8 QUOTES WITH «AMISS»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
amiss.
A little disdain is not amiss; a little scorn is alluring.
Better to love amiss than nothing to have loved.
For a poet to depict a poet in poetry is a hazardous experiment; in regarding one's own trade a sense of humour and a little wholesome cynicism are not amiss.
A ballad once in a while doesn't go amiss.
Anyhow, a philosophical turn of thought now was not amiss, else one's patience would have given out almost at the harbour entrance. The term of her probation was eight days.
The man is distinguished from the youth by the fact that he takes the world as it is, instead of everywhere fancying it amiss and wanting to improve it, i.e. model it after his ideal; in him the view that one must deal with the world according to his interest, not according to his ideals, becomes confirmed.
If I read not amiss, this powerful race will move down upon Mexico, down upon Central and South America, out upon the islands of the sea, over upon Africa and beyond. And can any one doubt that the results of this competition of races will be the 'survival of the fittest?'
Since Madonna is positioned as always 'cooler than thou,' we all are primed for schadenfreude if something in her fabulous life goes amiss.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AMISS»
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amiss in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
amiss and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Going
Amiss in Experimental Research
This book will be of interest to historians, philosophers, and sociologists of science as well as to practicing scientists and science educators.
Giora Hon, Jutta Schickore, Friedrich Steinle, 2008
2
Matricide at St. Martha's: A Robert
Amiss/Baroness Jack ...
St. Martha’s College, Cambridge, had been staggering along on a shoestring for decades.
Ruth Dudley Edwards, 2011
By definition the meaning of Amiss is mistaken, inappropriate, reprehensible, blameworthy, guilty, sinful, or unholy. Amiss is a story of someone that is by definition just as defined.
4
Ten Lords A-Leaping: A Robert
Amiss/Baroness Jack Troutbeck ...
The House of Lords will never be the same.
Ruth Dudley Edwards, 2011
5
Carnage on the Committee: A Robert
Amiss/Baroness Jack ...
But the killer, too, has resumed work and is whittling away at the judges one by one.... In deplorable taste and wickedly funny, this, the tenth in the Robert Amiss series, will consolidate the author’s reputation for scurrilous humor.
Ruth Dudley Edwards, 2011
6
The English School of Murder: A Robert
Amiss Mystery
Robert's cover will be to teach English as a foreign language. His mission soon becomes, well, murder...."Quirky, highly intelligent, and thoroughly entertaining...." --The Washington Post Book World
Ruth Dudley Edwards, 2011
7
Corridors of Death: A Robert
Amiss Mystery
And they still need to discover who wielded the blunt instrument. This is the first of Ruth Dudley Edwards’ witty, iconoclastic but warm-hearted satires about the British Establishment.
Ruth Dudley Edwards, 2011
8
The Saint Valentine's Day Murders: A Robert
Amiss Mystery
Life in a dismal bureaucratic cul-de-sac is not what Robert Amiss expects when the British civil service lends him for a year to the British Conservation Corporation.
Ruth Dudley Edwards, 2011
9
The Anglo-Irish Murders: A Robert
Amiss/Baroness Jack ...
Foolishly, the British and Irish governments have chosen the tactless and impatient Baroness Troutbeck to chair a conference on Anglo-Irish cultural sensitivities.
Ruth Dudley Edwards, 2011
10
Amiss: Webster's Quotations, Facts and Phrases
Proceeds from this book are used to expand the content and coverage of Websters Online Dictionary (www.websters-online-dictionary.org).
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AMISS»
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amiss is used in the context of the following news items.
3 big ways the crisis in Greece could affect Americans personally
... the University of Piraeus, worries that even the suggestion that something could be amiss on Greece's famous beaches could be devastating. «Washington Post, Jul 15»
Three big ways the crisis in Greece could affect Americans personally
... the University of Piraeus, worries that even the suggestion that something could be amiss on Greece's famous beaches could be devastating. «STLtoday.com, Jul 15»
Doctor's Diary: The prophets of doom are warning us about the …
... 'far too busy' to consult his family doctor and reluctant to undergo the intimate physical examination required to clarify what might be amiss. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
Named persons turning into a PR disaster for ministers
... and headteachers are such idle busybodies that they somehow have time to infringe on their family lives even if there is nothing amiss. «Herald Scotland, Jul 15»
Why no effort to deal with political crisis, asks Kit Siang
... all pretending to be 'business as usual' as if nothing amiss had happened in Malaysia, while the whole world is agog with Malaysia's political ... «The Malaysian Insider, Jul 15»
Important first step in a family crisis: lay blame
Nobody noticed anything amiss until Taryn let her dog out and discovered Cairo sitting on the picnic table, blinking at her. I stared bleakly at a ... «Hamilton Spectator, Jul 15»
Police make murder arrest in disappearance and death of missing …
Wysocki said he didn't see or here anything suspicious around the time the victim went missing, and nothing seemed amiss before or after. «Calgary Sun, Jul 15»
Sony Xperia Z3+ review: Hot stuff (literally)
However, from a more logical design point of view, well, things are amiss. A slimmer design than the Z3, likely adding to heat dissipation issues, ... «Pocket-lint.com, Jul 15»
12-Year-Old Girl Still Missing, Rumours On Social Media Of Her …
... had been complaining of a headache, Sakunthala knew that something was amiss when Jenifer did not return home at the usual time of 4pm, ... «malaysiandigest.com, Jul 15»
Inside on a Very Nice Day
Ellie Mae Bloodhound aka Big Momma is rhythmically barking, which tells me someone is amiss. She watches Angel. When I go get her, she ... «Southeast Missourian, Jul 15»
