| 单词 | willfulness |
| 例句 | He may have interpreted it as evidence of her stubbornness, her willfulness, her utter disregard of all his warnings, and so made a threat which would put a stop to this crazy talk about freedom. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z Secretly, in their heart of hearts, almost everyone believes that there’s some meaning, some willfulness to life. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z Her spirit, her passion, her youth, her courage, her willfulness — I felt all of these things the moment I first saw her. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z That harmless encounter in a midtown skyscraper shocked a long-slumbering willfulness into being, a Frankenstein lightning bolt of energy and resolve. Poker for girls: In New York’s male-dominated world of underground poker, I found my true strength 2017-01-22T05:00:00Z “If he’s stripping the credit from the image and posting without reference to the original creator, that shows willfulness,” she said, of Mr. Musk. Elon Musk: Memelord or Meme Lifter? 2021-05-07T04:00:00Z She is as much of a royal as she is a would-be general, skilled at riding her dragons and standing up to her dangerous uncle Daemon, who appreciates her willfulness. "House of the Dragon" is a slow ride back to Westeros that takes its time in lighting our fire 2022-08-21T04:00:00Z Yet, she intriguingly tapped into this fragile young woman’s willfulness. Review: In ‘Pelléas,’ the Met Opera’s Music Director Takes Charge 2019-01-16T05:00:00Z To refuse that, to choose compassion and consolation, requires a measure of obstinacy, a muscular and brutish willfulness that is also an authentic kind of grace. | 'War Horse': ?War Horse,? Directed by Steven Spielberg - Review 2011-12-22T13:00:00Z Mr. Bush’s refusal to face up to the fact that Iraq had no unconventional weapons “suggests a willfulness that borders on psychosis.” Review: ‘Bush,’ a Biography as Scathing Indictment 2016-07-03T04:00:00Z Ms. Lemper can be fiercely intimidating, and her aggressive willfulness is easily mistaken for European cultural snobbery. Music Review: Ute Lemper in Cabaret at 54 Below 2013-08-16T21:25:50Z Eventually, in the novel’s most masterful scene, Annabel’s willfulness and her father’s awkwardness bring down an avalanche of suspicion that shakes this family to its core. Review | Simon Han’s ‘Nights When Nothing Happened’ is a poignant study of the immigrant experience 2020-11-30T05:00:00Z His reason for attending the school is not to learn to question or to receive an education, but the opposite: to abandon all willfulness and perfect his etiquette for a lifetime of servitude. My streaming gem: why you should watch Institute Benjamenta 2020-06-19T04:00:00Z David Hume argued that reason was always a slave to willfulness and passion. ‘Born Bad’: How the idea that we’re all sinners has shaped Western culture 2015-05-20T04:00:00Z She embodied the willfulness and wiliness of a spoiled brat, yet she also made Salome's hideously perverted sexual awakening seem almost pitiable. Nina Stemme triumphs in `Salome' at Carnegie 2012-05-25T14:04:09Z "Something Wonderful," the song that serves as an apologia for the autocratic King's willfulness, takes on a soulful ambivalence in her hands. Tonys 2015: Four nominees make big impressions in small roles 2015-06-05T04:00:00Z Same: Yes, thank you — where there’s willfulness, there’s a why. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Is it a rebound or a wide-open shot at happiness? 2018-10-29T04:00:00Z A 4-year-old’s mind is filled with both strong willfulness and magic. Perspective | Our grandson is regressing amid the pandemic. How can we help from afar? 2020-05-12T04:00:00Z Ms. Yende sees even this harrowing act as evidence that Lucia “is clinging to a kind of willfulness” that she shows to the world through murder. ‘I Could Barely Sing a High C’: Pretty Yende Finally Conquers Lucia 2018-04-25T04:00:00Z Ms. Devos, a mainstay of French cinema, suggests a younger Catherine Deneuve, with her lustrous hair framing a face that expresses determination and dignified willfulness. Movie Review: In ‘Just a Sigh,’ an Actress Follows an Intriguing Man 2014-03-20T23:50:26Z My 2-year-old daughter acted out, throwing tantrums, turning up the volume on her usual toddler willfulness. Is motherhood causing my depression? 2013-02-25T23:30:00Z Mr. Hornby manages to make her willfulness appealing because there is absolutely no artifice to her, and because she’s as blithely witty as she is determined. Nick Hornby’s ‘Funny Girl,’ About a 1960s BBC Sitcom Star 2015-01-28T05:00:00Z It’s a hard and perilous excursion, one made increasingly more difficult by Lucas, whose self-confidence — inborn or instilled — rapidly hardens into dangerous willfulness. ‘Godland’ Review: Another of God’s Lonely Men Goes Amok (Spiritually) 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z Petrenko, small and smiling, his gestures precise, is the antithesis of willfulness. Review: The Berlin Philharmonic Gives a Master Class at Carnegie 2022-11-13T05:00:00Z Maybe that’s what so many fans saw, a willfulness that emanated from such a strong sense of self-confidence that, even when wrongheaded, was impressive. Cultural Studies: Why Gerry Ferraro Mattered 2011-04-01T23:37:02Z That would constitute both obstruction and proof of willfulness in violating the Espionage Act. Trump's "peril is extreme": Former federal prosecutor on the historic Mar-a-Lago indictment 2023-06-12T04:00:00Z A lot, but two important differences are in willfulness and obstruction. Trump allies cite Clinton email probe to attack classified records case. There are big differences 2023-06-11T04:00:00Z That’s important because the Justice Department historically looks for willfulness in deciding whether to bring criminal charges. Trump indicted: What to know about the documents case and what’s next 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z Here, Ariel’s willfulness stems from a deep curiosity about the world on land and a hunger to see it for herself. 'The Little Mermaid' left Halle Bailey 'tired' and 'isolated.' And she thanked God for it 2023-05-12T04:00:00Z When Lucas’s actions offend the people around him, the priest’s motivation seems to be sheer willfulness, not spiritual conviction. Review | ‘Godland’: A gorgeous but inert tale of 19th-century Iceland 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z The separate charge of conspiracy to obstruct the grand jury's investigation also bears on "willfulness." Trump's "peril is extreme": Former federal prosecutor on the historic Mar-a-Lago indictment 2023-06-12T04:00:00Z That’s important because the Justice Department historically looks for willfulness, or an intent to mishandle government secrets, in deciding whether to bring criminal charges. A side-by-side look at the Trump, Biden classified documents 2023-01-10T05:00:00Z The EU should show other regulators, in the U.S. and abroad, that the way to curb Musk’s willfulness is to stand fast and make him pay for flouting their rules. Column: Elon Musk is on a collision course with European regulators. He's going to lose 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z It is not a requirement that the prosecution establish his intent, other than an intent and a willfulness to keep top secret documents out of the government archives and in his own personal possession. Former federal prosecutor: A "day of reckoning" is coming for Trump — but he's not going to jail 2022-09-19T04:00:00Z I think there’s things to learn about the creative process, about the willfulness and serendipity involved. Every Hollywood studio passed on 'Bull Durham' twice. How it got made anyway 2022-07-26T04:00:00Z Given human willfulness, the fallibility of red-flag laws and the logistical impossibility of monitoring everyone with a pattern of violence, it seems that certain guns are the problem. Opinion | How could so many have missed what is now so obvious? 2022-07-08T04:00:00Z The person, whose name might soon be known and should be forever odious, who leaked the draft Supreme Court opinion is an appropriate symbol of 49 years of willfulness that began with Roe v. Opinion | Alito’s argument is less a refutation of Roe than a starting over 2022-05-03T04:00:00Z And there it is: the sins of commission and omission — both willfulness and the failure to do what is right — played out before our very eyes, at home and abroad. Opinion | Silence in the face of injustice is a sin, too 2022-04-22T04:00:00Z That willfulness and intent and recklessness is, I believe, sufficient for a criminal conviction. Former federal prosecutor: A "day of reckoning" is coming for Trump — but he's not going to jail 2022-09-19T04:00:00Z He is just a little ball of willfulness, and it will pass. Perspective | Help! My 2-year-old won’t listen to anything I say. 2022-03-02T05:00:00Z On the charge that Floyd was denied medical care, the fact that the officers knew Floyd was in distress but did nothing is proof of willfulness, she said. Jury set to get case of 3 officers charged in Floyd killing 2022-02-22T05:00:00Z Here’s a look at the charges and how “willfulness” applies: EXPLAINER: `Willfulness’ key to 2nd trial over Floyd killing 2022-02-22T05:00:00Z Such cases have been rare, partly because it is difficult to prove “willfulness,” which implies some form of intent, or at least the knowledge that what officers were witnessing was unlawful. Former Officers Finish Defense in Trial Over George Floyd’s Death 2022-02-21T05:00:00Z To make their case, prosecutors will have to prove willfulness, a high standard under the law that implies some form of intent. Police Culture on Trial in Case Against Officers in Killing of George Floyd 2022-01-24T05:00:00Z Subsequent abortion case law has only compounded this judicial willfulness. Opinion | Did the conservative legal movement succeed? That all depends on whether the Supreme Court overrules Roe v. Wade. 2021-11-29T05:00:00Z She, too, made a heartfelt plea for the Floyd act, which seeks to make it easier to prosecute officers who commit misconduct by lowering the legal standard for misconduct from “willfulness” to “recklessness.” Opinion | For Black Americans, Senate Democrats must stand firm on the George Floyd bill 2021-09-26T04:00:00Z Prosecutor Manda Sertich explained to jurors in her closing argument that “willfulness” doesn’t mean the government must prove the officers acted with ill will toward Floyd or intended to hurt him. EXPLAINER: `Willfulness’ key to 2nd trial over Floyd killing 2022-02-22T05:00:00Z The requirement for proving intent in criminal prosecutions would be amended so that “recklessness” by officers, rather than “willfulness,” would meet the test. Opinion | George Floyd’s killer has been convicted, but police brutality goes on 2021-04-30T04:00:00Z In the past, federal prosecutors have been reluctant to bring these types of cases because of the difficulty proving willfulness. Police Culture on Trial in Case Against Officers in Killing of George Floyd 2022-01-24T05:00:00Z Sheskey’s actions were "undertaken with malice, willfulness, and reckless indifference to the rights" of Blake, the lawsuit said. Jacob Blake sues Kenosha Police officer who shot him 2021-03-26T04:00:00Z Shaskey’s actions were “undertaken with malice, willfulness, and reckless indifference to the rights” of Blake, the lawsuit said. Jacob Blake files excessive force lawsuit against officer 2021-03-25T04:00:00Z She said the fact that the officers knew Floyd was in distress but did nothing after many red flags is proof of willfulness. EXPLAINER: `Willfulness’ key to 2nd trial over Floyd killing 2022-02-22T05:00:00Z "The only way I can possibly explain your ignorance at this point is willfulness. It’s incredibly disappointing." J.K. Rowling slammed for defending concept of biological sex: 'It isn't hate to speak the truth' 2020-06-06T04:00:00Z As we plan the months and years ahead, there is no question, we will need to call on every ounce of that power, willfulness and imagination. Spelman College Faces a Redefined Reality 2020-04-23T04:00:00Z “But it’s a challenging law to prosecute because of the willfulness requirement and because it’s very fact-intensive, and sometimes those facts aren’t readily available.” How Armslist became the crime-friendly Craigslist of guns 2020-01-16T05:00:00Z Now, some say a combination of her willfulness and her decades at the top levels of Hong Kong’s insular public service blinded her to the political danger of the extradition bill. Special Report: How murder, kidnappings and miscalculation set off Hong Kong’s revolt 2019-12-20T05:00:00Z The idea of willfulness was added in 1909, but it took a landmark Supreme Court decision to highlight its importance at trials. EXPLAINER: `Willfulness’ key to 2nd trial over Floyd killing 2022-02-22T05:00:00Z If the case were to be prosecuted under state law, the “willfulness” component would be eliminated, Lopez said. Can the Bijan Ghaisar case be prosecuted in state court, after feds declined charges? 2019-11-15T05:00:00Z While ignorance of the law often is not an excuse, criminal violations of campaign finance law are unusual in that they require a showing of willfulness, or knowledge of the law being broken. Explainer: In Trump-Russia probe, when does collusion become a crime? 2019-03-02T05:00:00Z Hasen said Trump’s lawyers could argue Trump didn’t have willfulness to break the law if the payments were completely personal and not connected to the campaign, despite their timing. Can a sitting president be indicted while in office? 2018-12-08T05:00:00Z In a statement posted on a government website Monday, the authorities said Meng Hongwei, China’s vice minister for public security, was being investigated due to his own “willfulness and for bringing trouble upon himself.” China accuses ex-Interpol chief of bribery, other crimes 2018-10-08T04:00:00Z However, instead of declaring the law unconstitutional, the court directed trial courts to make willfulness a centerpiece of prosecutions. EXPLAINER: `Willfulness’ key to 2nd trial over Floyd killing 2022-02-22T05:00:00Z In a statement posted on a government website, the authorities said Meng Hongwei, China's vice minister for public security, was being investigated due to his own "willfulness and for bringing trouble upon himself." China accuses ex-Interpol chief of bribery, other crimes 2018-10-08T04:00:00Z In a statement posted on a government website, the authorities said Meng Hongwei, China’s vice minister for public security, was being investigated due to his own “willfulness and for bringing trouble upon himself.” China accuses ex-Interpol chief of bribery, other crimes 2018-10-07T04:00:00Z The SEC complaint could be used a foundation for a criminal indictment and could “meet that willfulness test,” she said. SEC alleges Tesla’s Elon Musk lied to investors and seeks his removal as CEO 2018-09-27T04:00:00Z After receiving the memo, Judge Gorenstein acknowledged that their “delay and inaction” was “indicative of negligence, not willfulness.” The Lawyers Protecting the N.Y.P.D. Play Hardball. Judges Are Calling Them Out. 2018-09-12T04:00:00Z It described willfulness as acting with specific intent to deprive someone of their rights. EXPLAINER: `Willfulness’ key to 2nd trial over Floyd killing 2022-02-22T05:00:00Z Special Counsel Robert Mueller failed to show the necessary willfulness to break the law. Manafort seeks acquittal as tax, bank fraud trial moves to defense 2018-08-14T04:00:00Z “The big question is, did the government do enough to show willfulness,” said Wu, who is no longer involved in the case and said he was speaking from knowledge of the publicly available evidence. Prosecutors to wrap up Manafort case, may soon go to jury 2018-08-13T04:00:00Z They say there’s no allegation in the indictment that the company intended to break the law, even though the specific laws at issue require the government to show willfulness. Russian company attacks Mueller indictment as baseless 2018-05-14T04:00:00Z But Trump is learning that his willfulness has its limitations, with many other forces within the Republican Party driving the process. On taxes, Trump is an eager salesman — but the policy action is on Capitol Hill 2017-10-27T04:00:00Z The Senate this year blocked a bill that would have made recklessness, rather than willfulness, the standard. EXPLAINER: `Willfulness’ key to 2nd trial over Floyd killing 2022-02-22T05:00:00Z Besides, we’re based in a big city, an incubator of willfulness and distrust. Hiking club takes on Lake Hollywood, then discovers a bar where the American Dream still drinks 2017-09-29T04:00:00Z President Trump has exceeded Obama’s executive willfulness, which at least strove for a patina of implausible legality. Opinion | The disgraceful way Trump walks in Obama’s footsteps 2017-08-23T04:00:00Z The other was the notion of female willfulness: The idea of females choosing mates on the basis of sensory information, in a licentious way, was very threatening! Why It Matters Who Females Choose to Have Sex With 2017-06-18T04:00:00Z They are not about to forfeit the advantage bequeathed to them by Harry Reid’s shortsighted willfulness. Opinion | Thank God for Harry Reid 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z In legal contexts, willfulness is intent to commit a crime plus the prior knowledge an action is illegal. EXPLAINER: `Willfulness’ key to 2nd trial over Floyd killing 2022-02-22T05:00:00Z “Castro,” she wrote in the book, “has the discipline of a warrior, the intellect of a chess master, the obsessive mania of a paranoiac and the willfulness of an infant.” Fidel Castro dead at 90, charismatic icon ruled island nation 2016-11-25T05:00:00Z It’s the first part of Williams’ description, Lonergan’s willfulness, that was an issue on his last film. 'Manchester By the Sea's' director chronicles what the film world has forsaken: humanism 2016-11-04T04:00:00Z “The evidence in the Petraeus case of willfulness was significant,” said James Melendres, a former Justice Department prosecutor and the lead prosecutor in that case. Similarities lacking in Clinton, Petraeus investigations 2016-07-06T04:00:00Z After covering the failure to find W.M.D.s in Iraq, Smith compares the President to Captain Queeg for displaying “a willfulness that borders on psychosis.” How Bad Can a President Be? 2016-06-27T04:00:00Z But some crimes defined in federal statutes and regulations do not include willfulness as part of the elements of the offense. The issue that could keep Congress from passing criminal justice reform 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z I am reassured by her teachers that her willfulness will do her good as she gets older. It is easier to have a 'spirited' child when you are a white parent | Stephanie Land 2015-11-10T05:00:00Z Taking a tolerant, large view helps avoid the frustration that attributes misbehavior to willfulness alone. 5 Lessons for Teachers in a New School Year 2015-09-02T04:00:00Z Aug. 3 Rarely do American Presidents display the raw willfulness that President Obama did Monday in rolling out his plan to reorganize the economy in the name of climate change. Editorials from around New York 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z The relatively more culpable standard of “willfulness” or “willful blindness” is not referenced in the streamlined procedures. IRS FBAR Streamlined Procedures Revisited: Am I Non-Willful? 2015-08-02T04:00:00Z “It was fairly representative of a kind of New York City used bookstore with tremendous character and a very deep inventory, and a certain air of willfulness,” he wrote in an email. Taking Stock (for Once), Self-Styled Hoarder Makes Lucrative Deal to Close Bookstore 2015-07-20T04:00:00Z The county and the town were named for a Colonel Mason Maycomb, a man whose misplaced self-confidence and overweening willfulness brought confusion and confoundment to all who rode with him in the Creek Indian Wars. Harper Lee’s new novel: read the first chapter 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z However, the court did not resolve the willfulness element on summary judgment. Claims Court Holds Director Is A Responsible Person for Trust Fund Penalty 2015-05-30T04:00:00Z Today, secrecy and willfulness appear to be inextricably entwined. Lionel Messi Tax Evasion Trial: Favoritism Or Targeting? 2015-05-13T04:00:00Z Jury instruction that Hovind’s public defender is seeking focuses a lot on the element of willfulness and Hovind in his statements has been indicating that he is not that up on all the details. Will Christian Soldiers Be On The Streets Of Pensacola As Kent Hovind Goes To Trial? 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z Even so, some people manage to avoid the taint of willfulness in tax matters based on their genuine misunderstanding of the tax law. Americans Get 'F' For Tax Knowledge. Get-Out-Of-Jail-Free Card For Tax Evasion? 2015-02-25T05:00:00Z Yet some people manage to avoid the taint of willfulness in tax matters based on a genuine misunderstanding of the tax law. The Truth About Lying On Your Tax Return 2015-02-03T05:00:00Z Waldman’s dozen specific issues on appeal collectively challenge the district court’s weighing of competing evidence and its conclusions regarding Waldman’s reporting obligations and his willfulness. Bitter CPA Fight Good For Attorneys And Nobody Else 2015-01-21T05:00:00Z BTW, the statute requires willfulness – the same element as for most tax crimes. Exactly What Kind Of A Criminal Might Lois Lerner Be? 2014-12-19T05:00:00Z “The harder question is what exactly is meant by willfulness,” he said. Federal Investigation Into Eric Garner’s Death May Be Difficult to Prove, Legal Experts Say 2014-12-04T05:00:00Z Will the decision impact willfulness analysis in other tax contexts? IRS Loses 'Lavish Spending Is Tax Evasion' Case, Big Spenders Rejoice 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z The IRS and DOJ use these common devices to enhance evidence of willfulness, making the cover-up is worse than the crime. Dolce & Gabbana Cleared Of Tax Evasion, Could Help Lionel Messi Trial 2014-10-25T04:00:00Z The lawsuit accuses Hammond police of excessive force, battery and false arrest, saying the officers' actions "were taken intentionally with malice, willfulness, and reckless indifference to the rights and safety of plaintiffs." Hammond police sued over use of Taser during traffic stop 2014-10-07T04:00:00Z Today, secrecy and willfulness appear to be closely linked. Lionel Messi Loses Appeal, Criminal Tax Case Heads Toward Trial 2014-10-03T04:00:00Z Worldwide, secrecy and willfulness are being linked like never before. Hiding Assets Under Pet Names Looks Willful, Even If You're Lionel Messi 2014-09-27T04:00:00Z Indeed, secrecy and willfulness may be linked like never before. Armed With FATCA, IRS Hunts Offshore Tax Evaders, While Canada Eases Up 2014-09-22T04:00:00Z Despite the Dolce & Gabbana victory, whatever the source, secrecy and willfulness are being linked like never before. Dolce & Gabbana Cleared Of Tax Evasion, Could Help Lionel Messi Trial 2014-10-25T04:00:00Z Whatever happens in Spain, secrecy and willfulness may be linked like never before. Lionel Messi Tax Evasion Case (Secrecy = Willfulness) Impacts U.S. & U.K. Taxpayers Too 2014-08-03T04:00:00Z The Court was rather harsh in its analysis of Mr. Turnoy’s willfulness. Pulling IRS Into Your Business Dispute Might Not Be Such A Good Idea 2014-07-25T04:00:00Z That willfulness supports premeditation in failing to perform one's director duties by maintaining common property and mitigating liability. Associations: Directors must act reasonably to keep premises safe 2014-07-06T04:00:00Z Without those traits, humanitarian interventions become mere episodes of imperial willfulness, and missions of liberation turn, all too soon, into the degradations of occupation. De Gaulle's D Day Victory 2014-06-06T04:00:00Z Remember, the government carries the burden of proving willfulness. On Heels Of Credit Suisse Plea, Court Upholds Record FBAR Penalties, Consuming Offshore Account 2014-05-29T04:00:00Z “The defendant’s lies to the candidate as well as his instruction to Vawser to lie about his donation if questioned about it highlight the willfulness and egregiousness of the defendant’s criminal conduct,” the prosecutors wrote. Prosecutors Deny Targeting D’Souza on Use of Straw Donors 2014-04-25T02:38:19Z Officers and directors are usually responsible, but what about willfulness? To Avoid Liability, Neither An Officer Nor Director Be 2014-04-24T12:49:00Z Last July, the Chinese Communist Party’s mouthpiece People’s Daily denigrated her “unbridled willfulness” and wondered “who will be there to restrain it?” China's Tennis Champ Serves Up a Problem 2014-01-29T05:50:22Z Tai Park, one of Badalamenti’s attorneys, said the misdemeanor charge to which his client pleaded guilty doesn’t require “criminal intent, in the sense of willfulness.” Ex-Halliburton Manager Pleads Guilty 2013-10-15T17:04:09Z A key consideration would be whether prosecutors could show that the statements were actually false, material and made with the required knowledge and willfulness to deceive. Analysis: In any scandal, lying to Congress is tough to prove 2013-05-23T05:05:00Z Instead of convincing his now ex-client to stop being stupid, he ended up helping the government build its willfulness case. How Not To Care About IRS E-mail Snooping 2013-04-18T19:22:48Z Before that decision, willfulness was often left entirely up to juries. Marvell has options as it faces $1 billion patent verdict 2012-12-27T23:56:39Z In other words, it is the kind of company that, through sheer willfulness, discipline, and perfectionism, can achieve brand hegemony of a singular type. Apple's rot starts with its Samsung lawsuit win 2012-08-28T20:05:05Z President Vladimir V. Putin is simply channeling public opinion and the expert consensus while playing his customary role as the protector of Russian interests who curtails the willfulness of the West. Op-Ed Contributor: Why Russia Supports Syria 2012-07-07T03:55:50Z Dismayed, and very much discouraged, Epimetheus sauntered out alone, thinking she would soon join him, and perhaps by some caress atone for her present willfulness. Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art 2012-03-27T02:00:24.357Z The summary of his points is that 'people die from ignorance of the laws of life; and from willfulness in not obeying the laws they know.' Health, Happiness, and Longevity Health without medicine: happiness without money: the result, longevity 2012-03-22T02:00:38.537Z She tottered back to the armchair, every vestige of willfulness and force gone. Ralph in the Switch Tower 2012-03-02T03:00:11.847Z One way plaintiffs may be able to overcome this cap would be to prove willfulness or recklessness, which may be possible in this case, said attorney Tonya Meister-Griffith of Meister Law. Cruise ship victims can't use U.S. courts: experts 2012-01-16T20:55:56Z Jobs' willfulness and chutzpah were evident early on. Former Apple CEO Steve Jobs dies at 56 2011-10-06T00:00:00Z Since the plaintiff wasn’t required to show willfulness or maliciousness in state court, Kahn said that the pre-bankruptcy judgment was by itself insufficient to result in an automatic ruling of non-dischargeability. Real Mex, NewPage, Dodgers, Lehman, Viceroy: Bankruptcy 2011-10-04T13:51:04Z The paper proposed five amendments to the FCPA, including a defense for companies that institute anti-bribery compliance programs, a new definition of a "foreign official," and a "willfulness" requirement for corporate criminal liability. Fight brews over anti-bribery law as fines jump 2011-09-15T22:50:55Z In reality I admire Joachim's principle the most, but there is something indescribably fascinating and subduing about Liszt's willfulness. Music-Study in Germany from the Home Correspondence of Amy Fay 2011-09-07T02:00:17.597Z This luckless prince was married to Marguerite Louise d'Orleans, niece of Louis XIV., a young lady of flighty fancies and obstinate willfulness. Stories about Famous Precious Stones 2011-08-31T02:01:42.217Z He has all her charm and her willfulness, with the iron will and talent of his father. The Heart's Country 2011-08-02T02:00:26.847Z I would welcome the opportunity to beg Uncle Thomas' forgiveness, and to apologize to Aunt Martha for my willfulness. Donald McElroy, Scotch Irishman 2011-06-04T02:00:12.520Z Will indeed he seemed not to have, but only willfulness. French Classics 2011-05-22T02:00:12.620Z “Where to, my lady?” asked Jackson, who was used to her ladyship’s willfulness, and sat, patient as Job, waiting for the issue of this strange adventure. Only One Love, or Who Was the Heir 2011-03-11T03:00:14.423Z If Shelley’s willfulness had been ignored instead of opposed, I have no doubt that he would have seen things in their proper light and would never have been the rabid radical that he became. The Radicalism of Shelley and Its Sources 2011-03-08T03:00:45.010Z The girl had got beyond her; the unfortunate marriage with Chapman Price had been the climax of a youth of willfulness and insubordination. Miss Maitland Private Secretary 2011-03-08T03:00:39.100Z Still, the profound willfulness in him would not give up. Pierre; or The Ambiguities 2011-01-17T03:00:45.163Z But the statement that eating disorders affect women “seeking supermodel thinness” is just plain ignorant, and suggests that people get eating disorders through a kind of vain willfulness. Obsessing About Weight to Extremes 2010-03-25T15:53:00Z Alas! it was that very willfulness that estranged you from my uncle——” “No more of that,” said Jack, sternly. Only One Love, or Who Was the Heir 2011-03-11T03:00:14.423Z Sir Thomas More mentions such cases, and though himself eminently humane, commends this method of treatment "in which such patients were severely scourged and thoroughly aroused from their willfulness." The Popes and Science The History of the Papal Relations to Science During the Middle Ages and Down to Our Own Time Would there ever be an end to her willfulness! Miss Maitland Private Secretary 2011-03-08T03:00:39.100Z Sir Oswald turned away angrily; and Miss Hastings sighed over the girl's willfulness. Love Works Wonders A Novel She would not listen to Jean's remonstrance, for all the willfulness in her was aroused and she thought only of her own desire. The Ranch Girls at Rainbow Lodge The Ranch Girls Series Perversion—obstinacy; willfulness; mulishness; stubbornness; unwillingness to change, even though reason requires. The Illustrated Self-Instructor in Phrenology and Physiology And again, were idleness, willfulness, selfishness, etc., etc., natural dispositions? for in that case— But at the moment the bell rang again, and my own name was called. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 15 She was charming, too, there was something about her very willfulness that was captivating. Miss Maitland Private Secretary 2011-03-08T03:00:39.100Z She was full of character, charming even in her willfulness, but utterly devoid of all small affectations. Love Works Wonders A Novel One of the cows was known to be a little perverse, and on that evening she gave fresh evidence of willfulness. St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 8, May 1878, No. 7. An Illustrated Magazine for Young Folks He realized this woman was one of those emotionless creatures of willfulness, wholly self-centered, who are incapable of sorrow. Their Son; The Necklace We reckon as faults those only which arise from idleness, willfulness, selfishness, and deliberate preference of evil to good. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 15 It was a sweet letter, asking forgiveness for her willfulness, yet saying she must even do the same thing again if it were to do over again. The Eye of Dread "I know not—I did not look," answered Hyldreda, with a girlish willfulness. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 1, No. 3, August, 1850. Marguerite, however, even in that hour, and in the presence of all those spectators, gave a ludicrous exhibition of her girlish petulance and ungoverned willfulness. Henry IV, Makers of History I have some of the Wardour willfulness, and take my own way about things. A Little Girl in Old Philadelphia She, too, often shows nervousness, irritability, petulance, or willfulness. What a Young Woman Ought to Know The willfulness of women themselves, which when I see them in positions I have helped to open to them, fills me with shame and indignation. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II If ever he thought that he could go away and leave this willful Irish girl, whose very willfulness has caught and chained him, he knows now that the thought was a vain one. Only an Irish Girl Oh! what would she think of his absence now?—an absence for which he had not prepared her, and which was not on this occasion justified by any petulance or willfulness on her part? Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf Indeed he began to be a little afraid of Bessy Henry's willfulness. A Little Girl in Old Philadelphia The temporary obstruction which Masters offered to his fussy willfulness seemed to the cashier an outrage hard to be borne. The Faith Doctor A Story of New York So-called "willfulness" is a will in which the volitional power has not yet been balanced with this inhibitive power. Games for the Playground, Home, School and Gymnasium I know what your unreasoning pride and your haughty willfulness, have accomplished: they have driven almost to desperation the man who loves you better than he loves anything else in the world! The Last Woman Even as a little child he was very headstrong, and, as he had no father and mother to check him, he was often led by his willfulness into great danger. The Story of the Greeks Oh, what had her spirit of willfulness led her into! A Little Girl in Old Philadelphia All the willfulness of the angry Slav shone in his dark eyes, and he was really capable of fulfilling his threat. Paul Patoff The center of sensual, manly independence, of exultation in the sturdy, defiant self, willfulness and masterfulness and pride, this center is steadily suppressed. Fantasia of the Unconscious It is simply willfulness in the wrong direction. How to Get on in the World A Ladder to Practical Success In the presence of this wise man, Alcibiades forgot all his vanity and willfulness, talked sensibly, and showed himself well informed and kind-hearted. The Story of the Greeks An environment of freedom and authority will help him achieve a balance between love and hate, co-operation and willfulness. Herein is Love A Study of the Biblical Doctrine of Love in Its Bearing on Personality, Parenthood, Teaching, and All Other Human Relationships. With the fierce willfulness of his temperament he tried to tread under foot his doubts about the guilt of Holt and Elliot. The Yukon Trail A Tale of the North We all remember sorrow's first impress— No matter whether we had cause to grieve, Or whether sad in very willfulness— The lesson is the same that we receive. The New Penelope and Other Stories and Poems But she is always repentant and remorseful after her willfulness until—she is crossed again. His Heart's Queen The old willfulness was strengthened to a blind determination. The Emigrant Trail The muscles, not spontaneously moved, but moved by a low usurping willfulness, grow tight about the outline of the face with the most disagreeable sensation. Essays by Ralph Waldo Emerson It surely is that which "willfulness, conceit, and egotism" find hardest to endure. Records of a Girlhood To-day I pine here in a chain whose gall Is bitterer than drop of wormwood brought From that salt sea where nothing lives, and all The recompense my willfulness has brought. Debris Selections from Poems Still, she knew that it would be no light task to have to be eyes for the blind, and subject to the willfulness and obstinacy of a capricious and over-indulged child. His Heart's Queen And rightly am I served, for of my willfulness and stubbornness comes this unhappy war. Stories from Le Morte D'Arthur and the Mabinogion She was purposeless, ambitionless, except to lie and rest and seek for some resolution of peace out of the tangled web wherein her own willfulness had involved her. Success A Novel Her willfulness; her love of money and of power; her pride of person and accomplishments; her desire for admiration; her violent passions, had made her a torment to others and to herself. Sevenoaks He called himself a murderer, the destroyer of Marian; he said it was his selfishness, his willfulness, his treachery, that had exposed her to this danger, and brought her to this fate! The Missing Bride That he was unconscious of any sordid motive for his change, we sincerely believe; but as certainly his conforming was the result less of reasonable conviction than of willfulness. International Weekly Miscellany - Volume 1, No. 9, August 26, 1850 I lamented my own folly and willfulness, in attempting a second voyage against the advice of all my friends and relations. The Children's Hour, v 5. Stories From Seven Old Favorites Ostensibly she had been going to visit the Westerleys, that was all: Mrs. Forbes's misgivings as to a twenty-year-old girl crossing the continent alone had been unavailing against Io's calm willfulness. Success A Novel Her merry willfulness and wit covered a warm heart and a vigorous mind; and both of her great idols understood her and took her seriously. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 6 She is a wild, wayward child, but thoroughly lovable throughout all her frowns as well as smiles, equally captivating in her moments of unconquerable willfulness as in her seasons of perfect submission. The Lake of the Sky Lake Tahoe in the High Sierras of California and Nevada, its History, Indians, Discovery by Frémont, Legendary Lore, Various Namings, Physical Characteristics, Glacial Phenomena, Geology, Single Outlet, Automobile Routes, Historic Towns, Early Mining Excitements, Steamer Ride, Mineral Springs, Mountain and Lake Resorts, Trail and Camping Out Trips, Summer Residences, Fishing, Hunting, Flowers, Birds, Animals, Trees, and Chaparral, with a Full Account of the Tahoe National Forest, the Public Use of the Water of Lake Tahoe and Much Other Interesting Matter Say that I've made up to you a little for my willfulness. The Precipice I pointed out to him that he had given ear to those who had charged me with vanity and willfulness, and begged him to come and hear the verdict of the public. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 09 — Lives and Letters She had her hair loosely arranged like a woman who is not afraid of naturalness in her coiffure, and lets her waving locks peep out under her hat in all their original willfulness. Mare Nostrum (Our Sea) A Novel In spite of her willfulness and caprices Mrs. Wilmott was full of generous impulses and loyal to her friends. Through the Wall I lamented my own folly and willfulness in attempting a second voyage, against the advice of all my friends and relations. Journeys Through Bookland, Vol. 5 Instead of studying nature, they studied Michelangelo's cartoons, exaggerating by their unintelligent discipleship his willfulness and arbitrary choice of form. The Life of Michelangelo Buonarroti They always roused her own none too dormant willfulness. Wild Wings A Romance of Youth If I have been harsh with you at times, your willfulness drove me to it. Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl Written by Herself But you see, Mr. Philander, that I was quite right, as usual; and but for your stubborn willfulness we should have escaped a series of most humiliating, not to say dangerous accidents. Tarzan of the Apes Her will was sometimes willfulness, and the ease with which she did most things led her to be impatient of hard tasks or long ones. Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm In the same letter, replete with other lies, Inez asks, ``Please forgive me now for all my willfulness and wrongdoing. Pathology of Lying, accusation, and swindling: a study in forensic psychology Roldan had instilled willfulness and violence into the hearts of his late followers, and now was doomed to experience the effects. The Life and Voyages of Christopher Columbus (Volume II) There is a disobedience of God through carelessness, through ignorance and through willfulness; there is little hope for a man when he deliberately turns his back upon God. Studies in the Life of the Christian In England, meanwhile, the cause of the colonies had been somewhat favored by the willfulness of the king, who, in order to bring his court favorites into power, dismissed the Grenville ministry. The History of the United States from 1492 to 1910, Volume 1 From Discovery of America October 12, 1492 to Battle of Lexington April 19, 1775 And then I knew how heavily Carrie's willfulness had weighed on that patient heart. Esther : a book for girls That willfulness of his had pleased Lady Sellingworth more than anything had pleased her for a very long time. December Love "Yes, for as far as my willfulness would permit, the chaplain was always ready to give me instruction." The Children of the New Forest As she grew reticent to further questioning, and as the master was satisfied from her manner that she had some definite purpose beyond her usual willfulness, he passively resigned himself and followed her. The Luck of Roaring Camp and Other Tales With Condensed Novels, Spanish and American Legends, and Earlier Papers Perhaps the commonest vice of despots is willfulness; but the last absolute king of France might have known a far happier fate if he had had a little more of it. The Eve of the French Revolution From that unhappy hour of truth she gave all of her love to the abused gentlewoman whose willfulness and folly had resulted in her own appearance in the world. The Rose in the Ring And he had shown quiet determination, willfulness even. December Love He was a little provoked at her this time, for her willfulness seemed almost perverse after the lesson she should have learned from the aeroplane wreck. The Perils of Pauline Was there anything in my secret nature, born at my birth and growing with my growth—which impelled me to this willfulness. Confession, or, the Blind Heart; a Domestic Story Isolation tends almost inevitably to narrowness, to an abnormal and cramped outlook, to willfulness or Pharisaism, and usually to loneliness and depression. Problems of Conduct His personal will is constantly encountering obstacles from the willfulness of his subjects, and of powerful individuals among their number. Considerations on Representative Government She could not repress the smile that his old willfulness brought to her lips and eyes. Castle Craneycrow "Don't you realize what the judge will say when I show up your willfulness?" When Egypt Went Broke "Read it," she persisted, declaring, with pretty willfulness that she would not touch a pencil until he complied with her request. Darkness and Daylight He knew that Barbara had inherited his willfulness, and had long since discovered that it was best to treat her with tact. Brewster's Millions He was tender, and she was yielding; and each tried to atone by loving acts for a moment of willfulness. After the Storm The tall lover knew, however, that the Italian was, with her and that his willfulness of the afternoon had availed him naught. Castle Craneycrow Now, I have my own share of willfulness and impulsive independence. All's for the Best No amount of willfulness can force a man to any action or attitude of mind if he is willing to yield to the willful pressure if it seems to him best. Nerves and Common Sense While she said little to him or to anyone else in his presence, he became aware of the willfulness and joyous lightness which played on her nature's changeable surface. Alice of Old Vincennes Irene could not always repress her willfulness and impatience of another's control; nor her lover hold a firm hand on quick-springing anger when anything checked his purpose. After the Storm Such was the willfulness of the man's nature that he looked back and regretted all he had left behind. Japanese Fairy Tales She dressed herself in a gleeful mode, full of laughing willfulness, Marvel, her maid, superintending in stiff displeasure, for the attire chosen did not meet her approbation. East Lynne Nevertheless, there was nothing either small or petty in her willfulness. The Hermit of Far End That cut was made by—by my wife; a sample of her capricious willfulness. The Golden Slipper : and other problems for Violet Strange She had been fair to look upon; the pride, the daring, the willfulness, were but the thorns about the rose; behind those defenses was the flower, pure and lovely, with a heart of gold. To Have and to Hold Stacy would understand, as he did, her pretty willfulness at last; she would understand what a true friend Stacy was to him. The Three Partners In the obscurity little could be seen of the girl's features, but there was a certain willfulness and impatience in her attitude. Tales of Trail and Town All the influences of her life had tended to develop imperiousness, willfulness, and now her impulse was to enter a protest against her hard lot that was as passionate and reckless as it was impotent. A Face Illumined You have been overmastered all your life by a disastrous spirit of willfulness. Ghosts To the open chagrin of most of the gentlemen and the unexpected relief of some of her own sex, Maruja, after an evening of more than usual caprice and willfulness, retired early to her chamber. Maruja Her own willfulness had brought her to this pass; she faced that uncompromisingly. A Poor Wise Man Yet, good my Lord, tis too much willfulness, To let his blood be spilt, that may be saved. King Edward III The inveterate willfulness and caprice of his proceedings in these particulars defied every effort to reduce them to a system, and baffled all attempts at calculating on them beforehand. No Name |
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