George W. Bush completely squandered his post-9/11 moment to summon the country to a dramatic new rebuilding at home.
An enormous opportunity to change the course of our oil dependency and turn tragedy into a positive force was completely squandered in favor of macho posturing.
And, just when his batting gifts looked completely squandered in a series in which late middle order runs were crucial, he made a lovely 60 in Chennai to remind us what we'd been missing.
One would think that minimal intellectual curiosity, or at least base professional self-esteem, would prevent someone like Brinkley from completely squandering this opportunity by taking the time he was given to flatter and serve the president.
"They spent it all in one huge strategic error -- they completely squandered it," said Steve Murphy, campaign manager for Representative Richard A. Gephardt of Missouri, who dropped out of the race and has not endorsed another candidate.
But it has completely squandered the opportunity to bed in and become a mainstay of couch co-op and quick-fix single-player satisfaction.
"WEST SIDE! Haha, in all seriousness, here's a guy who is a gifted communicator, brilliant on many levels, academic credentials oozing out of every pore, and he's completely squandered this credibility by pandering for ratings, fame, and money," he said.
But in trying to turn that "primarily" into a "completely," the right has squandered this advantage.
Diego Lugano had a chance to make sure of victory but missed his header completely, and the Uruguayans squandered several more openings before Khune received the red card that had seemed to have Dikgacoi's name on it by tripping Suárez.
He squandered it completely.
