Word: sputtered
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...mother may have come to terms with this competitive intensity, but much of the computer world has not. There are Websites dedicated to reviling him, law firms focused on foiling him and former friends who sputter at the mention of his name. Companies such as Netscape, Oracle and Sun Microsystems publicly make thwarting his "plan for world domination" into a holy crusade...
...time the contingent of officials and statesmen arrive to bestow honors on the bank for excellent management and strong returns, the cast is sprawled around the room, too exhausted to carry out their threats to kill one another, and irritated entirely to madness. The final speeches sputter out of steam, dragging on longer than necessary...
Berklee Recital Halls, 1140 Boylston St., Boston. 266-1400, ext. 8820. "Sputter Out!" original jazz music on Tuesday, Feb. 21 at 4 p.m. The David Bialon Trio "Unplugged" on Wednesday...
After extending its lead to 9-1, the Crimson offense suddenly began to sputter...
...then it becomes % much too timid. It says that the death threat hanging over gays commands our sympathy for them. It renounces character shadings for easy good guys (Andy's huge family, each one of them amazingly accepting) and crumb-bums (his bosses, who can only mutter and sputter). Nothing in the real world is quite so simple as this...