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get short shrift |
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get short shrift to receive very little attention Bus riders feel they've been getting short shrift from the transit agency for years, and they are angry about the new fare increase. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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So, for example, while Lincoln School of Architecture, the extensions to Keble College Oxford, and a house in Hampstead called The Priory are described and analysed comprehensively, the alterations to the Ashmolean Museum and the various university masterplans get short shrift. Consequently, the state has continued to get short shrift from Washington in areas ranging from transportation funds to homeland security. There's also a boatload of state and local bond measures likely to get short shrift in the crunch of everything else -- and yes, that heart-stopping race for governor. |
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