In any case, it'd be good to see a leader in spats again.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ming for the Mingers?] Reference

Summit may help settle Latin American spats diplomatic tensions was not part of the summit's formal agenda, Portuguese Foreign.    From Wordnik.com.  [WN.com - Articles related to Colombia raps Venezuela over FARC rebel "insult"] Reference

Telegraph Top 10: Footballing 'spats' - 32 hrs ago.    From Wordnik.com.  [BBC (UK) Homepage main promotional content] Reference

Telegraph Top 10: Footballing 'spats' - 40 hrs ago.    From Wordnik.com.  [BBC (UK) Homepage main promotional content] Reference

Spat's feet under the table still wearing a pair of "spats" - that's why he was called.    From Wordnik.com.  [Wrong Planet Asperger / Autism Forums] Reference

BROWNSTEIN: Howie, this is a debate I think that is going to be settled by what the military call spats on the ground.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Dec 30, 2001] Reference

He's close to venomous when he recalls their spats, particularly when he felt Mr. Jagger put his solo career ahead of the band.    From Wordnik.com.  [With No Ax to Grind] Reference

What are all lovers '"spats" but disappointment in its very worst form?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Searchlights on Health: Light on Dark Corners A Complete Sexual Science and a Guide to Purity and Physical Manhood, Advice To Maiden, Wife, And Mother, Love, Courtship, And Marriage] Reference

And let those who cannot court without "spats," stop; for those who spat before marriage must quarrel after.    From Wordnik.com.  [Searchlights on Health The Science of Eugenics] Reference

And let those who cannot court without "spats," stop; for those who spat before marriage, must quarrel after.    From Wordnik.com.  [Searchlights on Health: Light on Dark Corners A Complete Sexual Science and a Guide to Purity and Physical Manhood, Advice To Maiden, Wife, And Mother, Love, Courtship, And Marriage] Reference

Spawned in the wild, "spats" attach naturally to ropes and are not confined – and harvesting does not damage the seabed.    From Wordnik.com.  [10 sustainable foods for your shopping basket] Reference

During his generalship there were several interesting "spats" between the Inter-state Commerce Commission and the railroads, but Attorney.    From Wordnik.com.  [Reno — a Book of Short Stories and Information] Reference

Summit may help settle Latin American spats.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7] Reference

That is, unlesss they are wearing "spats" at the same time.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dealbreaker] Reference

We've had similar 'spats' in the North Carolina legislature.    From Wordnik.com.  [The New Republic - All Feed] Reference

Oyster reproduction here is all about getting the "spats" to the mats.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

Two or three short "spats" tell me that his aim was good and our machine has been hit.    From Wordnik.com.  [Winning a Cause World War Stories] Reference

It was like coming upon a word like "spats" or "snuffbox" or "inkwell" in a modern business context.    From Wordnik.com.  [Language Log] Reference

They had arrayed him in a frock coat and silk hat and fancy "spats"; and they took him and sat him in the front row of.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Metropolis] Reference

(ankles) - "spats" should have been my word of the day.    From Wordnik.com.  [Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle] Reference

So what's responsible for these fun-spoiling spats?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sophia Yin: Dog Park Etiquette] Reference

Why, I have just ordered several pairs of khaki spats.    From Wordnik.com.  [Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, October 7, 1914] Reference

The spats are primarily about finances and household chores.    From Wordnik.com.  [Don’t let money woes derail your relationship] Reference

There will be plenty of time for spats on those issues and more.    From Wordnik.com.  [Bush Bends] Reference

More such tit-for-tat public spats can be expected within the Union.    From Wordnik.com.  [View From Europe's 'Tijuana'] Reference

Fear that they are not truly loved usually paves the way for "spats.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Searchlights on Health The Science of Eugenics] Reference

The coloured beau, a heavy swell, in spats and a van Bibber overcoat.    From Wordnik.com.  [Walking-Stick Papers] Reference

Despite their marital spats, neither party can afford to pull out now.    From Wordnik.com.  [Warning: Craters Ahead] Reference

However, they do include spats between them as a possible risk factor.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Very Public Offering] Reference

As deregulation spreads across the country, expect more spats like these.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Surging Price Of Power] Reference

"A broken topper, a pair of plaids, a white waistcoat, and spats over patents.".    From Wordnik.com.  [The Hero of Garside School] Reference

He does not wear a stand-up collar, nor an eyeglass, nor spats to his veldtschoon.    From Wordnik.com.  [Campaign Pictures of the War in South Africa (1899-1900) Letters from the Front] Reference

Since 1997 they've had public spats about everything from tax policies to hospital funding.    From Wordnik.com.  [Periscope] Reference

We wore a pair of old spats which just missed being mates as to shade, and a button off one.    From Wordnik.com.  [Working With the Working Woman] Reference

The station approach scintillated with the flashing of spats as the Field breasted the rise.    From Wordnik.com.  [Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 159, 1920-09-08] Reference

As with quarrelsome families, some of the worst spats tend to erupt on special anniversaries.    From Wordnik.com.  [It's Not A Pretty Picture] Reference

He's already getting into small-time spats with the city's notoriously merciless press corps.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mayor Mike, Inc.] Reference

The little spats and sensations of the choir-rehearsals are entertainment for the sylvan boy.    From Wordnik.com.  [Lippincott's Magazine, Vol. 22, September, 1878] Reference

Just as the EastWest competition for medals vanished, new intramural spats emerged to fill the void.    From Wordnik.com.  [New Age Games] Reference

It turned NEC chairman Laura Tyson, a Berkeley economist unaccustomed to refereeing political spats, into a putative peacemaker.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Battle Of The Bobs] Reference