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unbecoming
1. When asked about it she always replied, “To avoid any unbecoming conduct on our part
2. A child‘s imagination, however, should be grounded on a mature understanding of what is reasonably attainable, morally wholesome and possible or desirable, for that matter, rather than irrational, spiritually harmful, far-fetched or unbecoming while operating within the prescribed limits of a balanced mindset; that is to say, the manner that child will one day be expected to interact with other people; that is to say, by providing in measure what is expected in kind
3. We often provide safety nets designed to excuse rather than formerly decry base or unbecoming behavior whose pervasiveness must inevitably weaken the moral imperatives of a well-ordered society
4. Modern conventions have apparently lost its (reasoned) capacity to appreciate, at their face value, the (potential) pitfalls of unbecoming attitudes although (seemingly) encouraging the flaunting of anti-social behavior that is typically provided refuge in recently minted (psychogenic) disorders
5. He sighed and looked at Hilderich in front of him, who seemed to be filled with vigor and an enthusiasm he thought to be unbecoming of the situation in hand
6. Before Ludwig could have had the chance to retort in a manner unbecoming of a doctor, Olufemi suddenly cut in:
7. He had an unbecoming habit of saying, “I will annihilate you
8. he answered accordingly, and willed them straightaway to send him to the grave; 24 For it is unbecoming of our age, he said, in any
9. 23 But he began to consider discreetly and as became his age and the excellency of his ancient years and the honour of his gray head on which was come and his most honest education from a child or rather the holy law made and given by God therefore he answered accordingly and willed them straightaway to send him to the grave; 24 For it is unbecoming of our age he said in any way to dissemble whereby many young persons might think that Eleazar being fourscore years old and ten were now gone to a strange religion; 25 And so they through my hypocrisy and desire to live a little time and a moment longer should be deceived by me and I get a stain to my old age and make it abominable
10. 16 And Eleazar as though the advice more painfully tortured him cried out 17 Let not us who are children of Abraham be so evil advised as by giving way to make use of an unbecoming pretence; 18 for it were irrational if having lived up to old age in all truth and having scrupulously guarded our character for it we should now turn back 19 and ourselves should become a pattern of impiety to the young as being an example of pollution eating
11. For it is well that they should be cut off from the lusts that are in the world since “every lust wars against the spirit”; and “neither fornicators nor effeminate nor abusers of themselves with mankind shall inherit the Kingdom of God” nor those who do things inconsistent and unbecoming; therefore it is needful to abstain from all these things being subject to the Presbyters and Deacons as to God and Christ
12. He didn't like it; it was unbecoming, but
13. Isn’t desertion a better proposition? Or is it really! Won’t the outcome be the same for the hapless woman? How unbecoming life can become to a woman in this man’s world
14. These are slightly more joyous, as any light in this pitch ocean is welcome, but on closer inspection most of them are troubled with a constant frown that is most unbecoming
15. That would appear unbecoming of anyone
16. After all, they knew very little of this holy man other than what he had said on the witness stand, and his behaviour was indeed very unbecoming of a man in his profession
17. unbecoming, but if Aaron told me this would be his choice, I would
18. “My de’ar, your hypocrisy is unbecoming
19. the things he was saying were most unbecoming of an Officer and a
20. "Oh come off your high horse!" He yelled back, showing behavior unbecoming in a Titanbringer
21. She then blasted him for undignified behavior and conduct unbecoming a Senator
22. and useless discourse, very unbecoming the
23. Kashyap that it was most unbecoming to a high-born man like him
24. Just as parents could tolerate the idiosyncrasies of their children; and no matter the level of unbecoming attitude exhibited by a child, they must keep enduring, keep praying and keep making efforts to help the child improve or change for the better
25. I had the prompting to reveal to him, some of my remarkable experiences in the University, especially the unbecoming attitudes of some lecturers that negatively affect the standard of education in our society
26. This unbecoming scenario had repeated itself on a day he invited me to help him wash his clothes
27. Used for years now to veneration, to deference, to his own people stopping when he stopped, and remaining motionless till he himself chose to move, he watched her with an irritation unbecoming, he recognized with real pain, in a priest, but impossible for the moment to subdue
28. “– Mrs Draper, that my intentions on inviting you here tonight were entirely professional and in no way – unbecoming
29. she does things unbecoming of hertrue rank only shows how
30. In all truth, the linen Julianne wore was a most unbecoming gown, but even the shabbiest of attire only seemed to draw attention to her
31. unbecoming of his age
32. Nothing unbecoming tinged the pride; it was a natural and worthy one; but he observed it as a curiosity
33. "I could manage the gram well enough," said Sancho; "but for the mar I have neither leaning nor liking, for I don't know what it is; but leaving this matter of the government in God's hands, to send me wherever it may be most to his service, I may tell you, senor bachelor Samson Carrasco, it has pleased me beyond measure that the author of this history should have spoken of me in such a way that what is said of me gives no offence; for, on the faith of a true squire, if he had said anything about me that was at all unbecoming an old Christian, such as I am, the deaf would have heard of it
34. When the chemist no longer heard the noise of his boots along the square, he thought the priest's behaviour just now very unbecoming
35. And do you not also think, as I do, that the harsh feeling which the many entertain towards philosophy originates in the pretenders, who rush in uninvited, and are always abusing them, and finding fault with them, who make persons instead of things the theme of their conversation? and nothing can be more unbecoming in philosophers than this
36. 'Gentlemen,' said the president, when silence was restored, 'is the Count of Morcerf convicted of felony, treason, and conduct unbecoming a member of this House?'—'Yes,' replied all the members of the committee of inquiry with a unanimous voice
37. "I shall speak for the child, if I may, madam," Deta said, after giving Heidi a little blow for her unbecoming answer
38. The conception of riding on horseback for a lady was, in Darya Alexandrovna’s mind, associated with ideas of youthful flirtation and frivolity, which, in her opinion, was unbecoming in Anna’s position
39. It’s most unbecoming on you
40. Aunt Pitty had her share, although she protested that it was most unbecoming to have strange men in the house when Melanie was in a delicate condition and when gruesome sights might bring on premature birth
41. He felt there was something unbecoming about a woman be so unfortunate as to have such unladylike comprehension, she should pretend not to
42. stiff, just as Gerald had always taken his neat whisky, bolted it before she thought how She raised the glass and bolted the contents with one abrupt motion of her arm, wrist practiced and unbecoming it looked
43. Vincy mostly trades on the Bank money; and you may see yourself, brother, when a woman past forty has pink strings always flying, and that light way of laughing at everything, it's very unbecoming
44. For Rosamond never showed any unbecoming knowledge, and was always that combination of correct sentiments, music, dancing, drawing, elegant note-writing, private album for extracted verse, and perfect blond loveliness, which made the irresistible woman for the doomed man of that date
45. Meanwhile, Petya, having found and seized the sabers in the outer room, with the delight boys feel at the sight of a military elder brother, and forgetting that it was unbecoming for the girls to see men undressed, opened the bedroom door
46. He would not want me to love him; and if I showed the feeling, he would make me sensible that it was a superfluity, unrequired by him, unbecoming in me
47. But she was so wholly unused to confer favours, except on the very poor, so unpractised in removing evils, or bestowing kindnesses among her equals, and so fearful of appearing to elevate herself as a great lady at home, that it took some time to determine that it would not be unbecoming in her to make such a present
48. Philander," remonstrated the professor, "this unseemly haste is most unbecoming to men of letters
49. Janet's face was so red from crying that it couldn't turn any redder, so it turned a most unbecoming purple
50. Her clothes were dreadfully thin : over a wretched gown of some dark colour was hung a rag that did duty for a cloak or mantle ; on her head she wore an old and frayed sailor-hat, which was very unbecoming