second-stage

• “That is because the slurred words do not mean only the literal “forget about it”; rather, the phrase is second-stage Slurvian for “don’t bother me with that” or a more figurative “it’ll be a cold day in hell before I buy that cockamamie notion.””

  Simon & Schuster: The Right Word in the Right Place at the Right Time

• “The Commission said it will decide by Aug. 4 whether to clear a combination that would create the world's largest exchange operator or launch a second-stage probe that industry experts said could extend into 2012.”

  The Wall Street Journal: NYSE Euronext, Deutsche Boerse Seek EU Approval

• “The European Commission, the executive arm of the European Union, said in late June that it will decide by Aug. 4 whether to clear the merger or launch a second-stage probe that industry experts say could extend into 2012.”

  The Wall Street Journal: Deutsche Börse-NYSE Deal Moves Ahead

• “The second-stage review will be conducted on all plants in Japan.”

  The Wall Street Journal: Japan Hopes to Complete Stress Tests by Year's End

• “I ate the contents of the beaker while tape-recording myself describing the taste of the second-stage work, which would take the place of my half of the tape.”

  Conceptual art dream number nine « Squares of Wheat

• “The European Commission, the executive arm of the European Union, said in late June it will decide by Aug. 4 whether to clear a combination that would create the world's largest exchange operator or launch a second-stage probe that industry experts said could extend into 2012.”

  The Wall Street Journal: Deutsche Börse, NYSE Deal Set to Go Ahead

• “He did say that the second-stage tests would be similar to the "stress tests" proposed by EU officials just after the Fukushima accident took place.”

  The Wall Street Journal: Japan Rolls Out Stress Test Program for Nuclear Plants

• “The two balked when the FTC asked for a costly second-stage review.”

  The Wall Street Journal: OVERHEARD: A Brewing Battle

• “In some respects we can still see a typical "second-stage" recovery rally, where index gains are much harder-won than they were in the free-for-all of the first, which started back in March 2009.”

  The Wall Street Journal: No Good Greece News

• “Historically, at the beginning of a bull market the higher-quality material takes off like a second-stage rocket, rising in a strong and steady arc.”

  Forbes: Get Briefed: Louis Navellier

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