Truth, he was convinced, was of such a nebulous nature that no one should expect it more than once or twice within a lifetime.

Its nebulous nature is proving a hard sell for the Prime Minister, though we have no doubt that he will stick with it.

The possibility of a few 'erratics' ('any other variety', so to speak) which do not quite fit any class must be remembered; most classification systems need to admit a few erratics, and the slightly nebulous nature of the boundary lines between classes must also be remembered.

LEGITIMATE EXCUSES - With all the talk about lapses in intensity and the nebulous nature of desire and effort, it's hard to know when an excuse has any legitimacy.

Two ranks of a more nebulous nature were Oberhorc and Unterflunky.

Panufnik later mused on the nebulous nature of Soviet Realism, quoting a Polish joke of the time that it was "like a mosquito: everyone knew it had a prick, but no-one had seen it".

A novel teenage comedy with an astute understanding of adolescent sexual confusion and the nebulous nature of desire, "Zerophilia" suggests an elastic view of gender that's alternately gleeful and terrifying.

It may be an unlikely plan, given the nebulous nature of Cablevision's satellite operation, to which the company has already committed more than $400 million.

Given the nebulous nature of APEC, some economists said the Clinton Administration should not place too much emphasis on the group, at the expense of bilateral talks with nations like Japan and China.

Torborg smiled at the words tumbling out of his mouth and the "nebulous" nature of the whole process.