fits and starts

Ever since the sexual revolution, television has tried to break out of June Cleaver mode, but only in fits and starts.

By fits and starts, because you could only borrow the book "for one night. " And how much can you manage to read in one night?

After a deep three-year recession the world high tech industry seems to be moving forward, if still by fits and starts.

Even the mortgage-backed securities market in Europe has developed in fits and starts and has yet to be fully integrated.

But in fits and starts, something new might be stirring at Xinhua, something at times resembling muckracking.

But in terms of hazard the situation appears to be improving, if in fits and starts.

In fits and starts, and with various reverses, the situation at the plant has come closer to being under control.

He failed to get a fixed job, but went here and there working by fits and starts .

Over the past several decades, scientists have struggled in fits and starts to get a handle on sexual orientation.

Meanwhile reconstruction, the key to a stable Afghanistan, moves in fits and starts.

The market isn't expected to follow a steady upward trajectory throughout 2011; fits and starts are more likely.

My car is nuisance in the winter; the engine only runs in fits and starts until it has really warmed up.

Reform has come in fits and starts since doi moi began but, at present, Vietnam's palpable success encourages boldness.

Aerial refueling developed in fits and starts from its gutsy beginnings.

The promised modernization of the financial system has happened only in fits and starts.

Though done with fits and starts, 12 countries are various shades of democracy and you could say 13 considering Burma's recent actions.

THE trial of Anwar Ibrahim, Malaysia's opposition leader, has proceeded in farcical fits and starts since February.

But now, in fits and starts, medicine is at long last catching up.

Nothing worthwhile can be accomplished by fits and starts.

You may have a few fits and starts earlier in the month, as Mercury will retrograde in the commitment house.

After fits and starts, Iraq's oil production has returned to prewar levels.

I aimless goes by fits and starts, you can't walk out of the world.

The IMF and the World Bank, pragmatic institutions from the outset, have adapted already, in fits and starts.

The warming has moved in fits and starts, and the cumulative increase may sound modest.

There are so many people to you so good you do not care about other people fits and starts you , you follow their advice.

The distinct rungs suggest the outflow occurs in fits and starts.

Jones works by fits and starts and lacks continuity in endeavor.

The Blue Dogs' evolution has proceeded in fits and starts.

Is it better to be a hare, scampering in fits and starts, or a tortoise, pressing relentlessly forward?

Sometimes these efforts move in fits and starts.

The rise in the Chinese currency engineered by Beijing has gone in fits and starts.

Nothing great can be done by fits and starts.

We all can see the economy is recovering in fits and starts.

I have a daytime job , so I can only write my book in fits and starts .

My watch goes by fits and starts.

By fits and starts, the old car finally got us to town.

He has done this only in fits and starts.

the warm concern and will be happy enough, but you always fits and starts, I want more insecure.

As you may know that most people in China learn English by fits and starts.

This unfortunately has lead to unhealthy economic policy that moves in fits and starts