Sentence examples for muddy rather than from inspiring English sources

Brush with the law Borrow, buy, cut Female Finns are faring fine Home-field advantage The quantified serf ReprintsYet Mr Buffett's 50th letter to shareholders is an exception, serving to muddy rather than clarify, for two reasons.

Another senior Democratic operative suggested that scheduling the speech simultaneously with the GOP debate actually would muddy rather than clarify the contrast the White House is hoping for heading into 2012.

Keir Starmer QC, the director of public prosecutions, can make it clear that judges should step in early if gratuitous insinuations are being made that serve to muddy rather than clear the waters.

Lastly, the Cayenne gets a 14-speaker Bose audio system that not only features amazing surround-sound technology and some of the cleanest bass you'll ever hear in any car (bass in cars, even those with subwoofers, usually sounds muddy, rather than precisely emulating, say, the resonance of a cello).

In the 11 days since The New York Times published fragments of Donald Trump's 1995 state tax returns showing a $916 million tax loss a loss that he likely carried forward to wipe out most or all of his tax liability for years---the Republican presidential contender has chosen to muddy, rather than clarify, his tax situation.

The resulting price action could also serve to further muddy (rather than make clear) market perceptions of the considerable differentiation that already exists.

In addition, last month's Supreme Court decision has muddied rather than clarified the picture.

The film, directed by Kat Rohrer, uses a hopscotching approach that muddies rather than clarifies.

The officials said the F.B.I. thought that her accounts were becoming muddier, rather than clearer, about whether she knew that Ms. Mercado was in the United States illegally and whether she employed her as a housekeeper.

The screenwriters, Matt Sazama and Burk Sharpless (The Last Witch Hunter), throw in a few token human characters, chiefly irrepressible thief Bek (Brenton Thwaites), and a whole lot of stilted exposition that muddies rather than clarifies the mess they have made of ancient Egypt.

This was The New Yorker in muddy boots rather than penny loafers.