How To Use Edged In A Sentence

Laura Wade's Posh, timed to open as the Tories edged into power in May 2010, reminded us just what we were in for: overprivileged hooligans in drinking-society blazers who trash a pub as thoughtlessly as they will trash the country. Dominic Cooke: a life in theatre
The Pepper Street gang, of which Jackie was the acknowledged leader, was not a gang of drug-selling hoods.
In meetings Thursday with Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, the country's army chief and others, Gates called the antiterror operations a success so far, "and he acknowledged to all of them that we realize that has come with a great deal of sacrifice for the military," Pentagon press secretary Geoff Morrell said following the sessions. Stars and Stripes
He said the long term vision of the ginnery is to establish a fully fledged textile industry, which will produce finished materials if the company started producing more lint than what the customers could take.
He pledged his gold watch to pay for her birthday gift.

We have the superdelegates who are the 796 folks who are unpledged.
By having a strapping man say Katherina's words, it is not real and not naturalistic, so it gives the audience a jolt and makes the play double edged.
He has pledged to bring his country to peace by the end of the year. Times, Sunday Times
These successes, if that is what they are, are tinged with a jealousy that legal writers elsewhere have a more publicly acknowledged involvement in moulding the law's development.
Al-Jazeera has emerged as a full-fledged political actor because it reflects and articulates popular sentiment. In post-Mubarak Egypt, the rebirth of the Arab world
It is a recognition for the native title right to possess which can only be exercised in accordance with currently acknowledged laws and customs.
People who have pledged their lives to fighting Islamic extremism, when asked about Charles Johnson now, unsheathe a word they do not throw around lightly ... The Volokh Conspiracy » Comparing Left and Right Blogospheres
The prime minister pledged again that his government would not implement conscription for overseas service.
Sometimes their role as custodians and protectors of biodiversity is not even acknowledged.
I gave him money towards it, which he acknowledged with a nod and a ghost of a smile. Indian Balm - Travels in the Southern Subcontinent
It seemed that every bar, no matter how tiny, had wedged a trio of musicians into a corner - one singing, one playing guitar and another scratching out a raspy beat on the guiro, a hollow gourd played with a stick.
The anniversary report is acknowledged as a tremendous achievement.
Located far away from the hustle and bustle of a metropolis, the choice of venue was well and truly acknowledged by all concerned.
So far 640 people have pledged to run, some wearing undies. The Sun
Saleh, a vital U.S. ally who has ruled Yemen for more than three decades, has pledged to step down when his term ends in 2013. Outside Yemen's capital, anger and grievances run deep
It is this ferocity that is often unacknowledged or suppressed. Times, Sunday Times
But look, when are we going to say that things that have gone on decades ago, or 10 years or more ago, should always be dredged up, just because there might be some political advantage to dredging it up?
It would be a fully - fledged financial stability agency as well as a monetary policy agency.
On his left hung some long axes, some double edged and still others were hand axes, hatchets.
Most notably, it acknowledged the lack of consensus on the "immutability" of sexual orientation - that is, on the question whether it has a biological basis or not - but noted that it was, at the very least, "highly resistant to change. FindLaw Writ - Recent Articles
Those delegates are pledged to individual candidates based on participation that begins in precinct caucuses on election night and ends in senatorial district caucuses at the state convention. The Texas Primacus–uh, Caucary - Swampland - TIME.com
The white flakes do not exhibit the true conchoidal fracture in such perfection elsewhere; nor break off in such delicious morsels, edged with delicate brown. Acadia or, A Month with the Blue Noses
He added: ‘Perhaps you hedged on this, so as to avoid giving the directors of intelligence too much detailed information.’
Vic Craven edged a ball on to his stumps to make the former England star only the fifth bowler currently playing anywhere in the world to have joined the elite club.
The sea erodes everything, washes it smooth and round-edged.
Then Pakistan edged past the reigning world champions Holland 2-1.
As she entered, I was standing in front of the oversized mirror wedged in between a dozen or so teenaged girls all scrambling to restore their fallen bouffants.
The match really was played in the best possible way: mistimed tackles were acknowledged and apologised for, yet no one held back a thing. Times, Sunday Times
She grasped the hilt of her sword and thrust it at the stones, wedged it between the planks on the door.
In the center of campus, wedged between the six outer buildings, was the Mason Courtyard, a large stone courtyard, filled with groves of magnolias and palmettos.
Occasionally rorqual skulls have been discovered in which the long lower jaws have been stuck wedged inside various of the skull openings and with their tips protruding like tusks. From cigar to elongated, bloated tadpole: rorquals part II
The review also acknowledged serious problems with the supply of equipment to troops in the front line, including uniforms, body armour and desert boots.
The forward march of the publication saw it become a fully-fledged, full-grown newspaper in March of 2002.
The red cloth was then edged with rows of iridescent mother-of-pearl buttons.
Hence, war - limited or full-fledged - as an option must be ruled out at least for the present.
The blades were usually double-edged and up to 90 cm, or a little over, in length, but early single-edged sabres are also known.
He acknowledged our presence with a nod of his head.
Lang has also pledged himself to an increased emphasis on the teaching of art history at secondary school and college level.
A long line of traffic edged its way forward.
To Slegge's annoyance, he very soon found that if the prestige of the school was to be kept up Glyn and Singh must be in the eleven, for the former in a very short time was acknowledged to be the sharpest bowler in the school, while, from long practice together, Singh was an admirable wicket-keeper -- one who laughed at gloves and pads, was utterly without fear, and had, as Wrench said -- he being a great admirer of a game in which he never had a chance to play -- "a nye like a nork. Glyn Severn's Schooldays
Caffey's Alberta is less a full-fledged personality than an archetype.
So naturally he felt a force-feeding ban should be added to the many anticruelty laws already on the books, but he also freely acknowledged the practical benefits of fighting this particular battle. The Foie Gras Wars
It pointed out that deaths from cancer drug toxicity are an acknowledged hazard. Times, Sunday Times
Something pledged, especially an engagement by contract involving financial obligation.
The government has pledged itself to send aid to the famine victims.
Sutton's police chief has pledged to make the borough the safest in London by waging war on career criminals and drug traders.
a black-edged card
I wedged myself more tightly in front of the TV. Between Worlds: A Reader, Rhetoric and Handbook
In any case there is much common ground between the two schools: each can learn from the other, and those professors of asepticism who have acknowledged their debt to Lister have been wiser than those who have made contention their aim. Victorian Worthies Sixteen Biographies
Cases of abuse have been acknowledged, and apologies and compensation have been paid appropriately.
He acknowledged to no one that this ride was supposed payment for an ill-considered wager. THE GOLDEN FOOL: BOOK TWO OF THE TAWNY MAN
Painted in 1953, it dates from the period during which Barns-Graham, originally a figurative painter, was reconciling hard-edged geometrical abstraction with a love of landscape.
His proof came in the guise of soundbites that he pledged "were not edited," and the "methodicalness" came by a member of the O'Reilly crack staff going out to the Iraqi War Protest in Washington this past week to ask questions of Sean Penn, Jane Fonda, Susan Saranden and Tim Robbins. Methodical Bill O Proves There Are No Other Options To Bush Iraq Policy
It failed to impress anyone and is now wedged behind a can of motor oil in the garage. Smithsonian Mag
Expanding a restaurant business is the terrible double-edged mezzaluna of high-end catering. Times, Sunday Times
sees itself as a fully fledged rival party
He drew her attention to a rough-edged hole that had been dug into the floor.
Today he was wearing a dark jacket with light flannels pressed to knife-edged sharpness. DOUBTFUL MOTIVES
He is widely acknowledged as the best player in the world.
The real choice is between becoming a fully fledged United States of Europe, or remaining little more than a modern-day Holy Roman Empire, a gimcrack hodgepodge of "variable geometry" that will sooner or later fall apart. The End of the Euro
Several European governments have pledged to work together to crack down on child pornography and sex tourism.
In part, these acknowledged the continuing difficulty in establishing whale populations.
These include heritage, modern, scented, striped, edged and bicolour. The Sun
Concrete's strength develops as it cures, and that process is usually acknowledged to begin at the time of initial set.
Hungary is to have a fully-fledged Stock Exchange from today.
And the privilege, ancient though it be, to beat her with a stick, to pull her hair, choke her, spit in her face or kick her about the floor, or to inflict upon her like indignities, is not now acknowledged by our law .... 'Trivial Complaints:' The Role of Privacy in Domestic Violence Law and Activism in the U.S.
You'll probably be able to justify paying the extra for more oomph if you are a fully fledged petrolhead who counts cars to get to sleep. Times, Sunday Times
Countries signing the Montreal Protocol on Substances That Deplete the Ozone Layer have pledged to eliminate manufacture and use of halocarbons.
‘In the midst of all this,’ he writes of the era of Generation X and grunge rock, ‘satire alone could be safely, unequivocally embraced, because it acknowledged the sanctity of nothing at all.’
Her throat was bare and a slight ruffle of white fabric edged the neckline where the edge of her chemise peeked out.
Another was sledged almost halfway up Mount Taranaki, to provide accommodation for visitors.
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, which grants patents, acknowledged a backlog of 700, 000 applications and an average decision wait time of close to three years.
The Government has pledged 2 million so far to cope with the impact. Times, Sunday Times
The red-coated, many-antlered buck acknowledged the lordship of the spirit of the place and dozed knee-deep in the cool, shaded pool. All Gold Canon
I agree that some of the words used might have been simple postpositions like '*-pi', while the others fully-fledged declensional cases. Grammar of Etrusco-Lemnian nouns
‘They saw us,’ he panted as he quickly toppled a suit of armor and wedged it up against the bottom of the door.
Illness therefore, can sometimes reflect psychological processes which are either unacknowledged or seemingly unrealisable.
The force has pledged to hire 5,000 more ethnic minority officers by 2009.
Ten retailers, including supermarkets and newsagents, have pledged their support to the appeal.
The Conservative manifesto pledged only a free vote, not a guaranteed repeal of the ban. Times, Sunday Times
The foreleg, which is attached to the thigh by a very flexible articulation, is also a double-edged saw, but the teeth are smaller, more numerous, and closer than those of the thigh. Social Life in the Insect World
The cruise ship operator leaves it entire fuel bill unhedged. Times, Sunday Times
One day, on the mud-flat side of the Rock Wall, an Italian fishing boat hauled up on the sand dredged from the channel. CHAPTER XVI
Mark wrote a very nice letter, and I acknowledged it.
Swindon Counselling Service, a registered charity, has 16 years of experience in helping people to get through rough patches in their relationships and also come to terms with unacknowledged emotions.
Ten years ago, the Persian Gulf War again dredged up anti-Muslim, anti-Arabic fervor and again I was afraid. An American Story | PopPolitics.com
No one had ever peered at her so intently before, and she generally avoided talking to other people, particularly fully fledged Clayr. LIRAEL: DAUGHTER OF THE CLAYR
Various countries pledged soldiers, bases and funds to the war in Afghanistan.
Pollock bowled a yorker aimed at off-stump which Kumble edged towards the third man boundary.
The poet, who acknowledged her lesbianism only late in a long, distinguished career, perhaps had her sexual identity in mind in this poem.
A narrow inclined rift leads out to the head of the pitch, and a large wedged block provides an initial belay for a traverse at roof level to the first section of the pitch.
The government has also pledged to build more sheltered housing for women who are fleeing abusive relationships. Times, Sunday Times
After that the vehicle was not used again and four young birds were successfully fledged. Times, Sunday Times
In a peak year for hares, the hares edged out the voles as a source of meat for both adult owls and their owlets.
In fact, the reverse may be the problem and we could be spending time kedged as the tide turns foul off Portland Bill (if we even get that far!
Conserving their habitat could involve preserving a patch of scrub or delaying the cutting of a swathe of hay for a few days until a bird has fledged its young.
Like all air signs, Aquarians carry the double-edged gift of being able to detach their reason from their emotions, allowing them to rationalise their feelings and override base instincts or lustful passions.
Many people treat them as a fully fledged member of the family. Times, Sunday Times
Chap. 415. 357 the article or articles pledged, the name of the pledgor, the amount of the loan, the rate of compensation, the date when the loan is made, the date when it will be payable, the page of the book where it is recorded, and a copy of sections eight and nine of this act. Acts and resolves passed by the General Court
The plates were all edged with a rich border of gold.
The potential financial boost is a double-edged sword .
The pair almost become wedged in revolving doors. The Sun
The limits of human knowledge, and thus of any religious system, must always be recognized and humbly acknowledged as the product of human finiteness.
This cash is in addition to the 200 million pledged by the four banks over the next two years. Times, Sunday Times
Officers in gay uniforms were scattered among the dark anchorites, who occupied one end of the table, while the _bourgeoisie_, with here and there a blue-caftaned peasant wedged among them, filled the other end. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 79, May, 1864
rough-edged leaves
In exchange for the removal of the weapons the USA pledged to lift the blockade and refrain from invading Cuba. Twentieth Century History - Basic Facts
I wholeheartedly agree, and as you point out this is decidedly a two-edged sword.
Tom acknowledged her presence by a brief glance.
The enthusiasm and support of the lesbian fans is vital, but their contribution can not be publicly acknowledged.
They were treated as nonentities by the legal and social adjudicators of British later, Australian Tasmania, allowed grudgingly to occupy land on the islands without ever being acknowledged as its owners, and referred to dismissively as “half-castes” or, vaguely, as “the Islanders.” The Song of The Dodo
Casting off the shore lines, I kedged her out by main strength, (the windlass being broken), till she rode nearly up and down to the small anchor -- too small to hold her in any breeze. Chapter 36
What the little waking dream revealed to me was that INSTEAD of the little allice in wonderland dress I had been planning to go under the FABULOUS crushed red velvet cape edged in wide satin red ribbon and lined with red moire silk; [Did I mention I'm a bit of a seamstress?} Madrigle Diary Entry
The disparity is acknowledged in the Bill with an attempt at a discount scheme, but that disparity has not been overcome.
The current ensign wasn't adopted as a fully fledged flag until 1981, when the Queen visited and personally gave her assent.
T. S. Eliot is acknowledged as a famous twentieth century master of modernism.
Alongside joyous hallelujahs, we find religious nationalism: Let the praises of God be in their throat and a two-edged sword in their hand; to wreak vengeance on the nations 149:6-7a. John Backman: Praying The Most Difficult Psalms
And now, when you have pledged my uncle, who threatens you with what he calls a brimmer, I will tell you what you think of me. '' Rob Roy
On her back she wore a simple double-edged sword, but her strength hid the massive weight that it really was.
Six policemen were wedged against the gates by the crush of people when the notice was posted on the prison gates.
In his paintings he stylized and geometricized the koru further, producing two-color, hard-edged compositions of horizontal bars of equal width, terminating in ball-like forms.
The name most common here, "vanner" is probably the one least acknowledged, in England, said Arnold. Shelbyville Times-Gazette Headlines
Therefore, all of LTC Leonhard's principles have a dual, double-edged nature.
By the early 1980s, he was using these familiar, hard-edged squiggles to reconstruct the forms of generic landscape and, of all things, de Kooning's Women.
And of course, we benefited from the upside in the gold price, but not as significant as one would have expected, because as you know, we are heavily hedged.
I desperately tried to paddle away but the canoe move and I was wedged in.
German economic sentiment is forecast to have edged up slightly in September. Times, Sunday Times
Belle acknowledged them briefly as she entered the chateau. WHEN THE APRICOTS BLOOM
Even scientists optimistic about the future have hedged their predictions with warnings.
I admire the President for always trying to include the Republicans within his agenda, even when they have pledged to resit and vote NO on all his proposals. Obama invites senators from both parties to discuss vacancy
Big sodden bales sat in the small high-hedged fresh-cut fields, a pigeon clapped in the alders and misty rain filled a steel grey sky.
Blacker than a moonless night and edged with crimson, the blue and purple undersides smelled of wing musk and of Dante—burning leaves and November frost and deep, dark earth. Etched in Bone
One criticism of the young fast bowler is, he is not particularly aggressive; he has never sledged an opponent on the field.
City centre officers are also pledged to have more of an impact on cycle thefts and on cyclists riding in restricted areas.
Joe Donnelly's greatest love is twentieth-century design and the decorative arts, on which he is an acknowledged authority.
We wedged the sides in the casements and, while Graham was outside applying more nails and battens to make it weather-tight, I fetched old towels to mop up the water on the window seat and on the floor beneath.
Half the money has been pledged by the government. Times, Sunday Times
He lifted the trade embargo on Vietnam and pledged to work towards the creation of a trans-Pacific free-trade zone.
When U.S. Attorney Patrick Fitzgerald's office subpoenaed state agencies for hiring records in the fall of 2005, Blagojevich acknowledged S.aggers was a subject of the review. Undefined
In December, the RBI placed limits on unhedged foreign currency positions that banks can hold overnight and also banned companies from cancelling and rebooking forward contracts with the same underlying exposure as part of measures to prop up the local currency. RBI: Forex Trading Curbs Temporary
That new program, Transformers Prime, bowed last fall as a five-part miniseries, but now returns as a full-fledged series this Friday, Feb. 11, at 6:30/5:30c on The Hub, the new kids channel formed by Hasbro and Discovery Communications. Transformers Primed for an Animated Comeback
Powlett showed no signs of leaving the house, which, even the many women in the village, who envied her for her prettiness and neatness and disliked her for what they called her airs, acknowledged that she managed well. Through the Fray A Tale of the Luddite Riots
The plates were all edged with a rich border of gold.
As the cripple sat looking over the solemn, moaning ocean, awed by its brooding gloom, did he catch in the silvery starlight a second glimpse of the rose-colored veils, and snowy vittae, and purple - edged robes of the Parcae, spinning and singing as they followed the ship across the sobbing sea? St. Elmo
Co-conference chair Jennifer Pahlka from TechWeb acknowledged that the title definitely seemed to get under people's skin. BBC News | Technology | World Edition
She sat still for a few seconds as Gabby dug a sharply edged eyeliner pencil into her top eyelid.
In the United States, the history of presentation edged weapons goes back to the days of the American War of Independence.
Be careful whom you call a scamp!" said Fred, while Rexford again edged off. Under Fire A Tale of New England Village Life
Corporation chiefs told her that unless she acknowledged that using the word golliwog was unacceptable, she could not work on the show again. Home | Mail Online
Still, this hard-edged argument has bite only insofar as it cautions us against the easy assumption that the marginal dollar is always worth more in the hands of the poor person than in the hands of the rich person.
Drug Administration has pledged to issue regulations curtailing certain types of cigarette advertising and distribution.
I thank them for their continuing dedication and hard work in generating most of the funds, which enable the Foundation to provide the service which is acknowledged and valued in both counties.
He gave us the name of a rabbi in New York who was an acknowledged expert in these questions.
But if all these words look wordish, sound wordish, and act wordish, why are they all hedged about with the namby-pamby "I know it's not a real word" disclaimers? Peter Black's Freedom to Differ
Seen this way, the First Amendment is a two-edged sword that prevents government from inhibiting religious expression, but also limits the scope of religious authority to ecclesiastical affairs.
He acknowledged that it would not have been out of character for him to have uttered such a phrase.
Sweeney's conversion edged the Dragons a point in front but just as quickly, a stupidly errant hand in the scrum proved their undoing.
She was edged out of the company by the new director.
-- In this solemn and impressive prayer, in which they make public confession of their sins, and deprecate the judgments due to the transgressions of their fathers, they begin with a profound adoration of God, whose supreme majesty and omnipotence is acknowledged in the creation, preservation, and government of all. Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
No harm shall befal you; for the Caliph, fifth537 of the sons of Al – Abbas, hath pledged himself for your deliverance and I have forgiven you. The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night
Brazilian navy divers who hauled it to the surface found metal drawers containing ready meals for passengers still securely wedged inside. The Sun
I edged away as far as I could get, finished my chips, and decided that I'd pass on licking my fingers clean.
They are a great group of skilled and committed people who have made a real difference in a lot of unacknowledged and uncredited ways.
Strong leadership is a two-edged sword.
In it he acknowledged that it had been a'long and bruising' campaign season. Times, Sunday Times
They have always acknowledged that when that occurs and kahawai are caught as a by-catch, it is entirely appropriate that fishers can take them home, smoke them, and provide them on the roadside for New Zealanders to enjoy.
The acknowledged master of chiaroscuro was, of course, Rembrandt.
The area has prolonged given been dredged as good as dammed, nonetheless during a singular time a "falls" during Trenton were notable. Archive 2009-11-01
I taught myself to swim in Leg of Mutton pond, skated on Pen Ponds when they froze, sledged in Petersham Park when it snowed, built dams across the brook, and learnt to ride a bike on the path to Bog Lodge.
His bag wedged in the crack of the door.
The courage of the victims in taking the witness stand is acknowledged and applauded. Times, Sunday Times
The meeting provided a ding-dong battle in a tense atmosphere: the Americans had pledged to regain the cup after it had remained in European hands for six years.
In my own discipline, chemistry, I see lecture classes of several hundreds, followed by smaller laboratory sections taught by unfledged graduate assistants.
Another set of therapies which are generally acknowledged to be helpful are the physical ones which are mostly based around massage.
Nevertheless, his ideas still retain a potent though unacknowledged influence in Chinese minds.
When my friends or classmates pledged allegiance to the flag, I remained seated and silent.
Vowed to take better care of your finances, bought one of those little red cashflow books, ruled into narrow blue feint columns, pledged to note in it your incomings and outgoings, create for yourself a budget?
What Amis has also acknowledged as a writer is that nice things aren't necessarily as funny as nasty things.
That forceful young woman edged out the former headmaster and is now headmaster herself.
There is now acknowledged open warfare between the prime minister and the chancellor.
She is wearing her original dainty lawn dress with lace edged bertha collar, pigeon breast front and matched underwear.
I rose and was about to clap my hat upon my head and burst away, in wrathful indignation from the house; but recollecting — just in time to save my dignity — the folly of such a proceeding, and how it would only give my fair tormentors a merry laugh at my expense, for the sake of one I acknowledged in my own heart to be unworthy of the slightest sacrifice — though the ghost of my former reverence and love so hung about me still, that I could not bear to hear her name aspersed by others — I merely walked to the window, and having spent a few seconds in vengibly biting my lips and sternly repressing the passionate heavings of my chest, I observed to Miss The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
Misjudging the survival of Romano-British life, Gregory had planned archbishoprics based on London and York, but political realities were acknowledged in 601 when Augustine was enthroned as first archbishop of Canterbury.
John Stuart was the quintessence of soft rather than hardcore, a woolly minded man of mush in striking contrast to his steel-edged father.
For the semimonthly reporting period ended April 30, the number of short-selling positions not yet closed out at Nasdaq -- so-called short interest -- edged down to 9,590,569,984 shares from 9,591,454,368 shares in mid-April. Bearish Bets Are Steady on Nasdaq
Last year, the Chinese Eximbank pledged $20bn in development funds for African infrastructure and trade financing over the next three years, funds that outstripped all western donor pledges combined.
They've since pledged to limit the length of their trips, even if it means taking a red-eye to get home.
Tom Byam Shaw's Ariel may swing on a trapeze from time to time but his speech – at first strangely elongated, then gabbled – is earthbound and he trips around the stage as if he were an obliging ballet student rather than a sharp-edged sprite. Decade; The Tempest; The Kitchen; Parade – review
These include heritage, modern, scented, striped, edged and bicolour. The Sun
Egg quality was also assessed in terms of the probability that an egg would give rise to a fledged chick.
And, a base spokesman acknowledged the cooler ban did not prohibit knapsacks, soft-sided fabric coolers or wagons.
Secondly, he pledged more money for flood defences.
They have already pledged billions of dollars in aid.
The ‘constructive’ market position is favourable to short term unhedged long positions.
His religious belief was always hedged with doubt.

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