2 QUOTES WITH «TAKE OFFENCE»
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take offence.
In Australia, we point out a person's weaknesses as a way of saying 'I see you and I accept you'. If you do that with Americans, they instantly take offence.
I find that to be a fool as to worldly wisdom, and to commit my cause to God, not fearing to offend men, who take offence at the simplicity of truth, is the only way to remain unmoved at the sentiments of others.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TAKE OFFENCE»
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take offence in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
take offence and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Ta diapheronta, or, Divine characters: in two parts : ...
He confidcreth that, of persons apt to take offence, there are sundry sorts. First,
some arcttv.-^, and some are wilful: willingly he offendeth neither, but doth bis
fiCor.io.jj utmost to please oilmen in all things (i) that tend to their profit that they
may ...
Samuel Crook, Christopher Barker,
1658
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Impoliteness: Using Language to Cause
Offence
However, this does not mean to say that any impoliteness is neutralised, i.e. that
the target will not take offence at perceived face-attack. What concerns me is that
people can and do still take offence in such situations, even if there are ...
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Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
... charged with/convicted of/ prosecuted for an offence • a lesser/minor/serious
offence • an offence against sb • the offence of sth £2£s Word partners for offence
upset feelings take offence (at sth) • cause/give offence (to sb) • intend/mean no ...
They do not take offence at one another; nor doth the church of God take offence;
for, as saith the proverb, they can do no otherwise. To shew you how men are
hardened in their prejudices against the truth, and confirmed in all their course by
...
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On
Offence: the politics of indignation
Primed as we are to take offence, we grant ourselves leave to dish it out, with the
result that online conversations descend all too readily into aggravation and
abuse. In the words of Tim Adams of The Ohserwer, the internet is creating an '
age ...
If you keep hold of charity, you shall take offence neither in Christ nor in the
Church; and you will desert neither Christ nor the Church. The deserter of the
Church cannot be in Christ, since he is not among Christ's members: he cannot
be in ...
Saint Augustine (Bishop of Hippo.), John Burnaby,
1955
Neither are you to be exhorted to this grace only upon the common grounds of
Christianity, which are, that persons ready to take offence, either want charity to
cover offences, or wisdom duly to weigh human frailties, or, lastly, are gross
though ...
Francis Lister Hawks, Lambert Lilly, Caleb Sprague Henry,
1841
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Innovating Democracy: Democratic Theory and Practice After ...
Spokesmen for the Muslim community in Australia, for example, purport to take
offence at the mere discussion of banning the export of live sheep to the Middle
East, where they are slaughtered in ways that animal liberationists deem cruel.
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Historical memorials relating to the Independents, or ...
And for that, watchfulness must be had that we neither at all in ourselves do give,
no, nor easily take offence being given by others. ' Woe be to the world for
offences ! ' for although it be necessary, considering the malice of Satan and
man's ...
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Cognitive Behavioural Therapy For Dummies
You're pretty much destined to take offence much of the time unless you live in an
airconditioned bubble allon your own. In the realworld, sometimes people are
rude to each other and fail to behave in a thoughtful, respectful manner. We're not
...
Rhena Branch, Rob Willson,
2010
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TAKE OFFENCE»
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take offence is used in the context of the following news items.
Faith must be strong enough to take offence
The village, as we approached it, was the normal collection of straw-roofed huts and a school. It was only as I got out of the car that the destruction was evident. «The Times, Jul 15»
BJP leaders take offence to tweet against Maharashtra CM Fadnavis …
The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) in Maharashtra has not taken kindly to allegations that chief minister Devendra Fadnavis was squandering public money on a ... «Firstpost, Jul 15»
A joke too far? Are we took quick to take offence at 'humorous …
It sounds like a set-up itself, but in an age where social media allows instant feedback on any controversial remark, public figures are finding out the dangers of ... «Cambridge News, Jun 15»
Hard to take offence at Jack Grealish's decision to wait
Even now, after so many attempts to get them right, the Fifa rules that govern international eligibility are an imperfect attempt to address an intractable problem. «Irish Times, May 15»
Goats galore take offence
Should one take offence at Ivan's Fenech's opinion (April 28) for insinuating that the average Gozitan has the IQ of a goat? Presumably, this is because the ... «Times of Malta, May 15»
Are Our Politicians Too Quick To Take Offence?
Also, why are our netas so quick to take offence and act against people in such cases? We bring you voices from across the country on India Speaks. «NDTV, Mar 15»
The right to take offence must also be fully respected
François-Marie Arouet, an 18th century French writer and philosopher better known by his nom de plume Voltaire, has been mentioned a good deal in the ... «The National, Jan 15»
It's not only Muslims that take offence
So the offence that many Muslims take to their prophet or religion being insulted -- as they see it -- is not restricted to them. Such offence of religious sensibilities ... «Jamaica Observer, Jan 15»
I won't say much, some people take offence, says Sadhvi Niranjan …
In Trilokpuri though, not once did the controversial Minister speak of the riots that had taken place a few metres away from where she spoke. «Indian Express, Dec 14»
The Four Horsemen – and taking offence
The blacksmith was also the only one who didn't cause or take offence himself. According to the BBC, he had no objection to them using subtitles. Instead, the ... «Irish Times, Nov 14»