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At a little after the last minute, he havered and made himself look foolish, even donnish, itself a defeat for someone who had always soared above such stereotypes.

Hugh Trevor-Roper: The Biography by Adam Sisman Stefan Collini 2010

The choice wavered and havered, someone begged us not to choose Henry James and we heeded their plea because it was heartfelt, and we quickly ruled out Austen, Bronte, Dickens and Eliot in this round as 'already read quite a few of'.

Endsleigh Salon preview 2007

The choice wavered and havered, someone begged us not to choose Henry James and we heeded their plea because it was heartfelt, and we quickly ruled out Austen, Bronte, Dickens and Eliot in this round as 'already read quite a few of'.

42 entries from November 2007 2007

The choice wavered and havered, someone begged us not to choose Henry James and we heeded their plea because it was heartfelt, and we quickly ruled out Austen, Bronte, Dickens and Eliot in this round as 'already read quite a few of'.

Endsleigh Salon preview 2007

We havered (ph) I think somewhat to the frustration of our employers until it became too late to leave anyway.

CNN Transcript Mar 21, 2008 2008

We havered for a while by Fenbo, hoping to retrieve the position: but the tribesmen proved to be useless for assault, and we saw that if the Revolt was to endure we must invent a new plan of campaign at once.

Seven Pillars of Wisdom Thomas Edward 2003

The countryside clavered and havered when he bought his pedigree bulls and his pedigree mares.

The McBrides A Romance of Arran John Sillars

He just havered on about it to make the mair o 'Sir Arthur.' '

The Antiquary 1845

At the height of the dotcom bubble, we havered between charging for business news while offering general news for free.

unknown title 2011

The governments of Britain and the Netherlands stepped in to cover the depositors when the Icelanders initially havered; now those governments want the Icelanders to settle.

The Economist: Correspondent's diary 2010