Flagships

The so-called flagships have failed to invest in keeping pace, even while charging higher average fares. ❋ Unknown (2009)

So while his flagships are his under-100-square-feet models, he also gives a nod to couples, or even small families, that need a bit more space. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The new remediesWhat the CAG's Performance Audit has revealed about the 'flagships' - the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme and the Rajiv Gandhi Drinking Water Mission ... ❋ Unknown (2009)

Buckeye Brewing Company has a rather expansive list of brews that it has brewed over the years and brews currently but one of their flagships is the ❋ Unknown (2009)

It suggests that there is top strata of "flagships," which includes not only Berkeley and UCLA but also UCSD and is described as deserving special protection, a middle strata of which Irvine is presumably part (neither it nor UC Santa Barbara nor Davis gets singled out for attention in the letter), and a lower strata of campuses whose closure might need to be contemplated (including my alma mater of UCSC, plus UCR and Merced). ❋ Unknown (2009)

Elsewhere across the landscape of people-to-people contacts, Warlick is enthusiastic about a number of endeavours that he terms "flagships" for such relations. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Except that traditional, non-touch form factors have these 2010 'flagships' well and truly beat in many ways - here are the Top 10 Reasons Why Touchscreens Suck. ❋ Unknown (2010)

With full acknowledgement that they sell to more markets, at more price points, than just about anyone else - few of their "flagships" have deserved the label. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Oxford has lost most of its small, independent shops in Gloucester Green, Little Clarendon Street, Broad Street and dotted around, has a Primark opposite a BHS as 'flagships' and a plethora of cheap chav pile 'em high discount stores.

When FORD set out to redesign the 2010 Taurus, it actually used other "flagships" as bench marks such as the Lexus LS 460 and the Acura. ❋ Pegasus99 (2009)

In addition to these "flagships," Dry Creek Vineyard is also known for excellent Chenin Blanc, Chardonnay, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Merlot. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Both Dexter and Weeds have been Showtime's flagships for many years, but it's obvious to everyone who is following them that both shows are at a point where they should set an end date. ❋ Unknown (2011)

It's a natural association, like tying William Gibson in with cyberpunk stories, in that they are both the names which serve almost as flagships to their respective fields. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Tim: "I just bought a new table today and one of its legs broke" Bill: "Man you got [flagshipped]" [_______________] Tom: "Wow man i just bought a brand new [xbox360] and i got the three red rings as soon as i turned it on!!!" Bob: "Heh sounds like you got flagshipped" ________________ Billy: "I just bought the new [hellgate]: london game and gave them $10 subscription fee right after i got it, not only did they take out 100USD more then they were suppose to, but there would have been no difference if i would have just not payed the $10 and played for free" Dan: "HAHAHAHA, damn dude you totally got flagshipped" ____________________ Ron: "I bought a game today i cant even play it because it keeps crashing, and even when its not crashing im getting really bad lag on my $10000 computer i just bought yesterday!" Alan: "[Flagshipped], hahahaha" ❋ Rompastompa (2008)

Taking out [the flagship] decreases [morale] [greatly]. ❋ Kung-Fu Jesus (2004)

Player: I just found an awesome unique Arclight Fusion Rifle for my Engineer! [Player2]: What is the character level requirement? Player: [51]. Player2: You got [flagshipped]! ❋ Tonguey (2007)

[sWindles] is the flagship of [MyCrudSoft's] fleet of DCS infections. Vista is the latest version of their flagship product. The flagship of the United States is Air Force One, because the [C-in-C] doesn't usually travel by sea. ❋ Downstrike (2005)

victim: I've killed [65535] demons and now whenever I kill a demon my character gets stuck and I have to [relog] to continue playing! troll: lol, [flagshipped]! victim: I traded for an item with another player and I lost 1.7 million [palladium] as the game truncated my money at 9,[999,999]! troll: ahaha, flagshipped! victim: I paid $150 for a lifetime subscription as it would include special event quests and items for holidays, but the biggest holiday there is, Christmas, had none! troll: [Flagshipped]! victim: I just had a cool unique item drop from the boss I killed, but the item says "subscriber only"? Wtf is this, [shareware] loot? I can't even trade it to a subscriber! troll: Yep, you got flagshipped. victim: I unsubscribed recently, but now I'm stuck with the subscriber transmogrifier cube item taking up a lot of space in my inventory that I can't use and I can't drop or destroy! troll: That's what you get for paying to be flagshipped. ❋ Kral2 (2008)

[The company's] flagship [medicine] was taken [off the market] due to safety concerns. ❋ The Return Of Light Joker (2009)

Man 1: I paid [good money] for the [bonus] features but two weeks later they gave the bonus features away for free! Man 2: Damn man, you got [Flagshipped]! ❋ GolgoThirteen (2008)

Yeah [this is] their [flagship device]...... [for now] ❋ Toymachine363 (2011)

When we visited [Sierra Nevada's] brewpub in Chico, California, the first beer we ordered was their flagship [Pale Ale]. One of my favorite beers is Anchor Steam Beer, [the flagship] beer of Anchor Brewery. ❋ Lifeonearth (2012)

Thanks for calling [GAME CRAZY], where you can preorder the newest [FLAGSHIP] game for the PS3, LAIR! Yo, thats so [Flagship]... How many times do I have to tell you dammit?! DONT LOOK AT BARBARA [NOE] LIKE THAT! (Out of no where) FLAGSHIP! ❋ Gabriel Dolecal (2008)