2 QUOTES WITH «PETULANT»
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petulant.
When I first met Tony Blair in 1996, he was open and idealistic, keen to bring a breath of fresh air to government. But something happened - was it just the arrogance of power? - that narrowed Labour's vision from purposeful reform and investment, to peevish and petulant pragmatism.
Well, I don't know if this is true of everyone, but I have this relationship with my parents where, despite however mature or articulate or grown-up I think I've become, as soon as I go home, I turn into this petulant 13-year-old, especially with the tone of my voice.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PETULANT»
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petulant in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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Lady with a Past: A
Petulant French Sculptor, His Quest for ...
Timed to the 125th anniversary of the statue, Mitchell's book tells the real, unvarnished story of how Lady Liberty, beacon to the world, came to be.Elizabeth Mitchell is the author of "Three Strides Before the Wire: The Dark and Beautiful ...
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Our Dramatic Heritage: The eighteenth century
only with singing and drinking — what they may have done by this time I know
not; but Petulant and he were upon quarrelling as I came by. MRS. MILLAMANT.
Well, if Mirabell should not make a good husband, I am a lost thing, — for I find I ...
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The Broadview Anthology of Restoration and Early Eighteenth ...
PETULANT. Pass on Witwoud.-—Harkee by this light, his relations: two
coheiresses, his cousins, and an old aunt that loves caterwauling better than a
eonventicle. WITWOUD. Ha, ha, ha, I had a mind to see howthe-rogue would
come ofii Ha, ...
J. Douglas Canfield, Maja-Lisa von Sneidern, 2003
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The Broadview Anthology of Restoration and Early ...
PETULANT. Pass on Witwoud.—Harkee by this light, his relations: two
coheiresses, his cousins, and an old aunt that loves caterwauling better than a
conventicle. W/ITWGUD. Ha, ha, ha, I had a mind to see how the rogue would
come off.
J. Douglas Canfield, Maja-Lisa von Sneidern, 2001
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The Way of the World and Other Plays
PETULANT. Enough, let 'em trundle. Anger helps complexion, saves paint.
FAINALL. This continence is all dissembled; this is in order to have something to
brag of the next time he makes court to Millamant, and swear he has abandoned
the ...
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The Broadview Anthology of Restoration and ...
I believe he waits for himself now, he is so long a-coming. Oh, I ask his pardon.
Enter Petulant. BETTY. Sir, the coach stays. PETULANT. Well, well, I come. 'Sbud
,* a man had as good be a professed midwife as a professed whoremaster, at this
...
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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Synonyms
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Petulant usually suggests the sulkiness of a spoiled child as well as
peevishness and capricious impatience <as he had no means of confuting his
nephew, all he could do ... was to utter
petulant remarks on his powerlessness to
appear ...
Merriam-Webster, Inc, 1984
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The Concise Dictionary of English Etymology
L. im- (in), on ; petert, to fall, fly, seek. petulant. (L.) L. petulant-, stem of petulant,
forward, pert, ready to attack. - \~petirt, to attack. repeat. (F. - L.) Formerly repttt. - F
. repeter. Cot - L. re-petere, to attack again, reseek, repeat Der. repet-it-ion.
The void made as if to completely disavow this new schema as well, but the
petulant child who wanted control had other ideas. L¤ L¤ L¤ L¤ L¤ L¤ L¤ L¤ L¤ L
¤ L¤ L¤ L¤ L¤ L¤ L¤ L¤.... it fired a long stream of them into the void. It had
surmised ...
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British theatre: comprising tragedies, comedies, operas, and ...
You are very cruel, Petulant. Pet. All's one, let it pass — I have a humour to be
cruel. Mir. I hope they are not persons of condition that vim use at this rate. Pet.
Condition! condition's a dried fig, if I am not in humour — By this hand, if they
were ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PETULANT»
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Buckley: Martinez bares soul with HOF speech
The off-the-mound Martinez was a banquet of emotions, ranging from goofy to petulant, playful to grudge-minded, and hilariously, memorably ... «Boston Herald, Jul 15»
The Strain: "Fort Defiance" Review
Charles comes across as more petulant brat than tortured child, and it's doing a disservice to the character. Kevin Durand Season 2 Interview ... «IGN, Jul 15»
'Poldark' Recap: Season 1, Part 6
You can see in Andrew's still-having-anger-management-issues eyes that he wants to do more to Verity's petulant brother, but he keeps his ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
Sheep won't leap, but teach responsibility
Other sheep completed the short obstacle course of as they completed all tasks in the sheep show: with petulant baahing. Confronted with a ... «The Recorder, Jul 15»
Is this a Trotskyite revolution or more scaremongering by Labour's …
Or it's a pile of rancid old cobblers peddled by a militant tendency on Labour's far right, whose particular militancy lies in the petulant refusal to ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
Ray Davies review – cabaret ringmaster is frail but fabulous
London, like a petulant teenager, is rebelling against Ray Davies. Following a torrentially unsunny afternoon and with forecasts promising the ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
Dannevirke: Gritty show exposes realities of ageing
A last-minute replacement for the role, McKay has made it his own, right down to the physical peculiarities and his sometimes petulant child-like ... «Hawke's Bay Today, Jul 15»
Both Ferraris overtake Mercedes in thrilling start
Petulant child. Jason Raj: Will Lewis get a penalty for that? 'Causing a collision'? Adam Ashford: Do my eyes deceive me? BOTH MCLARENS ARE IN THE ... «BBC Sport, Jul 15»
Dublin run out of road after Deise up the ante
Not that this should excuse his petulant retaliation - a pure act of frustration on a day when Dublin's centre-back was never allowed dominate as ... «Herald, Jul 15»
Strategy for a future president
Petulant Republicans can caterwaul all they want about “not looking back,” but when you're faced with an economy in crisis, a bunch of losing ... «The Star Beacon, Jul 15»
