• Canada had only six big meat packers and too much meat on the hoof.

    ECONOMIST: Canada

  • He savaged the prime minister for making up policy on the hoof every time he went into a TV studio.

    BBC: Prime Minister's Questions

  • "The legislation looks as though it was made on the hoof to deal with the political problem du jour, " he wrote.

    BBC: Gay marriages: Government publishes legislation

  • The film has punch, but it never really conveys the delicious, redeeming sense that life can be lived on the hoof.

    NEWYORKER: Chicago

  • It is difficult, though, to push through economic reform in recipient countries if the impression is of policy made on the hoof.

    ECONOMIST: Calling the wrong shots? | The

  • "The legislation looks as though it was made on the hoof to deal with the political problem du jour", Mr Fox wrote.

    BBC: Liam Fox

  • Important policy decisions have to be taken on the hoof and in the light of circumstances which could not have been anticipated.

    ECONOMIST: A new world order | The

  • With a mobile network that offers broadband speeds and capacity, it in theory becomes possible to carry out all manner of online activity on the hoof.

    CNN: 4 ways 4G will change your life

  • There is about a mile of underground bottle storage here, 34, 000 square feet worth, allowing plenty of wandering room for our wine tasting on the hoof.

    FORBES: Napa Valley: The Entrepreneur's Tour

  • But whereas existing equipment must be left behind if the aircraft goes down and the pilot becomes separated -- now they can take the technology on the hoof.

    CNN: SHARE THIS

  • I'm 200 pounds on the hoof, and I can hit.

    CNN: The Stephen King interview

  • Aled Davies for the Conservative group said he was unhappy to defer the decision but the leader of the Powys Independent Alliance group, Tony Thomas, had earlier warned of making decisions about the budget "on the hoof".

    BBC: Powys council's headquarters

  • In addition to the rhinos, herds of elephants, Asiatic buffalo, and uncountable deer thrive on the grasslands, providing so much meat on the hoof that Kaziranga supports twice as many tigers per square mile as any other place on earth.

    FORBES: Off the Beaten Track: Kaziranga National Park, India

  • In other words, thinking on the hoof.

    BBC: Ireland coach Eddie O'Sullivan

  • Why should Mr Orban and Mr Ponta take lectures from an organisation that has been rewriting its own rules on the hoof, tampering with sovereignty without much care for voters and blithely ditching promises made only a few years ago?

    ECONOMIST: Romania and democracy

  • In a book shot through with personal pique, he portrays the Socialist candidate as an incurable individualist, incapable of consulting beyond her clique, forging policy on the hoof and playing the victim in order to disarm her (usually male) challengers.

    ECONOMIST: France's next president

  • It stands on two fore legs and one hind leg, with the other hind leg raised and touching the ground only on the point of the hoof.

    BBC: Sport - Do horses get jet lag?

  • Wayne Wang's The Chinese Box was shot on-the-hoof in the run-up to the July 1 handover.

    CNN: OT ONLY DID HONG

  • The visitors were then under pressure close to their line on the half-hour, but managed to hoof the ball to safety.

    BBC: London Irish 13-23 Leeds

  • Thus, anyone looking to purchase the device must either order on-line (and wait 2-4 weeks for delivery) or hoof it on down to your "local" Apple store which could be a state (or two) away.

    ENGADGET: Can Apple meet iPhone demand?

  • At Christmas, I jumped back several feet upon sighting his latest purchase displayed on the kitchen counter: An entire leg of acorn-fed Iberian ham complete with a black hoof and wiry hairs springing off the ankle.

    WSJ: Escabeche: A Seafood Dish for the Fish-Phobe

$firstVoiceSent
- 来自原声例句
小调查
请问您想要如何调整此模块?

感谢您的反馈,我们会尽快进行适当修改!
进来说说原因吧 确定
小调查
请问您想要如何调整此模块?

感谢您的反馈,我们会尽快进行适当修改!
进来说说原因吧 确定