There is nothing freely chosen about the way our taxes are used to construct and maintain miles of roads and the rest of the car's hideous infrastructure.

ECONOMIST: The 20th century

And they might well say that they were only trying to maximise proceeds for the taxpayer, to reduce the government's hideous deficit - also good for growth.

BBC: Cameron: No more dotting of 'i��s'

"I think it's more hideous than I did before, and it isn't suitable for a Victorian seaside town, " she says.

BBC: Entertainment & Arts

In the space of four balls, Shah and Graeme Swann were both run out, again at the striker's end, and again following hideous breakdowns in communication.

BBC: Kiwis win after England collapse

"Today's conservatism is completely wrapped up in solving the hideous mess that is the federal budget, the burgeoning deficits, the mammoth federal debt, the shortfall in our entitlement programs, " he said.

NPR: Jindal: GOP Must Stop Being 'Stupid Party'

To deal with the hideous cost of farm subsidies, Mr Abe has appointed an affable farmer's friend as agriculture minister.

ECONOMIST: Cabinet shuffle in Japan

Anybody in Britain old enough to remember the hideous Wimpy, a travesty of a hamburger, must recall the arrival of McDonald's with gratitude.

ECONOMIST: Brands

Here, though, there's a sense of randomness and too-muchness that characterizes the whole production, including the hideous creatures that fulfill the promise of a horror show.

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