Where are the philanthropists and the large-minded benefactors?
We can feel in it, for all its earnest, ruminative care, how difficult it was becoming for Fitzgerald, once so fabulously fluent, to write - to bring his susceptibility to romantic inertia and illusion into harmony with his clear-eyed, large-minded realism.
In the end, the debate was more entertaining than edifying: no one came across as particularly large-minded, except for Rondeau, who said nothing.
Imagining that what they are about to do will provide an example for the world to emulate, they are in fact, each in his or her own peculiar way, more preoccupied with secret self-regard than with Utopia’s large-minded statement of purpose.
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A spokesperson for photography site 500px, meanwhile, said they hoped the change would help photographers "recognise the value of being part of a large community, full of people with like-minded interests - versus a place just to let their photos sit and collect dust".
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That while videos are being produced in large quantities, quality remains the same and keeps fans enticed.
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SHOWCASE about the widespread display of the American flag after the Sep. 11 terrorist attacks, and the book "Long May She Wave: A Graphic History of the American Flag" (Ten Speed Press)...Unifying and single-minded for brief stretches, the American flag has proved too large and restless to stand for one thing for long...
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Burlington’s mayor assured the Nicaraguan people that Americans “are fair minded people” who had more to offer “than the bombs and economic sabotage”.
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Antonio, from Sacramento, was slender, a runner, with large glasses and a radiant smile.
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A large part of Hoka's strategy to spread brand awareness involves leveraging partnerships with similar-minded companies and designers.
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In its celebration of difference and individuality the Michele era at Gucci aims to distill the aspirations for a certain type of open-minded, urban, millennial consumer, with whom it has had a large amount of success.
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The avuncular Mr Bouteflika has helped reduce the bitterness between the large body of opinion receptive to Islamist ideas and the secular-minded Francophone intellectuals terrified of the Islamist Salvation Front that won the poll in 1992.
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cried the Swallow, but nobody minded, and when the moon rose he flew back to the Happy Prince.
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James begins by observing that the history of philosophy is ‘to a great extent that of a certain clash of human temperaments’: the ‘tough-minded’ and the ‘tender-minded’.
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The Press and the Public are but vague personifications for me, and I must thank them in vague terms; but my Publishers are definite: so are certain generous critics who have encouraged me as only large-hearted and high-minded men know how to encourage a struggling stranger; to them, i.e., to my Publishers and the select Reviewers, I say cordially, Gentlemen, I thank you from my heart.
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We need to be careful and cold minded to advance Ukraine’s interests and to use all possible platforms for talks, reduce tension and save lives,” he said.
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There was large-scale “tactical” voting for the Conservatives by those who were otherwise minded to vote Lib Dem, as well as switching by the traditional Labour working-class voters for different reasons.
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A remark by the governor of the Bank of Japan, Haruhiko Kuroda, that it was no longer appropriate to implement “a large-scale policy to overcome deflation” was taken as the clearest indication yet that he is minded to move on from the central bank’s enormous stimulus programme and start tightening monetary policy.
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Even high-minded news organizations that claimed to abhor the practice legitimized lynching by trafficking in racist stereotypes about its victims.
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Rooms are named for their size, from "Small," "Medium," and "Large" to "Loft" and one apartment-style suite.
large-minded
adj all
- showing or characterized by broad-mindedness
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