That ancient lay about Weyr autonomy can be carried to ridiculous lengths and this is one of them.
A real baddie wouldn't go to all these ridiculous lengths.
He says that many of them have gone to almost ridiculous lengths to save money on the road.
Putting aside its ridiculous length, I have to say "Reclaiming History" is in spots a delight to read.
Everything slowed down--even the voices seemed to drag out each word to ridiculous lengths.
Now, this takes staid practicality to ridiculous lengths, Miss Perry.
And why would anyone go to such ridiculous lengths to kill someone?
This tends to interfere with the success of his quests, forcing him to go to ridiculous lengths in order to complete puzzles.
The newfound attention to prisoners' needs has been pushed to ridiculous lengths, they say, while their own concerns have been shunted aside.
Not to extend his duty in this way would stretch the pro-creditor bias of receivership to ridiculous lengths.