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deceptive
1. do what I had done before, being deceptive
2. " A compelling tongue, though deceptive, that tongue having
3. This building was deceptive in size, Tom considered
4. the area with its deceptive tricks:fluffy white bits of heaven purifying the earth,
5. ” I discerned that he was homosexual and speaking with a deceptive spirit
6. deceptive cults are th
7. Micaiah discerned a deceptive spirit in the mouth of the
8. Helda knew that their appearance was deceptive as they were also well trained in hand-to-hand combat and they were carefully selected for their positions
9. Yet also he hated being deceptive - it
10. Deceptive, he knew, because in
11. It‘s easier and much more efficient harvesting votes with sweeping gestures and deceptive promises rather than stumping for votes the old-fashioned way by kissing babies and all that other good stuff
12. “So you do this often to maids, do you?” she queried with deceptive calm
13. A Cultural War waged by determined ideas is a much more subtle, deceptive and formidable form of warfare inasmuch as it craftily conceals its (unstated) purpose; a social and cultural conversion cutting at the (very) heart of a society‘s traditional belief system; a gradual, however determined process that oftentimes goes unchecked until an awakening society (roused from its slumbers) suddenly finds itself in the midst of altered customs and norms no longer consonant with that society‘s accustomed practices
14. That could be deceptive
15. Further, upon his review of the treaties, he concluded they all had been violated and a very deceptive practice had become entrenched which would not reflect well on Washington’s
16. God and live); teachers that are deceptive; trouble approaching; fear of trouble; covering; filling of the temple of God (born again, Spirit-filled
17. I could just accept that and say no more, but I felt that would be deceptive
18. M: What a man appears to do, or not to do, is often deceptive
19. to follow the wrong path, but the wrong path, rather than being objectively deceptive, is the path
20. theory that you do not believe—is it possible for that proposition to be deceptive within you?
21. Each deceptive episode of the youthful Descartes must have coincided with the subsequent
22. Distances across water were deceptive, he knew, and he had had no practice in that sort of measuring
23. With prospective sellers, his manner was shaggy dog softy—and deceptive
24. Distances can be deceptive in such a place, since there are no trees or other familiar things to give scale to the sight
25. I don’t trust her because of her deceptive statements to me and the way she has treated you
26. investigation needs to be done with regards to these deceptive
27. Indeed, despite its deceptive size, the magma gun
28. This “fake it” phase is not being deceptive, it is simply the process of changing
29. But deceptive are my thoughts
30. know the amount of time he spent there served as a deceptive
31. “Fear thusly is as primitive as ‘tis deceptive, brilliantly; doth kiss thy cheek, as would a friend, infecting thee with its disease
32. appearances were deceptive; the old gentleman to whom I delivered it looked
33. Even worse are those who, with the deceptive mask of art, seek to present Christ the savior as having
34. 8 "This transformed woman whom some of you saw at Simon's house today is, at this moment, living on a level which is vastly below that of Simon and his well-meaning associates; but while these Pharisees are occupied with the false progress of the illusion of traversing deceptive circles of meaningless ceremonial services, this woman has, in dead earnest, started out on the long and eventful search for God, and her path toward heaven is not blocked by spiritual pride and moral self-satisfaction
35. You will in this way be delivered through spiritual transformation rather than be increasingly overburdened with the deceptive suppression of mortal desires
36. You cannot develop strong characters out of the indulgence of self-pity; honestly endeavor to avoid the deceptive influence of mere fellowship in misery
37. deceptive that, unless God does something supernatural to protect His
38. “All ships prepare to fire double volley of heat seekers!” The missile strikes from the multiples erupted all around the deceptive ship’s hull
39. “I have only been around just a few of you, but from what I can tell, most are deceptive, like John and Loren
40. Many of these deceptive systems have been reduced in popularity, but there remain followers
41. No trace of this deceptive treachery can be located in the scriptures
42. “false advertising” has become a pleonasm, that is, most are deceptive and nothing but lies
43. With a “thanks for the effort” smirk, Bonnie said she had protested the deceptive ways of Spirit; they had kept her clinging to hope for over a year, while she was totally dependent on Saa-ra for guidance
44. With a “thanks for the effort” smirk, Bonnie said she had protested the deceptive ways of Spirit that had kept her clinging to hope for over a year, while she was totally dependent on Saa-ra for guidance
45. All ads will be scrutinized for deceptive and negative connotations, which will not be permitted
46. Feltus’s eyes widened at the revelation of the name he had secretly suspected but had been reluctant to accept given the old woman’s kind yet mysterious disposition that was not indicative of a murderer; however, he readily admitted that such a deceptive pretense would be ideal in order to plot an extremely vengeful murder, perhaps justified in her mind
47. Perhaps it would be beneficial to just sit in the room now that the body was gone and the door had been repaired by maintenance, who had changed the lock and provided him with the only key, and with a clear mind consider the possibilities of how a clever murderer had managed such a deceptive illusion that a phantom was responsible for Underwood’s death and how the suspects’ motives compared; on many occasions, revisiting the scene of the crime had proven greatly advantageous in piecing together the circumstances under which the offense had been committed as well as the physical capabilities that one would need to possess to successfully execute the plan
48. That had been her explanation for her late-night rendezvous that had necessitated such secrecy and deceptive movements about the hotel, especially since Howard Hughes did not want anyone to know that he was visiting the hotel lest his personal security and the deal be 359
49. hated to be deceptive in any way in their relationship, he didn’t know
50. There have been deceptive claims of mystical experience