Sentence examples for precipice without from inspiring English sources

His latest collection of poems, "Seeing Things", has been both praised and damned: the Spectator has called it "a glass precipice without toehold".

He added, "This form of warfare is here to stay, and it is completely unacceptable to allow the world to drift blindly toward the precipice without any agreement between states as to the circumstances in which drone strike targeted killings are lawful, and on the safeguards necessary to protect civilians".

But a similar thrill can be had with greater intensity just a hundred yards away on ordinary ground, where tourists tentatively edge toward a precipice without guardrail or fence, and look across the ravine at a great rock formation that bears some resemblance to a giant eagle, its wings outspread.

But it is hard to imagine that Ronald Reagan would have stepped back from the nuclear precipice without the unprecedented gathering in Central Park on June 12 , 1982of ordinary people -- who, when it came to avoiding the apocalypse, were way ahead of the politicians.

He added, 'This form of warfare is here to stay, and it is completely unacceptable to allow the world to drift blindly toward the precipice without any agreement between states as to the circumstances in which drone strike targeted killings are lawful, and on the safeguards necessary to protect civilians.'" -- John F. Burns reporting for The New York Times.

"We see a lemming-like approach: trying to get to the precipice first without having any idea what that money will do," Mr. Manuel said.

BEFORE Sept. 11, the United States economy seemed to hang on the precipice of recession without quite falling in.

I imagined that the film might skillfully edge toward the precipice of sentimentality without tumbling over, and that I would likely shed a tear or two as the end credits rolled.

Sauriol graded "Occupation" and the following "Precipice" A-. Television Without Pity gave the episode a B. In 2007, the episode was nominated for a 59th Primetime Emmy Awards for "Outstanding Writing in a Drama Series", but lost to HBO's The Sopranos series finale "Made in America".

As he stands on the precipice of his first season without a major championship since 2004, when he was in the middle of significant swing changes, Woods is approaching the tournament with aplomb.

"If you have a short-run program to stimulate demand, it's always tricky to figure out how you gently remove it without going off a precipice," he said.