With only seven weeks of training, I was making "quick and dirty calculations" and "taking first whacks" at discounted cash flow analyses.

As the campaign wrapped up, some candidates took final whacks at their opponents while others concentrated on meeting would-be voters and getting supporters to the polls.

You took several nasty whacks on the head.

Fish were taking near-miss whacks at my bug after each pop.

Scatchard took several whacks at the puck in the frantic final minute, but the puck did not go in.

His occupation is market research, which enables the author to take whacks at advertising as a way of life.

He also takes whacks at those old chestnuts and/or and ss .

But it does not take unnecessary whacks at America's premier high-tech company.

He'd taken whacks at Travis's credibility, but what choice had she given him?

He had taken whacks to the same place in his footballing days from centre-halves carrying more bulk than the bus.