In some cases, Mr. Bush has used the recess appointment power to rescue egregiously bad selections that would never pass muster on grounds of experience and competence.
No need to dig in your heels on this one: apologize for the egregiously bad choice, and pick another country.
Cass Sunstein, a law professor at the University of Chicago, said: "It's egregiously bad.
Umpire Ron Kulpa made an egregiously bad call to help the Cardinals have a big inning in the fourth.
That was an egregiously bad call, and Mr. Dinkins should have overruled it.
In tonight's episode, a smug Italian director rushes to complete his student film, firing egregiously bad actors and upsetting his sleep-deprived crew in the process.
They're the Flying Karamazov Brothers, the venerable comic juggling troupe, back on a New York stage with their agreeable mix of physical dexterity, goofy musicality and egregiously bad punning.
And in retrospect, what looks like a smart bet on a future superstar often turns out to be an egregiously bad business decision that sends the club spiraling into bankruptcy.
A large-framed, dapper man of 57 with wavy white hair and an impish grin, he is probably best known for his wisecracks and his incurable addiction to egregiously bad puns.
"You can have 30 really good poems, but if you find three or four that are egregiously bad, we're going to reject it," Mr. Cates said.
