hit and miss

As an example of good science-and-society policymaking, the history of fluoride may be more of a cautionary tale.

As this list shows, punishments typically run to a short-ish jail sentence and/or a moderately hefty fine.

The most recent issue contains detailed instructions for building car bombs, and the magazine frequently draws up hit-lists.

The big slug happened to hit the suspect in the street, passing through his arm and then striking Police Officer Andrew Dossi.

Myerson herself appears to have bought into that stigma, offering mixed to negative views on the Miss America pageant.

But Lucy had noted, out of the corner of her watchful eye, the arrival of Miss Grains, indignant and perspiring.

But with all her advantages Miss Solomonson failed with the old lord, and she abuses him to this day.

The strains of the syren at last woke her uncle, and brought back Miss Hood, who suggested that it was late.

He, with others, thinking the miss-sahib had gone to church, was smoking the hookah of gossip in a neighboring compound.

Many of us had been hit by the balls, but a bruise or a graze of the skin was the worst consequence that had ensued.