In fact, toward the end of a bad day, it can start to feel downright personal!
For the country, policy agendas are constantly distorted by half-truths and downright misinterpretations of reality.
"People were downright giddy to get into a kayak on the Los Angeles River, " he said.
During the go-go stock market of the 1990s, a privately held tech company seemed downright strange.
But navigating the thicket of paperwork and separating good from bad advice can prove downright daunting.
Sellig at 11.7 times estimated 2011 earnings, the stock is downright cheap, says Katz.
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For years Wall Street had been downright hostile to the acquisitive ambitions of Chairman Whitacre.
Last night, however, I spotted a mis-tagging that was not so much juvenile as downright offensive.
After the beating Tripp has taken in the press, Starr's grand-jury chamber must seem downright inviting.
For those too young to remember, flying used to be fun and, at times, downright glamorous.
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In other words, the stock market is reasonably priced and, relative to bonds, downright cheap.
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But fiddling with your GPS, especially when driving a new route, can be downright dangerous.
Like the Internet itself, some are more dependable than others, and a few are downright misleading.
If some action intimidated me or even downright scared me, I had to do it.
Think about what would be super-useful, usable or just downright desirable to your audience.
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U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara has warned that political corruption had become "downright pervasive" in the state.
Firing one is downright awkward and potentially damaging to both your business and your friendship.
Why do managers (and government officials) perpetuate these complex, time-consuming, and downright annoying processes?
They were downright fabulous against third-seeded Florida, never seriously threatened after scoring the first 13 points.
If you thought the catalog's products were humorous, the list of rejects is downright silly.
Gamers and developers are far too often eyeing one another suspiciously or with downright hostility.
Deathsworn Warriors change the game dynamic significantly, and Acidic Crawlers make certain strategies downright dangerous.
Several are avoiding me and a few have become downright hostile in their attitude towards me.
It is downright scary to see what has happened in our country with out police forces.
Glickman says customers can be downright rude, because they are expecting the hard sell.
There certainly are ones which are complex or obscure, or even stories we consider downright loony.
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Losing your job is a blow to your ego and can be downright scary.
One in particular is downright frightening: technology that would prevent the resale of used games.
It turns out it was neither of those things: It was a downright impossibility.
It can be downright mulish about burying its rare moments of violence or sex.
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