In desperation, European policymakers have adopted a very British characteristic - the hope that they can somehow just muddle through.

And New York somehow muddled through, even without Mr. Giuliani at the helm.

One only wants to muddle through them somehow.

With another Healer close at hand, he felt certain he could have muddled through it somehow.

He seemed to be saying that he and Blade were partners now and must somehow muddle through together, but it was not going to be easy.

We'll muddle along somehow!

The prevailing sense here is that the country will somehow muddle through.

What is more difficult to accept is Wilder's conviction that man will somehow muddle through.

The system, he said, would "somehow muddle through."

Sure, it was a struggle, but I somehow muddled through the emotional mess.