Finally, he sent Hull a letter demanding his surrender, in which he stated, in part, "It is far from my inclination to join in a war of extermination, but you must be aware that the numerous body of Indians who have attached themselves to my troops will be beyond my control the moment the contest commences".
The classic "double negative" example came in July 1992, when a Roper poll asked, "Does it seem possible or does it seem impossible to you that the Nazi extermination of the Jews never happened?" The finding: one of every five Americans seemed to doubt that there was a Holocaust.
"So do you advocate for the extermination of all domestic pets in the United States?" Cooney retorted.
Compare the price quotes and methods of 2 or 3 extermination companies and use the one you are comfortable with.
She has successfully caricatured the White House health care effort, making it sound like the plot of the 1976 sci-fi movie "Logan's Run," about a post-apocalyptic society with limited resources where you can live only until age 30, when you must take part in an extermination ceremony called "Carousel" or flee the city.
Well, you know, the slow systemic extermination of people through starvation and privation sure is peaceful.
Prove you're down with the extermination of everything from pigeons to ex-girlfreinds while trying to earn your now eerily still predator's trust.
You might think that the methodical extermination of millions of Jews by a brutal regime intent on world domination would resist appropriation as an all-purpose metaphor.
If you decide that your infestation is simply too big, or the house is simply too important not to get it right the first time, you should probably call a professional extermination service.
"You can't launch a war of extermination against a very tenacious and mobile adversary," said Col. Michel Goya of the French Military Academy's Strategic Research Institute.
