So much for my thought that the Justice Department would mount a desultory investigation and then give up. |
Ayodhya has been subject to desultory and very limited archaeological investigations since the 19th century. |
Clashes and desultory fighting continued in Samarra north of Baghdad between US forces and Sunni Arab guerrillas. |
Opening night saw a desultory 20 people rattling around in a big, airy room ready for 70 diners. |
And some desultory clicking around Microsoft Office didn't see the power consumption get much above one watt. |
The first incoming flight, organised by the CIA, was welcomed with desultory bursts of anti-aircraft fire. |