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Given the harm that the bottom 5 to 10 percent of teachers cause, the quick-draw approach of the accountability hawks is understandable, even though their scatter-shot aim is bound to destroy the careers of many good educators.
John Thompson: Don't Go Off Rootin' and Tootin' and There Won't Be No Cuttin' nor Shootin' John Thompson 2011
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Satire, since its inception, has utilized the scatter-shot methodology.
"So Set Against the Notion of Convention That I Should Attack It" 2009
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Given the harm that the bottom 5 to 10 percent of teachers cause, the quick-draw approach of the accountability hawks is understandable, even though their scatter-shot aim is bound to destroy the careers of many good educators.
John Thompson: Don't Go Off Rootin' and Tootin' and There Won't Be No Cuttin' nor Shootin' John Thompson 2011
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Kelly Hamilton doing his plodding and scatter-shot questioning of Ian Watson, former Board President, in direct examination and later Freshwater in redirect, it was hard for the gallery to even stay awake, say nothing of pay attention.
Freshwater: Board members, and the black bag - The Panda's Thumb 2010
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If I were gonna give a more detailed, scatter-shot answer, it would look something like this ...
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Kelly Hamilton doing his plodding and scatter-shot questioning of Ian Watson, former Board President, in direct examination and later Freshwater in redirect, it was hard for the gallery to even stay awake, say nothing of pay attention.
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Kelly Hamilton doing his plodding and scatter-shot questioning of Ian Watson, former Board President, in direct examination and later Freshwater in redirect, it was hard for the gallery to even stay awake, say nothing of pay attention.
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As long as we have mega-banks and scatter-shot regulatory oversight, the real issues within the financial sector will continue to plague the system -- and compensation limits won't address those issues.
Jill Schlesinger: Executive Compensation: The Best Halloween Costume 2009
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Still, it's a scatter-shot joy and Cameron Diaz wouldn't be this bouncily sexy again until her great work in the awful Charlie's Angels flicks.
Michael Giltz: Blu-Ray DVDs: Loved Up? Watch A Bug's Life 2009
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It feels scatter-shot to link a guy to Wright, Ayers, and Rezko because well, look how completely different all three of those people are.
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