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“I may not be the most straight and narrow sheriff in town, but last I checked I’m the only sheriff in town. And no cocky city sheriff’s going to come in and run the show.” Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z
She was more than a schoolmarm with a ruler, trying to nudge me to the straight and narrow, which could never work. X: A Novel 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z
The servants’ steps were the quickest way down—not grand, but steep and straight and narrow, hidden in the walls. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z
In the days and weeks that followed Willie’s shooting, Whitiker made perhaps the most painful decision a mother could make in order to keep her family on the straight and narrow. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z
I was trying so hard to be on the straight and narrow. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z
Except for the comics I spent most of the summer on the straight and narrow. Bad Boy 2001-05-08T00:00:00Z
It’s brilliantly tense as Munny enacts revenge for his friend Ned, who has been killed by Daggett, and whose death was the final straw for a man fighting to stay on the straight and narrow. My favorite best picture Oscar winner: Unforgiven 2017-02-21T05:00:00Z
The force behind all this turns out to be Mac’s teacher, Ms. Laura Samuel Sett, who writes letters to the local paper to keep residents on the straight and narrow. Schools of Thought Control 2022-09-02T04:00:00Z
"I play the straight and narrow and let everyone else spin around me," she says. 'I never wanted to be an actor,' says screen star Neve Campbell 2011-04-07T21:05:01Z
Most particularly, some of the lyrics to Grinder: "Never straight and narrow … Been inclined to wander off the beaten path." How Judas Priest invented heavy metal 2010-05-20T20:59:00Z
“I’m performing it as if I am observing myself, keeping my eyes on the prize — getting money — while my sister is trying to keep on the straight and narrow.” Storm Large blows into town with Oregon Symphony on May 3 2013-05-01T20:59:34Z
Bobby is a recovering alcoholic who relies on fire-department regimen and weekly visits to the confessional booth to keep him on the straight and narrow. Review | Ryan Murphy’s ‘9-1-1’ doesn’t feel much like a Ryan Murphy show 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z
It is back to the straight and narrow in . Special Report: Fashion: On the Straight and Narrow 2011-02-15T18:00:59Z
He tells himself he’s only going to keep getting high until Nell is back, and then it’s the straight and narrow for life. Can Handiwork Save Your Soul? A Quiet Novel Suggests It Can 2018-07-10T04:00:00Z
The Veronica Mars star plays Eleanor, a selfish woman mistakenly sent to heaven, and Ted Danson plays Michael, her guardian angel trying to keep her on the straight and narrow. Best TV of the week: fall series premieres are finally upon us 2016-09-19T04:00:00Z
Supposedly, Bob Geldof called him and asked him to take Peaches out, to keep her on the straight and narrow. Nick Grimshaw: Meet BBC's It-boy 2012-07-11T09:00:00Z
Having SIN coordinate her workout schedule “keeps me on the straight and narrow!” she exclaimed. For That Door-to-Treadmill Service 2014-12-17T05:00:00Z
I do everything by the straight and narrow because the penalties for falling off the track are so steep.” We are the lamest generation! 2013-06-01T13:00:00Z
Otherwise he will smack us around a little bit, steer us back to the straight and narrow. 30 minutes with … Howlin' Pelle Almqvist 2012-05-30T11:41:55Z
The key physical landmarks of his life are positioned along a single red brick street, the Hinthamerstraat, so that you can follow his life along a straight and narrow path. From Hell to Heaven in the Hometown of Bosch 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z
In the past, the industry looked dimly on those who deviated from the straight and narrow. Christian music star Jennifer Knapp says she is a lesbian 2010-04-13T19:16:00Z
But with the support of his patient wife of 20 years, Jan, Bonham got back on the straight and narrow. Led Zeppelin drummer's son plays to similar beat 2010-12-23T21:03:29Z
Rosie is into it, embracing the straight and narrow with the newfound energy of the reformed addict. Movie Review: ‘Rob the Mob,’ a Comedy About an Ill-Advised Caper 2014-03-20T23:55:56Z
But will he return to the straight and narrow? Secrets unravel as "Breaking Bad" returns to TV 2010-03-19T17:56:00Z
The opera adds a Mephistophelian figure who tempts Tom Rakewell from the straight and narrow with riches and women — for a price. Review: A ‘Rake’ Takes a Treasured Spot in the Opera Season 2022-05-31T04:00:00Z
The fountainhead of American bohemia, Greenwich Village has always departed from the straight and narrow. Greenwich Village, Storied Home of Bohemia and Gay History 2022-11-21T05:00:00Z
It’s possible he decided that the key to staying on the straight and narrow was to place himself on America’s biggest stage, accountable to millions. Arts & Leisure Preview: Steven Tyler Escapes From Idolatry 2011-02-09T16:50:05Z
While the pooch is on the straight and narrow, Bertha still loves her dinners, and Allison said food is never far from her mind. Obese Chihuahua sheds half her body weight but still 'definitely loves her food' 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z
“Keeping him busy will keep him on the straight and narrow,” Phyllis said. His last shot: Will a monthly jab of a new drug keep this addict out of jail? 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z
But Henry didn’t always stick to the straight and narrow. David Henry Hwang, the Man Who Can Make Bruce Lee Talk 2012-11-10T14:39:45Z
Coterminous with an era in which divorce rates soared and casual sex became socially unexceptionable, Mr and Mrs proselytised for the straight and narrow virtue of heterosexual commitment. Derek Batey obituary 2013-02-20T19:23:11Z
Without American forces helping to keep Iraq on the straight and narrow, the authors suggest, it is likely to slip back into tyranny or civil strife or both. Books of The Times: ‘Endgame’ and Iraq, by Michael Gordon and Bernard Trainor 2012-10-01T21:50:41Z
Passing sentence, he added: "It may be harder than a fine because you have now got to stay on the straight and narrow for the next two years." 2010-01-20T11:42:00Z
Of course she embarrasses the hell out of Jamie, which is why she needs help to keep him on the straight and narrow. 20th Century Women: a cinematic tribute to late-70s optimism 2017-02-06T05:00:00Z
K. Austin Collins fact-checks the film’s depiction of the friendship between Frank and Dr. Shirley and finds that all may not be on the straight and narrow. What to Read About ‘Green Book’ and the Other Best Picture Nominees 2019-01-22T05:00:00Z
But even in those early, pre-Frank days – before the booze, the bad boys and the beehives – there were signs that she was not destined for the straight and narrow. Amy Winehouse: songs in the key of life 2012-07-22T17:00:12Z
Then there was the tough metallic chain mail, used for dresses and skirts that hung straight and narrow across the body. Fashion Review: Chanel: Crystal Inspires Lagerfeld 2012-03-06T19:29:09Z
In D.C. … well … it’s a little more along the straight and narrow. Now Therapists Have to Figure Out Astrology, Tarot and Psychedelics 2019-08-28T04:00:00Z
She is also charged with keeping Carol on the straight and narrow; little does she suspect that the trouble that will threaten to undo her comfortable family will come from another quarter. | 'Lemon Sky': ?Lemon Sky? by Lanford Wilson at Clurman Theater - Review 2011-09-28T02:30:33Z
It was such a struggle over such a long period of time to keep it on the straight and narrow. Bat for Lashes laid bare 2012-10-12T05:49:46Z
Rusty vowed after the first trial to live on the straight and narrow. Books of The Times: Scott Turow?s ?Innocent? Catches Up With Rusty Sabich 2010-04-29T20:51:00Z
I love watching westerns, even when they depart from the straight and narrow. Kenneth Turan's DVD picks: Westerns with a difference 2014-07-02T04:00:00Z
Winehouse's managers went to increasingly desperate lengths to keep the wayward star on the straight and narrow. Police: Singer Amy Winehouse dies 2011-07-23T16:56:09Z
Are Artie Bucco's attempts to stay on the straight and narrow among his mobster buddies any more or less sympathetic than Poot being one of the rare hoppers who manages to escape the game? The Wire re-up: season five, episode seven ? The Wire v The Sopranos 2010-03-29T23:15:00Z
Smith, the narrator of “Loneliness,” a 17-year-old thief who had been sent to a reformatory, is similarly opposed to the straight and narrow. Alan Sillitoe, ?Angry? British Author, Dies at 82 2010-04-26T04:37:00Z
Who wants to live vicariously through a former addict’s daily effort to stay on the straight and narrow? Review | ‘Patrick Melrose’ is the Cumberbatch-iest show ever made. And that’s a good thing. 2018-05-09T04:00:00Z
The lyrics, which sternly inveigh against material urges, also got a playful tweak, but Mr. Cooder didn’t tinker with its message of a straight and narrow path to heaven. Review: Ry Cooder, Ricky Skaggs and the Whites, a Roots-Music Celebration 2015-11-15T05:00:00Z
If it is necessary to explain why Jimmy declines the straight and narrow life back in Albuquerque, I don’t think it worked. 'Better Call Saul' Season 1 Finale Recap: It's Never Stopping Me Again 2015-04-06T04:00:00Z
Let's just say that this is one of those movies where a normal person takes one step off the straight and narrow path and winds up on the highway to hell. Cannes: An explosive Mexican thriller 2011-05-14T01:01:00Z
Geneeus insists that radio kept him on the straight and narrow. Rinse FM pirate radio station goes legit 2010-10-10T18:18:00Z
Ms. Tweed, a former Playboy Playmate, describes her response in the new episode: “It’s yes, and it’s conditional” — the condition being that Mr. Simmons adhere a little more closely to the straight and narrow. ArtsBeat Blog: Channel Surfing: 'Gene Simmons Family Jewels' 2011-10-04T20:59:18Z
For the reforming national consciousness, authority served as a kind of siren song, luring the public out of the rowdy cabarets and nightclubs and back on the straight and narrow. Bad times make great art. Worlds of light and shadow: The reproduction of liberalism in Weimar Germany 2017-01-15T05:00:00Z
But instead of joining the straight and narrow, during the wedding party he capsizes a rowing boat and floats off. Got any change? Why cinema struggles with homelessness 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z
Gadzooks, stay 'way from this mess if your mama wants to see you toe the straight and narrow line to normality. George Clinton: 'Even now the music scares us sometimes' - a classic interview from the vaults 2012-06-26T17:00:00Z
The “I Get the Bag” artist opened up about what had kept him on the straight and narrow since his release. If Gucci Mane had a do-over, he might not have an ice cream cone face tattoo. But don’t call it ‘regret’ 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z
The lists sent the Cypriot government scrambling to shore up a tattered reputation, offering assurances that the country was now firmly on the straight and narrow. Cyprus president declares ‘zero tolerance’ policy on evasion of Russia sanctions 2023-06-20T04:00:00Z
The news sent the Cypriot government scrambling to shore up a tattered reputation, offering assurances that the country was now firmly on the straight and narrow. Cyprus labors to shield reputation amid new US, UK action on Russian ‘sanctions evasion network’ 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z
He said parents "want their kids off the streets" and "kept on the straight and narrow", but the loss of the boxing gym has been "massive". Cardiff riot: Can lack of opportunities for young people be blamed? 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z
Without one, he suggests, it is hard to keep young people on the straight and narrow. The horses and carts racing on Ireland's motorways 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z
Of course you can blame him — but straying from the straight and narrow seems borderline inevitable when you’ve been that famous and successful your entire life. We’re lucky to witness LeBron James’ greatness as it happens 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z
The local government is “on the straight and narrow now, and the town of Pound is looking better than ever,” Pillion assured his fellow lawmakers. Town of Pound emerges from death sentence in Virginia Assembly 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z
Actually getting the degree, building the businesses, working on the straight and narrow and painstakingly raising lots of money to run for Congress? Why do guys like George Santos lie? I asked myself the same thing about my father 2022-12-31T05:00:00Z
The second, set in the early 1970s, continues the story of furniture store owner Ray Carney, who’s determined to stay on the straight and narrow — but it’s not easy. Books to look forward to in 2023 2022-12-26T05:00:00Z
Soucy rejoined the straight and narrow in Saturday’s 3-2 win against the Los Angeles Kings — another overtime game, but no late equalizer this time. Kraken keep faith in Carson Soucy after pair of late penalties 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z
The president said he is proud of his son who he said is “on the straight and narrow and has been for some years now.” Biden denies knowing about Hunter Biden gun statement, says he has ‘confidence’ in son 2022-10-11T04:00:00Z
Throwing off sparks like a Roman candle, Jackman turns the character into a romantic hero who just needs the love of a good woman to set him on the straight and narrow. Commentary: Are Broadway megastars obsolete? Not while Hugh Jackman and Patti LuPone are around 2022-05-02T04:00:00Z
And I'm told Sue Gray may find that perhaps too much of the burden of keeping him on the straight and narrow fell to too few people. Anxious wait for Sue Gray report continues in Westminster 2022-04-29T04:00:00Z
But I don’t have too many regrets, because if I stayed on a straight and narrow path I wouldn’t have experienced the odd and sometimes dangerous things that I did experience. Peter Bacho’s new memoir-in-essays honors the unsung history of Seattle’s Filipino community 2022-04-29T04:00:00Z
And she does keep us on the straight and narrow.” Female engineer earns 1st victory as lead of Ganassi team 2022-03-23T04:00:00Z
“They don’t want to turn the international community against them. They’ve got to be on the straight and narrow here. It’s really dangerous for them in desperation to do things that are clearly prohibited.” The gory online campaign Ukraine hopes will sow anti-Putin dissent probably violates the Geneva Conventions 2022-03-03T05:00:00Z
The push for a trading ban is about more than imposing rules to keep lawmakers on the straight and narrow. Opinion | Members of Congress Should Not be Trading Stocks, Ever 2022-02-18T05:00:00Z
Keep to the straight and narrow, reveal nothing about yourself or your team, and just win. Hey, he’s funny. Brady showing his personality as Buccaneer 2021-10-01T04:00:00Z
Flores avoided questions over the weekend about Watson, but on Monday he was asked how he expresses to players he wants to make sure they stay on the "straight and narrow path." Dolphins' Tua Tagovailoa gets vote of confidence from Brian Flores: report 2021-09-01T04:00:00Z
He spoke at length about his upbringing, including how his “mamaw” had “kept him on the straight and narrow” as a youth, before diving into his political pitch. J.D. Vance, ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ Author, Is Running for Senate in Ohio 2021-07-01T04:00:00Z
It was that pursuit of basketball that kept me on the straight and narrow. Two first-time directors put a spotlight on Black life in L.A. Now they're Oscar nominees 2021-04-15T04:00:00Z
Much of his message was devoted to the importance of going to church, relying on others to keep one on the straight and narrow. Perspective | His pastors tried to steer him away from social media rage. He stormed the Capitol anyway. 2021-02-19T05:00:00Z
In an interview with The Associated Press, they denied Heath went to South America with the aim of plotting against Maduro and insist he always kept on the straight and narrow. Mystery surrounds former Marine’s imprisonment in Venezuela 2020-10-31T04:00:00Z
“Mr. Musico is under such a microscope that he would have to be absolutely nuts not to travel the straight and narrow” if released on bond, Klaeren said. Judge slashes bond for man linked to plot to kidnap Whitmer 2020-10-23T04:00:00Z
“The school promised to not only keep them safe, but on the straight and narrow,” he said. A revolution is sweeping through Japan's Takarazuka Music School 2020-10-21T04:00:00Z
But the nominee divulged to senators that she has a special faculty to keep her brood on the straight and narrow. Amy Coney Barrett paints memorable picture during Supreme Court hearings 2020-10-15T04:00:00Z
Ouma plans to attend Tallahassee Community College this fall and to keep on the straight and narrow. Mental health issues compounded by COVID-19 quarantine 2020-06-28T04:00:00Z
It has substantial power to investigate complaints against public officials and employees, and some authority to punish those who stray from the straight and narrow. Editorial Roundup: West Virginia 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z
Now married with three children, he said working with the horses has become “one of those tools” he uses to keep his life on the straight and narrow. Horses help vets, first responders take reins against PTSD 2019-12-28T05:00:00Z
Most popular JRPGs followed a straight and narrow path with little room for change; Persona 3 toyed with the idea of day-to-day impact and player-driven investment. It took two decades for PlayStation’s best JRPG series to find itself 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z
But, he "wasn't always on the straight and narrow" and was not a good student. Robert Henderson tells 'Fox & Friends' how he overcame a tough childhood to serve his country and study at Yale 2019-11-29T05:00:00Z
“We appeal to all youngsters to rethink their actions and hope the education sector and parents will help our young people to walk the straight and narrow path.” 'Being young is a crime in Hong Kong': Police arrest students and children 2019-09-27T04:00:00Z
“Joi recognizes that not everybody takes the straight and narrow path, and that sometimes people need the chance to redeem themselves,” she said. Jeffrey Epstein’s Donations Create a Schism at M.I.T.’s Revered Media Lab 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z
Why not stick to the straight and narrow? For Bob Odenkirk, the 'Better Call Saul' flash-forwards don't inspire much hope 2019-08-21T04:00:00Z
While the prosecution that ensnared Nate Cain is welcome, he couldn’t have perpetrated his crimes if his bosses were making sure he stayed on the straight and narrow. Louisiana editorial roundup 2019-06-19T04:00:00Z
Critics acclaimed its songs as evidence that, after almost a decade of straying from the straight and narrow, he was prepared once again to bare his soul. All aboard the Bob Dylan express! How Rolling Thunder revved round America 2019-06-11T04:00:00Z
And ratings keep passengers on the straight and narrow, he says. What do drivers think of Uber? 2019-05-08T04:00:00Z
Perhaps what they did, though, was free him from the expectation that he should stay on the musical straight and narrow. Bruce Hornsby: 'I'm in search of the chills' 2019-04-15T04:00:00Z
She encouraged Guy to stay on the straight and narrow, even as his parents say he was being threatened. The amateur sleuth who searched for a body - and found one 2019-03-25T04:00:00Z
“Boxing put me on the straight and narrow,” said Lynn, who worked his way up from a public works employee to a commercial building inspector in the city’s health department. In quest to save Chester youth, boxing gym pulls no punches 2019-02-23T05:00:00Z
That keeps you on the straight and narrow. The murderer who's opening a youth centre 2019-02-21T05:00:00Z
I thank these folks every day for keeping me on the straight and narrow. ‘Help, My Boss Has Breasts!’ 2018-12-31T05:00:00Z
So, might it not be an option to transgress the straight and narrow path once again? Brexit: Britain entering a state of emergency 2018-12-25T05:00:00Z
It seems as far-fetched as prescribing a season of films to tempt a criminal back on to the straight and narrow. Yes, a deer poacher should watch Bambi. Films can transform us all | Ryan Gilbey 2018-12-19T05:00:00Z
Farhat also worked hard to keep her children on the straight and narrow. Forever prisoners: were a father and son wrongly ensnared by America’s war on terror? 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z
“A Democrat, progressive, straight and narrow, law enforcement credentials, military credentials, fluent Spanish, lived in Puerto Rico,” Gonzalez said. L.A. County Sheriff Jim McDonnell’s job in jeopardy as challenger Alex Villanueva takes vote lead - Los Angeles Times 2018-11-08T05:00:00Z
“We tried to keep him on the straight and narrow,” Johnson said. Children’s book found at scene of D.C. fatal shooting leads police to suspect 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z
But Callaway has been on the straight and narrow since, and Jackson has been pleased with his progress. Fast track: Browns speedy WR Callaway to fill Gordon’s role 2018-09-18T04:00:00Z
Hume said, “It seems to me the lesson that comes away from this is: Thank God for the people around Trump who are keeping him on the straight and narrow to the extent they can.” Analysis | The Daily 202: Kavanaugh hearing offers an ‘unprecedented’ display of the Senate’s institutional decline 2018-09-05T04:00:00Z
And the times when it is, you need a helping hand to keep you on the straight and narrow. A helicopter for a head helps this bipedal robot walk with confidence 2018-08-16T04:00:00Z
As the movie counts down the days until Collin will be released from his halfway house, we follow as he tries to keep on the straight and narrow, despite Miles’s worst anarchic impulses. Review | ‘Blindspotting’ is a bracing look at race, class and masculinity. Oh, and it’s funny. 2018-07-18T04:00:00Z
“When he’s down, we just try to push him back up and keep him on the straight and narrow,” he said. Flyers support Humboldt player paralyzed in bus crash 2018-06-29T04:00:00Z
And, someone, like myself, who is a little more on the straight and narrow ... arrow ... straight arrow. Silicon Valley’s latest big idea is Tupperware parties for marijuana 2018-05-23T04:00:00Z
“There are a million ways he could have come here illegally, and he has relatives who have done that. But Fredno is so on the straight and narrow, he wanted to do things right.” Walla Walla couple helps Haitian man pursue culinary dreams 2018-03-31T04:00:00Z
In my relationship, I'm the spendthrift but my husband sucks at paying bills, we work together to keep each other on the straight and narrow. Millennials Are Saving for the Future, if They Can Afford To 2018-02-26T05:00:00Z
Here are four recent books about supremely talented people — two entrepreneurs, a U.S. president, a sculptor and a social firebrand — who achieved great things by veering off the straight and narrow path. Four new biographies introduce us to remarkable people 2018-01-25T05:00:00Z
“All that stuff’s going to help motivate you, keep you on the straight and narrow.” Staring Down Addiction and Fending Off Harmful Voices 2017-12-28T05:00:00Z
A straight arrow, on the straight and narrow. Silicon Valley’s latest big idea is Tupperware parties for marijuana 2018-05-23T04:00:00Z
In an administration as crooked as this one, it takes character to keep to the straight and narrow. California Editorial Rdp 2017-11-16T05:00:00Z
These days, it’s rare a career path follows a straight and narrow line. Strong mentor relationship adds power to career | Provided By WGU Washington 2017-11-06T05:00:00Z
It reassures the people who count on us that we're back on the straight and narrow, it placates the wronged party, and, ideally, it leads to self-reflection and improved behavior. Bob McNair, Harvey Weinstein and the era of the dumb apology - Golf Digest 2017-10-30T04:00:00Z
It follows the scrapes and schemes of dodgy lawyer Jimmy McGill as he teeters along the straight and narrow and edges closer to becoming Breaking Bad's Saul Goodman. Emmys: Your guide to the best US TV drama 2017-09-16T04:00:00Z
"They could call us and we would go and do a loan. Our customers would come to rely on it. But we would also keep them on the straight and narrow." Friend or foe: Borrowing money at the door - BBC News 2017-09-01T04:00:00Z
The NCA said it was planning to introduce similar weekends across the UK if they proved to be able to set young malicious hackers on the straight and narrow. Rehab camp aims to put young cyber-crooks on right track - BBC News 2017-07-24T04:00:00Z
Daniel Summerhays managed to walk a relatively straight and narrow path at the Memorial, and it took him to an unlikely position going into the final round. Golf roundup: Daniel Summerhays surges into three-shot lead at the Memorial 2017-06-03T04:00:00Z
After his release on the drug charge - all charges were dropped - he stayed on a straight and narrow path. SC State grad reaches goals on road to redemption 2017-05-29T04:00:00Z
Holmes defied conventional wisdom on a most unconventional course, walking anything but the straight and narrow at the TPC Sawgrass until he wound up in a most unlikely place Saturday in The Players Championship. Holmes, Stanley share lead at Players Championship 2017-05-13T04:00:00Z
Forty years ago, classmates knew Pence as a teenager whose path was on the straight and narrow, guided by a strong family influence and religious faith that he relied on then and now. High school classmates saw Pence’s leadership 40 years ago 2017-01-18T05:00:00Z
A new mentor program through the Idaho Department of Correction is keeping parolees on the straight and narrow. IDOC looking for volunteer mentors for ex-inmates 2017-01-14T05:00:00Z
“I just try to help keep him on the straight and narrow, do the right thing,” she said of her oldest son. Being Timothy Thomas’ son 2017-01-07T05:00:00Z
If offenders don’t stay on the straight and narrow, you often read about that fact in The Washington Times and other news outlets when they become suspects or victims in other crimes. Muriel Bowser’s Youth Rehabilitation Act reform coincides with D.C. election season 2016-12-26T05:00:00Z
“He really kept him on the straight and narrow. He had this beautiful innocence about him. And a very difficult stammer that made him hard to understand.” Howard L. Bingham, Muhammad Ali’s Longtime Photographer, Dies at 77 2016-12-20T05:00:00Z
Petersen is a coach on the straight and narrow and Leach is on the edge, talking about obscure topics — the yin and yang. The Bishop and the Pirate: Chris Petersen and Mike Leach may not be all that different 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z
House Speaker Paul Ryan will keep the next president “on the straight and narrow.” Politics podcast: Trump’s effect on Amazon, and why Republicans did well in Washington state, on The Overcast 2016-11-18T05:00:00Z
When you meet her, she’s trying to get on the straight and narrow. Michelle Dockery goes from Lady Mary to a toilet-cleaning former meth addict in 'Good Behavior' 2016-11-11T05:00:00Z
“It’s not hard to stay on the straight and narrow in that room.” Cowboys’ investments in line paying off with Romo sidelined 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z
Making sure that potentially troublesome little states keep to the straight and narrow is unquestionably necessary. Small but not too beautiful 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z
“Hopefully as the supervisor you can keep them on the straight and narrow and instill in them a large degree of integrity.” Former Roswell deputy chief talks about life on the force 2016-07-16T04:00:00Z
The term “imperial” is never a good thing when applied to a corporate officer—in particular when that individual’s principal job is to keep his company on the straight and narrow. The imperial CFO 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z
But the focus of the address stayed straight and narrow. Indian Prime Minister Jokes About U.S. Politics During Congressional Speech 2016-06-08T04:00:00Z
Individuals not sentenced to prison are not held to stringent legal requirements to serve the community — to remain on the straight and narrow, hold steady employment and be free from substance abuse.  Once felons have served their time, they’ve earned back their rights 2016-06-07T04:00:00Z
Most important, they must remain on the straight and narrow, free from criminal acts and convictions and from substance abuse. Make felons earn their rights 2016-06-03T04:00:00Z
These naturally evolved chemicals undo the locks our brains construct to keep us on the straight and narrow, pursuing short-lived victories over inevitable failures. What LSD tells us about human nature | Marc Lewis 2016-04-15T04:00:00Z
Concluding that keeping to the straight and narrow path yields little reward, Jimmy turns down a promising position at a large firm and flirts with falling back into his former slickster ways. In 'Better Call Saul,' 'Breaking Bad's' creators have another success on their hands 2016-02-20T05:00:00Z
While there were many negative influences around her during her childhood, the Gaines family and her connection with them and the Compassion Project helped keep her on the straight and narrow. Woman meets family that helped her through childhood poverty 2015-12-13T05:00:00Z
The state works with families to ensure that miscreants return to the straight and narrow. Extractor, few fans 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z
In his final weeks, the man known to friends as “Scoop” spent nearly every waking moment with his son, counseling him to follow a straight and narrow path. Shooting victim fought 2.5-year struggle to live to see son 2015-11-28T05:00:00Z
Having arrived at a fork in the road, will Jimmy take the straight and narrow path with a safe corporate job or will he fall back into his “Slippin’ Jimmy” con-artist ways? 'Better Call Saul' returns Feb. 15 on AMC 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z
“When I became a citizen, I walked a straight and narrow path,” Taylor says. This is where the country's most infamous fence ends 2015-10-20T04:00:00Z
Keeping the Benghazi committee on the straight and narrow hasn’t been fun. The Real Benghazi Investigation 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z
It keeps him involved in the rodeo world - and on the straight and narrow, he said. Williamstown church keeps bull riders on the right path 2015-10-02T04:00:00Z
“Especially because I fought so hard to keep him on the straight and narrow.” Freddie Gray and William Porter: Two sons of Baltimore whose lives collided 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z
“It’s hard to walk the straight and narrow, especially when I was going down the wrong path,” Lewis said. Huskers’ Lewis goes from jail in 2014 to team captain in ‘15 2015-08-28T04:00:00Z
The good news is that if you do stay on the straight and narrow – paying your bills on time every time and reducing your debt – your situation will likely improve. What the 2015 Song of the Summer Can Teach Us About Credit 2015-08-07T04:00:00Z
In the old world of marketing, the path-to-purchase was straight and narrow. IBM Smarter PlanetVoice: How To Satisfy Customers -- On Their Own Terms 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z
“It’s been really tough, but we’re trying to keep everybody on the straight and narrow - playoffs,” he said. Tulsa Shock try to fight through mounting distractions 2015-07-22T04:00:00Z
“They were really different people when they met,” Alex said; Mom was more liberated, and dad “a little more straight and narrow.” Orley presents sumptuous knitwear, inspired by family 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z
"They were really different people when they met," Alex said; Mom was more liberated, and dad "a little more straight and narrow." Orley presents elaborate knitwear for men, inspired by the designers' own parents 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z
Steve McQueen is the most famous graduate of Boy’s Republic, and often credited the school for putting him on the straight and narrow. Steve McQueen's 1976 Porsche Turbo Carrera Is Up For Auction At Monterey 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z
Skeptics and tut-tutters actually have a good reason to doubt that California water-wasters can stay on the straight and narrow for long. California Editorial Roundup 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z
However, a brace of big serves get the Serb back on the straight and narrow...before a couple of terrific backhands down the line from Kohlschreiber give him an immediate break back! Novak Djokovic v Philipp Kohlschreiber: Wimbledon 2015 – live! 2015-06-29T04:00:00Z
Fortunately, it’s never too late to adopt the kind of habits that can put you back on the straight and narrow. 4 People, 4 FICO Scores: What Their Credit Habits Can Teach You 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z
I recommend two studies published annually to keep index fund investors on the straight and narrow. Two Index Fund Studies Remind Us of One Good Strategy 2015-04-28T04:00:00Z
BET adds that this group of women is “determined to keep DeSean on the straight and narrow, which is something that he desperately needs.” Redskins WR DeSean Jackson set to appear on BET reality show 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z
“It’s better to wake up every day and go to work and do something you enjoy than follow the straight and narrow sometimes.” Snowboarder with Massachusetts roots travels the globe 2015-03-28T04:00:00Z
However, a brace of big serves get the Serb back on the straight and narrow...before a couple of terrific backhands down the line from Kohlschreiber give him an immediate break back! Novak Djokovic v Philipp Kohlschreiber: Wimbledon 2015 – live! 2015-06-29T04:00:00Z
And for the remaining 30 percent, while they might offend again later on, it only takes being penalized three times to get them on the straight and narrow. How League of Legends could make the internet a better place 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z
Your neighbors, friends, and family are always watching and judging, and the danger of a damaged reputation is enough to keep you on the straight and narrow. To foster complex societies, tell people a god is watching 2015-03-04T05:00:00Z
But Jimmy—determined to stick to the straight and narrow at this point—turns him down. 'Better Call Saul' Season 1, Episode 2 Review: Dios Mijo 2015-02-09T05:00:00Z
But even with that type of investing plan, there’s still room to venture off the straight and narrow. The Pros and Cons of Sector Mutual Funds 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z
He said he hoped Mr. Heastie would “stay on the straight and narrow path.” New Speaker in Albany: A Skilled Operator, Embracing Change 2015-02-03T05:00:00Z
Michael Adams, a childhood friend, remembers the young Rutherford being “very focused, someone who knew where he was going, who kept on a straight and narrow path.” Lt. Gov. Boyd Rutherford couldn’t say no when candidate Larry Hogan asked him to join the ticket 2015-01-21T05:00:00Z
Coach Bill Belichick sees no magical formula for getting on the straight and narrow. The long and winding road to Super Bowl’s doorstep 2015-01-13T05:00:00Z
Despite staying on the straight and narrow this season, Carcillo knows that his history of being punished for reckless play during his career means the NHL is keeping close tabs on him. Blackhawks' Daniel Carcillo facing lengthy suspension for cross-check 2015-01-17T05:00:00Z
The classes kept Chérif on the straight and narrow — when he was attending them, the prosecutor wrote — and he no longer drank or smoked. Chérif and Saïd Kouachi’s Path to Paris Attack at Charlie Hebdo 2015-01-17T05:00:00Z
Peterson claims he uses a switch because that's what was used on him, and it kept him on the straight and narrow. NFL Was Right to Suspend Adrian Peterson for Child Abuse 2014-11-19T05:00:00Z
A whipping from a loving parent keeps kids on the straight and narrow, they argued. Spare the rod 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z
But, Corley added, "It's worth giving her an opportunity, and then we'll keep pushing her, keep her on that straight and narrow." Georgia's Michelle Nunn turns to civil rights icon 2014-10-27T04:00:00Z
Use these tips to keep your credit on the straight and narrow, no matter how you like to spend your free time. 4 Hobbies That Could Wreck Your Credit Score 2014-10-20T04:00:00Z
It was that almost community policing that kept people on the straight and narrow. London Gold, Silver And Other Benchmarks To Get Libor Style Regulation 2014-09-28T04:00:00Z
“We’re here to support them. Hopefully, we’re going to see a win and get them back on the straight and narrow.” To N.F.L. Fans, the Sport’s Troubles Vanish Between the Lines 2014-09-14T04:00:00Z
Her fiance, who is three years younger than her and with whom she lives in Manchester, is a personal trainer and keeps her on the straight and narrow. Rebecca Adlington: 'It's bizarre stepping into a world where I'm just a girl' 2014-08-24T04:00:00Z
Some regard Jane’s Addiction’s departure from the straight and narrow of populist rock as self-indulgent, others as heroically pretentious. Lollapalooza: a Woodstock for the lost generation 2014-07-30T04:00:00Z
When I was younger I just wanted to blend into the background and keep myself on the straight and narrow. 'Why being a gay mum can help my career' 2014-07-16T04:00:00Z
It’s better by far to run competition on straight and narrow grounds rather than by trying to pay clever tricks. Huawei's Revenge; Chinese State Media Brands Apple's iPhone Security Risk 2014-07-11T04:00:00Z
In the case of some commercial companies this process has gone awry, but broadly speaking this tends to keep things on the straight and narrow. Open Source Crypto TrueCrypt Disappears With Suspicious Cloud Of Mystery 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z
And to posture as a grateful guy on the straight and narrow when he received a contract extension worth as much as $40 million only six weeks later. Nowhere to place blame
As Mr Adams languished in prison, some of his tormentors were caught wandering off the straight and narrow. The wrong man 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z
And when the seven new draft picks are off the field, the Giants hope they will also be more likely to stay on the straight and narrow. With ‘Clean’ Picks, Giants Look Beyond Talent 2014-05-11T00:48:28Z
He is the ostensible key to ensuring that Point72 will remain on the straight and narrow. DealBook: In Corporate Monitor, a Well-Paying Job but Unknown Results 2014-04-15T22:33:12Z
"Friends are the sort of people that are going to lead you off the straight and narrow and are going to be detrimental to your secular prospects and also your spiritual prospects." Stranger danger in the 18th Century 2014-03-24T10:04:24Z
Although I work to try to keep myself on the straight and narrow, I do sometimes succumb to temptation. Dot Earth Blog: Fresh Views on Climate Scientists as Advocates 2014-01-19T16:58:23Z
For the potential competition from new entrants will keep that dominant company on the straight and narrow. Google's European Union Problems Continue To Increase 2013-12-14T16:03:00Z
After some youthful indiscretions, he now seems firmly planted on the straight and narrow. At Start of Preseason, Fresno State Quarterback Faced a Harrowing Test 2013-08-29T01:49:38Z
Mr. Cohen has every incentive to keep on the straight and narrow after avoiding criminal charges. DealBook: In Corporate Monitor, a Well-Paying Job but Unknown Results 2014-04-15T22:33:12Z
If the inspector tests the athletes, and the athletes trust the inspection process to catch cheats, fear of getting caught should keep them on the straight and narrow. Doping in sport: Athlete’s dilemma 2013-07-18T15:04:03Z
I was not on the straight and narrow, and Sue gave me an ultimatum. Making It Last: Marrying a Veteran Was Cool. Then It Got Difficult. 2013-07-12T17:49:11Z
His parents were trying to keep him on the straight and narrow. The London Killers’ Terror Network 2013-05-24T08:45:00Z
There are indeed some humbling stories of ex-offenders giving up their time to keep others on the straight and narrow. A popular idea still on probation 2013-05-09T14:25:56Z
He did his thing and stayed on the straight and narrow. Robert Andino's long, dangerous journey to the majors 2013-02-27T03:35:49Z
After a period of time spent on the straight and narrow, Sly is once again back in the game and, of course, his intentions are all good. 'Sly Cooper: Thieves In Time' Review - Part One: Turning Japanese (PS3) 2013-02-19T23:11:01Z
Keeping people on the straight and narrow is no easier. Rehabilitating offenders: The last piece of the puzzle 2013-01-10T16:11:29Z
But because he is a Manziel, it takes friends, coaches and family to keep young Johnny on the straight and narrow. Keeping Heisman Contender Johnny Manziel on Target and in Line 2012-11-24T02:46:29Z
But it seems not everyone understood that the acclaimed Chatwin preferred to err from the straight and narrow. When travel writing is off the beaten track 2012-11-23T02:13:57Z
She said breakfast was linked to stable blood sugar levels, which "keeps you on the straight and narrow". Breakfast skippers 'seek out fat' 2012-10-17T06:45:13Z
If something is evolutionarily important then random variations in its DNA sequence will be slowly eliminated from the population, keeping it on the functional straight and narrow in a process known as purifying selection. Evolution: The nature of man 2012-09-05T20:32:35Z
That one step off the straight and narrow leads to corruption? DealBook: Examining the Ponzi Scheme Through the Mind of the Con Artist 2012-08-20T21:13:23Z
He said that he supposed I had been brought up on the straight and narrow. Alice Munro: “Amundsen.” 2012-08-20T04:00:00Z
Secondly, there was the inevitable push-back from the Bundesbank, which is determined to keep the ECB on the straight and narrow. Barclays needs a total management overhaul 2012-07-28T23:01:17Z
It is best that they stick to the straight and narrow and hope the wind does not start howling. With So Many Bunkers, British Open Golfers Try to Play It Straight 2012-07-19T23:18:11Z
Rather than standing before them as someone who always walked the straight and narrow, Strickland speaks candidly to them about the short- and long-term consequences of questionable behavior. Sports of The Times: Rod Strickland Coaches Young Stars on the Ways of the N.B.A. 2012-06-25T02:16:27Z
"My grandmother was strict and kept me on the straight and narrow," he said. No36: Linford Christie wins gold in 1992 2012-06-05T11:20:25Z
Now thou wishest to lead us from the straight and narrow way of salvation to the broad road of eternal death. A History of The Inquisition of The Middle Ages; volume I 2012-04-17T02:00:16.473Z
His nephew's derelictions from the straight and narrow path had long distressed the virtuous old diplomat. Superwomen 2012-04-03T02:00:38.047Z
It was a straight and narrow path, but no one ever passed that way. Australian Pictures Drawn with Pen and Pencil 2012-04-02T02:00:28.873Z
The hills on the left and the trees on the right seemed to draw together and close in upon him until his way was straight and narrow. Kipps The Story of a Simple Soul 2012-03-18T02:00:19.567Z
That his deflections from the straight and narrow path are much less concealed and by him are regarded as of small account is to be conceded. Prowling about Panama 2012-02-11T03:04:04.040Z
“I got away from the one thing that kept me on the straight and narrow, and that was my relationship with the Lord,” Hamilton said in 2009. Report: Josh Hamilton had relapse; Rangers ?aware of a situation? 2012-02-03T13:54:47Z
Through the door opened by "Barnwell" and "The Gamester," the drama saw only the broad path that led back to sentimentality and overlooked the straight and narrow way leading to realism and truth. Tragedy 2012-01-31T03:00:19.343Z
"If you will not try the straight and narrow way, I can only hope that you will fall very deeply and very honestly in love; and that the lady will save you from yourself." The Black Moth A Romance of the XVIIIth Century 2012-01-31T03:00:13.827Z
Mr. Lane had but two trees, one on each side of the straight and narrow path, evenly placed between house and sidewalk—evergreens. The Crux 2012-01-12T03:00:12.630Z
Both of these roads later converge in that straight and narrow path that leads unto life. The Unpopular Review, Number 19 July-December 1918 2012-01-09T03:00:24.167Z
So far as our records show," stated the chief, "no one has ever been able to catch this Cheney person in the act of departing from the straight and narrow path. On Secret Service Detective-Mystery Stories Based on Real Cases Solved By Government Agents 2011-11-26T03:00:14.947Z
Then children gamboled 'round thy knee, In childhood's glad delight, Thy watching eye marked well the road Which led them to the right; The straight and narrow way which leads Up to the heavenly height. Memoir of John Howe Peyton in sketches by his contemporaries, together with some of his public and private letters, etc., also a sketch of Ann M. Peyton 2011-11-15T03:00:20.413Z
Sorry to disappoint an old pal, but my determination to stay on the straight and narrow path is stronger than ever.” The Gray Phantom 2011-11-04T02:00:21.427Z
The road stretched across a level moorland country; it was straight and narrow, but I was compelled to keep to it, since to step aside was to put my feet into water. Birds and Man 2011-10-20T02:00:25.513Z
There were from four to six oxen to each plow and most generally it took two men to hold the plow and keep the oxen in the straight and narrow way. Some Pioneers and Pilgrims on the Prairies of Dakota Or, From the ox team to the aeroplane 2011-10-17T02:00:15.157Z
The straight and narrow path of strict honesty is his only salvation. Arteriosclerosis and Hypertension: with Chapters on Blood Pressure, 3rd Edition. 2011-10-11T02:01:07.890Z
What did you do to keep this agency on the straight and narrow? India Ink: A Conversation With: E. Sreedharan 2011-10-05T07:14:58Z
Maybe he’s got tired of the straight and narrow path and gone back to his old tricks under a new name. The Gray Phantom 2011-11-04T02:00:21.427Z
He would have labored continually and unceasingly to lead a soul in the straight and narrow way; no fatigue, no disappointment, was ever any hindrance in his path, when duty held the lamp. Biography of Rev. Hosea Ballou 2011-08-04T02:00:22.900Z
In another moment the unresisting form was drawn to the edge of the yawning black-mouthed pit, which, so wondrous straight and narrow, had been driven deeply into the bowels of the earth. Nevermore 2011-07-08T02:00:23.973Z
It’s a wonderful thing how it keeps us in the straight and narrow path. The Brute 2011-06-30T02:00:30.283Z
The earliest departures from the straight and narrow path to the lives that are eternal, appear to have been made in Chaldea and Egypt. An Examination into and an Elucidation of the Great Principle of the Mediation and Atonement of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ 2011-06-06T02:00:07.650Z
The garden path, leading to the porch, was straight and narrow; on either side rose alternately cabbage-rose trees and hollyhocks. Trevlyn Hold 2011-05-16T02:00:12.977Z
He retreated to a high-rise condominium with his third wife, Barbara, whom he credited for keeping him on the straight and narrow. Hollywood actor Jackie Cooper dead at 88 2011-05-05T00:34:34Z
"We were just back on the straight and narrow, with the full backing of the banks and this comes round the corner and hits us head on," he said. About 450 Red sky jobs 'at risk' 2011-04-22T11:55:51Z
Public pensions need an equivalent of ERISA—federal regulation that would keep public employers on the straight and narrow. Pension, or Ponzi Scheme? 2011-03-31T21:00:03Z
Family members and community elders signed papers promising to keep the ex-prisoner on the straight and narrow. U.S. Seeks Friends in Afghan Detainees 2011-03-05T02:17:57Z
Regina wrote a check and went out into the sunlight, out of the land of liberty and into the straight and narrow path of a strict and severe régime. The Little Vanities of Mrs. Whittaker A Novel 2011-03-01T03:00:46.487Z
Sanchez is still young enough that if he stays on the straight and narrow the rest of his career this scandal will become just a footnote and long forgotten. Mark Sanchez Accused of Funny Business with 17-Year Old Girl- Crisis communication analysis of the day 2011-02-10T17:59:48Z
But to encourage present officeholders to walk the straight and narrow, Mr. DiNapoli recommended that wrongdoers be fined as much as double whatever money they made from their unlawful behavior. NYC: Retiring Nicely After Betraying Public?s Trust 2011-02-01T01:30:16Z
This was, of course, a period of Bush's life when he was veering toward the straight and narrow. Drunk horseback riding: Is riding a horse while drunk legal in Montana? 2011-01-17T15:42:00Z
All the evidence is that work, education and skills are key to getting them back on the straight and narrow. Work facilities call for prisons 2010-12-27T02:30:54Z
The force said the cards were a "timely warning" about what people risked by straying from the straight and narrow. Face of police Christmas card campaign back in jail 2010-12-21T08:07:03Z
The force said the cards were a "timely warning" about what they are risking by straying from the straight and narrow. 'Reformed' burglar back in jail for Christmas 2010-12-21T08:07:03Z
By the way, don’t remember ever being approached by a priest trying to steer us onto the straight and narrow. City Room: Park Slope Plane Crash: In 1960, a Blighted Neighborhood 2010-12-13T16:26:00Z
Boxing has kept me on the straight and narrow. Commonwealth Games 2010: Boxer Simon Vallily gets redemption with gold 2010-10-13T16:41:00Z
My mum now looks after my business permanently and they keep me on the straight and narrow. James DeGale: 'Boxing is a lonely game but I've got a great family' 2010-09-06T23:06:00Z
The club announced: "He doesn't expect them to be virtual saints but he puts a lot of store in them involving partners, and knows it will keep them all on the straight and narrow." Time to kick out sexism 2010-09-05T19:30:00Z
It helps if you're both racing on the straight and narrow – even if it's not easy having two world champions both wanting to win the title. 'Now I get to make my own decisions ...' 2010-07-05T23:06:00Z
In fact, I found it extremely difficult to persuade him to pursue the straight and narrow path which, letting alone his tobacco, I had deemed indispensably necessary. Forty Years in the Wilderness of Pills and Powders Cogitations and Confessions of an Aged Physician
The business of salvation looked to him that evening as the only one worth taking up, and the straight and narrow road the only safe place. Brother Francis Less than the least
Try to realize that, and take a new start with him, for he's really likeable when he keeps to the straight and narrow. The Guarded Heights
Its way toward salvation leads not only over the Hill of Difficulty, but both ways around the hill; and it shows us no one straight and narrow road to peace. The Sources Of Religious Insight
"True," agreed the Critic, "but the straight and narrow way would have seemed much further, for it lies wholly in the Desert of Righteousness." The Book of Gud
It had been well made—about twenty feet deep, with walls as straight and narrow as the sand would allow, and skillfully covered with brush. Duel on Syrtis
She was turned away from 86 him completely: a lovely back, straight and narrow, virginal—Domingo Escobar had said this—as a white rose bud, yet with an impalpable and seductive scent. The Bright Shawl
A MAN firmly believes that, if he can only keep his wife in the straight and narrow path, he can go out and zig-zag all over the downward one without falling from grace. Reflections of a Bachelor Girl
It may be smooth, or it may be rugged; but it is always straight and narrow; and if it be up- hill all the way, the ascent is easy and the summit can be gained. Miscellaneous Writings, 1883-1896
Try as I would, I invariably lost all control of my materials, and the needle plunged right and left—everywhere, in fact, except along the straight and narrow way laid out for it. The Long Day The Story of a New York Working Girl As Told by Herself
San Juan is really quite a beautiful place with straight and narrow streets and many imposing buildings. Porto Rico Its History, Products and Possibilities...
He chose the broad and easy way, and I was led into the straight and narrow path. The Unknown Quantity A Book of Romance and Some Half-Told Tales
I hope you are satisfied with the way I have been walking this straight and narrow path of missionary duty. Phemie Frost's Experiences
I confess I don’t see that there’s much incentive to––well, to stick to a straight and narrow 116 course. The One-Way Trail A story of the cattle country
Why was there not some one wiser than she to guide the feet of these children into the straight and narrow way? Cloudy Jewel
Now let me take up in some detail the influences brought to bear upon us which tend to make us swerve from the straight and narrow path. Commercialism and Journalism
But thus thou mayest know the right from the wrong, that only being straight and narrow.' Bunyan
"This way, ladies, for the straight and narrow path!" In Times Like These
"My ways may not always have been straight and narrow, master," he rejoined, almost in a whine, "but you have no call to name me muzzle-faced." The O'Ruddy A Romance
Directly before the long front of William III’s addition, is a great round basin with a fountain, and beyond stretches the “Long Canal,”—a straight and narrow artificial pond, bordered by very beautiful trees. John and Betty's History Visit
Or had he suddenly learned, not that he was wrong, but that he had mistaken a straight and narrow path for the broad road which would lead to the goal he was seeking? James Madison
At last he found one, very straight and narrow, through which he struggled after desperate efforts. Bunyan
If women have gone aside from the straight and narrow path it is not because they have not been advised to pursue it. In Times Like These
You must walk the straight and narrow way if you would escape eternal punishment, and a just God was angry with sinners every day. Jennie Gerhardt A Novel
The schoolmaster despised as a fool anyone who did not walk the straight and narrow path. The Silver Maple
For a brief while I felt like going back to the faith of my childhood, but my love for thee will keep me in the straight and narrow faith. A Little Girl in Old Philadelphia
Charity is governed by the perfect law of truth; when it is not destitute of its own divine nature it conducts us in the “straight and narrow way.” The Christian Foundation, Or, Scientific and Religious Journal, June, 1880
"Instead of the straight and narrow road that leads to married unhappiness," said Harry. The Limit
“If I ever depart from the straight and narrow paths and get drunk, may I have Madame Loisel to hold my head,” cried Kate. The Readjustment
The curate shook his head and resumed his way moodily eastward, wondering if his momentary lapse from the straight and narrow way of self-sacrificing were indeed a sin. Aladdin of London or, Lodestar
The stairs were straight and narrow, and led direct from the shop itself to the floor above. A Chapter of Adventures
With that very cane he had sought to coerce me into the straight and narrow road, as he conceived it, how many times during all my childhood! McClure's Magazine, Vol 31, No 2, June 1908
He has placed us in this probationary state and has set before us two ways: The straight and narrow way that leads to Eternal Life, and the broad way that leads to Eternal Death. Doctor Jones' Picnic
The "tabulature" gives the straight and narrow laws upon which a song must be constructed, to earn its singer the dignity of mastership. The Wagnerian Romances
"Are you another of the men who have grown to think that the straight and narrow path is found only in the space between the two parallel lines of the dollar-sign?" Uncle Sam's Boys as Lieutenants or, Serving Old Glory as Line Officers
Do keep Bern from wearing red ties while I'm gone and give him a shove along the straight and narrow, once and so often. Letters of a Dakota Divorcee
The straight and narrow way is easy to follow, but once lost is hard to find. Frenzied Finance Vol. 1: The Crime of Amalgamated
If one seeks to walk with their whole heart "in the straight and narrow way," these dangers will be avoided. Fighting the Traffic in Young Girls or, War on the White Slave Trade
Very few traveling men who have good wives, loving sweethearts, and dear little children at home, sending loving messages to them, often ever stray very far from the straight and narrow path. Peck's Sunshine Being a Collection of Articles Written for Peck's Sun, Milwaukee, Wis. - 1882
A star with a crimson mouth has arisen in the East to guide wise men and women out of the straight and narrow way down which they have been stumbling so long. The Green Carnation
The nose was straight and narrow, the lips full, yet not of the negroid type. Bones Being Further Adventures in Mr. Commissioner Sanders' Country
If the old garments were out of date, too straight and narrow for her child's growth, then let others be found him. The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance
He rented a small store at Two Hundred Eighty-three Broadway, and decided that by staying close to his friend he could keep him in the straight and narrow path of probity. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 11 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Businessmen
We are the lambs of Jesus' fold; O, may we never stray From our good Shepherd, lest we lose The straight and narrow way. The Tiny Picture Book.
Keep us Lord from day to day In the straight and narrow way. The Choctaw Freedmen and The Story of Oak Hill Industrial Academy
The rules of her set prescribed a straight and narrow road in which she must walk. The Highgrader
The straight and narrow way by which man may walk in Godliness was compared with the broad highway leading to destruction. Jesus the Christ A Study of the Messiah and His Mission According to Holy Scriptures Both Ancient and Modern
They are pretty but they have led you out of the straight and narrow path. Mary Louise and Josie O'Gorman
Did ever the straight and narrow way seem so good. The History of the American Expedition Fighting the Bolsheviki Campaigning in North Russia 1918-1919
Straight up over the mountain-tops on into the city of God runs this straight and narrow road. Stories from the Ballads Told to the Children
With freedom's blessings crown his day— O'erflow his heart with love, Teach him that straight and narrow way, Which leads to rest above. The Liberty Minstrel
There always is someone to keep you in the straight and narrow path. Riviera Towns
This first pair is straight and narrow and hard, because it is meant to cover the gauzy wings underneath. Little Busybodies The Life of Crickets, Ants, Bees, Beetles, and Other Busybodies
Archie had always imagined that men slip gradually from the straight and narrow path, but he felt himself plunging down a steep toboggan with all the delirious joy of a speed maniac. Blacksheep! Blacksheep!
You're done for this time,—it's the straight and narrow from this on. Prudence Says So
Casting our eyes on the ground, we walk along the straight and narrow road prescribed for us; and, doing this, we avoid in great measure the thorns and entanglements of life. Imaginary Conversations and Poems A Selection
And oh, Lucia, I tell you honestly, I get so tired of keeping forever in the straight and narrow path merely because it's easiest for me to walk that way. Before the Dawn A Story of the Fall of Richmond
He might indeed have been very much disappointed if Sam had kept to the straight and narrow path. The Daffodil Mystery
Present or absent, it was fear of his displeasure that kept us in the straight and narrow path. The Promised Land
Her frocks were made in the plainest style, skirts straight and narrow, and she always wore a little shoulder shawl, pinned across the bosom—white in the summer, home-dyed blue in the winter. A Little Girl in Old Salem
Man, on the other hand, has been forgiven all manner of slips from the straight and narrow way of marital fidelity, provided he could achieve something of importance in the world of thought or action. The Family and it's Members
They tell us that the road is straight and narrow. The Seventh Noon
When Jake, instead of keeping to the right and following the straight and narrow path, boldly walked into the mouth of the burning pit, out of which Palmer was sending sparks and smoke. Watch Yourself Go By
The straight and narrow paths of virtue have been prescribed and there is no better guide than the fear of mutual criticism. With Those Who Wait
But the way to this fount is through a straight and narrow gate, and 'few there be who find it.' The Continental Monthly, Vol III, Issue VI, June, 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy
The only way to reach the fort was by a straight and narrow road, a mile long, on which German shells were bursting with great accuracy and frequency. Italy at War and the Allies in the West
But they will follow only good leaders in whichever course they take, whether the straight and narrow path of integrity and upright Christian character, or the broad road which leads to shame, degradation and death. Twentieth Century Negro Literature Or, A Cyclopedia of Thought on the Vital Topics Relating to the American Negro
As a rule, it is advisable to follow closely the straight and narrow road that leads to the goal of the lesson and not to permit digressions into attractive by-paths. Ontario Normal School Manuals: Science of Education
Hitherto Margaret had walked along the straight and narrow way, sometimes, it is true, jostling circumstances and sometimes being jostled by them, yet keeping to the path. The Butterfly House
All the women our household have followed the straight and narrow path of conventional living. Contrary Mary
Do you not say that one straight and narrow path leads to the happy regions, and that a broad road leads to the regions of the unhappy? Superstition In All Ages (1732) Common Sense
One out of the multitude, she felt strong enough in the crisis to choose deliberately the straight and narrow path leading through Gethsemane. Beth Norvell A Romance of the West
Was it her agonized petitions that kept him to the straight and narrow path of duty during those two years amid uncongenial surroundings and hard conditions? The Dreamer A Romantic Rendering of the Life-Story of Edgar Allan Poe
It does not stray from the straight and narrow road to pick flowers in the adjacent fields, no matter how enticing the temptation to loiter may be. Public Speaking
You three—Miss Ballard, Miss Jeliffe—how far apart—yet you're all women—all, I may say, awakened women—refusing to follow the straight and narrow path of the old ideal. Contrary Mary
But this Sunday the tall, pale lady who, for her sins, essayed to lead William and his friends along the straight and narrow path of virtue, was almost inspired. More William
That is the best thing on earth to bring a man back to the straight and narrow, and Whythe is the kind of man who needs to be brought every now and then. Kitty Canary
At the foot of the hill I saw two straight and narrow lines on the soft snow. Jacqueline of Golden River
What's the use stinting and pinching oneself into a straight and narrow track when those out on the broad way are having all the life—and getting away with it? "Say Fellows—" Fifty Practical Talks with Boys on Life's Big Issues
Great temptations beset an ignorant or an unprincipled mind-practice in opposition to the straight and narrow path of Christian Science. Retrospection and Introspection
For a quarter of a mile the road is straight and narrow; then it broadens into an open space and Castel Franco appears. A Wanderer in Venice
It had a short full waist, with low neck and puffed sleeves, and the skirt was straight and narrow and down to her little heels. The Pot of Gold And Other Stories
"Of course railroad ties were never built for human feet, even the straight and narrow are not as straight as these." Dorothy Dale's Camping Days
Our national life and honor rest upon the stability of the democracy and we can only maintain that by walking a very straight and narrow path. Preaching and Paganism
The street was straight and narrow, with few curves. The Honorable Miss A Story of an Old-Fashioned Town
And up and down this straight and narrow pathway of the chorus there is the customary parade of the same haughty beauties of Broadway. The Real Adventure
Blessed are they," exclaimed Holden, "whose feet have never strayed from the straight and narrow way. The Lost Hunter A Tale of Early Times
Being thus provided with a sum more than adequate to meet all his earthly needs, Phelan joyously abandoned the straight and narrow path of learning, and once more betook himself to the open road. Miss Mink's Soldier and Other Stories
Genuine preaching, then, first of all, calls men to repentance, bids them turn away from their natural selves, and, to find that other and realer self, enter the straight and narrow gate. Preaching and Paganism
He even said that what we did was right, and that he could look back to a day in his boyhood when a kind word started him along the straight and narrow path. The Outdoor Chums After Big Game Or, Perilous Adventures in the Wilderness
Just come to town and wander from the straight and narrow path and your next-door neighbor will catch you every time. A Hoosier Chronicle
In one straight and narrow path they walked through earth's temptations to heaven's reward. Idle Hour Stories
But once diverge from the straight and narrow path, and who can see the end of difficulty and danger? Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 54, No. 335, September 1843
Above pale, thin stuffs, girdled beneath the breast and falling straight and narrow to the instep, rose bare white neck and arms, while each charming face looked forth from an umbrageous bonnet of fine straw. Lewis Rand
Changeful twenty, where so many paths reach out into the great world, paths straight and narrow, of devious turnings which end at precipices, of blind alleys which lead nowhere and close in behind! The Goose Girl
The avenue, which swept on indefinitely after the houses had stopped, dwindled at last to two straight and narrow walks binding the town to the country with bands of concrete. Life and Gabriella The Story of a Woman's Courage
I was thinking of buying them of you and going in for the straight and narrow. Copper Streak Trail
I can sincerely say, that although I have frequently heard of aberrations on his part from the 'straight and narrow path,' I have never seen him otherwise than gentle, generous, well-bred, and fastidiously refined. International Miscellany of Literature, Art and Science, Vol. 1, No. 3, Oct. 1, 1850
"One can't stay on the straight and narrow path for ever." Là-bas
Yes, there are many ways butt down upon this, and they are crooked and wide: But thus thou mayest distinguish the right from the wrong, that only being straight and narrow. The Children's Hour, v 5. Stories From Seven Old Favorites
The legs must be straight and narrow, the calves full, the feet small and narrow, with high instep. Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 4 Sexual Selection In Man
Thus far, he flattered himself, he had not strayed from the straight and narrow path of strict veracity, and he hoped he would not have to. Kindred of the Dust
I believe in using all the agencies—medical, social, moral and religious—to bear upon the patient, and to encourage him to follow the 'straight and narrow way.' Grappling with the Monster The Curse and the Cure of Strong Drink
There is a plaintive touch in that reference to soft beds after three months in the straight and narrow bunk of a ship. In the Footprints of the Padres
On the 7th he wrote to the Governor; but, as he had feared, Jay would take no such audacious leap out of his straight and narrow way. The Conqueror
It did not become the "straight and narrow" way, until sin had made obedience a toil, the sense of duty a restraint, and human life a race and a fight. Sermons to the Natural Man
On the eastern side of Little Whitewater Bay, the boys found a straight and narrow creek which led to Whitewater Bay. Dick in the Everglades
Lead me into the straight and narrow path? Mr. Trunnell, Mate of the Ship "Pirate"
The plank-road was a straight and narrow way, cut through acres of chaparral—thickets of low evergreen oaks,—and leading over forbidding wastes of sand. In the Footprints of the Padres
That straight and narrow path was not in his religious practice. Murder in Any Degree
The soul who fails to attain to the celestial glory, fails to walk in the straight and narrow path which leads to it. Dorian
By the road taken South Bend is about one hundred miles from Chicago,—the distance actually covered was some six or eight miles farther, on account of wanderings from the straight and narrow path. Two Thousand Miles on an Automobile Being a Desultory Narrative of a Trip Through New England, New York, Canada, and the West, By "Chauffeur"
"Here lie two paths, and I will take this straight and narrow one." The Maid-At-Arms
Righteousness, according to Mencius, is a straight and narrow path which a man ought to take to regain the lost paradise. Bushido, the Soul of Japan
It was also clearly shown that there is no way to heaven except the straight and narrow way that Jesus taught, and that God's Word is the only true measure of a Christian experience. The value of a praying mother
Here love is the straight and narrow path that leads to marriage. The Torrent Entre Naranjos
You will rejoice To tread the straight and narrow way, That upward leads to endless day. Withered Leaves from Memory's Garland
The daughter was belligerent, as is sometimes the case, and it was only by walking in the very middle of the straight and narrow path that I managed to get my story. Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves Arkansas Narratives, Part 5
The trees on either hand were tall, and the road was so straight and narrow that the sunlight scarcely touched it. Not Pretty, but Precious
Judith looked over their heads with steady eyes which saw but one straight and narrow path in life, and passed on by them into the hospital where she began her nurse's training. The Bent Twig
"Oh, kid, don't stick to the straight and narrow," broke in Linda, "there's no scenery." Her Father's Daughter
What causes so many to forsake the "straight and narrow path" that is supposed to lead to everlasting life, and seek the irremediable way of eternal death? Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 01
The passage was straight and narrow, clear of obstruction, and we kept at a steady run. Under the Andes
Certainly I had left the straight and narrow way. The Circular Staircase
Love had been there; but greater than that to hold a man into the straight and narrow path of decency and honor had been respect and admiration. The Mucker
"I try in all my dealings to stick to the straight and narrow path." Her Father's Daughter
A neglected wife whose charms attract the admiring eyes of men may not depart one step from the straight and narrow path, but her husband's honor stands ever within the pale of danger. Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 01
He passed through the straight and narrow gate where he was asked his name, birthplace, and how much money he had,—at which he grew very much frightened. Tales from Two Hemispheres
They did battle as long as they could, inside the fold, to restore it to the severely straight and narrow path of primitive Methodism. The Damnation of Theron Ware
But thus thou mayest distinguish the right from the wrong, the right only being straight and narrow. The Pilgrim's Progress from this world to that which is to come, delivered under the similitude of a dream, by John Bunyan
For years they tried to walk hand in hand, in the straight and narrow path, looking for and hastening to a better country than they had been able to find on this mundane sphere. The Bark Covered House
All very pretty, partner, but Terry figures he walks the straight and narrow path. Black Jack
After his death, the Lord raised up a succession of judges, remarkable for their uprightness and wisdom; but they found it impossible to keep the chosen people in the straight and narrow path. The Woman's Bible
"Would you plunge a soul into the fiery furnace, and a minister at hand to point out the straight and narrow path?" The Spy
Going to frighten me into the straight and narrow, eh? Calvary Alley
Cataloguing in itself is a straight and narrow path, but in this instance there were so many delightful side excursions that rapid progress could not be expected. In the Midst of Alarms
The man who lives in accord with their spirit and injunctions to-day finds himself on the straight and narrow way, hallowed by the feet of the Master. The Origin and Permanent Value of the Old Testament
The boundaries of friendship are straight and narrow. The Fighting Chance
Her face was scarcely visible, it looked so small and dark; all that was seen was the crimson of her lips and the outline of a straight and narrow nose. Knock, Knock, Knock and Other Stories
It was no longer a quarry with a thousand windings; it was a straight and narrow vaulted passage leading to the mortuary grating. The Companions of Jehu
His last prayer had been for us; asking God to bless our family that we might all be guided into the straight and narrow Way that leadeth unto life eternal. Paula the Waldensian
This hath driven All outward strife and tumult from my mind, And humbled me, until I have forgiven My bitter enemies, and only seek To find the straight and narrow path to heaven. Lays of the Scottish Cavaliers and Other Poems
Now I am going to say some things which lie within the straight and narrow bounds I spoke of. The Fighting Chance
The streets were straight and narrow, but not empty and gloomy, as they were in the cities with which he was familiar. The Wonderful Adventures of Nils
We mustn't let our lives get dusty and straight and narrow. Olivia in India
I reckon I know why he's followin' the straight and narrow path. Man Size
As he spoke a carriage appeared at the farther end of the Calle de la Merced, which is a straight and narrow street. The Velvet Glove
Oh, Roger is walking the straight and narrow path of virtue. The Spanish Chest
I happen to know that Silver has spent years in showing him the straight and narrow path. The Head of Kay's
It had a very short full waist, with low neck and puffed sleeves, and the skirt was straight and narrow and down to her little heels. The Junior Classics — Volume 6 Old-Fashioned Tales
She found that the straight and narrow ways of that princely paradise were not hedged with roses, as at home, but with briars. Queen Victoria, her girlhood and womanhood
I may represent my trip from New York to Boston by a straight line on a map, just as a man may regard his triumph as the end of a straight and narrow path. Public Opinion
They were pilgrims in the same straight and narrow way, and it was very pleasant thus to walk a little while together. Elsie Dinsmore
What your blindness terms the path of heresy," answered the reformer, "is indeed the straight and narrow way, wherein he who walks turns not aside, whether for worldly wealth or for worldly passions. The Monastery
It is an interest simple, as who should say, almost to harshness, and leads one's attention along a straight and narrow way. Italian Hours
It was as if she felt that she had already guided Blake into the straight and narrow way that leads up out of the primitive. Out of the Primitive
I am sure that had he been trained to walk in the straight and narrow path he would not have done so. Tales of the Road
I confess there may be some truth in what he said, but the trouble I find with the straight and narrow way is that there's not room enough in it for two. Captain Macklin
If you leave the straight and narrow path you can't never get back—they keep pushing you off. Dr. Jonathan
The form and fashion of their houses in all places is four-square, with straight and narrow windows, whereby with a transparent easement made or covered with skin like to parchment they receive the light. Discovery of Muscovy
I felt more than a little guilty while listening to this duet on the subject of the man whom I had lured from the straight and narrow path. Love Among the Chickens
“There’s something in that,” said the Lizard; “but don’t get it into your head for a minute that I am tryin’ to drag you from the straight and narrow. The Efficiency Expert
But a tendency to avoid the straight and narrow issues of truth when facing a crisis is one of Tish's weaknesses, the only flaw in an otherwise strong and perfect character. Tish
The straight and narrow way is to         see and acknowledge this fact, yield to this power, and 151:30 follow the leadings of truth. Science and Health, with Key to the Scriptures
The woman was clad in a straight and narrow robe, cut low beneath her breast. The Wanderer's Necklace
Then from the edge of the cloud sprang out a ray of light that lay straight and narrow above us on the heavens. Moon of Israel
"But have you no lady acquaintances—neighbors—who also avoid the store and enter only at the straight and narrow gate up there?" continued Grant mischievously, regardless of the uneasy, half-reproachful glances of Rice. A First Family of Tasajara
The wrong is crooked and wide, and the right is straight as a rule can make it,—straight and narrow. Bunyan Characters (1st Series)
Let your 454:27 loving care and counsel support all their feeble         footsteps, until your students tread firmly in         the straight and narrow way. Science and Health, with Key to the Scriptures
In his younger gallivantings about places of ill repute, and his subsequent occasional variations from the straight and narrow path, he had learned much of the curious resources of immorality. The Financier, a novel
The White Moll, the Little Saint of the East Side, that lends a helping hand to the crooks to get 'em back on the straight and narrow again! The White Moll
That is one of the subtleties of this straight and narrow city, that though her ways are cliffed in, they are a long thoroughfare for the eye: there is always a far perspective. Where the Blue Begins
Get you into the straight and narrow way, says Goodwill, with his much experience of the ways and fortunes of true pilgrims; get you sure into the right way, and leave your burden to God.  Bunyan Characters (1st Series)
Our life is rich in experiment and our will too weak not to fail under the exigencies of existence, if, at the outset, a slightest deviation from the straight and narrow road is not avoided. Criminal Psychology; a manual for judges, practitioners, and students
The street, straight and narrow, ran into the great Market Square of the town, the centre of its affairs and of the lighter side of its life.  Notes on Life and Letters
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