On Thu, 14 Apr 2005 10:28, John Blance wrote:
> >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 13/04/2005 3:14:51 p.m. >>>
> >
> >intelligent government regulation.
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> ROTFL!! Intelligent government!!
>
> You were kidding weren't you?
Half and half. Expressing a wan hope as much as anything.
( Meaning as in adj 3 below )
imho, Governments are not all totally idiotic, whilst our one is currently
missing the target a bit more often than getting bullseyes, it could be a lot
worse. Perhaps you'd prefer the situation in Somalia?
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WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]
wan
adj 1: (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or
feeble; "the pale light of a half moon"; "a pale sun";
"the late afternoon light coming through the el tracks
fell in pale oblongs on the street"; "a pallid sky";
"the pale (or wan) stars"; "the wan light of dawn"
[syn: pale, pallid]
2: abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or
emotional distress; "the pallid face of the invalid"; "her
wan face suddenly flushed" [syn: pale, pallid]
3: lacking vitality as from weariness or illness or
unhappiness; "a wan smile"
n : a computer network that spans a wider area than does a local
area network [syn: wide area network]
v : become pale and sickly
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