dodges

From day to day anxiously did Mr. Gladstone watch what he called the dodges of the assembly.

The Life of William Ewart Gladstone, Vol. 1 (of 3) 1809-1859 John Morley 1880

RE “how to scale up effective charter schools”: For someone who prides himself on policy chops, Matt once again dodges the hard issues in reforming urban public education.

Matthew Yglesias » Endgame 2010

McCains TOP economic advisor makes comments that are elitist and out of touch with American’s daily lives and McCain dodges it with a denial and a joke.

McCain: Send Gramm to Minsk - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008

During the years 1678-1680 Payne's name dodges in and out of the thousands of words written about the Popish plot.

The Fatal Jealousie (1673) Henry Nevil Payne

You've got a business head of your own, Joyce; you're one of George's own sort; and you are up to all his dodges, which is more than I am.

Run to Earth A Novel 1875

Neither does just hitting the return button or any of the common default password dodges I know of.

LinuxQuestions.org 2009

Neither does just hitting the return button or any of the common default password dodges I know of.

LinuxQuestions.org 2009

Neither does just hitting the return button or any of the common default password dodges I know of.

LinuxQuestions.org 2009

_ruses_ and methods -- what you English call dodges -- whereby they can deceive even the most sharp-sighted and energetic.

Black Ivory Francis B. Pearson 1859

Ezra Klein generously says that the budget "dodges" the recommendations of the Debt Commission, remarking that it is as "the Fiscal Commission never happened."

A 'dodge' or a retreat? Jennifer Rubin 2011