10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MARTINETISH»
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There is a certain Captain Galloway, an elderly half-pay, ultra-military, martinetish
admirer of hers, who objects to Colchester on principle, as he finds that, after her
visits to the lawyer, she is colder in her manner towards Peckham generally ...
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The United Service Magazine
Prussian officials, whether military or civil, have distinguished themselves by the
unhappy knack with which they render themselves, and the Stale they represent,
detestable principally by the martinetish way in which they drill and drive all ...
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Temple Bar: A London Magazine for Town and Country Readers
There is a certain Captain Galloway, an elderly half-pay, ultra-military, martinetish
admirer of hers, who objects to Colchester on principle, as he finds that, after her
visits to the lawyer, she is colder in her manner towards Peckham generally ...
... be among the more uncongenial. These years of stultifying routine, of dealings
with boorish and uneducated officials, of martinetish protocol quite as rigorous as
that of any army, left a mark upon Wall and upon practically all of his work.
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Warpath and Bivouac: Or the Conquest of the Sioux
Officers, who, in times of excitement, would take no notice of trifles, became
irritable and exercised their authority over their subordinates in a decidedly
martinetish manner. This, as a matter of course, produced friction and occasional
sulking.
His martinetish style was described by one of his players: "Lombardi is very fair -
he treats us all like dogs." Contrary to popular myth, Lombardi did not utter the oft-
quoted maxim about winning not being everything, but the only thing.
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The Birth of Rock & Roll: Music in the 1950s Through the 1960s
With McPhatter singing lead, Billy Ward and the Dominoes became one of the
era's preeminent vocal groups, but the martinetish Ward fired McPhatter in 1953 (
replacing him with Jackie Wilson). Shortly thereafter, Atlantic Records' Ahmet ...
Britannica Educational Publishing, Wallenfeldt, Jeff, 2012
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Sir Walter Scott (English Men of Letters Series)
Sir Walter's father reminds one in not a few of the formal and rather martinetish
traits which are related of him, of the father of Goethe, "a formal man, with strong
ideas of strait-laced education, passionately orderly (he thought a good book ...
Richard Holt Hutton, 2012
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Making Sense of Sports
Among the most inspirational coaches are: Vince Lombardi, who led the Green
Bay Packers from an ailing outfit to two Super Bowl victories in the 1960s and
was known to be a strict disciplinarian. His martinetish style was described by
one of ...
4 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MARTINETISH»
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Cohesion and disintegration in Iraq's armies
Countless veterans decried it in their novels, plays, and storytelling of inept and martinetish leaders. The rapid construction of the Shiite army ... «Asia Times Online, Sep 14»
San Luis Obispo City Council candidate promotes change
... Avenue for a friend to bring him a meal, as he had been denied a meal by a martinetish employee at the Maxine Lewis Memorial Shelter. «Cal Coast News, Oct 12»
Our Leading Lady
During the contentious rehearsal before the performance that proves fatal to the President as well as to Keene's career, the martinetish ... «TheaterMania.com, Mar 07»
The Madras House
... a single store worker who's gotten herself pregnant, and William Brigstock (Kraig Swartz), the fellow employee rumored by martinetish Miss ... «TheaterMania.com, Feb 07»
