the slippery slope

It had lasted only seconds, Bert was dancing on the edge of the slippery slope and mocking the vanquished who had slid impotently to the bottom.

Summary: The slippery slope on which Iran has chosen to once again embark can only result in disaster for it.

I know if I hadn't taken the action that I did then, I would have definitely gone down the slippery slope and I would have been dealing with mental illness on a different level."

"I know if I hadn't taken the action I did, I would have definitely gone down the slippery slope. I'd have been dealing with mental illness on a different level."

Such political resistance is typically explained as a result of the enormous power of the National Rifle Association (hereafter NRA), and the "larger strategy that the NRA has employed for nearly a decade: Cast all increased regulation of guns as a step on the slippery slope to the Second Amendment Armageddon" (Scherer 2013b).

If the No people win then Wales will be on the slippery slope to oblivion and will be demoted to become a mere county and not a country in the UK.

Look at the front pages of popular tabloids and you realise it isn't just racing that's on the slippery slope.

Watson's article "A Look Down the Slippery Slope: Domestic Operations, Outsourcing, and the erosion of Military Culture" (Spring 2008), I'd say there is a very real danger that two new elements of military readiness, namely, the increasing use of contractor services and the use of bonuses as an incentive for retention, will gradually transform the volunteer force into a mercenary force.

Canadians have been told, openly and persistently, by their own legal experts, that the slippery slope is real.

Okie emphasizes that obesity is a family problem: "preventing unhealthy weight gain in American children will require adults to make profound changes in many of their own choices about diet, activity, and lifestyle." Taking a detailed look at nutrition, Okie describes the rationale for a balanced diet, the dangers of fast food, and the slippery slope of increasing portion sizes, giving parents and families a clear picture of what has gone wrong in children's nutritional environment.

He will show men that small wars can lead to terrible consequences, and set men on the slippery slope of self-destruction.

While proponents saw the "local option" as a compromise, which would have allowed lay and clergy on both sides of the issue to live and function together until a greater consensus could be achieved, the concession was seen by the opposition as "blessing sin" and therefore as a precipitous slide down the slippery slope of moral accommodation, not only with culture and society, but with the law of the land.

At some point, the investments must be made and if one is too far down the slippery slope of obsolescence, the cost to improve becomes too great.

The slippery slope is in some ways a helpful metaphor, but as with many metaphors, it starts by enriching our vision and ends by clouding it.

Purity of Heart: Reflections on Love and Lust is the second book of a four-part series, "Pope John Paul II's Theology of the Body in Simple Language." These transcribe a series of the pope's fifteen-minute talks, given from 1979 to 1984, which draw upon the Bible to offer an antithesis to the "sexual revolution." Stressing that true Christianity aims to redeem sexuality, not repress it, Purity of Heart points the way to redemption of the body through Jesus Christ, warns against "legalized sin" and the slippery slope of ignoring or minimizing the repercussions of adultery, the importance of honoring the body, the task of building a culture of purity, and much more.