

Thus, ignorant of the very basis of citizenship and overwhelmed by the informational glut of modernity, it is little wonder that many, ostrich-like, are allowing an out-of-control government to move forward unimpeded.

John W. Whitehead: Into the Darkness: Where Constitutional Illiteracy Is Leading Us John W. Whitehead 2011

While joining other commentators in declaring progress "encouraging overall", Morrissey says that it's been "slow progress, with many companies still a bit ostrich-like".

Threat of quotas helps to put more women in the boardroom 2011

By comparison to people on both the left and the right who would like the government to do something, libertarians can seem either ostrich-like, pollyanna-ish, or both.

The Consequences of Pessimistic Bias, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

The all too frequent media reports of armed attackers in our workplaces should be enough to thwart an ostrich-like approach.

Bill Whitmore: The Broad Spectrum of Workplace Violence Bill Whitmore 2011

She's posing for an ostrich-like man wearing a sleeveless Iron Maiden concert tee and ball-hugging jeans who's positioning a digital camera on a miniature tripod.

Monkeytown excerpt 5 Chris Vola 2011

We can either appreciate and experience the preciousness of the moment, or we can experience the evolution and revolution in our world, with our heads in the sand, ostrich-like, holding back, mule-like.

Rachael Freed: Legacy Writing: (R)evolution Rachael Freed 2011

We can either appreciate and experience the preciousness of the moment, or we can experience the evolution and revolution in our world, with our heads in the sand, ostrich-like, holding back, mule-like.

Rachael Freed: Legacy Writing: (R)evolution Rachael Freed 2011

Bloomberg, meanwhile, remains ostrich-like, his head in the sand when it comes to supervising the police department.

Len Levitt: The NYPD's "Privately" Funded War on Terrorism Len Levitt 2011

The all too frequent media reports of armed attackers in our workplaces should be enough to thwart an ostrich-like approach.

Bill Whitmore: The Broad Spectrum of Workplace Violence Bill Whitmore 2011