10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OFFICIOUSNESS»
Discover the use of
officiousness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
officiousness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Jane Austen's Sanditon: A Village by the Sea
The part of the story which was really astonishing Charlotte most, she could not
noticed, she had just given it to herself the words of "Unaccountable
Officiousness! — Activity run mad!" — > The part of the story which was really
astonishing ...
2
Language, Truth, and Literature: A Defence of Literary Humanism
Again, although I may know, in the abstract, what officiousness is, I may not be
good at recognizing it in my own actions and in those of others. Young suggests
that reading a novel such as Emma may improve my ability to recognize the vice
in ...
3
The Law of Restitution in Nigeria
So where he claims restitution of an enrichment which consist in the services he
has rendered to the recipient the notion of officiousness is used as the device to
explain why his claim must fail. For example, a man who cleans the windscreen ...
4
Law of Restitution in England and Ireland
(g)A. questionable. factor: 'officiousness'. 1-45 Goff & Jones159 posit an
independent doctrine whereby, even where the requirements for restitution are
otherwise satisfied, an 'officious' claimant should be denied recovery: in other
words, ...
5
The Moral Characters of Theophrastus
Over-Officiousness. THIS Over-Officiousness is An idle AjseElation of jhewing our
Good-Will to others. A Fellow infected with this Cver-Offieiousness shall
undertake another Man's Business, though he knows not how to manage any
part of it.
OFFICIOUSNESS. Am I so clean that I can claim? You have brought shame upon
the Name To bring you to the church head bowed To smirk, tsk, tsk, gufflaw and
smile To act as if I am holier than thou Who am I to make the claim? That you ...
7
The Burdens of Perfection: On Ethics and Reading in ...
The edges of Austen's interest in such helplessness and its uses are further
defined by her interest in what may be thought of as its opposite: the unwanted
help offered by officiousness. Many of Austen's minor characters—like Mrs. Elton,
Lady ...
A brief discussion will indicate how artworks can cultivate judgement and
practical knowledge. Consider the following example. Almost everyone
possesses the propositional knowledge that hypocrisy is a vice and that
officiousness should be ...
Affleck, however, the principle has been mystified by representing the
officiousness of the communication to the former master, in Rogers v. Clifton, as
conditional, upon the circumstance that evidence of the falsehood of the
imputation was ...
10
The whole works of ... John Lightfoot, ed. by J.R. Pitman
Whether this was the effect of ignorance, or officiousness, or both, — its father
was an Amorite, and its mother a Hittite. Thirdly, A third original of this, is, '
studium partium,' ' favour to a party.' This is officiousness sworn and engaged to a
side.
John Lightfoot, John Rogers Pitman, 1822
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OFFICIOUSNESS»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
officiousness is used in the context of the following news items.
Five things we learned from the Nike EYBL Peach Jam
In other words, it's a thoroughly NCAA move that reeks of bureacracy and officiousness. Some things never change, even when people are ... «USA TODAY High School Sports, Jul 15»
A lack of humor at TSA
Maybe replace sullen officiousness with a palpable sense of motivated public service? Maybe routine politeness instead of a brusque order? «Jamestown Sun, Jul 15»
MP: Keep open mind that when guilty, a PM can go to jail
“These stupid people talk down on people because of their position and with the aura of officiousness surrounding them. Neither they nor Najib ... «Free Malaysia Today, Jul 15»
'NAJIB BECAME GREEDY: He thought he could do anything without …
These stupid people talk down on people because of their position and with the aura of officiousness surrounding them. Neither they nor Najib ... «Malaysia Chronicle, Jul 15»
Forum editorial: Can TSA crack a smile?
Maybe replace sullen officiousness with a palpable sense of motivated public service? Maybe routine politeness instead of a brusque order? «INFORUM, Jul 15»
Remembering cartoonist HM Bateman's time in Reigate and the …
Eventually, tired of a land that he felt had been destroyed by officiousness, he moved to the Maltese island of Gozo, where he paid little tax but ... «Surrey Mirror, Jul 15»
Cold War hot point became an artifact 25 years ago
... to Berlin in the '80s and our encounters with East German customs officers, who seemed to pride themselves on bureaucratic officiousness. «Lexington Herald Leader, Jun 15»
Portable loos and Belgian officiousness: When 'war' breaks out at …
Within the camps everything is as it was – portable loos and Belgian officiousness, aside. In recent days the Duke of Wellington has been ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
Video: Ride the Bloomingdale Trail from End to End
One person's demands for “common sense” is another's overbearing officiousness. http://gridchicago.com John Greenfield. Hey folks, enough ... «Streetsblog Chicago, Jun 15»
Pope Francis simply doesn't take sides.
On this point, reading Francis carefully from the first revealed that what he really dislikes is a certain liturgical officiousness which can afflict any ... «Catholic Culture, Jun 15»
