elbow-room

As for the officer of the watch, it looked as if he would be badly off for elbow-room; there was reason to fear that he would be compelled to kill time by standing stock-still in one spot through the whole watch; but just then there was no time for small troubles of this sort.

The South Pole~ On the Way to the South 2009

Your deputy moderator will also be in place playing Bad Cop and therefore be able to allow David to have some red wine pouring and commenting elbow-room.

QUESTION TIME LIVE! 2009

Our country might be unitary, rather than federal (and without the elbow-room compartmentalization that furnishes, I don't think Canada could have survived); we would almost certainly not have the Charter ... that took 115 years to achieve as it is!

safety valve 2005

These are faculties which never appear in full lustre, but when the mind is perfectly at ease, and, as an excellent writer says, enjoys her elbow-room.

The Expedition of Humphry Clinker 2004

In England there was no elbow-room, the graves were often desecrated; and ever since he had buried his wife in the woods of Shupanga he had sighed for just such a spot, where his weary bones would receive the eternal rest they coveted.

How I Found Livingstone Henry Morton 2004

The host would reappear, standing by the pole; our local fellow-guests, el Dheilan, Zaal and other sheikhs, reluctantly let themselves be placed on the rugs between us, sharing our elbow-room on the pack-saddles, padded with folded felt rugs, over which we leaned.

Seven Pillars of Wisdom Thomas Edward 2003

As for the officer of the watch, it looked as if he would be badly off for elbow-room; there was reason to fear that he would be compelled to kill time by standing stock-still in one spot through the whole watch; but just then there was no time for small troubles of this sort.

The South Pole; an account of the Norwegian antarctic expedition in the 'Fram', 1910 to 1912 2003

Always zealous in obedience to the Biblical law, it is honest to confess to a decided preference for elbow-room when engaged in its actual fulfilment.

Tropic Days 2003

Faith, though the world is crowded with knaves that an honest gentleman can scarce breathe, I'll jostle stoutly but you shall have elbow-room.

The Beau Defeated: or, The Lucky Younger Brother 1999

We're fixers, expediters, there's plenty of elbow-room; sometimes we put business each other's way.

Chase the Morning Rohan, Michael Scott 1990