Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Stabling.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Stabling.
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- verb Present participle of
stall . - noun
stabling
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- noun a tactic used to mislead or delay
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Examples
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And he says there is a comparison to be made here between what he described as stalling action on the part of Nixon administration and what he sees as stalling tactics by Vice President Cheney.
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Allowing the monkey-wrench tactics to succeed in stalling things OTOH has only reinforced the seeming soundness of every GOP rep and Senator stubbornly sticking to that strategy, to make Obama FAIL.
Balloon Juice » Blog Archive » There Is Your Opening, President Obama 2010
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While his vote was not decisive in stalling the legislation, it does provide the GOP with a key talking point that there is bipartisan opposition to the bill.
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Are they all in stalling mode due to Weldon/Alaska big plans?
Space Florida Is Under Increased Scrutiny (Updated) - NASA Watch 2009
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It's time to call the Ambassador home for consultation and send a clear message to Jerusalem that the time for stalling is over.
Emanuel: Settlement issue should not block Mideast peace 2009
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We have largely won the battle of ideas; we have succeeded in stalling the progress of socialism, but we have not succeeded in reversing its course.
Friedman on the Battle of Ideas, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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We have largely won the battle of ideas; we have succeeded in stalling the progress of socialism, but we have not succeeded in reversing its course.
Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » Milton Friedman is Always Worth Reading 2004
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It referred to the stalling tactic that Senate Republicans frequently use to kill Democratic bills even though they hold only 47 of the chamber's 100 seats.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com The Huffington Post News Editors 2011
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It referred to the stalling tactic that Senate Republicans frequently use to kill Democratic bills even though they hold only 47 of the chamber's 100 seats.
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Smithfield’s stalling is par for the course, after the company spent fifteen years using harsh employer intimidation (including forcing an employee to stamp “Vote No” on dead hogs) to prevent a union from forming.
Wonk Room » Six Months After Voting To Form A Union, Smithfield Workers Still Without A Contract 2009
vsrutn commented on the word stalling
stalling - stop running
June 7, 2012