| 单词 | carping |
| 例句 | When I persisted in my carping to the economists, they generally backed down a bit, conceding that while wages at the bottom are going up, they’re not going up very briskly. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Before those who now, for the sake of the Savage, paid their court to him, Bernard would parade a carping unorthodoxy. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z The Morrison children, coming home from school, would find no aches, no carping, no headache. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z Another reason I welcome the change is that Mama’s always carping at me, especially at the table. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z The carping had subsided, he wrote, but few of the carpers had as yet made the “amende honorable” that now clearly was due Chicago. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z “In these woods and cottages there are no envious eyes, no carping tongues, no gossip or lies,” I said. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z Three years had passed since Bradbury had offered an almost identical defense to the AEC’s Colonel Fields, but Teller had never ceased carping about Los Alamos. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Those last two industries spend a great deal of energy examining and then carping about popular culture while only recently starting to systemically criticize the macho jock culture that generates male toxicity. My Struggle to Write Honestly About a Test of Manhood 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z The positive and the negative are not so much self-cancelling as drowned out by that carping, hectoring internal voice that goads me on and slaps me down all day every day. Falling short: seven writers reflect on failure 2013-06-22T07:00:00Z As he puts it, finding their own subject matter enabled them to be blues musicians without the carping about them being white and never having picked cotton. ZZ Top: Dalís of the Delta 2012-11-08T19:00:00Z You set yourselves down as a lot of carping hypocrites; in fact, you cry aloud for the virtue of your women, while you seek to destroy the morality of ours. America's legacy of racial terror and Charles W. Chesnutt's "The Marrow of Tradition" 2019-03-24T04:00:00Z But I digress, as does Ms. Arcade, moving from a brief history of the advertising industry to carping about tourist hordes invading the city. Review: Too Many Cupcake Shops, Says Penny Arcade 2016-12-05T05:00:00Z Despite the carping of younger critics, he remained ever faithful to his Romantic Realist principles. ‘Frederic Church: A Painter’s Pilgrimage’ Review: A Voyage Into the Past 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z Fans and critics alike debated whether Ms. Lawrence was suited for the part, carping online about her physique and relative newcomer status. Jennifer Lawrence in ‘Silver Linings Playbook’ 2012-11-09T22:03:41Z It’s probably a lot of fun as well, but imagine the carping and second-guessing when a certain film is let in, another one isn’t, and people disagree with your judgements. De Niro is out of his depth on anti-vaxxer film: “Let’s find out the truth” suggests the vaccine-autism link hasn’t already been debunked 2016-04-13T04:00:00Z Under the heavy hand of director Alister Grierson, the dynamics and technique of survival are reduced to a lot of carping between the no-nonsense, good-guy Aussies and the venal, treacherous Americans. Sanctum Review: A Soggy, James Cameron-less misadventure 2011-02-03T17:35:00Z The play never moves beyond trivial carping and general hand-wringing about the difficulty of raising children and maintaining a marriage while working full time. | 'Parents? Evening': Julianne Nicholson and James Waterston at Flea Theater 2010-04-30T02:27:00Z Whether the mark is worth hitting is another matter; a comic duet that pits aging, carping viragos against each other in the manner of “Bosom Buddies” from “Mame” is not perhaps a feminist anthem. ‘Bad Cinderella’ Review: The Title Warned Us 2023-03-24T04:00:00Z YouTube's official comedy channel brings us a series of amusing enough sketches about a nuclear family carping at one another across the dinner table. YouTube Comedy Week, day four: Crabstickz, the Gregory Brothers and Psy 2013-05-23T12:09:06Z "We get accused of inauthenticity because we play the instruments we play," says Marshall, whose furious banjo work probably prompts the most carping. How Mumford & Sons became the biggest band in the world 2012-11-15T16:50:01Z Put aside the inevitable carping that such a bold and imaginative scheme is bound to excite. Bookselling heads for a merry Christmas 2010-12-06T17:17:00Z The difference here is the arrival of children, of course: they turn nonchalant good-time girls into carping harridans, in life and in this book. Mum lit: a chore thing 2011-04-06T19:00:00Z She alternated carping about how long it’s taken her to score a lead role and mordant jokes about how Winnifred really isn’t the prime part. Jackie Hoffman Kvetches Her Way to Royalty in ‘Once Upon a Mattress’ 2015-11-25T05:00:00Z But on an April visit to the Upper West Side brownstone he shares with his husband and manager, Howard Stokar, Mr. Wuorinen was characteristically carping. He Has Fans, Fame and an Acclaimed ‘Brokeback Mountain’ Opera. So Why Is Charles Wuorinen So Cranky? 2018-05-25T04:00:00Z The portrayal of the critics was less hysterically carping than amiably piquant; the fanfares that destroyed them were more adorably parodic than epic. Music Review: New York Philharmonic Plays Richard Strauss 2013-12-13T22:39:30Z Normally the next day the German press is full of critical, carping articles about the winning book. Brussels, E.U. Capital, Gets a Novel, Both Tart and Empathic 2018-01-14T05:00:00Z There's an ironic-cynical quality to his acting, as if Humphrey Bogart was played by Bugs Bunny, that's ideal for carping away from the margins. Rewind TV: Boardwalk Empire; The Big C; Louis Theroux ? Ultra Zionists; Welcome to Romford 2011-02-06T00:05:43Z Once again, film critics are carping that "Transformers: Age of Extinction" makes too much noise and too little sense, while taking too long to do so. 'Transformers: Age of Extinction' grinds critics' gears 2014-06-27T04:00:00Z And for all the carping about spending from contemporaries, he did actually achieve something of lasting value. George IV: the rehabilitation of Old Naughty 2011-08-28T20:00:05Z She has outlasted not just rivals but also designer carping, competition from other magazines, not to mention the internet, criticism about her manner and her model choices, and multiple trends, fashion and social. Imagining a World After Anna 2018-04-09T04:00:00Z It would feel ungracious to be carping about it, but it's very hard to know how to respond. Richard Ayoade: Mr Modest 2011-01-15T00:03:59Z So the British public is at risk of witnessing his continued disintegration from comedy colossus to embittered, needy, therapy junkie, constantly carping about women and money. What's up, you posh boys, can't you take a joke? 2012-08-18T23:06:40Z After such carping, any additional praise may seem grudging; but it is not. ArtsBeat: When Expectations Mix With Reality 2011-04-16T11:50:33Z American authors shortlisted for the Frank O'Connor award are flying the flag for US fiction following recent carping by the critic Lee Siegel. US writers dominate Frank O'Connor award shortlist 2010-07-09T16:30:00Z Conservatives have long loathed it as the axis of liberal politics and political correctness, but now progressives are carping, too. How San Francisco broke America’s heart 2019-05-21T04:00:00Z The carping/sotto voce asides/backchat between scenes, Lizzie's lowered eyes and defeated body language, and Sarah's brattish precocity all add detail to a richly drawn relationship. Toby: Lucky 2011-08-16T18:15:02Z Doing quite well at Eurovision simply wasn't as fun as doing terribly and then carping at "voting blocs". Tom Ewing 2010-05-27T21:44:00Z You’ve got to wonder why he cares about the old carping, but he’s right. Bob Dylan, Extending the Line 2015-02-09T05:00:00Z Sheridan's satire on the theatrical world features Mr Dangle and Mr Sneer, two carping critics who accompany Mr Puff to the rehearsals of his historical tragedy The Spanish Armada. John Mullan's 10 of the best: plays within plays 2012-05-25T21:55:09Z He was not always alone during this time, as some carping high school student will point out. Perspective | ‘Walden’ may be the most famous act of social distancing. It’s also a lesson on the importance of community. 2020-04-06T04:00:00Z The selections reached back to early Americana that includes a carping song about Congress and a take that reduced “When Johnny Comes Marching Home” to a mournful dirge. Review | The fabulous Taylor Mac gives D.C. a sample of his reinvented Americana 2018-03-07T05:00:00Z Even though the election is over, some of my closest friends and relatives, who will be joining us, are still carping about the candidates and political parties in really spiteful ways. Social Q’s: What Not to Talk About at Thanksgiving 2012-11-16T18:12:07Z But recently he's been known less for his writing than for his carping: to the moviegoing public, at least, he's the guy who's never happy with the films made from his books. ArtsBeat: Watchlist: Alan Moore Tries His Hand at an On-Screen Original 2012-11-26T21:18:03Z She inspired Juliana, the heroine of “High Castle,” who has no trouble slashing a Nazi operative’s throat, as well as a number of shrill, carping, unhappy wives in other books. Anne R. Dick, Memoirist and Writer’s Muse, Is Dead at 90 2017-05-19T04:00:00Z The play begins in 1619, three years after his death, when a few of his former colleagues are carping about the pirated versions of his plays now cluttering London stages and bookstalls. In the Hudson Valley, Shakespeare as Man, Myth and Drinking Buddy 2017-07-25T04:00:00Z Though acclaimed for his sumptuous singing in that performance, he also committed a memorable faux pas that began the occasional carping by critics about his acting abilities. Cornell MacNeil, Verdi Baritone at the Met, Dies at 88 2011-07-18T03:30:33Z Why she should win: At the start of the series, Simon Cowell kept carping on about wanting to find a new generation of pop star. The X Factor: who deserves to win? 2010-12-08T15:25:00Z The first state was the last to receive a national park, in 2013, and only after a bit of carping. Delaware is famous for corporations, chemicals, chickens — and now, finally, a president 2020-11-13T05:00:00Z There was skepticism at the time and some carping of the too-big-for-his-britches variety. Column: Newsom gets no California love for his political ambitions. Maybe he should try elsewhere 2023-11-10T05:00:00Z But he said it was important to engage with China rather than “carping from the sidelines.” U.K. resists calls to label China a threat following claims a Beijing spy worked in Parliament 2023-09-11T04:00:00Z But he also said the UK should not be "carping from the side-lines" and it was better to be in the room raising concerns. Government facing pressure to rethink China stance 2023-09-10T04:00:00Z It’s easy enough for us liberals to sit around carping about the Supreme Court. The real college admissions scandal | Nicholas D. Kristof 2023-07-28T04:00:00Z “I got on regardless of the endless criticism and carping and shouting and screaming,” he told an ITV documentary in 2019. King Charles III built a town from scratch. It embodies his worldview. 2023-05-02T04:00:00Z The cases come several years after former President Trump tested the issue, having used his @RealDonaldTrump account to conduct presidential business while blocking some of his carping critics. Supreme Court to hear cases on government officials blocking critics on social media 2023-04-24T04:00:00Z Standing up for D.C.’s democratic autonomy against carping Republicans in Congress would have been the right thing to do, and most House Democrats voted against rescinding the code. Opinion | First, Biden was FDR. Now he’s Clinton. (Spoiler alert: He’s neither.) 2023-03-19T04:00:00Z For some reason, mask mandates have been the target of more overheated carping by right-wingers about anti-COVID measures than almost anything else, vaccines aside. Column: COVID deniers think a new study says mask mandates don't work. They should try reading it 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z The Big Three have also been criticized on the left, where they are said to be shirking their ESG responsibilities, cowardly avoiding standing up for what they believe in because of carping from the right. Opinion | ESG investing is a culture-war battle that both sides might lose 2023-02-20T05:00:00Z Now, with Republicans having control of the House, advocates say the GOP has the burden to go beyond carping at the president and to produce solutions. GOP says focus on border security will win Hispanic support 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z It’s that Democrats are the only thing standing in the way of an authoritarian takeover of the United States — and this is no time to be carping over trifles. Opinion | Two decades after playing ‘spoiler,’ Ralph Nader fights for Democrats 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z GOP leaders, while still carping about the border chaos, no longer place it among the top issues for voters, instead pointing to inflation, government spending and tax policy. Migrant busing campaign exposes extreme rift over America’s borders 2022-09-18T04:00:00Z "In the end, I was determined to stick to my guns. I got on regardless of the endless criticism and carping and shouting and screaming. Because I've always believed in the long term." Poundbury suburb showcases King Charles's vision of British life 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z But rather than carping on the limitations, critics should take the win and encourage people to vote in the US midterm elections in November, he adds. Biden Signs Historic Climate Bill as Scientists Applaud 2022-08-17T04:00:00Z The complaints by the two mayors have become a political headache for the Biden administration, which until now had brushed aside criticism about the border as conservative carping. Texas governor invites D.C., NYC mayors to visit border for personal look at migrant ‘crisis’ 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z In a news conference Wednesday, you seemed fed up with carping about the perceived timidity and inertia of your department and you. The rule of law could use a win 2022-07-24T04:00:00Z And quit all the carping about her being too old and out of it. Column: Stop hounding Dianne Feinstein and let her finish her time in the Senate 2022-03-28T04:00:00Z And so, the carping over the next Supreme Court nominee begins, historically ignorant and racially tinged. Opinion | The carping over Biden’s Supreme Court pledge is historically inaccurate and racially tinged 2022-01-27T05:00:00Z Critics love carping about how "Don't Look Up" — a thinly-veiled satire of the climate crisis — fails to deliver in the comedy department. The existential panic in "Don't Look Up" is real. I see it in my clients 2022-01-08T05:00:00Z Nearly three decades ago, Empress Michiko lost the ability to speak after public carping about her supposed shortcomings as the wife of Emperor Akihito. Heavy Is the Burden on Japan’s Royal Women 2021-10-24T04:00:00Z And most of us know there’s no good in carping about it. Why losing daily walks to rainy season is hitting us hard — and what to do about it 2021-10-22T04:00:00Z The Wizards preached accountability on defense constantly toward the latter half of last season, carping after nearly every game that the issue was players weren’t stepping up and taking pride in guarding their man. First things first for new coach Wes Unseld Jr.: Fix the Wizards’ defense 2021-09-28T04:00:00Z But that wasn’t enough to appease Mr. Trump, who started carping from the sidelines about Mr. McConnell soon after. Trump-McConnell rift widens over infrastructure deal 2021-08-11T04:00:00Z But let's face it, his carping is really about the election. Donald Trump's angry at Brett Kavanaugh — but this court is a huge win for the far right 2021-07-14T04:00:00Z They say they have heard plenty of carping from the media and political elite before, including those who predicted their petition drive would fail. How three political novices with turbulent pasts helped spark the Newsom recall 2021-05-01T04:00:00Z This is not merely the assessment of some carping columnist. Opinion | Biden has to take the loss in Afghanistan — and add it to George W. Bush’s record 2021-03-02T05:00:00Z Meanwhile, it is not exactly a surprise that Republicans, playing to the cable commentariat, are carping at even Biden’s most predictable moves. Opinion | Biden is betting on Senate compromise. So far, it’s paying off. 2021-01-25T05:00:00Z A lucrative run is seen as vindication from carping critics; a canny Tony campaign bears out a producer’s faith in his artistic acumen. Review: How Broadway got to boom times, from a veteran theater gossip 2020-11-18T05:00:00Z Perhaps the carping is simply part of the give and take for a project of this scale. Op-Ed: LACMA's redesign doesn't deserve this much carping 2020-09-29T04:00:00Z Democrats’ plans for the Republican National Convention week seem to be aimed at carping from the edges. Biden counters RNC programing with Republican supporters 2020-08-24T04:00:00Z Very tricky talks remain, and Republicans are carping that Pelosi is being too greedy. Virus aid: Where things stand in high-level Washington talks 2020-08-05T04:00:00Z There was still a cantankerous side to her personality, carping at VA staff and fighting with her daughter. At age 60 and paralyzed, she tried to row across the Pacific 2020-07-16T04:00:00Z Wallace has occasionally needled his Fox News colleagues, including an on-camera rebuke to the hosts of “Fox & Friends” in 2008 for their carping coverage of Obama. Chris Wallace, Insider and Outlier at Fox News 2020-06-14T04:00:00Z The president was often in a sour mood, complaining about media coverage and carping that he does not get enough credit. 34 days of pandemic: Inside Trump’s desperate attempts to reopen America 2020-05-02T04:00:00Z Mr. Barr is a lawyer of integrity who will continue to pursue justice despite ex-colleagues carping and, I hope, reveal much unhappy misconduct directed at this president and his administration. Opinion | I support William Barr 2020-02-21T05:00:00Z “At a time when we should revel in dazzling progress in almost every field of science,” he said in 1988, “this sniping and carping among scientists is disturbing and destructive.” Frank Press, a guiding force in U.S. science policy for years, dies at 95 2020-01-31T05:00:00Z And in these days of public carping and rage, it is something I prize more than race prizes: it is a refuge. Kudos, leaderboards, QOMs: how fitness app Strava became a religion 2020-01-14T05:00:00Z Fox News remained Mr. Trump’s news venue of choice, despite the president’s occasional carping about the channel’s insufficient loyalty. After Another Year of Trump Attacks, ‘Ominous Signs’ for the American Press 2019-12-30T05:00:00Z We in the media aren’t driving it, either, though there’s constant carping along those lines. Opinion | Democrats’ Baffling 2020 Mess 2019-12-07T05:00:00Z Republicans are now carping that the House impeachment investigation isn’t legitimate because the full House never conducted a vote to initiate such an inquiry. Ever since impeachment inquiry was announced, it's been getting crazier out there 2019-10-07T04:00:00Z Don’t succumb to divisiveness or carping criticism of other primary candidates. 9 ways to stay sane during the presidential primaries 2019-08-31T04:00:00Z “China expresses strong discontent and firm opposition to the carping remarks and finger-pointing about Hong Kong at the G-7 leaders summit,” Geng, the Foreign Ministry spokesman, said in Beijing. Yang Hengjun: China formally accuses Australian writer of espionage - The Washington Post 2019-08-26T04:00:00Z In Beijing on Friday, the foreign ministry expressed “extreme dissatisfaction” with the proposed U.S. bill, calling it “irresponsible carping and crude interference”. U.S. senators propose law for annual certification of Hong Kong... 2019-06-14T04:00:00Z President Trump inked a road map with Mexico, and — contrary to some media carping otherwise — he did win, at least on paper, some significant concessions from the nation’s southern neighbor. Trump deal pressures Mexico to slow migration or face tariffs 2019-06-09T04:00:00Z For a president who runs hot and cold on nearly all of his advisers, private carping may not mean that much. Trump Undercuts Bolton on North Korea and Iran 2019-05-28T04:00:00Z This week found Israeli and Polish diplomats carping at one another, again, over the Poles’ role in the Holocaust. Tel Aviv, in Need of Distraction, Hosts the Eurovision Song Contest 2019-05-17T04:00:00Z More broadly, Warren portrays the criticism that has been levied at her as carping by academics who may have looked at the numbers but never took the time to dig deeper. Elizabeth Warren reshaped our view of the middle class. But some see an angle. 2019-05-06T04:00:00Z They defended him against carping by Mr. Trump, and warned that efforts to oust Mr. Rosenstein would spark a constitutional crisis. William Barr to testify Mueller probe evidence ‘not sufficient’ to charge Donald Trump 2019-04-30T04:00:00Z It is dealing with the second-guessing and constant carping of the press. Andy Murray, Who May Have Played His Last Match, Is Already Missed 2019-01-14T05:00:00Z Ms. Hester seemingly anticipated my carping when she wrote: “I wanted the conversation about early retirement to be about life, not just about money.” A Book Says You Can Retire Early. But It Doesn’t Really Say How. 2019-01-11T05:00:00Z Here is Caroline, originally from Belfast, sizing up the public-housing estate where she lives: “The grounds are empty except for the carping birds and trees.” A Début Novel Captures a City on the Boil 2019-01-07T05:00:00Z But still we get to hear the sophomoric carping about "New Blood". Opinion | I Like Joe Biden. I Urge Him Not to Run. 2018-12-08T05:00:00Z But there’s no carping about the cooking methods after Sunday. Washington’s recipe for winning not fancy, but plenty tasty 2018-10-28T04:00:00Z Krasner later described the tweets as “just a lot of carping about ‘We shouldn’t have fired these people,’ or ‘We shouldn’t have this policy,’ or ‘The city is burning,’ or whatever nonsense.” Larry Krasner’s Campaign to End Mass Incarceration 2018-10-22T04:00:00Z “It may not have been wise to make reality explicit, but European carping over the phraseology represented a mix of hypocrisy and subterfuge,” Kissinger later claimed. The end of Atlanticism: has Trump killed the ideology that won the cold war? 2018-09-04T04:00:00Z Why should we listen to the carping from the people who got us into this mess?” Step 1: Smash the World Order. Step 2? 2018-08-07T04:00:00Z There will also be carping about Harry Kane’s proximity to the golden boot. Mind the gap: Southgate’s challenge now is bridging promise and triumph | Barney Ronay 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z They would finally move past the “smoke a pack a day” threats of the virulently anti-wolf crowd, not to mention the incessant carping of environmentalists. Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf Scientist? 2018-07-05T04:00:00Z The goal now “should be to nurture this rather than crush it through constant carping.” Opinion | They’ve had the handshake. Now it’s time to make a deal. 2018-06-19T04:00:00Z Trump’s newfound pragmatism is infinitely preferable to the threat of nuclear war that used to hang over all of us, so it’s mystifying to see Democrats carping about any possible North Korea deal. Democrats’ petulance on North Korea is hypocritical 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z Yet Rhodes was still fighting the last war against the tired Washington establishment, the reflexive hawks, the carping ignoramuses in the media. Witnessing the Obama Presidency, from Start to Finish 2018-06-05T04:00:00Z Twitter combat is not my area so although tempted, I held back from jumping in and lambasting their jealous carping. Roth a bard of the unbridled libido, but also a writer whose passing brings tears 2018-05-24T04:00:00Z Manager Aaron Boone was ejected in the sixth inning by the home plate umpire Pat Hoberg for persistent carping from the dugout — the first ejection of Boone’s nascent managing career. Cole Hamels Advertises Himself to the Yankees by Beating Them 2018-05-23T04:00:00Z Their coverage, far from reflecting modernity, was marked by all the old tropes: fawning fascination, carping criticism, preposterous speculation and the elevation of the trivial to an implausible level of significance. Royal wedding shows growing irrelevance of monarchy and press | Roy Greenslade 2018-05-20T04:00:00Z Trump’s newfound pragmatism is infinitely preferable to the threat of nuclear war that used to hang over all of us, so it’s mystifying to see Democrats carping about any possible North Korea deal. Democrats’ petulance on North Korea is hypocritical 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z That's because among those "suffering needlessly" are the ones carping about individualism and pulling up yourself by the bootstraps, etc. Trump Just Pushed the World Trade Organization Toward Irrelevance 2018-03-23T04:00:00Z Both women are working synergistically to help each other with no carping or back biting like we saw in 2016. Opinion | Democrats Are Primed for 2018 and Looking Pretty in 2020 2018-03-17T04:00:00Z I would like to cut through the emotion and the carping to offer some practical advice about royal life. My guide to Britain for Princess Meghan | Terence Blacker 2017-11-28T05:00:00Z So much for carping about data I released. Donald Trump's Campaign Pollster Tweeted Out a Poll That Is Not Great for the President 2017-08-23T04:00:00Z The prime minister is pleading for an end to the ferocious “backbiting and carping” in the Conservative Party, and she lectured her cabinet this week on the importance of keeping internal discussions confidential. As ‘Brexit’ Clock Ticks, U.K. Seems Adrift 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z At the drinks reception, Mrs May told the party "no backbiting, no carping". Theresa May tells Conservatives to end 'backbiting' - BBC News 2017-07-17T04:00:00Z Despite GOP carping about high deductibles under Obamacare, their alternative is destined to increase these and other out-of-pocket costs. Opinion | The new Senate health-care bill may be worse than the old one 2017-07-13T04:00:00Z His periodic carping about his multimillion-dollar compensation by the Nationals diminishes his stature. Opinion | The market had spoken on Dusty Baker’s value 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z They must be dismayed at the prospect of weakened British negotiators vulnerable to constant carping and second-guessing by a hung British parliament. The rise of the remainers is about to begin. May’s Brexit strategy lies in ruins | Simon Jenkins 2017-06-09T04:00:00Z So the jockeying, backbiting and carping might continue for some time. As ‘Brexit’ Clock Ticks, U.K. Seems Adrift 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z Rep. Henry Cuellar, Texas Democrat, took issue with Mr. Kelly telling congressional critics who were carping about his department’s enforcement of the laws to either change the statutes or “shut up.” John F. Kelly battles immigrant-rights groups 2017-05-28T04:00:00Z Constant carping and character assassination demeans our political system, which these days is hardly held in high esteem. Mississippi editorial roundup 2017-05-24T04:00:00Z It is increasingly clear that the congressional investigations will not be able to move forward without some more carping and critiquing from the White House. Investigators in Russian election meddling haunted by Benghazi probe 2017-04-30T04:00:00Z It was like last year again, all lusty cheers and smiling faces, a refreshing tonic after three months of stubborn lawmakers, naysaying judges, carping protesters, frenetic days and lonely nights. Trump invigorates, enchants crowd during rally in Harrisburg, Pa. 2017-04-29T04:00:00Z All this follows years of conservatives’ carping against Tesla and green energy initiatives. Clean energy, and its jobs, are the future 2017-04-11T04:00:00Z Despite carping from conservatives who say Mr. Trump is being led astray by Mr. Ryan, the speaker said they’re working well together. Paul Ryan says Donald Trump is key to Obamacare repeal 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z Unless of course Branson’s opportunistic release of these images provokes attacks from said carping liberals on Obama’s cosiness with the world of wealth. How can Obama smile at a time like this? I think he knows something | Jonathan Jones 2017-02-08T05:00:00Z The SNP accused Mr Corbyn of "carping from the sidelines" and said Labour in Scotland were "stuck in a sorry place". Corbyn to attack SNP budget plans in Glasgow speech - BBC News 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z The second is that the outgoing president, once departed, remains largely mute, giving his successor space to operate unimpeded by post-presidential back-seat carping. Memo to Trump: There can be only one president at a time 2016-12-28T05:00:00Z They are the same ones already carping about retired brain surgeon Ben Carson’s being picked to run the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks define business as not-usual for D.C. 2016-12-06T05:00:00Z It is hard to imagine Trump quoting Plato or Matthew Arnold, much less carping about the titles of conference papers by literature academics. Political correctness: how the right invented a phantom enemy | Moira Weigel 2016-11-30T05:00:00Z They do better carping from the sidelines, tugging policy in their direction while reserving the right to lob political bombs when necessary. Even without winning elections, populists are setting the European Union’s agenda 2016-11-24T05:00:00Z To her great credit, Ms. White dropped the partisan political disclosure idea from the SEC’s to-do list, and progressives have been carping ever since. Queen Elizabeth Gives Orders to Hillary 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z That may well be so; though carping about a campaign, five weeks before an election, is often a proxy for shaky confidence. Where past and future collide 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z Instead of carping about the alleged insufficiency of that vetting, the critics should be reflecting on its futility. Why the media blitz on Trump isn’t working 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z He repeated the charge on his website, carping that Clinton “claims she wants to cap a family’s child care expense at 10 percent of income, but provides no details.” Trump is right: Clinton’s child-care plan doesn’t exist 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z It should help shore him up somewhat with base voters, even though the carping coming out of pundits living and working inside the Washington beltway will likely continue for some time. Trump Finds His Voice 2016-08-08T04:00:00Z Neither man was a supporter of Mr. Trump’s at the beginning of the campaign, but both said they have had it with the carping. RNC staff warned not to disparage Donald Trump 2016-08-04T04:00:00Z Instead of just carping, he and Hamilton and the rest of the council want to bring everyone together to find a strategy that will work. Excerpts from recent Wisconsin editorials 2016-06-13T04:00:00Z Brave because there is still a lot of carping and nastiness towards feminism in our society, and more cautious politicians might fear aligning themselves with the movement. Clinton’s shining moment at NY rally: She celebrates at feminism-heavy event — as many stunningly belittle her victory 2016-06-08T04:00:00Z There was carping about the young fighter's prefight antics, his silly doggerel, and, finally—more seriously—his name change and decision to embrace the tenets of Islam. Muhammad Ali Fought With His Fists and His Words 2016-06-06T04:00:00Z Yet even if Mr. Wiedefeld’s prescriptions are perfect, Metro will not be able to right itself without help, rather than carping, from the District, Maryland, Virginia — and Congress. Less carping, more funding, for Metro 2016-05-24T04:00:00Z Between complaining players, argumentative coaches, heckling fans and carping media, refs fully earn their six-figure salaries, first-class travel and luxurious accommodations. SNYDER: Late-game reports only undercut NBA officials’ difficult jobs 2016-05-04T04:00:00Z But many who saw the Stone Roses Weekend 2 wondered what all the carping was about. Coachella pays its respects to Prince; five things on Weekend 2 2016-04-23T04:00:00Z Unable despite my best efforts to suspend disbelief, I was tormented by carping thoughts. 'A certain sort of maleness': Helen Garner on a week spent watching Russell Crowe films 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z “That will come over a period of time, But I think all this carping four days later is a little bit frantic and inappropriate.” 2 Americans confirmed dead in Brussels attacks; Kerry visits 2016-03-25T04:00:00Z Here’s a short break from carping, and another sampling of sparkling prose from recent Times stories. Bright Passages 1458-08-29T05:00:00Z Hey, what if we accused him of not being — oh, what is that word our voter base is always carping about? CHARLES HURT: Debunking ‘conservative’ concerns about Donald Trump 2016-01-10T05:00:00Z Some of the carping may be simply a response to an outsider taking over the country’s most prominent corporation. Petrobras CEO’s Challenges Aren’t Going Away 2016-01-05T05:00:00Z That brought the stadium fully to life, the previous carping abandoned in anticipation of a grandstand finish – yet those days appear to be gone. Manchester United lose again as Alex Tettey seals win for Norwich City 2015-12-19T05:00:00Z Unbowed, Trump fired a searing warning Tuesday via Twitter to fellow Republicans carping about his proposal. GOP Chaos: Trump's plan to ban Muslims creates havoc for his party as first voting nears 2015-12-09T05:00:00Z And the loyal opposition answered his rallying cry over the next day with a patriotic display of carping and dyspepsia. Republicans ignore the lessons of World War II 2015-12-07T05:00:00Z The impression is of a party so accustomed to carping that it has forgotten how to govern. The trouble with being right 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z The constant carping is not without purpose: It avoids the need to engage deeply in substance. A peevish pack of GOP contenders 2015-10-28T04:00:00Z At the height of the carping, Ryan Lizza of the New Yorker likened Clinton to an “ill-tempered coot driven a little mad by Obama’s success”. Hillary Clinton campaign deploys not-so-secret weapon: Bill 2015-09-18T04:00:00Z It’s the same kind of carping that happens every year. Apple’s iPhone Still Breaks the Rules, Eight Years On 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z Certainly it seems grotesque to have people carping about someone being a Tory even as their family lowers them into the ground. Ashley Madison has a stupidity factor – men | Barbara Ellen 2015-08-22T04:00:00Z Join forces, already, and quit carping at each other. 'The Strain' recap: Dr. Goodweather goes to Washington in 'Identity' 2015-08-17T04:00:00Z “Many of the Republicans who are carping at my heels, those who want to be relevant in this debate, they supported Hillary Clinton’s war in Libya,” Paul said. Rand Paul's pivotal week ahead 2015-08-02T04:00:00Z Nor is there much anecdotal evidence except the carping of executives when investors react skeptically to their plans. Hillary vs. the Wisdom of Crowds 2015-07-28T04:00:00Z Such carping in a small, fiercely competitive and highly specialized industry isn’t unusual - and some of the strongest comments have come from a company whose bid for the lucrative job failed. AP News in Brief at 5:58 a.m. EDT 2015-07-03T04:00:00Z Unlike many of the so-called conservatives carping about the decision to remove Alexander Hamilton from the $10 bill, I’ll shed no tears over his absence. What the $10 bill needs is the face of a woman, pacifist would-be senator on it | J Arthur Bloom 2015-06-19T04:00:00Z The carping was not new for Miyamoto, who attended a Japanese public school where children would refuse to touch her because "my color might rub off," she said. Multiracial Miss Japan hopes to change homeland's thinking on identity 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z They are not back-in-my-day blowhards, carping about how much tougher the competition was back then. As Kentucky closes in on unbeaten season, the 1976 Indiana Hoosiers would be happy to welcome them to club 2015-03-31T04:00:00Z Some words carry inevitable connotations of sexism — not just the one that rhymes with witch but also whiny, shrill, complaining, carping, overwrought and its especially offensive cousin, hysterical. When it comes to women, sharp elbows jab both ways 2015-03-31T04:00:00Z When the MacBook Air first debuted in 2008 there was a lot of media carping about “compromises” and it being too thin for its own good. The New MacBook Will Succeed, Lack Of Connectors And All 2015-03-16T04:00:00Z But the carping of Chaffetz and his crew is only going to look more ridiculous as legalizing stubbornly refuses to cause all of the problems it's supposed to. Washington, D.C. Legalizes Pot, House GOP Makes Half-Baked Last Stand 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z You don’t hear that kind of carping now. A breakthrough on trade in Asia 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z “You don’t do well in bringing people together if you are carping, criticizing, turning around and saying you are not as good as me,” he said in an interview with Florida reporters broadcast on Sunday. Jeb Bush Bets on a Sunshine State of Mind 2014-12-16T05:00:00Z Its customers, meanwhile, are carping that the service’s integration with the mobile wallet is far from smooth. Uber Falters In India, One Of Its Fastest Growing Markets 2014-12-08T05:00:00Z During this campaign, though, the Republicans have been reticent to spell out their plans, which has led to some carping even among conservative commentators. The Empty Elections of 2014 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z Dame June Clark, professor emeritus at Swansea University and former president of the Royal College of Nursing, told the programme that political "carping" about the NHS was "frightening" patients. 'Scandalous scaremongering' over NHS 2014-10-26T04:00:00Z Today, employees describe a stifling bureaucracy made up of agencies with clashing employee cultures and overtaxed by high-pressure responsibilities and relentless congressional carping. Top-level turnover makes it harder for DHS to stay on top of evolving threats Yet at the same time, on Twitter, an endless parade of snark and carping threatened to overwhelm any attempt at actual analysis. The scary Apple Watch future 2014-09-09T04:00:00Z Mr. Barro said in his article that carping about reclining seats is “voiced mainly by the tall, a privileged group that already enjoys many advantages.” Readers Continue Argument Over Airline Reclining 2014-08-29T04:00:00Z I don’t think it was constructive for conservatives to be carping at each other. 'Why didn't you say that back then?' 2014-08-25T04:00:00Z And there will be a bit more carping from other young-uns. Hillary Clinton and President Obama 'Hug It Out' One Last Time 2014-08-15T04:00:00Z The sign over supermarket express checkout lanes, "Ten Items or Less", is a grammatical error, they say, and as a result of their carping upscale supermarkets have replaced the signs with "Ten Items or Fewer". Steven Pinker: 10 'grammar rules' it's OK to break (sometimes) 2014-08-15T04:00:00Z Hillary Clinton chided Barack Obama this week by carping that “don’t do stupid stuff” is not a substantial enough tip to amount to a policy. Premier League 2014-15 preview No19: West Brom 2014-08-15T04:00:00Z He clashed with tribunes of the new Right in Congress, notably Newt Gingrich, the future House speaker, but also railed at “carping little liberal Democrats”. The George H.W. Bush revival 2014-08-07T04:00:00Z She has a thin skin and hates the constant carping over fashion faux pas or what she perceives as the non-issue of her weight. Christina Hendricks: 'My agency dropped me when I first agreed to play Joan in Mad Men' 2014-08-03T04:00:00Z When as respected and scrupulously independent a national security expert as David Ignatius calls Kerry’s intervention a blunder, you know this is not partisan carping from the usual suspects. Clueless in Gaza But his compassion prompted widespread carping among Palestinians, many of whom accused him of being a collaborator. A vicious circle speeds up again 2014-07-03T04:00:00Z All this carping about the ref is nonsense. South Africa 31-30 Wales 2014-06-21T04:00:00Z Even before Friday’s final draw, the carping was in full throat on both sides of the Atlantic. In Glance at Groups, a Mix of Reactions 2013-12-07T04:55:21Z When earlier this year the university bought a unique Samuel Beckett manuscript to add to its archive there was some carping about the price tag of £962,500. University boss: Head teacher, mayor or chief executive? 2013-10-10T02:04:14Z At the moment, complaints about gentrification in London tends to be limited to carping about the silliness of hipster bars, or the cost of a burger in Brixton village. Mapping gentrification: The great inversion 2013-09-09T10:15:04Z She dismissed the criticism as the carping of a few outliers. Amid Exits, President of Hunter College Is Assailed for Her Management Style 2013-09-03T00:29:09Z And, being as big and as destructive as he is, there will be plenty of early finishes and much carping about the quality of opponents. From laying bricks to Olympic gold 2013-07-26T08:19:23Z They dismiss complaints as predictable carping from a party whose leaders enjoy perks of their own, including Congressional trips overseas. White House Memo: Travels of the President Under Scrutiny 2013-05-30T01:23:22Z For all the carping, people around the world do see the U. S. as different from other, older empires. Fareed Zakaria: Is It Really a Case of America the Isolated? 2013-05-16T12:20:29Z Hmmm…that makes their current carping seem awfully political, doesn’t it? Joe Klein: Republicans Chasing Their Tails on Benghazi 2013-05-08T16:05:22Z "As in previous years, the reports are full of carping and irresponsible remarks on the human rights situation in more than 190 countries and regions including China," Beijing said. China hits back at U.S. in annual human rights survey 2013-04-21T03:47:52Z Moreover, as with Mrs. Clinton, there will be carping by some anonymous aides in the White House who believe the secretary of state should travel the world while they make policy. Letter From Washington: Kerry Is a Smart Choice to Succeed Clinton 2012-12-23T20:10:05Z After years of carping, fans finally got a playoff system, which will debut after the 2014 season. Penn State voted AP sports story of year again 2012-12-19T16:14:13Z Nonetheless, Pietersen has been constantly criticised for his style, an attitude peculiarly British in its carping churl. The Joy of Six: showboating 2012-12-14T10:09:21Z I am getting fed up with this carping about the manager and this ghastly sort of merry-go-round of managers leaving at the weekend and travel to fellow strugglers Sunderland on Tuesday. Talk of McDermott exit 'absurd' 2012-12-10T12:01:00Z But the quality of the carping is different this time. Joe Klein: Campaign 2012 -- The Report Card 2012-11-21T14:05:23Z Democrats who are carping about Mitt Romney’s travels also defended Mike Dukakis when he campaigned for president as a sitting governor. Mitt Romney Often Away When He Was Governor 2012-10-13T16:24:07Z Campaign aides, though, dismissed that claim as carping from misinformed outsiders. Ann Romney Takes Larger Campaign Role 2012-10-03T02:57:18Z Often, Mr. Lhota said, Twitter users write to him about their commutes, carping about a wayward bus or a station without a countdown clock. Joseph Lhota, M.T.A. Chief, Uses Twitter to His Delight 2012-09-18T01:55:25Z I am getting fed up with this carping about the manager and this ghastly sort of merry-go-round of managers leaving. Talk of McDermott exit 'absurd' 2012-12-10T12:01:00Z Three months ago, what was on display was the well-developed British talent for carping, sneering, and nitpicking. Britain Gets Its Groove Back 2012-09-16T08:45:00Z Yet for exploring this complicated new reality in her Newsnight report, Flanders was accused by the work and pensions secretary of "carping and moaning", running down an "incredibly robust" private sector. Fixing Britain's work ethic is not the answer to this economic mess 2012-08-20T16:00:01Z But I'm falling into a familiar trap: carping about a creatively chaotic conclusion to a magnificently well-organised and enjoyable global celebration, which Britain hosted in great style. London 2012: back to harsh realities after a triumphant Games 2012-08-13T12:53:45Z Never mind the carping in the elite print media and cable channels; just keep the mass media on message—pump money into state-run radio and television and decline to renew independent broadcasters’ licenses. A Big Hug For Hugo 2012-07-30T05:00:00Z But not in very much!There's already a prudish/middle class backlash against this, with "Outraged of Tonbridge Wells" carping about characterisation and style in much the way The Da Vinci Code was targeted. The 'mummy porn' author and the suburban bookshop 2012-06-25T10:04:07Z It seems likely he will soon find another club, and equally likely that when this happens there will be an ambient swell of carping derision to match that which greeted news of his release. Farewell then Emile Heskey, a roundhead with mallet-footed persistence 2012-05-25T13:00:03Z But please, let us hear no more carping, because resistance seems increasingly futile. The Olympic countdown begins – all we need is a questionable sponsor 2012-05-24T18:03:54Z All of this carping raises an important question: Should corporate executives like Mr. Buffett, who run public companies, advocate personal political positions? DealBook Column: Buffett's Politics Considered at Berkshire Hathaway Meeting 2012-05-08T01:40:32Z There is the cold, carping, disagreeable fault-finding manner, which picks holes for the mere pleasure of picking them, and the unworthy delight of seeing how the victim writhes beneath the torture. Ladies on Horseback Learning, Park-Riding, and Hunting, with Hints upon Costume, and Numerous Anecdotes 2012-04-23T02:00:28.843Z Paul Bales, who works out in the new parks, said he used to hear people carping about their lost parks at every turn, on trains and buses and in convenience stores. Heritage Field Opens Near Yankee Stadium 2012-04-05T18:03:14Z But I suppose this carping comparison is just the never-ending tendency to look on a previous day as better than one's own. Heroic Spain 2012-03-26T02:00:38.797Z Not that she had any clear idea of the political situation at which he was forever scoffing and carping. The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia 2012-03-18T02:00:21.430Z With Mrs. D----, however, this was the one hour in the month when the suspicions natural in one of her carping temper, slept, and she tasted a pleasure comparatively pure. Shrewsbury A Romance 2012-03-15T02:00:22.177Z You may be a couple of impostors for all I know, but even if you are not, I wish to tell you how heartily I dislike your petty carping criticisms. Unicorns 2012-03-14T02:00:26.677Z These facts will, it is trusted, exempt the writer from the charge of minute and carping criticism. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 106, November 8, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2012-03-11T03:00:15.507Z Even No-Kami, with much cause, as he told himself, for displeasure, could find little room for carping in the attitude of his consort, now frozen into compliance with his mandate. The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z Thanks in part to constant carping from media and coaches, the perception that something was wrong with college football gradually became reality. Football Final Four idea a worthy one 2012-02-09T02:38:00Z Even without amateur critics carping at keyboards, “Merrily” lasted just 16 regular performances. Sondheim’s ‘Merrily’ Returns 30 Years After Famed Broadway Flop 2012-02-07T14:30:54Z His dignified attitude towards carping critics is very impressive. Sir Thomas Urquhart of Cromartie, Knight 2012-01-19T03:00:21.953Z There was not one observation in them of a carping critical character. The Pilot's Daughter an account of Elizabeth Cullingham 2012-01-12T03:00:15.090Z It would be sweet to ignore her, even to be strict with her and carping at times, to scold for some error. Gargoyles 2012-01-05T03:00:27.063Z For the life of me I can’t understand people carping about Twitter. Probing the Passions of Science: Carl Zimmer Delves Beneath the Surface of Science Writing 2011-12-20T18:45:08.507Z After all, the father of a family who flies domestic cares, only brings upon himself more carping cares than those which he has fled from. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First 2011-12-12T03:00:27.507Z We can hardly be mistaken in concluding that these last are symbolical representations of envious and carping critics. Sir Thomas Urquhart of Cromartie, Knight 2012-01-19T03:00:21.953Z Kotz dismisses the criticisms as the kind of carping that comes from people working for an organization that is getting looked at closely for the first time in years. Insight: Tables turned as SEC watchdog comes under attack 2011-12-02T12:09:07Z I suppose you also could side with Lance Briggs if whining and carping is your thing. Angelo right on the money in Forte talks 2011-11-03T14:41:00Z Strange, marvelously strange it was, that these words should come from tongues, and from those alone, which had been so busily engaged in carping censure and unfeeling sneers but the moment before. The International Monthly, Vol. II, No. I December 1, 1850 2011-10-29T02:00:14.677Z Sheffield Daily Telegraph says: "We offer criticism in no carping spirit, but as part of our grateful acknowledgment for a brilliant, patriotic, and useful work." The Great War in England in 1897 2011-09-20T02:00:17.083Z Some carping fellows spread a canard that Randolph was trying to introduce slavery into Cambridge. Mortmain 2011-09-09T02:01:10.217Z And to the author of the play it seems as though every person in that audience is a carping critic! The Girls of Central High on the Stage The Play That Took The Prize 2011-09-05T02:00:21.083Z I did not like him: one of the jealous, carping sort. Sea and Sardinia 2011-08-28T02:00:30.857Z It was noticeable—though I say it in no carping spirit—that Philip sought my company a shade less assiduously when I ceased to watch over the welfare of Gladys. The Sixth Sense A Novel 2011-08-24T02:00:18.870Z Here then is an opportunity to show the sneering scribe and carping Pharisee how little their cynical criticism weighs with Jesus. The Gospel According to St. Mark 2011-08-20T02:00:14.427Z Jones indicated he is braced for any carping. For Jones, a Canvas of Green 2011-08-13T16:36:52Z Summers is always carping about the pathetic look of our airports and railroad stations. Infrastructure Spending Is Crucial For Jobs and Growth 2011-07-29T17:52:31Z Of course, there were carping critics, one of whom is reported to have said the author would “go up like a rocket and come down like a stick.” John Leech, His Life and Work. Vol. 1 2011-07-10T02:00:25.223Z In his little comedy, one or other of its two characters is always carping at love. The English Stage Being an Account of the Victorian Drama 2011-07-04T02:00:21.750Z "You are an odious, carping, old, fusty, musty bachelor, and I hate you with all my heart and soul!" exclaimed the young man. The Widow Barnaby Vol. II (of 3) 2011-07-01T02:00:14.900Z “Well! boys are some good, you must admit,” Agnes said to Ruth, for the oldest Corner House girl was inclined to be a carping critic of the “mere male.” The Corner House Girls' Odd Find Where they made it, and What the Strange Discovery led to 2011-05-31T02:00:34.950Z She ended with some emotion, and Bowles glanced at her curiously, but he made no carping comments. Bat Wing Bowles 2011-05-20T02:00:33.310Z There's carping in a second story on the Times' front page: Judging Detainees' Risk, Often With Flawed Evidence. The WikiLeaks Guantanamo Files: There's Not Much News Here (Besides the News War) 2011-04-25T18:31:51Z For it was only of late that he had fallen into such carping ways, and that the real breach was apparent. Heriot's Choice A Tale 2011-04-20T02:00:22.760Z But perhaps, in the fairness and balance stakes, such scrutiny goes for the media's own carping chorus too? Media has no right to call the tune in the social mobility blues 2011-04-09T23:05:50Z Realizing this, let us stop carping and give a shoulder to the wheel. What I know of farming: a series of brief and plain expositions of practical agriculture as an art based upon science 2011-03-29T02:00:08.937Z He was sometimes commonplace, and sometimes carping and fretful. The Canadian Portrait Gallery - Volumes 1 to 4 2011-03-23T02:00:23.527Z It is not in a spirit of carping that we say this, but because it is true. Is The Bible Worth Reading And Other Essays 2011-03-12T03:00:23.783Z His patience had been worn threadbare by much carping and criticism, and he answered her letter in that given below. The Letters of the Duke of Wellington to Miss J. 1834-1851 Edited by Extracts from the Diary of the Latter 2011-03-10T03:00:53.010Z Every body has not this two-legged Instrument, but every one with a little Attention, may observe Signs of that carping, fault-finding Disposition, & take the same Resolution of avoiding the Acquaintance of those infected with it. Benjamin Franklin Representative selections, with introduction, bibliograpy, and notes 2011-03-08T03:00:46.777Z This was done in no bitter, carping spirit, but with the most friendly complacency and condescension. Makers of Modern Medicine 2011-03-05T03:00:29.580Z Her ceaseless scolding and carping often made poor Freyo so miserable that he would put aside his wood carving, for he had no heart to work. The Green Forest Fairy Book 2011-03-04T03:01:06.297Z There was the same crafty look in his eyes, the same carping expression about the mouth. The Childerbridge Mystery 2011-02-16T03:00:38.127Z It is earnestly desired that any that may be detected will be adverted to with kindness and charity, and not in a carping tone. Toronto of Old 2011-02-10T03:00:45.907Z But there is something about this large preparedness for thirst that stills the carping worm of conscience. The Invisible Censor 2011-01-29T03:00:20.267Z It is easy to understand that under the influence of the carping spirit of the Reformation all of these became decadent. The Century of Columbus 2011-01-29T03:00:17.380Z He seemed unsteady, carping to the league, grumbling to Jets officials, not meeting his players after the loss to the Dolphins, and he was gone, quickly. Sports of The Times: Walt Michaels, Ex-Jet, Still Has Coach?s Mind 2011-01-22T18:35:05Z I am tired of the carping over the offensive and defensive lines. Reader Q&A: Bears mailbag 2011-01-14T18:55:00Z But he nobly led the way, and silenced every carping tongue. The Boys of '61 or, Four Years of Fighting, Personal Observations with the Army and Navy 2011-01-05T03:00:55.123Z Possibly the over-captious visitor may consider the combination of small heads and surrounding clouds somewhat reminiscent of the buttons holding down upholstery, but such a carping critic should be packed off about his ill-tempered business! Stained Glass Tours in France 2010-12-30T03:00:24.760Z The carping philosopher says unkind things about Church, and Gardens, and Fashion. The Ivory Gate, a new edition 2010-12-25T03:00:10.617Z By Wednesday, fans were back to carping about the 76ers, fretting about the Phillies’ weakness at sixth base and expressing concern — far too late — that their city was turning into New York. Essay: On the East Coast, a Three-City Rivalry Transformed 2010-12-18T21:19:39Z To the British voter, any suggestion of Afghan ingratitude or American carping is infuriating. The Fog of WikiLeaks 2010-12-10T22:00:00Z On Sunday, though, Kris Jenkins, the injured nose guard, criticized his fellow players for carping instead of changing. Pregame Chatter Is Helmets and Hits 2010-10-25T01:13:00Z But on Tuesday it pushed back against one whose carping from the peanut gallery was a tad awkward - given that only six weeks ago this observer had been the administration's own budget director. White House at odds with former budget chief over tax cuts 2010-09-08T00:35:00Z "I just think there is a general carping going on," he said of the comments. Defence is Scotland's best way forwards, says Craig Levein 2010-09-06T20:59:00Z So leave the carping to the curmudgeons, the same set of killjoys who couldn't stop complaining about Murali. England v Pakistan - live! 2010-08-21T09:27:00Z Intervention worked, despite the carping of its critics, because Obama demanded structural change along with the billions in federal aid. US auto industry: how the Big Three got going again 2010-08-06T13:00:00Z I'm a Games sceptic who's never seen the point in carping about them. 2012 Olympics: will they be 'regeneration games'? 2010-07-26T09:54:00Z Instead he's carping about "folks up there" in Washington and complaining that if he'd tried to regulate the oil industry before the spill, people would have said bad things about him. Protecting the Obama brand 2010-06-13T20:14:00Z In the vast majority of cases, Mr. Schumer and Mr. Emanuel, through some behind-the-scenes combination of cajoling and bullying, managed to head off divisive primaries, despite carping from the party’s more liberal base. Political Times: For G.O.P., Sorting Out Candidates Gets a Bit Messy 2010-06-10T01:31:00Z But despite the carping, the shift may be helping McCain as he heads into the August 24 state primary. Republican hard line on migrants risks Latino ire 2010-06-03T07:03:00Z And here and now, let no carping critic say it was 409 all due to that bank account, but rather a country town’s expression of respect and good-will toward one whom they felt deserved it. The Girl From Tim's Place I am disgusted with the coarse and malicious style in which some carping and slanderous critics have attacked these works of yours, the delight and ornament of botanical science. Lives of Eminent Zoologists, from Aristotle to Linnæus with Introductory remarks on the Study of Natural History Be no frequenter of the drinking-house, nor given to carping at the old; meddle not with a man of mean estate. Myths & Legends of the Celtic Race People are constantly carping at the way in which they think I acquired my bit of money--without the smallest ground of course. Regina or the Sins of the Fathers “His career has been pretty much a march of successive triumphs through the world of art, and he has left the critics only one peg on which to hang their carping.” The Key to Yesterday Nor are they especially smock-like—many other flowers suggest a woman’s skirt equally well—but this is a carping criticism. Springtime and Other Essays There is not a line of bravado in its chapters, nor a carping criticism. The Story of a Strange Career Being the Autobiography of a Convict; an Authentic Document I call it that carping sanctimoniousness which makes certain people throw up their hands in horror at the slightest appearance of advanced and civilized ideas. With Edge Tools I have done nothing and said nothing that a carping constituency could get hold of. Cordwood He had acquired, by his long abode among the Chinese, a sneering, cold-blooded, carping incredulity, which he seemed to delight in p. 65parading upon all occasions. Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6 Volume 2 These are the carping criticisms of habitual fault-finders, and of men who have no hearty desire for the advancement of what is good. The Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St. John, Vol. I "Don't let these carping critics cause you to forego any fun there is in life, even to playing tag with a cattle king," which, of course, produced another burst of laughter. Chiquita, an American Novel The Romance of a Ute Chief's Daughter Nay, even I myself, skeptical and carping, was thus misled. The Galaxy, April, 1877 Vol. XXIII.—April, 1877.—No. 4. And Murphy, says my carping friend, where does he come in? Neighbors Life Stories of the Other Half Without the fold of her admirers stood carping, unkind critics; within were enthusiastic and grateful friends. Margaret Fuller (Marchesa Ossoli) With refreshing candour the author reveals the prevailing conditions of his own race to-day, not in the spirit of a carping cynic, but of one who would arrest the downward trend of the national character. The Battle of Blenheim A carping humorist, who saw him dispassionately, the more so that women were devoted to "the chief," said that humility was his long suit. Rose MacLeod The stereotyped answer of the disappointed dramatist and carping newspaper critic used to be "legs"; but that answer will not do now. The Galaxy, April, 1877 Vol. XXIII.—April, 1877.—No. 4. "Miss Pratt's out of the way, and nobody very carping and criticizing is about, so I vote we make up a play, just anything that comes into our heads, and act it." Loyal to the School Be sure, O carping critic, the gentle art has its spiritual and æsthetic as well as its physical and intellectual attributes. The Galaxy, June 1877 Vol. XXIII.—June, 1877.—No. 6. She was another type of helpless person, the reverse of Molly, with a carping sense of responsibility. The House of Fulfilment If The Quarterly was carping and ill-natured, Blackwood was basely insulting. Life of John Keats His commentary on Don Quixote owes something to John Bowle, and is disfigured by a patronizing, carping spirit; nevertheless it is the most valuable work of its kind, and is still unsuperseded. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" Several carping and bigoted men attacked him, and this afforded an opportunity for the display of the calm judgment and justice of the assembly. Rulers of India: Akbar His drawbacks were the carping relatives of his late wife, and his four unruly children. The Life of Nancy To these accounts, Hawkins adds his usual carping, pompous testimony. Old and New London Volume I An enterprise of which the community approve and co-operate in he stands aloof from, and satisfies his unhappy disposition with carping criticisms and ungenerous censures. Talkers With Illustrations Not even the most carping critic has ever questioned his genius. Home Life of Great Authors When later some carping individuals complained at so much money passing through Miss Anthony's hands, Mrs. Livermore silenced them by saying: "Susan would use every dollar for suffrage if millions were given to her." The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 2 of 2) Including Public Addresses, Her Own Letters and Many From Her Contemporaries During Fifty Years “Lavengro” eventually appeared, in three volumes, in February, 1851, and was received not merely with coldness and unconcern, but with hostile carping and even derision. George Borrow Times Literary Supplement, 10th July 1903 Don't be carping, Thorpe, just wait till you hear my story. The Come Back He does not mark the failings of those who talk with him or around him in company, and take them up in carping criticism or biting ridicule. Talkers With Illustrations Mrs. Howe says: "Without the fold of her admirers stood carping, unkind critics; within were enthusiastic and grateful friends." Home Life of Great Authors In spite then of the carping of Carr, and the hallucinations of Hallé, we declare this to be the Ag-New Gallery. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98, March 29, 1890 His title or his lineage mattered but little in the tenth century, his defence was much too welcome for any carping about his arms or his ancestry,—he was an ancestor himself. Paris from the Earliest Period to the Present Day; Volume 1 He kept carping at Amos Adams who stood by with his son and the Bowmans, waiting for the street car. In the Heart of a Fool But it is not carping criticism to say that his thoughts were too heaven-soaring for a perfect realization through any earthly means. Music: An Art and a Language It is sad to think that some carping critic had been riling the sweet soul of Nathan in the year 1732. The Galaxy Vol. 23, No. 1 They traffic in sensationalism, carping criticism, and abuse. Carmen Ariza A carping critic might presume to ask the names and addresses of these "expert engineers." Flowers of Freethought (First Series) In writing thus freely of the French Republic I am free, I trust, from the spirit of the carping critic delighting in comparisons to the advantage of his own country. The Arena Volume 18, No. 92, July, 1897 By avoiding the constitutional issues the delegates gave little information which could afford carping critics an opportunity to assail the movement prematurely. The Fathers of Confederation A Chronicle of the Birth of the Dominion Even his masters admitted that, when they weren't carping at him for his daydreaming. Runaway I am such a carping cynic; a regular skeptic that follows the old adage, ‘Believe that story false that ought not to be true.’ The Strollers I will not be taken as a carping critic if I point out the difficulties in its progress on the basis of Australasian experience. Herbert Hoover The Man and His Work Others are of a morbid and carping disposition, with an inordinate sense of their own importance. Mountain Meditations and some subjects of the day and the war A quick, ungovernable temper is not as destructive to household peace and comfort as the nagging, carping, fault-finding spirit that sees good in nothing. Social Life or, The Manners and Customs of Polite Society I heard a carping of a clerk All at yon woodës end, Of good Robin and Gandeleyn, Was there none other thing. Ballads of Robin Hood and other Outlaws Popular Ballads of the Olden Times - Fourth Series This is really a most unfortunate misprint, for it is just this kind of carping statement that leads the Germans to say we are falling out with our Allies. Punch or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, November 11, 1914 "Then I do not want them," said Lois, looking up with so clear and bright a face that her carping sister was for the moment silenced. Nobody His manner had somewhat changed to her, and several times he had spoken to her in a carping, fault-finding way,—little cut-and-dried sentences of elderly wisdom that she had not understood at the time. Not Like Other Girls One other objection and our carpings shall be dumb. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 349, November, 1844 Mr Horne keeps foolishly carping at Pope, or "Mr Pope," as he sometimes calls him, throughout his interminable—no, not interminable—his hundred-paged Introduction. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol 58, No. 357, July 1845 Against it not the most carping reform critic could have found just ground of complaint. The Battle with the Slum I could have been a good woman and a good daughter, but for your carping, sneering insults. The Scarlet Feather When her mother talked to her in this genial friendly way, instead of carping at her or ignoring her, Beth's heart expanded and she was ready to do anything to please her. The Beth Book Being a Study of the Life of Elizabeth Caldwell Maclure, a Woman of Genius They could, therefore, entertain no jealousy of him, and thought no more of detracting from his fame than of carping at the great men who had been lying a hundred years in Poets' Corner. Critical and Historical Essays, Volume III (of 3) "And the envelope is all over sticky brown," said another carping critic. The Dop Doctor Mary was truly fond of her friend, but she could not help looking at life sometimes from her mother's carping point of view. Betty Leicester A Story For Girls Did she remember that beneath his roof her position might be questioned by carping feminine tongues? A Bachelor's Dream However, the most carping critic could have found no fault with Edith's manner. Master of the Vineyard It was Lucius the Praetor that went always accompanied by a carping Stoic to keep him from being puffed up, and it was a good custom.' The Fifth Queen Crowned Not all the press did on either side, nor all the carping and blustering of individuals, could prevent the happy consummation of both these treaties. The Lost Ten Tribes, and 1882 And Sheila had always considered her father a genius, and the carping of those over whom her father had ridden roughshod had always sounded in her ears like tributes. The Trail to Yesterday You can hear the carping critic at any time that you may wish! Famous Privateersmen and Adventurers of the Sea Their rovings, cruises, escapades, and fierce battling upon the ocean for patriotism and for treasure The latter had ever been a carping critic of the Drugg household—particularly since her daughter had married her old-time sweetheart quite against Mrs. Scattergood's wishes. The Mission of Janice Day Let no carping critic say that the good things in this life are not distributed according to the most laudable principle. The Prodigal Father “To-morrow never is, it always will be,” corrected the carping critic. Beatrice Leigh at College A Story for Girls Ralegh, whom carping gouty Anthony Bacon pretended to suspect of having contributed to the delay from underhand motives, collected the truant ships and seamen. Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography Accordingly, his Viceroyalty of India moved Bonaparte to envy, patriotic Britons to rapturous applause, and the parsimonious Directors of the Company to carping criticisms. William Pitt and the Great War But methinks that the carping critic was right when he deemed that the beauty of her face was marred by the scornful glance of the eyes and the ever rigid lines of the mouth. "Unto Caesar" Anyhow the Yugoslavs were in no carping spirit; about 5000 of them assembled to greet the Italian destroyer; they were, in fact, more numerous than the Italians. The Birth of Yugoslavia, Volume 2 He therefore made himself unpleasant by criticisms and carpings, by false interpretations of signs, by implications against his nephew, and finding that the young man did not retaliate, he resolved to have his life. Myths & Legends of our New Possessions & Protectorate One day—perhaps the criticism would be too carping which inquired how he knew the day from the night—he received permission to go, and a bag which he was told contained his reward. The Science of Fairy Tales An Inquiry into Fairy Mythology Some carping critics may contend that our grandfathers and grandmothers lacked the proper knowledge of how to serve a meal in courses. Cobb's Bill-of-Fare This was a bold stroke of genius in the very inception, and it is developed with a subtle tact which can hardly fail to claim the cordial admiration of the most carping critic. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2 No 4, October, 1862 Devoted To Literature And National Policy In those days Professor Tait denied to Mayer all originality, and he has since, I regret to say, never missed an opportunity, however small, of carping at Mayer's claims. Fragments of science, V. 1-2 Such, especially, are those, which seem intended in the text, unkind censure, carping, slander, ridicule, cold looks, rude language, insult, and, in some cases, oppression and tyranny. Parochial and Plain Sermons, Vol. VIII (of 8) It would be pointless now to go into those carping and unjust accusations directed at me by irresponsible newspaper columnists. Greener Than You Think It is a pleasing circumstance, although some perhaps may be disposed to make it a ground of carping and disparagement, that the work is an American one. Ups and Downs in the Life of a Distressed Gentleman Their carping, quarrelsome attitude had taken all the pleasure from knowing them. Marjorie Dean, High School Freshman "You don't know what is polite," cried Eva, greatly shocked at this carping spirit in the presence of a hard-worked host. Americans All Stories of American Life of To-Day We dislike carping, but surely a piano is always a sound investment. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, February 23, 1916 These facts are not recalled in carping spirit; nor to pronounce judgment just where the blame for gross mismanagement, or favoritism should lie. Four Years in Rebel Capitals An Inside View of Life in the Southern Confederacy from Birth to Death Further, I have for the most part drawn his private carpings of this or that man to a general moral. Early Theories of Translation But here we can afford to have done with carping, and can turn to the much more grateful task of praise. My Contemporaries In Fiction A month has passed, and now we see That prophecy fulfilled; The ardour of those carping maids Is most completely chilled. Shawl-Straps A Second Series of Aunt Jo's Scrap-Bag It were better, too, not to adopt a carping tone in dealing with so joyous and irresponsible a work. Pickwickian Manners and Customs His next great poem was the Dunciad,—a satire upon those petty writers, carping critics, and hired defamers who had tried to write down the reputation of Pope’s Homeric work. A Brief History of the English Language and Literature, Vol. 2 The elaborate monograph, which is somewhat in favour just now, is exposed to the criticism, not quite carping, that it is practically useless without independent study of its subject, and practically superfluous with it. The Flourishing of Romance and the Rise of Allegory (Periods of European Literature, vol. II) He was determined, at all events, that such profits as might arise from its importation should enrich the royal exchequer rather than a powerful corporation controlled by men who were carping at the king's prerogative. Beginnings of the American People Frank, who had felt irritated at his companion’s persistent carping, began to glow, for he felt that his companion’s words were genuine. In Honour's Cause A Tale of the Days of George the First A Pet she might be, but there was nothing pampered or self-satisfied for the most carping critic to discover. Betty Trevor He would meet with an antagonist now, worthy of his carping, critical metal! She and I, Volume 2 A Love Story. A Life History. I refer to the habit of sneering, carping, grumbling at, and criticizing those who are above us. Story Hour Readings: Seventh Year Am I going to stand carping, 'Can any good come out of Nazareth?' The Master-Knot of Human Fate But I must not be wanting in gratitude for the entertainment which, for all this carping, I certainly derived from it. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, December 29, 1920 It was splendid work—subtle, excruciatingly funny, and possessed a dash and go that would sweep all carping and criticism before it. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 14 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Musicians After that meeting in New York her reputation as a public speaker was established, despite the carping critics, and she continued to win fresh laurels, not only for herself, but for vital issues. Ten American Girls From History Instead of carping at his tardy conversion, Bright wrote in generous praise of Peel's speech: 'I never listened', he said, 'to any human being speaking in public with so much delight.' Victorian Worthies Sixteen Biographies There is no puny carping nor cavilling in the process. Critical Miscellanies, Volume I (of 3) Essay 4: Macaulay The end of time for man, and the carping comment of neighbours come to his ears, have opened the eyes of Matazaémon to the truth. The Yotsuya Kwaidan or O'Iwa Inari Tales of the Tokugawa, Volume 1 (of 2) It appears to me that there is reason in this answer, and that viewed in its light the criticism which constantly demands historic fidelity is both carping and narrow. The Old Masters and Their Pictures For the Use of Schools and Learners in Art While one may now and then hear from the lips of the so-called "younger school of American historians" a criticism of George Bancroft, their carping is ungracious and gratuitous. A Hero and Some Other Folks She understood the bitter carping of this disappointed woman. The Forfeit They are often an irritant to the busy mother, and likely as not the object of her carping and scolding. Aliens or Americans? It was sometimes said of the Twins by the carping that they never knew when to stop; but in this case it was not their fault that they went on. The Terrible Twins Avoid the vulgar vice of sneering and carping at them. Post-Prandial Philosophy Where Faith rod-chastened smiles to rise And doff its fears, And carping Sorrow pines and dies— Beyond the years. The Complete Poems of Paul Laurence Dunbar To banish all suspicion of poetry, let me make a carping criticism, the only one, I think, which the whole interior of this edifice would suggest to me. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 61, No. 376, February, 1847 Her success was a delight to her parents, who saw with relief that the carping spirit of cynicism was gone from her mind, and instead had come a kindly graciousness that won all hearts. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 04 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Painters It was, indeed, an ungrateful place, since their exploits afforded its old ladies much of the carping conversation they loved. The Terrible Twins But Horace had his own father to look after him, a thousand times better than any carping pædagogus. Roads from Rome One class of people stands for carping criticism; the other, for constructive attempts. The Canadian Commonwealth They all admitted, even the most carping, that Maria was pretty. By the Light of the Soul A Novel Once you have tasted this joy, no carping sneer of the cynic can cause you to lose faith in your calling. Craftsmanship in Teaching "Evidently you're no so good at fishing as blackmailing," said Sir James in a nasty carping tone, for the fact that they had worsted him still rankled in his heart. The Terrible Twins Horace must not be thought of, however, as a censorious or carping critic. Horace and His Influence A carping English critic has declared that American humour consists in speaking of hideous things with levity; and while so harsh a charge is necessarily unjust, it makes clear one abiding difference between the nations. Americans and Others This fact is mentioned in no carping spirit. The Complete Home Some carping critics found fault, others were envious, others censorious and shallow; but neither good report nor evil report moved her very greatly, although possibly at times they were the subject of much inward struggle. Elizabeth Fry "What a miserable, carping, discontented creature I must be!" The Moon out of Reach "There's not very much to bite, you know," said Uncle Andy, in a carping mood at having had his reveries disturbed. Children of the Wild Should we ever be carping at controlling principles, when much of their present manifestation seems full of active worthiness? The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 72, October, 1863 For a carping spirit of eager fault-finding necessarily tinges people's feelings towards its possessor, and he cannot complain if the severe tests which he applied to others are used on his own conduct. Expositions of Holy Scripture Ezekiel, Daniel, and the Minor Prophets. St Matthew Chapters I to VIII The carping at "The New Machiavelli" is naught. Books and Persons Being Comments on a Past Epoch 1908-1911 Noisy little chipmunks sit up and nibble nervously at dainties they have found, and flirt their tails and gossip, and scold the carping bluejays that peer down from overhanging branches. The Lookout Man Gertrude," said he, sternly, "what do you mean by this constant carping? Macleod of Dare That our state, thus highly distinguished, has already demonstrated itself worthy of the exalted name, so happily bestowed upon it, the most carping critic must admit. A Review of the Resources and Industries of the State of Washington, 1909 The players of that day were an envious and carping set, and the controversy would have been fierce from the very first, had there been just grounds for it. English Literature, Considered as an Interpreter of English History Designed as a Manual of Instruction For myself I anticipated for it a vast deal more carping than it has in fact occasioned. Books and Persons Being Comments on a Past Epoch 1908-1911 There was no Aristotle and Plato—no Abelard and Bernard here—reason carping at imagination, and imagination despising reason. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 54, No. 335, September 1843 "Be no frequenter of the drinking-house, nor given to carping at the old; meddle not with a man of mean estate." The High Deeds of Finn and other Bardic Romances of Ancient Ireland They are always in a critical, carping, superior frame of mind. Stray Thoughts for Girls While the great congregation are ready to take the bread hot out of the oven shall the minister be crippled in his work because the village doctor or lawyer sits carping before him? Around The Tea-Table And one thing is certain, dear Mrs. Earle," she continued with intensity, "we must not permit this carping spirit of hostility to original and spontaneous effort to get a foothold in Benham. Unleavened Bread Mr. Jesse Collings has changed from a respectable Radical, with good intentions and excellent sentiments, into a carping, venomous, wrong-headed hater of Mr. Gladstone and all the proposals which come from a Liberal Government. Sketches in the House (1893) It is no carping criticism to say this of Browning's work in Sordello, because it is the very criticism his after-practice as an artist makes. The Poetry Of Robert Browning The carping critics who have abused Tennyson for this do not see that it was far more daring and original for a poet to defend conventionality than to defend a cart-load of revolutions. Varied Types What do men commonly please themselves in so much as in carping and harshly censuring, in defaming and abusing their neighbors? The World's Best Orations, Vol. 1 (of 10) You will think I am always carping, but it does seem to me that nearly everything is being done here in the most wasteful way possible. Mr. Britling Sees It Through I am afraid Desire had rather liked him for his carping, which was what he least of all deserved to be liked for. Real Folks It is impossible to discover, from the carping records of that time, that she asserted her powers by an unwomanly effort. Brave Men and Women Their Struggles, Failures, And Triumphs It was in this somewhat flinty and carping mood that Meredith prepared himself for the advent of Jacob Delafield. Lady Rose's Daughter When she arose from her knees the gates were closed; the way was dark; she was alone—alone in a little quibbling, carping village, where tired folks worked and gossiped, ate, drank, slept. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 02 Little Journeys To the Homes of Famous Women He will have little patience with carping critics who point to the beautiful screens, of floriated marble tracery, and say: "Nuns should not wear collars of point lace." Around the World on a Bicycle - Volume II From Teheran To Yokohama "The mere carping of a disappointed cripple," cried Mold. Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. II I know well what I do, and see well what others do; but this Testament shall be Luther's German Testament; for carping and cavilling is now without measure or end. Notes and Queries, Number 28, May 11, 1850 Our students, of course, will understand that the above is not written in the spirit of carping criticism or fault-finding. A Series of Lessons in Raja Yoga And no audience ever listen with any profit to a man when they come in the spirit of carping criticism, or of cold admiration, or of stolid indifference. Expositions of Holy Scripture: Romans Corinthians (To II Corinthians, Chap. V) And who's the idiot'—he pointed to some marginal notes—'who is always carping and girding? Elizabeth's Campaign For my part, I see no reason or wisdom in carping at the good we do possess, because it lacks something of that which we formerly enjoyed. The Backwoods of Canada Being Letters From The Wife of an Emigrant Officer, Illustrative of the Domestic Economy of British America To vindicate their importance in their own eyes they kept up a constant jangling of petty, carping criticism on the actors and the play. The Drama How much better she had liked him, even in his victory of the evening, than in the carping sarcastic mood of the afternoon! The Testing of Diana Mallory Icy indifference, ill-natured interpretations, carping criticisms, swift forgetfulness of one's words, all these things kill the fervour of the pulpit. Expositions of Holy Scripture: Romans Corinthians (To II Corinthians, Chap. V) There has been among some Americans here a carping and antagonistic spirit displayed toward Filipinos, which reflects little credit upon our national consistency or charity. A Woman's Impression of the Philippines The partners did not relish this overmuch, for he was an odious being, avaricious, carping, and dirty. Pardners If they meet in a carping and unyielding temper, the result will be in the end that the patience of the audience will be tried and its attention dispersed by lengthy arguments on preliminary details. The Making of Arguments The carpings of critics were drowned in the public rejoicings. The Reign of Andrew Jackson Here I, Whose dust was laid ere I began this carping, By moles and worms and such familiar fry Run through and through, am singing still and harping Of mundane matters—flatting, too, and sharping. Shapes of Clay Even through this recent repetition the beholder divines beauties, especially in the landscape, which bring him to silence, and lead him, without further carping, to accept Titian as he is. The Earlier Work of Titian Yes, she knew where to look for friends; no carping critics, but genuine, kindly friends who knew and sympathised. The Knave of Diamonds I have cited this tale at length, because some carping, malevolent scribes have dared to insinuate, actually to insinuate in print, that the Grand Duke and his Order have no existence. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 99, August 16, 1890 Most especially let us not be carping and questioning as to the how far, or what precisely, we are to set down for true. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 331, May, 1843 Guarini was weak enough to reply to Malacreta's carpings in his notes, and thereby exposed himself to similar attacks from posterity. Pastoral Poetry and Pastoral Drama A Literary Inquiry, with Special Reference to the Pre-Restoration Stage in England Mind not at all the little picking and carping of human gadflies, whose desire to extract blood is perhaps a survival of their species, and an evidence of their unfitness for human companionship. Memories of Jane Cunningham Croly, "Jenny June" No, the position of carping, jealous husband was one that I could not fill, and I determined to say nothing, do nothing and be watchful—watchful, that is, to avoid exposing her to temptation. Driftwood Spars The Stories of a Man, a Boy, a Woman, and Certain Other People Who Strangely Met Upon the Sea of Life My claim to that modest title will scarcely be challenged by even the most carping critic who is conversant with the facts. Collections and Recollections Wrapped up as she was in this marvel of romance that had happened in the placid, everyday lives of the Winnebagos, she was not bothering about any carping correctness of words. The Camp Fire Girls Do Their Bit Or, over the Top with the Winnebagos This habit of carping at the Senior Service is being carried to abominable lengths. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, November 7, 1917 It was a natural and righteous protest against oppression, a movement lasting for seventy-five years, for which Americans, particularly, should award praise rather than blame or carping criticism. Cuba, Old and New But these be the carpings of age; I am sure that no boy lucky enough to find Mortallone among his Christmas presents will leave a paragraph undevoured. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, December 12, 1917 She was ever gloomy, unsympathising, carping, but she worked herself to death for those whose love she chillily repulsed. Autobiographical Sketches Such an objection is worthy of notice only as an example of the carping, unjudicial spirit in which this subject is treated by some of the British critics. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 47, September, 1861 I remember how in those days I determined to write an essay which should scorch up and finally destroy all these carping and malicious critics. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 46, August, 1861 He had felt the supreme joy of swaying an audience by his eloquence, and he had endured with fortitude the carping criticism of the envious. Samuel F. B. Morse, His Letters and Journals In Two Volumes, Volume I. Hence it was necessary to maintain a constant vigilance to defeat the insidious attacks of carping critics and others who would attempt to injure the Edison system by misleading statements. Edison, His Life and Inventions Because perceiving vantage there was none In the male cheer by which she was misled, The damsel held it wise, reproach to shun, Which might by any carping tongue be said. Orlando Furioso I have not scrupled to frankly and freely express my views, but I hope not in any carping spirit; and I trust American readers will forgive me if they find some opinions they cannot endorse. America, through the spectacles of an Oriental diplomat Still we bore up and presented a bold, if not an unbroken front to a carping world. Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 01 "Ah, Mr. Macey, you and me are two folks," said Ben, slightly indignant at this carping. Silas Marner Some few people were disappointed that he had not explained exactly what and whom he meant by right and by wrong; but these carping murmurs were drowned in the general acclaim. The Conflict From carping friends I turn aside; At foes defiance frown; Yet time may tame my stubborn pride, And break my spirit down. Poems by Adam Lindsay Gordon Dear Gordon: You are a captious, caviling, carping, crabbed, contentious, cantankerous chap. Dear Enemy Now shall the tongues of my carping foes Confess what my art is worth! The poetical works of George MacDonald in two volumes — Volume 2 The capitalist class was represented by an overwhelming majority; carping protests and riddling criticism were heard on every side, and Tiberius probably had never been told so many home truths in his life. A History of Rome During the Later Republic and Early Principate The most carping could have found no flaw in the quiet taste of his attire. The Black Bag Fellow-students have described him as having a "worn, weary, discontented look"; usually kindly and courteous, but shy, reserved, and exceedingly sensitive; an extraordinary reader, but noted for carping criticism. Selections from Poe Throw the notions of any who tell you otherwise to the winds of hell, 'God is just!' said a carping theologian to me the other day. There & Back However, Zoulmekan paid no heed to him, but cried out a third time and repeated the following verses: The carping tribe I needs must flee; Their railing chafes my misery. The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Volume II The gown itself was of a quality to please the eye of the most carping. The Story of Ab A Tale of the Time of the Cave Man And you cannot get rid of it by chiming in an ignorant second to the talk that has been going on lately, carping at or criticising methods of work. Expositions of Holy Scripture St. Luke Oh, it's not that she doesn't care—" "What is it, then, you carping, skeptical creature? A Fountain Sealed His words fall into two parts, of which the former puts a meaning into Mary's act, of which she probably had not been aware, while the latter meets the carping criticism of Judas. Expositions of Holy Scripture St. John Chapters I to XIV The triumphant success of She Stoops to Conquer brought forth, of course, those carpings and cavilings of underling scribblers which are the thorns and briers in the path of successful authors. Oliver Goldsmith A Biography He was never disappointed, and even the most carping and envious of Marut's female contingent had failed to find her vulnerable point. The Native Born or, the Rajah's People Only occasionally a poet rebukes his brethren for this carping attitude. The Poet's Poet : essays on the character and mission of the poet as interpreted in English verse of the last one hundred and fifty years It isn't the great artists who find fault—they understand the difficulties only too well—it's the carping critics who can't perform themselves and yet think they know all about it! Monitress Merle So that he was pleased and respectful, instead of carping and contradictory, when persons of higher position than his own would discuss the condition of the times with him. Springhaven : a Tale of the Great War Famous for his austerities and for the sanctity of his life, he was also a very impatient and somewhat intolerant person, given to carping criticism of his brother hermits. Letters of Catherine Benincasa Had Greece but been as carping and as cold To new productions, what would now be old? Horace There is another element in the poem that is as significant as it is prosaic, a spirit of carping at poetic custom which reminds the reader of Philodemus' lectures. Vergil A Biography As though that commandment did not hinder the carping and caring for the daily bread. Coleridge's Literary Remains, Volume 4. We are handicapped by the need to earn a living, by physical weariness, by the carpings and scoffs of the envious, by the limited time we have at our disposal. It Can Be Done Poems of Inspiration The reason of their lofty-mindedness was, that they were high lifted above the petty tumults, carping cares, and paltrinesses of the decks below. White Jacket or, the World on a Man-of-War Squabbling about music, carping, and fighting, and biting about it, have in the past done much harm to Trinity Church. Our Churches and Chapels Their Parsons, Priests, & Congregations Being a Critical and Historical Account of Every Place of Worship in Preston I refer to the habit of carping, sneering, grumbling and criticising those who are above us. Love, Life & Work Being a Book of Opinions Reasonably Good-Natured Concerning How to Attain the Highest Happiness for One's Self with the Least Possible Harm to Others What do men commonly please themselves in so much, as in carping and harshly censuring, in defaming and abusing their neighbours? Sermons on Evil-Speaking In the latter you will find him always in a critical and carping humor; seeing everything with abundant keenness, but recognizing nothing worth while in it. Hawthorne and His Circle Dear Heart, the noisy strife And bitter carpings cease. In Divers Tones Accordingly there were carping faultfinding, and resistance—even defeat—on every measure concerning the Prince brought before the Lords and Commons. Life of Her Most Gracious Majesty the Queen — Volume 1 "You don't know what is polite," cried Eva, greatly shocked at his carping spirit in the presence of a hard-worked host. Little Citizens "Sweetness and light" met in Miss Johnson's nature, but free from sentimentality; and even a carping critic will find little to cavil at in her productions. The Moccasin Maker Well, you know she does," said Jasper gloomily, and squaring round—"always picking and carping at something or somebody; and now Father will be all upset by her. Five Little Peppers and their Friends In fact, when he visited Rome in 1511, it was as a pious pilgrim rather than as a carping critic. A Political and Social History of Modern Europe V.1. The carping strain and the stiffness of method, that we cannot overlook in him, were the note of his generation. English literary criticism And now, she desired only peace and quietness somewhere, anywhere, away from the two who represented Randolph Schuyler's tyranny and carping criticism without his right to obtrude them on her. Vicky Van It is not the first time the loyal faith of the people has proved a better guide than carping critics, and likely it will not be the last. The Making of an American The native words inserted into the text are for the most part given with unusual correctness, and the carping criticism which would correct them sadly requires correction itself. Two Trips to Gorilla Land and the Cataracts of the Congo Volume 2 I submit, however, that some of the carping which has been indulged in is scarcely apt to lead to the correction of errors, or the elucidation of truth. The Campaign of Chancellorsville So the name of poetry is odious to them; but neither his cause, nor effects, neither the sum that contains him, nor the particularities descending from him, give any fast handle to their carping dispraise. English literary criticism Now, some carping critics may be wicked enough to insinuate that this garb too was finished by a goose! Sketches by Seymour — Volume 01 Had Greece but been as carping and as cold To new productions, what would now be old? The Satires, Epistles, and Art of Poetry But let not my last note upon the great duke be a carping one. Through the Magic Door But you will be tired of my carping, and you had much better write what seems right and just to yourself. Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 2 Nay, even my fool Zabastes hath found place in these narrow columns, to write his carping diatribes against me,— me, the King's Laureate! Ardath At any rate twenty other illustrations will answer your purpose as well, so I would not select one which may be assailed by a carping fellow like Yours very faithfully, T.H. Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 1 His carping he reserves for the devil, and such authors as Prescott, Bryant, and Longfellow. The Life and Adventures of Maj. Roger Sherman Potter Oliver Leach, the petty tyrant, the carping, snarling jack-in-office, cast out like a handful of bad rubbish! God's Good Man |
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