| 单词 | compunction |
| 例句 | It was a vice he practiced in secret, but at the same time he had felt no compunction about quite openly carrying away objects of greater value which he found unattended. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z I admired her lack of compunction, the courage of her bad manners, the energy of simple rage. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z She had tried to be gentle, but Minya had suffered no such compunction. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Nevertheless I couldn’t shake it, that small compunction towards her. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z I felt no compunction in doing so, for under the circumstances I felt that I should protect myself in every way I could. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z She had no compunctions about the lie and getting the doll under false pretenses. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z The rat had no morals, no conscience, no scruples, no consideration, no decency, no milk of rodent kindness, no compunctions, no higher feeling, no friendliness, no anything. Charlotte's Web 1952-10-15T00:00:00Z Years later, I’d fall in love with a guy who, like Suzanne, stored his belongings in heaps and felt no compunction, really ever, to fold his clothes. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Perhaps it was the burden of being the first son; Ashish certainly didn’t have similar compunctions about his sports. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z As the anchor of the Shelbys and the show, Tommy displays the classic contradictions of the gangster antihero — a family man who murders without compunction. ‘Peaky Blinders’: The Disparate Ingredients of a Cult Hit 2017-12-21T05:00:00Z Macbeth, the character, is full of compunction, as well he should be, having murdered a king to get to his throne. Review: In a New ‘Macbeth,’ Something Wonky This Way Comes 2022-04-29T04:00:00Z Cohn always attacked and never apologized, stopped at nothing to reach his aims, confused and distracted his opponents by abruptly changing the terms of the conversation, and lied and cheated without compunction. Roy Cohn and the Making of a Winner-Take-All America 2019-09-25T04:00:00Z From that play he also draws the basic story of a crafty political wife who has no compunction about conniving to achieve outcomes she considers favorable. Review: Uma Thurman, Trapped in Trumpland in ‘The Parisian Woman’ 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z Yep, Ham is the most extreme type of biblical literalist, and has no compunctions about using the Bible as the complete guide to history, geography, paleontology and theology all in one neat package. From Puritans to Ken Ham: The long history of creationism in America 2014-02-22T19:00:00Z Photograph: Karen Robinson For The Observer/Karen Robinson has no compunction about calling himself a junkie. Russell Brand: methadone is a bad way to treat heroin addicts 2012-08-11T23:06:16Z Most mobsters, both in real life and on-screen, are generally capitalists of the black market ilk: business owners who exploit their own workers, and have little compunction for their worker's own rights or freedoms. Why the left loves Martin Scorsese movies – especially right now 2021-03-13T05:00:00Z Thanatophidia, poisonous snakes On the red carpet, a wardrobe malfunction: Medusa is vamping, without much compunction, Revealing the writhing of thanatophidia. Style Invitational Week 1449: Let’s have a get-together 2021-08-12T04:00:00Z Few strategies are more adept at solidifying compunctions than suggesting that a revered political figure might be hiding something that the lamestream media — including Fox News since they fired Carlson — is too timid to share. People say Megyn Kelly and Tucker Carlson's love of conspiracy theories is desperate – and dangerous 2023-09-09T04:00:00Z Mr. Jacobs shows no compunction to stick with a signature look. The Survivor 2011-06-01T20:37:21Z Harvey was still producing ambitious books – Collision of Empires, Sex in Georgian England, A Muse of Fire – but the historical establishment now felt no compunction about ignoring them. The man behind the great Dickens and Dostoevsky hoax 2013-07-10T16:35:00Z There was now no president of the United States in any meaningful sense of the word, and Stanton by his nature assumed authority without compunction. Abraham Lincoln’s assassination: Great joy, then a gunshot 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z Rather appreciate the fact that Boyega, who is still at the very beginning of his film career, is speaking out with zero compunction about how anyone else feels. John Boyega spoke out against racism, but Hollywood has punished actors for that in the past 2020-06-04T04:00:00Z And so, Negan ruled that Olivia must die unless the weapons were found, then revealed his compunctions: “I don’t enjoy killing women. Men? I can waste them all the livelong day.” The Walking Dead: season seven, episode four – Service 2016-11-14T05:00:00Z Schulman was inspired by how Singer felt no compunction to create virtuous Jewish characters as if to emphasize that virtue wasn’t a prerequisite for compassion. A New Testament to the Fury and Beauty of Activism During the AIDS Crisis 2021-05-04T04:00:00Z He kills without compunction and supposedly brings in the authentic criminal underworld. Seven Psychopaths – review 2012-12-09T00:05:57Z Saatchi also has no compunction about getting rid of work when he tires of it, which can send art values plummeting. 2009-12-03T23:00:00Z They’d have no compunction about taking her away and just using her.” A Fascist-era ‘Rigoletto’ returning to Seattle Opera 2013-12-31T23:10:37Z Soon enough, such official compunction was decidedly on the wane. ‘How to Hide an Empire’ Shines Light on America’s Expansionist Side 2019-02-13T05:00:00Z I wondered if her compunction to test limits by doing everything herself was the legacy of her competitive sports training. A taste of cranberry sauce sparked L.A. chef Jessica Koslow’s career: It wasn’t from a can 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z Mr. Manahan, at a school located almost 60 blocks farther up Broadway, evidently feels no such compunctions. Juilliard and the Manhattan School of Music Play Strauss’s ‘Ein Heldenleben’ 2015-03-01T05:00:00Z The same deregulation that relieved the banks of any compunction to behave responsibly has also been changing the visible face of the city. The urban age: how cities became our greatest design challenge yet | Justin McGuirk 2010-03-29T13:39:00Z "I thought he was garbage. But he still had the compunction to call me." Author Alexia Norton Jones accuses Russell Simmons of rape: "I must have said no seven to 10 times" 2018-07-10T04:00:00Z Since you have no ethical compunctions whatsoever, spending taxpayers’ money on these things amounts to misappropriation of public funds. Oh, SNAP 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z Despite manifest flaws, the first two installments radiated passion and curiosity; the third speaks of exhaustion and compunction, of a job that needed to be finished. Television Review: ?Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory? on HBO - Review 2012-01-11T23:08:35Z He’s so used to killing zombies, and now he has absolutely no compunction about killing people. The Walking Dead Watch: The Writing on the Wall 2013-03-04T15:52:09Z Carole and Morgan, partly because their compunctions about choosing the way of violence seem to me to be essential counterpoints to the rest of the show. Dead serious: what The Walking Dead needs to come back to life 2017-10-20T04:00:00Z There were a lot of allegations about candidate Obama being a Muslim, and that stuff was insidious because they were not saying it aloud, but they had no compunction. Rising design star: Naz Sahin 2012-05-17T21:42:00Z I have no compunction about telling people what medication I’m on, and why, and what happened. “I’m a different animal now”: “The Mommy Group” author gets real about having kids and how America needs to change to support mothers 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z But neither of them had any compunction about returning to Chekhov, first at the Sydney Theater Company and now again on Broadway through March 19. Cate Blanchett and Richard Roxburgh, in Love and Battle 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z He was drawn to insects, he wrote, because they are the most numerous creatures on earth and yet we ignore them, kill them without compunction. Grief and Geology Both Take Time in ‘The Book of Unconformities’ 2020-09-22T04:00:00Z It was “menial”, he said, for a man who had “sold poison without compunction”. ‘Knowing it could kill you isn’t a deterrent’: the deadly trade in diet pills 2020-07-21T04:00:00Z What, precisely, he is apologizing for remains unclear, although everyone seems to agree that his compunction is warranted, even necessary. A Void Where Justin Bieber Usually Is 2015-10-28T04:00:00Z Trump doesn’t understand or respect the delicate balances built into our constitution and feels no compunction whatsoever in distorting them out of all recognition. Is Donald Trump "crazy?" Wrong question 2017-09-05T04:00:00Z I could take a human life, if necessary, with far less compunction than that of a poor, unreasoning, irresponsible brute.” ?John Carter,? Based on ?Princess of Mars? 2012-03-04T23:25:48Z For all his liberal compunctions here and in The West Wing, Aaron Sorkin's vision of his homeland is mired in the treacly lie of American exceptionalism. TV review: Twenty Twelve; The Newsroom 2012-07-10T22:40:01Z In later years, he showed little compunction about bashing politicians and news people. Roger Ailes, architect of conservative TV juggernaut Fox News, is dead at 77 2017-05-18T04:00:00Z I hate that he invades innocent children’s homes without compunction. Santa’s little voyeur 2012-12-10T15:37:00Z This is a subtle but razor-sharp dissection of a family at war, with parents who have no compunction about lying, cheating and using their children as emotional hostages in order to enrich themselves. Laura Wilson's crime fiction roundup – reviews 2012-11-23T08:00:02Z She overcame her compunctions about her parents seeing her naked in the film – so much so that she protested about the censor’s prudish cuts to The Dreamers when it was released in the US. Eva Green: ‘I don’t want to be put in a box marked Weird Witch’ 2016-05-03T04:00:00Z “When I confronted them, they hid in the bushes. . . . They ruin people’s lives and have no compunction.” The National Enquirer’s tactics have been revealed. But they’re not new. 2019-02-08T05:00:00Z You might argue that it’s a sign of progress that these writers felt no compunction in writing about troubled, lonely gay characters. A New Day for Gay Plays? 2016-12-27T05:00:00Z They swim and sunbathe; they are untroubled by a sense of duty or compunction. Françoise Sagan, the Great Interrogator of Morality 2019-08-21T04:00:00Z Did he feel any compunction about accepting an OBE, considering how much he hates, as he says, "all that bowing and scraping around the royals"? Alan Cumming: King of off-message 2011-01-24T21:30:00Z Craig Robinson lends Curtis a firm manner and bluff humor that find a reflection in Morris’s blend of boldness and compunction, of fierce will and stern principle. The State of Independent Film in 2016 2016-05-09T04:00:00Z Don Juan and Cressida’s weeklong romance apparently meant more to her than him; he feels no compunction about parting ways. Theater Review: ‘Don Juan Comes Home From Iraq’ by Paula Vogel 2014-03-28T22:10:08Z They simplified complicated issues and felt no particular compunction to represent all sides of an argument. The Living Newspaper: America's rapid-response drama 2011-03-28T16:56:16Z But such compunctions were allayed as the Indian team stormed to a title win. World Cup 2023: Can India shed the chokers tag in big cricket tournaments? 2023-09-30T04:00:00Z These are people who have no compunctions about slandering working Americans while taking every opportunity themselves for slacking off. Column: The GOP's suicidal shutdown plan will murder America's safety net 2023-09-28T04:00:00Z Since the current Supreme Court has shown no compunctions about disrespecting precedents of long standing, when it comes to women’s healthcare we may yet find ourselves transported back to the 19th century. Column: Conservative attacks on abortion depend on a law that courts have snubbed for 100 years 2023-05-18T04:00:00Z “They’ve committed depravities — crimes against humanity, without shame or compunction,” the president said. Biden and Putin deliver dueling fiery speeches on Ukraine 2023-02-21T05:00:00Z “This has been an extraordinary year in every sense. Extraordinary brutality from Russian forces and mercenaries. They’ve committed depravities, crimes against humanity without shame or compunction,” Mr. Biden said. Biden declares ‘Kyiv stands strong’ to mark anniversary of Russian invasion 2023-02-21T05:00:00Z “I was elected twice as a Democrat and four times as a Republican. I had no compunction about it. I have no regrets.” In Congress, Party Switching Cuts Both Ways 2022-12-14T05:00:00Z Democratic leaders need to rethink their relationship with a barbaric regime that has no compunction about killing its own citizens. Opinion | The West is finally waking up to the real problem in Iran 2022-11-27T05:00:00Z While Maren and Lee share the same fey temperament and just-agonized-enough ethics, another secret sharer she meets along the way — a menacing vagabond named Sully, overplayed by Mark Rylance — has no such compunctions. Review | ‘Bones and All’: All shock and no value 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z Had he won the 2020 election, there's every reason to believe Barr would still be in there, pushing Trump's political and personal agenda without the slightest compunction. Oops, they did it again: How the right's "unitary executive" theory unleashed Trump 2022-09-21T04:00:00Z But then it immediately follows up with a giddy Galvan escaping from prison and absconding to Canada, learning to become a master bank thief with few compunctions. ‘Bandit’ review: This Flying Bandit never leaves the ground 2022-09-20T04:00:00Z But he had no such compunctions — he took a crew from the right-wing One America News network with him and conducted on-camera interviews with his Ukrainian allies. Perspective | Giuliani had ‘no fear gene.’ That led to his predicament. 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z “Do you have any compunction or regret about popularizing that?” Tucker Carlson jabs journalist as ‘propagandist’ in heated interview 2022-07-08T04:00:00Z Herewith, a walk through your new T-Mobile Park eating possibilities, with some big hits and one that should be, without compunction, sent back down to whatever minor hell from which it came. 8 new food options at the Mariners’ T-Mobile Park, including a $3 hot dog (!?) — plus which to avoid 2022-05-26T04:00:00Z “It’s just that they’re no longer feeling the compunction to wrap it up in a polite bow.” GOP turns to false insinuations of LGBTQ grooming against Democrats 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z NIC LEWIS: He didn't seem to have too much compunction against the development of atomic or thermonuclear weapons. Lost Women of Science Podcast, Season 2, Episode Two: Women Needed 2022-04-07T04:00:00Z Its military has shown no compunction in destroying Mariupol as it did Grozny and Aleppo, despite Russian President Vladimir Putin’s discredited claims that he intends to liberate fellow Slavs. Perspective | Russia’s military is incompetent. That makes it more dangerous. 2022-03-17T04:00:00Z Those who believe the last election was stolen will have fewer compunctions about attempting to steal the next one. Opinion | How to Keep the Rising Tide of Fake News From Drowning Our Democracy 2022-03-07T05:00:00Z Russia also has ambitions, neuroses and no compunction about using war — and disruptions and subversions that blur the distinction between peace and war — to advance its ambitions and assuage its neuroses. Opinion | Why threatening Putin with sanctions over Ukraine won’t be enough 2022-01-12T05:00:00Z The average Republican voter is now committed to doing and saying whatever it takes to end democracy and has no compunction about telling obvious lies to achieve that goal. Fox News passes Trump's loyalty test: It's about more than lying — it's about teaching how to lie 2021-12-15T05:00:00Z But it is how he operates, and in that respect, Kevin McCarthy was really made for a moment like this, when the leader of his party had no compunction about lie after lie after lie. Adam Schiff on Jan. 6, Republican lies big and small — and prosecuting Donald Trump 2021-10-30T04:00:00Z Now it's even more certain that this Supreme Court feels no compunction about tearing up precedent in order to criminalize abortion. The Supreme Court's sloppiness reveals its radicalism 2021-08-25T04:00:00Z We call for one more action, though someone so ready to disregard the law likely lacks the compunction to do the right thing: Stephen Urban Jr. should resign from County Council. Editorial Roundup: Pennsylvania 2021-03-03T05:00:00Z On the campaign trail, the president’s daughter-in-law showed no compunction in repeating his most outrageous and abusive claims. Trump's daughter-in-law Lara reported to be considering 2022 Senate run 2020-11-20T05:00:00Z They were victims of a war without a name, a battle between Islamist militants who murder and massacre without compunction and armed forces that kill more civilians than militants. A convergence of calamities 2020-11-16T05:00:00Z These were posts, by the way, in which Kelly showed no compunction about advancing immigration policies of unexampled cruelty. Column: Shaming? Absolution? Jail? How to treat those complicit in Trump's wrongdoing 2020-10-27T04:00:00Z With the benefit of 50 years’ hindsight, though, DuBois himself had no such compunction. John Brown was right, or: What Harpers Ferry means to me 2020-10-26T04:00:00Z Neither the president nor those 100-plus employees of a major bank show any compunction about cheating. Review | Corruption and greed in America’s new Gilded Age 2020-10-22T04:00:00Z But Fox has shown no compunction about discussing the claims widely on its air. Trump urges Barr to assign prosecutor to investigate Joe and Hunter Biden 2020-10-20T04:00:00Z He was touched, in his view divinely, by a simple and unrelenting call to address it head on, violently, without apprehension or compunction, as an immutable evil. ‘The Good Lord Bird’ Is Good TV. But Mix Art and Slavery at Your Peril. 2020-10-06T04:00:00Z Still, after years of ignoring quinoa in favor of other grains, I couldn’t quit the compunction that I hadn’t done enough to Give Quinoa A Chance. Embracing quinoa’s nutty flavor is the key to unlocking its potential 2020-09-14T04:00:00Z The president, on the other hand, had no compunctions about making it personal. John Kasich, a ‘Deeply Worried’ Republican, Steps Up for Biden 2020-08-17T04:00:00Z Mr. Barr and President Trump, they add, “have shown no compunction in publicly discussing these investigations, suggesting wrongdoing by Democrats and deep staters.” Elizabeth Warren on Child Care in a Pandemic 2020-08-06T04:00:00Z More ominously yet, Barr made it clear he had no compunction about releasing the report he has ordered up from U.S. Column: William Barr is a danger to democracy. He channels what the president wants 2020-07-30T04:00:00Z The government had no such compunction about locking up Black women. Mothers’ Power in U.S. Protests Echoes a Global Tradition 2020-07-25T04:00:00Z Trump's legal challenges will be thick and he's shown zero compunction to give up. We all know Donald Trump is preparing to rig or steal the election — but exactly how? 2020-07-21T04:00:00Z But when he feels threatened, like at those two moments during the campaign, he has no compunctions about resorting to authoritarian tactics like demanding that Clinton be "locked up." The secret of his success: Donald Trump's six weird tricks for authoritarian rule 2020-07-04T04:00:00Z Conservatives display no compunction over their consistent violations of the law. "Law and order": A debased concept used to cover up right-wing crime and depravity 2020-06-13T04:00:00Z There is no legal compunction to do so. Supreme court justices grill Trump lawyers over president's unreleased tax returns 2020-05-12T04:00:00Z Of course, other governments have no such compunctions about the use of surveillance. Tech companies could face more pressure to share location data with governments to fight coronavirus 2020-03-20T04:00:00Z Even Richard Nixon, who had no compunction when persecuting citizen activists or illegally bombing Cambodia, recognized that he was a participant within an important system of laws. America's fatal flaw: The founders assumed our leaders would have some basic decency 2020-02-08T05:00:00Z After all, racism in America dates back long before the founding of the Republic, and even modern American politicians have had few compunctions about using racism to boost their standing. Why Democrats share the blame for the rise of Donald Trump | Robert Reich 2020-02-02T05:00:00Z Companies can turn instead to private cybersecurity firms, largely staffed by former FBI agents, which have no compunctions about paying ransoms, and typically share findings with clients, George said. Like Voldemort, ransomware is too scary to be named 2019-12-29T05:00:00Z But when the company became a subsidiary of DC Entertainment in 2009, much of the compunction around taking further Watchmen-branded products away from Moore and Gibbons, who would almost certainly veto them, vanished. Watchmen is by far the best adaptation of the comic – but should fans watch it? 2019-12-23T05:00:00Z We do so without compunction from our political leadership, leading journalists, and general citizenry, as was recently laid bare by the Washington Post’s recent exposé on the war in Afghanistan. After the Afghanistan Papers, a big question: Will America ever give up its love affair with war? 2019-12-21T05:00:00Z There is nothing like desire – whatever its object – to help us forget our compunctions. Make yourselves at home: the meaning of hospitality in a divided world 2019-10-29T04:00:00Z And I have not an iota of compunction about the fact that we should insist on that. Why Jane Fonda is moving to Washington (for now) 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z Brown has a penchant for making things public that should otherwise stay private, without the slightest compunction. For Antonio Brown, a Rape Accusation Raises a Question of Privilege in the N.F.L. 2019-09-11T04:00:00Z Likewise, Trump had no compunction attacking the parents of Humayun Khan, an army captain and a Muslim, who was slain in Iraq as he tried to save his men. Trump wants to run against the Squad. Democrats must stay united | Lloyd Green 2019-07-19T04:00:00Z “They should feel no compunction about respectfully saying so in public or to Congress.” Trump says his generals are ‘thrilled’ with his Fourth of July salute. Their silence suggests otherwise. 2019-07-03T04:00:00Z This seems particularly evident considering that the independent counsel Kenneth Starr’s team had no compunctions about subpoenaing Bill Clinton to testify, despite the more trivial nature of its initial charge. Another Look at Impeachment, After the Mueller Report 2019-04-25T04:00:00Z Exceptional dinosaur growth rates were a survival strategy, and, given that T. rex had no compunction about consuming its own kind, likely true for the tyrant king, too. Is "Scotty" the Biggest T. rex ? Maybe Not. 2019-03-31T04:00:00Z The terrorists, young men in their 20s, are well-trained fanatics whose religion has been weaponized by their trainers and who kill without the least compunction. ‘Hotel Mumbai’ review: a horrifying tale of 2008 terrorist attack 2019-03-26T04:00:00Z Mr Buttigieg had no compunction about speaking Norwegian while he was campaigning in Texas, however, and he did not try to hide his linguistic talent. Why would an American learn Norwegian? 2019-03-22T04:00:00Z Just recall the Stormy Daniels affair, where he lied without compunction from the get-go. Trump and Russia: The Weasel-in-Chief 2019-01-17T05:00:00Z Trump has no compunction about abandoning allies, whether they be Kurds in Syria or Afghans, by withdrawing U.S. troops. Opinion | The end of Trump’s affair with ‘his’ generals 2019-01-09T05:00:00Z This year’s list included “couth,” ”compunction,” and “nugatory,” which doesn’t describe the creamy candy confection known as nougat but means “no value or importance.” Yeet! List says ban ‘optics,’ ‘thought leader,’ ‘collusion’ 2018-12-30T05:00:00Z Burnett may have wanted to downplay his friendship with the President, but Trump felt no similar compunction. How Mark Burnett Resurrected Donald Trump as an Icon of American Success 2018-12-27T05:00:00Z She was married twice, was deceived by both husbands, had several long-term affairs, felt no compunctions about one-night stands. Review | Why one correspondent gave all — including her life — to report the horrors of war 2018-12-20T05:00:00Z Trump felt no compunction about using the U.S. military as a political prop for his midterms fear campaign. The Midterms Mark a Turning Point in the Trump Presidency 2018-11-07T05:00:00Z The first problem with the estimate is that, as other states now know, pot sellers and buyers have no compunctions about operating outside the law. A roundup of recent Michigan newspaper editorials 2018-10-08T04:00:00Z A child hearing a parent lie will be particularly affected, but so will anyone who hears another person lying without compunction—lying, in fact, in a spirit of kindness. The Comforting Fictions of Dementia Care 2018-10-01T04:00:00Z These days, the compunction to get out on the street and make a big noise over select issues is almost as prevalent among certain groups — mainly Democrats, liberals, the educated elite and women. Inside the Beltway: Liberals are hard-wired to protest says Gallup poll 2018-08-26T04:00:00Z May the Holy Spirit grant us the grace of conversion and the interior anointing needed to express before these crimes of abuse our compunction and our resolve courageously to combat them. Read the letter Pope Francis wrote in the wake of the clergy sex abuse scandal rocking Pennsylvania 2018-08-20T04:00:00Z Glosser, however, had no compunction in saying that if the family separation policy were enacted under wartime conditions it would be considered a war crime under international law. Uncle of Trump adviser Stephen Miller voices 'horror' at immigration policies 2018-08-13T04:00:00Z “Russia appears to feel no compunction about continuing to penetrate our critical infrastructure whenever and wherever possible,” said Ashley Deeks, who serves on the State Department’s Advisory Committee on International Law. Analysis | The Cybersecurity 202: Trump team isn't doing enough to deter Russian cyberattacks, according to our panel of security experts 2018-08-08T04:00:00Z He can be affable enough to a couple of visiting Times executives in the Oval Office but then has no compunction about going back to war from the stump. Trump vs. the Times: Inside an Off-the-Record Meeting 2018-07-30T04:00:00Z Trump, for one, has little compunction running with false claims convenient to him and his supporters. Can truth survive this president? An honest investigation. 2018-07-13T04:00:00Z She harbors no compunction about striving for a point-ending winner with every stroke. ‘This is really happening’: Serena reaches Wimbledon semis 2018-07-10T04:00:00Z Now Republicans will seize their solid fifth vote on the court without pause or compunction. Opinion | An explosion is coming 2018-06-29T04:00:00Z Mr. Cruz, 47, a onetime Tea Party acolyte, has never shown any compunction about blowing up the courtly traditions of the Senate. Senate Odd Couple Tries to Salvage an Immigration Deal 2018-06-26T04:00:00Z During the first half of the 20th century, feisty Parliaments had little compunction about flexing their muscles. Don’t Fear Regime Change in Iran 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z Trump, on course to be the first Republican since Herbert Hoover to name fewer women and minorities to the court than his Republican predecessor, has shown no compunction about weaponising the courts for political ends. How Donald Trump is weaponising the courts for political ends 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z They will fall in line due to the gifts they get with the tax breaks etc and forget any compunction toward being seen as caring about anything but their own profits. Silicon Valley Warms to Trump After a Chilly Start 2018-03-30T04:00:00Z Red states offer little to no taxes on corporations and have no compunction from poaching businesses from other states with similar promises. Europe’s Planned Digital Tax Heightens Tensions With U.S. 2018-03-19T04:00:00Z The next generation will have no compunction about following in their footsteps. Joseph Percoco, Ex-Cuomo Aide, Found Guilty in Corruption Trial 2018-03-13T04:00:00Z So, predictably, he became the kind of entitled snowflake that felt no compunction about demanding that an entire golf course, with thousands of people, serve as his own safe space. Was Justin Thomas wrong to get a fan kicked out? An Angel vs. Devil Debate - Golf Digest 2018-02-27T05:00:00Z Although some Republicans are becoming more outspoken, others are treading carefully to avoid getting crosswise with a president who has shown no compunction in attacking lawmakers from either party when they oppose him. GOP lawmakers condemn Trump’s tariff decision 2018-01-24T05:00:00Z Prosecutors described the two detectives as having little compunction about covering up an illegal search with a false cover story so that a case would not be thrown out in court for constitutional violations. New York Detective Guilty of Lying About Drug Arrest 2018-01-24T05:00:00Z Now you have to decide if you are going to keep backing someone who has no compunction about speaking and thinking this way, Trump Alarms Lawmakers With Disparaging Words for Haiti and Africa 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z “This is a man, Trump, who has no compunctions about attacking people in ways that diminish the office of the president.” For Trump, a Year of Reinventing the Presidency 2017-12-31T05:00:00Z Many Americans may feel little compunction about ferreting out illegal immigrants with criminal records, but what of the tens of thousands convicted of no crime or never even arrested for one? Opinion | Trump’s deportation tough talk hurts law-abiding immigrants 2017-12-10T05:00:00Z Some politicians and pundits lament the instability and, even without medical degrees, feel no compunction about publicly diagnosing various mental maladies. Inside Trump’s Hour-by-Hour Battle for Self-Preservation 2017-12-09T05:00:00Z Mr. Zuck empties an entire neighbourhood so he has privacy for miles around - but has no compunction against filling entire neighbourhoods with low skilled non-English-speaking troublesome youth. Futures in Jeopardy, ‘Dreamers’ Get Backing of Big Names and Businesses 2017-12-07T05:00:00Z A trio of Senate Republicans who are not running for re-election have gone rogue and feel no compunction to fall in line behind him. Bannon Put a Target on His Back. McConnell’s Answer: ‘Ha-Ha.’ 2017-11-11T05:00:00Z In my experience, some of the foreign institutions who came here to fight the outbreak had fewer compunctions. Build the Ebola database in Africa And even after the company regained its financial footing in the early 2000s, Jobs had no compunction about killing an old product for something better. Apple CEO Cook breathes new life into old iPhones 2017-11-02T04:00:00Z “It’s invention run amok,” he writes, “marketing gone mad, the odoriferous emblem of commercialism without compunction or bounds.” Live Journalism, with Song, History and Taylor Mac in Melbourne 2017-10-18T04:00:00Z It’s invention run amok, marketing gone mad, the odoriferous emblem of commercialism without compunction or bounds. Opinion | Will Pumpkin Spice Destroy Us All? 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z I had no compunctions about working with him. Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L. Jackson buddy up for 'The Hitman's Bodyguard' 2017-08-10T04:00:00Z They would have no compunction about committing perjury because they know they would be pardoned for that too. Pardon-palooza: Trump could wreak havoc by abusing the presidential pardon 2017-07-22T04:00:00Z And even after the company regained its financial footing in the early 2000s, Jobs had no compunction about killing an old product for something better. Apple CEO Cook breathes new life into old iPhones 2017-11-02T04:00:00Z Handel, who dispensed big moments by the bushel, had few compunctions about reusing them. Mahler, Transformed: This Week’s 8 Best Classical Music Moments 2017-06-16T04:00:00Z Noriega never had ideological compunctions and enjoyed goading the U.S., until his bravado led to his undoing. Manuel Noriega, Panamanian military dictator, dies at 83 2017-05-29T04:00:00Z Palestinian officials show little compunction defending these practices. Perspective | Palestinians are rewarding terrorists. The U.S. should stop enabling them. 2017-04-28T04:00:00Z Those who read the manuscript felt little compunction about sharing their reactions with others, and the word of mouth quickly became toxic. The Book That Scandalized the New York Intellectuals 2017-04-24T04:00:00Z But many experts doubt that theory, as he had no compunction about using deadly chemical vapors to kill millions of people in the death camps. Riddle of Why Hitler Didn’t Use Sarin Gas Remains Unsolved 2017-04-12T04:00:00Z But, really, is anyone actually surprised at United’s lack of compunction? America's airlines are shameless. But United just set a new low | Arwa Mahdawi 2017-04-11T04:00:00Z And he had no compunction about spoiling it. Wizards close out Palace of Auburn Hills in style with win over Pistons 2017-04-10T04:00:00Z Ms. Le Pen and her party still show little compunction over using tried and true National Front strategies that stoke racial fears. As French Election Nears, Le Pen Targets Voters Her Party Once Repelled 2017-03-19T04:00:00Z Despite the media glare that comes with being the president’s chief strategist, the former Breitbart editor-in-chief continues to cite fascists and white supremacists without compunction or even discretion. Some of Steve Bannon’s biggest intellectual influences are fascists and white supremacists 2017-03-09T05:00:00Z Second, though Robeson had no compunction about using his fame, he was committed to a politics of social change from below. Paul Robeson's songs and deeds light the way for the fight against Trump | Jeff Sparrow 2017-02-19T05:00:00Z The Guardian published as good a piece on this fight as you’re likely to read last year and we have no compunction in suggesting it is the perfect primer for the beautiful brutality below. The Joy of Six: Valentine's Day sporting massacres | Barry Glendenning 2017-02-14T05:00:00Z One week into his successor’s term, Mr. Obama has stayed above the fray, but others close to the former president have felt no such compunction. Susan Rice, ex-national security advisor, hits Trump reshuffle of National Security Council 2017-01-29T05:00:00Z At a public meeting last year, Huang, who was the city’s interim Communist Party chief and mayor, expressed “deep compunction” about the explosion. China investigates former local party boss for bribery 2017-01-21T05:00:00Z On Staten Island, some New Yorkers supported the president without compunction. New York Reactions to Trump Inauguration: Fear and Prayer 2017-01-20T05:00:00Z Those on the other side had no such compunctions or hesitations. Trump, Russia, and the News Story That Wasn’t 2017-01-20T05:00:00Z “It’s the fact that he’s shameless about it. He doesn’t have any compunction about pointing to The National Enquirer as a source.” Playing Americans for dupes 2016-12-14T05:00:00Z Other companies will shed unwanted assets some other way, such as closing or selling them to a leveraged buyout firm with less compunction about slashing jobs and wages. When Presidents Defy Economic Gravity, Gravity Usually Wins 2016-12-07T05:00:00Z The price was their consent to the gradual retreat of democratic process and its replacement by a “technocracy” intent on serving faithfully, and without compunction, the interests of the 1%. Donald Trump's Victory Is a Silver Lining for Global Progressives 2016-11-14T05:00:00Z While in office, Reagan had no compunctions about demanding that the rich pay their fair share of taxes, or pushing for protectionist measures to safeguard his middle-class base. Donald Trump as Nixon’s Heir 2016-11-11T05:00:00Z Still, the compunction to throw open every window — to insist that all secrets are bad and that transparency is always good — has an obvious cost. The result of Wikileaks’s new transparency? Less transparency. 2016-10-24T04:00:00Z He's promised to bring back torture and shown no compunction about using nuclear weapons. Donald Trump Will Not Protect You 2016-10-12T04:00:00Z “I found out he could lie and had no compunction about lying,” she said. 'Never Trump' forces converge on Cleveland for last stand over party's nomination 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z As his attitude to gun control demonstrates, however, Trump seems to have no compunction about shifting his positions. Trump has Bill Clinton's past in his sights – how should Hillary respond? 2016-05-24T04:00:00Z Lives in a world of make believe and has precious little compunction about throwing war and murder about. I.O.C. President Says Russian Federations Could Be Barred 2016-05-18T04:00:00Z To Nebraska lawmakers with the moral compunction to address the poor’s health care crisis, we suggest refocusing efforts, not on expanding Medicaid, but on developing more community health centers. Recent editorials published in Nebraska newspapers 2016-05-09T04:00:00Z Falih is said to be close to Prince Mohammed, but the deputy crown prince has shown over the past year that he has no compunction about sacking favorites if they fail to meet expectations. Managing Saudi's new energy mega-ministry may bring challenges 2016-05-08T04:00:00Z You may not like her as she rejects typical moral compunctions. 'The Girlfriend Experience's' Amy Seimetz on Hollywood's oversimplification of the female psyche 2016-05-06T04:00:00Z With Princeton and Harvard degrees that any Dalton grad would be happy to claim, Cruz has shown little compunction about consorting with the same kinds of New Yorkers he derides. I'm campaignin' here! Just how New York are the presidential candidates? 2016-04-17T04:00:00Z Even when the subject of such a video isn’t a celebrity, Daulerio has shown little compunction about publishing. Gawker posting Hulk Hogan’s sex tape was wrong. But was it legal? 2016-03-13T05:00:00Z “Anyone who has to actually face the reality of one of these diseases is not going to have a remote compunction about thinking that there is any moral issue at all,” Sabine says. Should you edit your children’s genes? 2016-02-22T05:00:00Z Feifers of the world show no compunction about what they do or remorse for the consequences. Privacy rights and the Internet 2015-11-08T05:00:00Z A biographer engaged in research should be shameless, free of compunction and squeamishness. Dirt for art's sake: what's offensive and what's essential in author biographies? 2015-10-23T04:00:00Z Thus, she felt no compunction about bestowing sexual favors in exchange for food or shelter. She used absurd means to save herself in the absurd times of Nazi Germany 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z Jones had no compunction about ordering bobblehead popes and plush popes to share shelf space with his more reverent lines of books, rosaries and prayer cards. ‘Pope-apalooza’ inspires a flood of bobbleheads, mugs, even beer 2015-08-24T04:00:00Z She was the most vocal, she wasn’t afraid to speak up,” Myric said, adding that while on patrol Haver showed no compunctions about yelling. First female US army rangers 'open up new doors for women' 2015-08-20T04:00:00Z They will do you in, in order to get ahead, with no compunction, remorse, or apologies. Donald Trump Wins Through Intimidation 2015-08-07T04:00:00Z “He brutally, callously, viciously and without compunction murdered Officer Thor Soderberg,” Joyce said, according to the Chicago Tribune. Man convicted of 2010 shooting death of Chicago policeman 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z They will, without compunction, avoid an organization that seems inauthentic. Here's What Veterans Want in Their Civilian Careers 2015-08-04T04:00:00Z “So we had no compunctions about it whatsoever,” he added. John Kerry ‘walked away three times’ from nuclear talks with Iran 2015-07-21T04:00:00Z Despite being a legend of the New York music scene, his colour guard team had no compunction about asking him to alter his art for their performance. David Byrne: flying the flag for colour guard 2015-06-02T04:00:00Z But she said she and her neighbors still sometimes felt compunction. Synagogue Repurposed as Minor League Team’s Souvenir Store 2015-05-26T04:00:00Z Since some investors object to owning these stocks for moral reasons, the resulting inefficiency in their market valuation offers an opportunity to investors with no such compunction. Investing In The Sin Bin: Are 'Vice' Stocks Smart Bets? 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z One of them asserted that he would have no compunctions about dousing his sister or daughter with petrol and burning her in front of his entire family if she engaged in pre-marital activities. Film's False Equivalence on Rape Won't Help Indian Women 2015-03-10T04:00:00Z If the military could so blatantly lie about someone as prominent as Tillman, Hickman reasons, it would have little compunction doing so about three virtually anonymous jihadists manqué sequestered in a remote Cuban prison camp. To Live and Die in Gitmo Judge Joanna Greenberg said the victim was "intelligent and manipulative" - and "showed no compunction" about lying when it suited her. Terror fight, 'groomed' teacher, and the 'supertramp' 2015-01-14T05:00:00Z Judge Greenberg said she believed the victim was "intelligent and manipulative" and "showed no compunction" about lying when it suited her. Sex abuse victim 'stalked teacher' 2015-01-14T05:00:00Z The fact that Khodorkovsky felt danger so keenly himself removed any compunction about asking other Russians to risk something. The Man to Take on Putin 2015-01-05T05:00:00Z He had no compunction about saying that help can, and should, come from government elected by the people. Mario Cuomo Embodied a Rare Breed of Public Servant 2015-01-02T05:00:00Z Some shareholders in American International Group have no such compunction. Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials 2014-10-15T04:00:00Z “People who kill without compunction in other countries are hardly likely to be law-abiding citizens should they return to Australia,” Abbott told Parliament on Monday. World leaders eye united front against militants 2014-09-03T04:00:00Z Rare acts for the predator who otherwise finished off opponents without compunction. Miroslav Klose Retires From German National Soccer Team 2014-08-12T04:00:00Z Piketty later apologises for not putting the book online, saying it was because his publisher wouldn't like it: if he was really serious about reducing inequality, though, you'd think he'd ignore his publisher's compunctions. Piketty mania: how an economics lecture became the hottest gig in town 2014-06-17T04:00:00Z "I find it ironic that the first African-American president has without compunction allowed this vast exercise of raw power by the NSA," he said. Rand Paul denounces government surveillance 2014-03-20T09:57:02Z Bill's compunction is a lifetime in the making, an olfactory fire alarm he shares with many of his fellow compatriots. How Aborigines solved the bushfire problem 2014-03-01T21:36:34Z As in Birmingham several months earlier, law enforcement showed no compunction about cracking down on youths with brute force. Plaquemine Journal: On a Large Stage, King’s Dream. On a Small One, a Nightmare. 2013-08-27T02:29:15Z “I have absolutely no compunction or reservations about pursuing actions against state agencies or voluntary providers,” he said. State Lagging on Dismissals in Abuse Cases 2013-08-09T01:35:41Z The trial judge had no scholarly compunctions when a third bird flew into range. Thomas Penfield Jackson, Outspoken Judge, Dies at 76 2013-06-15T22:49:45Z “I have no compunctions about that,” she said last week. A Myanmar in Transition Says Little of Past Abuses 2013-06-15T03:01:44Z He had little compunction about torturing Catholics for evidence of plot and conspiracy. Ten of popular culture's best Machiavellian characters 2013-05-23T05:13:07Z Unlike Ben Ali and Mubarak, Saddam would have had no compunction ordering a general slaughter of revolutionaries; and unlike the Tunisian and Egyptian military brass, the Iraqi generals would swiftly have complied. A Decade After the Iraq War: Could Saddam Have Survived the Arab Spring? 2013-03-19T11:05:26Z On the other hand, I don't suppose the inventors of mnemonics are under any kind of legal compunction to be 100% accurate. Richard III? I dig his followers 2013-02-10T00:06:04Z But all around him, other buyers showed no such compunction. Hurricane-Flooded Cars Lure Unwitting Buyers 2013-01-13T00:24:11Z Ten minutes later, there were about 15 boys playing alongside us - young men who, it seems, no longer felt any compunction to avoid contact with foreigners. Making friends in the new North Korea 2013-01-03T00:38:29Z That person apparently felt no compunction about sharing it more widely. The Duke PowerPoint Presentation That Will Never Be Forgotten 2012-12-13T18:39:47Z Yet while Mr. Anschutz appears to enjoy building up businesses, he also appears to have little compunction about selling them when the time -- and price -- are right. DealBook: Valuing What Anschutz Entertainment Might Be Worth 2012-09-20T16:13:59Z Mr. Marshall seems not to have shared the same compunction about his mother’s possessions. Sotheby’s Auctions Brooke Astor’s Treasures 2012-08-15T23:21:36Z Mr. Rajha, chosen for his loyalty, had no such compunctions, and in March the United States imposed sanctions on him for his role in the repressions as well. Valued Relative and 2 Strong Loyalists Die in Damascus Attack 2012-07-19T02:47:11Z The “radicals” of his title are scientists with an unwavering belief in the truth of their ideas and no compunction about breaking the rules to prove it. Books on Science: ‘Free Radicals’ - Book Review - Rebels Who Set Science Aglow 2012-05-21T19:36:31Z One had struggles of compunction and abasement and doubt, and the humiliating feeling that some clean and heathery and wind-swept place of the mind was being invaded to sadly, sadly little purpose. Mushroom Town 2012-04-21T02:00:25.923Z In fact, Abraham refused to do what countless Christian mothers of marriageable sons and daughters do without compunction. The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Genesis 2012-04-08T02:00:21.793Z For her infidelities George Sand felt no compunction. Superwomen 2012-04-03T02:00:38.047Z I followed them with my eyes; and seeing him now, detached, as it were, and solitary in that dreary landscape--a man alone and in danger--I began to feel some compunction. The Red Cockade 2012-03-30T02:00:19.603Z After the fall of Sejanus the senate had no compunction in putting his innocent daughter to death, but their religious feelings were shocked at the idea of a virgin falling beneath the axe. History of European Morals From Augustus to Charlemagne (Vol. 1 of 2) 2012-03-28T02:00:20.770Z The automatic pistol gestured; under its menace everyone obeyed the command, for the calm assurance of the bandit made it seem extremely likely that he would use the weapon without compunction. The Mardi Gras Mystery 2012-03-24T02:00:18.017Z “Every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually,”—there was no mixture of good, no relentings, no repentances, no visitings of compunction, no hesitations and debatings. The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Genesis 2012-04-08T02:00:21.793Z She lived in retirement on one of her estates in another province, in a constant tremour of fear and compunction. The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia 2012-03-18T02:00:21.430Z In the excitement of the attack he had clean forgotten the man, who, he remembered with compunction, must have been all night in the wood, hungry, a prey to terror and pain. Settlers and Scouts 2012-03-17T02:01:06.297Z He felt a certain compunction in leaving his friends captive at the hacienda while he occupied himself with the affairs of a State to which he owed nothing. Swift and Sure 2012-03-16T02:00:24.627Z Jack's situation was now so serious that he had no longer any compunction. Samba A Story of the Rubber Slaves of the Congo 2012-03-07T03:00:16.567Z We see all other classes in the war, and especially through the war, pursue unrestrained and without any compunction their class interests. The Future Belongs to the People 2012-03-03T03:00:19.037Z She was left with a sharp twinge of compunction, but she had barely dived under the wicket chain when her thoughts reverted to Boulatoff and what he had said to her. The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia 2012-03-18T02:00:21.430Z We hear nothing of compunction in eating him on the part of any on shipboard, and probably the pitying reader would have had none. North-Pole Voyages 2012-03-01T03:00:27.283Z He thought with compunction of the additional rigours the prisoners might have had to suffer through him. Swift and Sure 2012-03-16T02:00:24.627Z But his feeling of compunction was somewhat diminished when Samba added that one of the men was Bomolo, the brutal forest guard who had been the terror of Imbono's people. Samba A Story of the Rubber Slaves of the Congo 2012-03-07T03:00:16.567Z "Shoot 'em, sir!" he cried to Dennis, who had hesitated, feeling some compunction. With Drake on the Spanish Main 2012-02-20T03:00:17.357Z He looked on the bloodshed about him, and gradually his face showed the first signs of compunction that had escaped him. The Abbess Of Vlaye 2012-02-19T03:00:15.523Z The new broom was sweeping so very clean, that compunction invaded the maternal bosom, in that she had been remiss in not sufficiently considering the extent of the cherubic wants. The Maid of Honour, Vol. 1 (of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-15T03:00:38.533Z Without any compunction of conscience I rejoiced in Walter Scott; and when he failed I was pleased even with his imitators. The Gentle Reader 2012-02-15T03:00:37.463Z He made use of me, then flung me aside without the least compunction. My Lords of Strogue Vol. III, (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:27.667Z What a pity she had not used her influence with him to good purpose, Miss Wolfe thought with compunction. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. II (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:26.817Z But these and the like doubts arose not from compunction, but from mistrust. The Abbess Of Vlaye 2012-02-19T03:00:15.523Z His face assumed so sullen an expression that Gabrielle felt less compunction as to her pious fraud. The Maid of Honour (Vol. 3 of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-14T03:00:29.027Z But now that so much has been given away, I am visited by compunctions, and, if it is not too late, I will take back part of the too generous gift. The Gentle Reader 2012-02-15T03:00:37.463Z Pepper never listened to this exciting tale without his chest beginning to heave, and a moisture of love and compunction filling his brown eyes. The Little Princess of Tower Hill 2012-02-06T03:00:11.547Z As Robert surveyed it he endured the compunction of remorse, in that for an instant he had doubted him. My Lords of Strogue, Vol. II (of III) A Chronicle of Ireland, from the Convention to the Union 2012-02-15T03:00:26.817Z Had you been any other man I might have felt some slight compunction, or, at least, a little kindliness toward you. Thrice Armed 2012-02-03T03:00:24.970Z The old lady was gone, and the swain was gone, and naughty Toinon felt not the least compunction for fooling the simple fellow. The Maid of Honour (Vol. 3 of 3) A Tale of the Dark Days of France 2012-02-14T03:00:29.027Z On the whole, she was displeased with things in general and inclined to regret that she had driven into the settlement, which she had done in a fit of compunction. A Prairie Courtship 2012-02-01T03:00:12.830Z He spoke without any arrogance of virtue, any contempt for other younger sons who had not his own compunction, any consciousness of heroism. The Turnstile 2012-01-29T03:00:09.260Z He felt indeed a certain compunction for his behaviour, and he said doubtfully, 'Mr. Scrope, you and I might have been very good friends in other circumstances.' Parson Kelly 2012-01-28T03:00:30.303Z He was, she realized, without compunction, and had no regret for what he had done. Thrice Armed 2012-02-03T03:00:24.970Z In a word, they were his enemies, and therefore, according to his code, to be destroyed without compunction. Hoof and Claw 2012-01-28T03:00:27.507Z In the meanwhile a pleasant warmth was creeping through her wearied body and she began to wonder with a sense of compunction how many blankets Thorne possessed, and where he was. A Prairie Courtship 2012-02-01T03:00:12.830Z And with every word she spoke the compunction and distress deepened in Daventry's mind. The Turnstile 2012-01-29T03:00:09.260Z It was thoughtful, but with a certain simplicity in the thoughtfulness; compunction saddened it, and it seemed there was no artifice in the compunction. Parson Kelly 2012-01-28T03:00:30.303Z "Well, I do," she answered; and there was compunction in the tone of her voice. The Truants 2012-01-28T03:00:26.257Z Fournier was aware that Miranda looked curiously and even with a sort of compunction towards him, though he did not understand the reason of her look. Miranda of the Balcony A Story 2012-01-28T03:00:24.760Z This was clearly not a time to be supersensitive, but he felt a trace of compunction. For Jacinta 2012-01-27T03:00:20.840Z She ran up the steps and turned to him at the top with a look of compunction in her face: "I talk to you of my troubles," she said. The Turnstile 2012-01-29T03:00:09.260Z I felt as though, that once told, I could rest without compunction, without a scruple of regret, just rest like a tired child. The Courtship of Morrice Buckler A Romance 2012-01-26T03:00:17.027Z There came a look of trouble in his face, a shadow of compunction. The Four Corners of the World 2012-01-26T03:00:15.920Z The revulsion of feeling after this most unexpected announcement was instant and tremendous; all hearts seemed touched with generous compunction for their uncharitable suspicions, and the hall rang with tumultuous cheers. Love Among the Lions A Matrimonial Experience 2012-01-25T03:00:36.210Z They would at such times strike themselves rudely on the breast, as if they wished to rouse some compunction in137 their hearts, and were not able. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume I (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:11.530Z Son of a Somersetshire farmer, he went early to sea, and became a freebooter without much compunction, just at the time when the brothers of the coast were sinking into mere pirates. The Monarchs of the Main, Volume II (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers 2012-01-23T03:00:10.880Z What makes you suppose I need you should, unless it be your own proper and fitting compunction? The Courtship of Morrice Buckler A Romance 2012-01-26T03:00:17.027Z “She was waiting for me too,” mused Nora with a twinge of compunction. The Girl Scouts at Rocky Ledge Nora's Real Vacation 2012-01-20T03:00:14.427Z On looking back," she says with compunction, "I regret to remember that I treated them all very badly, for I was a downright troublesome child. Notable Women Authors of the Day Biographical Sketches 2012-01-19T03:00:21.017Z I could see she was torn between compunction and admiration for my way of putting it on high moral grounds. A Woman of Genius 2012-01-18T03:00:09.517Z During the interval, the writer frequently visited them, in his official capacity; and did not discover any symptoms of compunction; but they persisted, in declaring their innocence, with appeals to Heaven. Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) 2012-01-17T03:00:17.977Z "She was a good woman," Sir Arthur said, smitten with sudden compunction. Christina 2012-01-16T03:00:06.507Z But they could not help seeing how useful she was, and owning that she alone had remained faithful,—a fact which caused some of them much secret compunction now and then. Eight Cousins Or, The Aunt-Hill 2012-01-15T03:00:12.507Z For my own part, I sometimes feel some little compunction of mind from the dissipated life I lead; and wish I had been cast in a less tumultuous scene. The Sylph, Volume I and II 2012-01-09T03:00:19.583Z Does the rich man never feel the compunction of conscience which such shameless contrasts ought to bring? Rule of the Monk or, Rome in the Nineteenth Century 2012-01-05T03:00:36.930Z Apparently Betty was in for a royal good time, and she had no compunction in making me aware of the fact. In Jeopardy 2012-01-04T03:00:35.013Z "Perhaps there is some explanation," was her next and saner reflection; and, walking along the street, she opened, and read the letter, feeling a certain compunction as she did so. Christina 2012-01-16T03:00:06.507Z “I have the honour to remain, dear Miss Arden, with deep compunction and respect, but not altogether without hope in your mercy, “Yours the most unhappy and distracted man in England, “Walter Longcluse.” Checkmate 2012-01-03T03:00:10.887Z At her side, Monsignor, in his silk cassock and with an air of compunction, was moving his lips to save the dead woman's soul. The Enemies of Women (Los enemigos de la mujer) 2012-01-02T03:00:27.980Z Grobstock's fatal strain of weakness gave him a twinge of compunction at the eleventh hour. The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies 2011-12-28T03:00:34.587Z "I have no compunction about revoking his license." Bid rejected to reinstate Octomom doc's license 2011-12-16T01:01:07Z I would kill him with less compunction than one kills a dog; and I set about the task with the coolest deliberation and purpose. By Right of Sword 2011-12-22T03:00:24.563Z At a time of compunction he told the visitor that he was the brother of a Baronet, but that dissipation and gambling had reduced him to want bread. The Man with the Book or, The Bible Among the People. 2011-12-19T03:00:47.530Z He was noted for penitential abstinence, and was always through the grace of compunction, intent upon heavenly things. Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England 2011-12-19T03:00:41.437Z Overwrought with curiosity as I was, I experienced a pang of compunction. The King of Schnorrers Grotesques and Fantasies 2011-12-28T03:00:34.587Z Christianity, instead of holding humanity above all creeds, has, without compunction, immolated man by scores of thousands on the bloody altar of creed and dogma. Ingersoll in Canada A Reply to Wendling, Archbishop Lynch, Bystander; and Others 2011-12-16T03:00:10.740Z It was true that she had repulsed him; but that, he remembered, once more with a sense of compunction, was what he deserved for entering into an alliance against her with her venial father. The Protector 2011-12-14T03:00:17.460Z She has a moment of compunction: he’s over the hill; frailty is gaining on him. Margaret Atwood: “Stone Mattress.” 2011-12-12T05:00:00Z Yet, in the words of one psychiatrist, they lie without compunction, cheat, steal, and casually violate any and all norms of social conduct whenever it suits their whim. How to Act Like a Psychopath without Really Trying [Excerpt] 2011-12-09T18:45:00.223Z Nor could it be said that our hero had the smallest doubt as to what his action should be, or the slightest compunction at the thought of firing on these strangers. A Boy of the Dominion A Tale of Canadian Immigration 2011-12-05T03:00:47.097Z She watched him for a moment in silence and with a swift compunction for her recent ill-humour. The Stronger Influence 2011-12-02T03:00:23.630Z "Don't say that," she murmured, with tender compunction. A Mere Chance, Vol. 2 of 3 A Novel 2011-11-24T03:00:45.597Z He usually obtains his wish, and is killed without compunction, like a mad dog. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z If it came to the mate suffering or The Girl, the mate would have to go without compunction. Maid of the Mist 2011-11-21T03:00:11.937Z Let me not add another—let me show at last a decent compunction. The Letters of Henry James, Vol. II 2011-11-18T03:00:26.730Z Madeleine experienced a tremor wholly unmixed with compunction at gaining her point. Diana Tempest, Volume II (of 3) 2011-11-12T03:00:31.283Z Bound hand and foot, he was then tossed with little ceremony, and less compunction, into a corner of the room; and there left to bemoan his hard fate. The Legendary and Poetical Remains of John Roby author of 'Traditions of Lancashire', with a sketch of his literary life and character 2011-11-07T02:00:18.317Z He was not always without touches of compunction on this subject. 'As Gold in the Furnace' A College Story 2011-11-07T02:00:16.163Z The days slipped past, and each day he watched her quietly for slightest sign of compunction, or retraction. Maid of the Mist 2011-11-21T03:00:11.937Z But so far as compunction started and guided your pen, I really rub my eyes for vision of where it may—save as most misguidedly—have come in. The Letters of Henry James, Vol. II 2011-11-18T03:00:26.730Z I felt in those moments that for every hair of her head I could have killed a man and felt no compunction afterwards. In Accordance with the Evidence 2011-11-06T02:00:12.393Z Exeter College alone seems to have shown compunction; perhaps there had remained in her something of the free spirit for which in the days of Wycliffe she had been noted. Oxford and Her Colleges 2011-11-02T02:00:09.560Z I had the usual compunctions of conscience that the young man feels when he goes into bar-rooms. Steve P. Holcombe, the Converted Gambler His Life and Work 2011-11-01T02:00:21.043Z Mary had always been his ally in everything, and these devoted ones are the people we have no compunction about punishing severely when they do happen inadvertently to offend us. A Humble Enterprise 2011-10-29T02:00:12.483Z She took it, so wistfully, so sorrowfully, that a wave of compunction swept over him. Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians 2011-10-28T02:00:22.437Z Yet other compunction, if this be compunction, have I none. In Accordance with the Evidence 2011-11-06T02:00:12.393Z He had talked through the night of his mis-spent life, his wasted youth, and his shame, with compunction. The Bront? Family, Vol. 2 of 2 with special reference to Patrick Branwell Bront? 2011-10-27T02:00:25.173Z It was to this retreat that Buck drove Louie back that January evening, cutting "Richards, seven" without compunction. The Story of Louie 2011-10-26T02:00:27.053Z His wife regarded the girl with infinite kindness, but no compunction whatever—for she was a woman, and not a man. A Humble Enterprise 2011-10-29T02:00:12.483Z As soon as the words were out of my mouth I was smitten with compunction, and felt more ashamed of myself than I had ever done in my life. Thirty Years in Australia 2011-10-25T02:00:27.397Z I had no compunction when I heard the crunching of the beads and feathers, as I bent them under me. Daisy the autobiography of a cat 2011-10-25T02:00:24.887Z He drew himself up and returned her direct look, but the wasted face and sunken eyes struck compunction to his heart. The Open Question a tale of two temperaments 2011-10-25T02:00:22.173Z Yet without the faintest compunction, and looking upon Olive's generosity as a right, the worthless woman had no hesitation in asking her former paid companion for more. The Wireless Officer 2011-10-24T02:00:17.560Z The compunctions of humanity passed over his seared and unfeeling conscience, with no more effect than when the waves surge over the huge rocks which form the bed of the deepest ocean. Martyria or Andersonville Prison 2011-10-22T02:00:28.563Z He believed that the bear was both fat and rather young, and these considerations outweighed any compunction he might feel, as the animal kept coming closer to him. Rocky Mountain Boys Camping in the Big Game Country 2011-10-21T02:00:18.430Z And now, as they had retired into this sheltered nook, and Prudence was carefully placing in order the scattered sheets that had been given her, Judith was looking on with some compunction. Judith Shakespeare Her love affairs and other adventures 2011-10-20T02:00:22.743Z Had I come upon him myself I would have shot him down without compunction, and regretted only that my bullet saved him from the gallows. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z “Have you no remorse—no compunction for what you have done?” Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason 2011-10-15T02:00:27.517Z He had no more compunction, therefore, in selling his worst goods at the best price to the army commissaries than in doing so to his ordinary customers. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z I just believe you will like it, maybe, after all, though I've had a lot of compunctions all night. The Enchanted Barn 2011-10-13T02:00:50.933Z And at this moment, when Prudence was standing there confused and abashed, some compunction seized the heart of her friend. Judith Shakespeare Her love affairs and other adventures 2011-10-20T02:00:22.743Z "I do not think religious compunctions would ever trouble you," he said, scornfully. For Sceptre and Crown, Vol. I (of II) A Romance of the Present Time 2011-10-13T02:00:45.883Z Cherry said this with compunction, and Meg laughed a little. Mother Meg or, The Story of Dickie's Attic 2011-10-13T02:00:40.380Z Governed by unnatural vows, they sacrificed freedom, the source of natural sentiment, to credulity and blind submission The most absurd and criminal injunctions of a superior or general were obeyed without compunction or remorse. Monks, Popes, and their Political Intrigues 2011-10-12T02:00:43.383Z Now that the thing was done and they were actually moved into a barn she began to have all sorts of fears and compunctions concerning it. The Enchanted Barn 2011-10-13T02:00:50.933Z “The cashier says it’s his treat,” the girl replied with a smile, and Ned had no further compunctions about eating it. Ned Wilding's Disappearance or, The Darewell Chums in the City 2011-10-11T02:01:05.260Z The girl was Irish and had a conscience or compunctions, and returning to her mistress, threw herself at her feet, and sobbed out her story. From School to Battle-field A Story of the War Days 2011-10-10T02:00:19.987Z Not from feelings of compunction did he pause; he was a coward at heart, and the thought of a possible failure filled him with a horrible dread. The Nameless Island A Story of some Modern Robinson Crusoes 2011-10-08T02:00:20.880Z As regards David J. Prendergast, I could almost retract my allegation of pity and assert that he is a villain by premeditation and without compunction. Search-Light Letters 2011-10-06T02:00:43.957Z He had no compunction about copying the idea. Steve Jobs Dead at 56 2011-10-06T00:08:01Z And the start which she gave was a violent one, for she had forgotten him; and a quick compunction shot through those last flashes. The Later Life 2011-10-02T02:00:13.037Z “I could kill you with no more compunction than if I were killing a rat.” The Gray Phantom's Return 2011-09-22T02:00:27.150Z Soccer is bound by these regulations, too, and the FA says it has absolutely no compunction about naming players who violate them by testing positive in-competition for social drugs. Column: Don't name and shame soccer's druggies 2011-09-13T20:33:13Z Dickson would have shot him with as little compunction as shooting a panther had he given him even a mutinous answer. Annie o' the Banks o' Dee 2011-09-12T02:00:26.230Z Without compunction, he tore off the sweet-potato vine which bound the bundles; distributed the grass comfortably on the ground and then plunged luxuriously into it. Wang the Ninth The Story of a Chinese Boy 2011-09-12T02:00:25.620Z Her wound had been retouched by a hand of all others calculated to irritate, even by that of Ogilvy himself, who, she now knew, felt compunction for the cruelty of his desertion. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 21 2011-09-09T02:01:06.280Z "Nor I," said Dollar, no longer with the least compunction, "from that hour to this." The Crime Doctor 2011-09-09T02:01:05.570Z Almost his last words, when already he could hardly be understood, are charged with his steady social compunction. John Woolman's Journal 2011-09-06T02:00:09.260Z They have a sense of personal grievance; they seek to wipe it out with no care nor compunction for the wrong they will do others. The Shadow of the Past 2011-08-31T02:01:36.547Z Except for the compunction I feel in the pain this knowledge has brought you, it hasn’t altered anything for me. The Bigamist 2011-08-31T02:01:34.797Z The orders are to shoot at sight, to kill that man with less compunction than one would kill a mad dog. The City in the Clouds 2011-08-31T02:01:31.807Z "And do you think, Tom, that the rag-pickers would murder a fellow-creature who trespassed, as they call it, upon their grounds, without compunction of conscience?" Hot corn: Life Scenes in New York Illustrated 2011-08-31T02:01:20.473Z He spent his days and nights in reading and writing, to banish from his heart those feelings of compunction and love which threatened to shake his resolution. The Moors in Spain 2011-08-29T02:01:09.183Z “Oh, he gave me a message for you this morning,” cried Dosia, with compunction at having so far forgotten it. The Wayfarers 2011-08-28T02:00:32.867Z He had sought to gain everything—scheming, planning, plotting dishonestly; taking unfair advantage; robbing people without compunction—and he had gained nothing. The Ranchman 2011-08-27T02:00:21.017Z Kmita's compunction was certainly sincere, but his soul remained wild and his nature untamed; surely it had not changed so much through those events that the future might be thought of without alarm. The Deluge, Vol. I. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-08-26T02:00:24.433Z Fortune had made me acquainted with the secret hiding-place of the money this guilty pair had obtained from their poor victim, and I did not feel any compunctions of conscience in taking it from them. Hot corn: Life Scenes in New York Illustrated 2011-08-31T02:01:20.473Z Yet the judge before whom Flora was thus arraigned displayed some compunction towards the unhappy girl. The Moors in Spain 2011-08-29T02:01:09.183Z An unacknowledged compunction, which she had felt through all her pleasures, at leaving the sick household, sprang swiftly to the front. The Wayfarers 2011-08-28T02:00:32.867Z I should think it's from a sense of compunction for the net you've led us into, that you all particularize our attentions, whenever they point near St. George's, by that very suggestive little adjective 'serious!' Cecil Castlemaine's Gage, Lady Marabout's Troubles, and Other Stories 2011-08-25T02:00:30.323Z He had plunged into the midst of danger, and knew no pity, no compunction, no fatigue. Colorado?The Bright Romance of American History 2011-08-25T02:00:28.183Z "Then you have a very false pity toward another woman—and a very false compunction as well," she answered. The Adventures of a Widow A Novel 2011-08-25T02:00:27.403Z The sharp, aching compunction of that thought had never left him. The Long Lane's Turning 2011-08-23T02:00:34Z It was as though he were a tool which she had cut herself in using, which she flung from her in anger and without compunction. Great Ralegh 2011-08-16T02:00:43.100Z At Engelberg he had proposed to her "inside of two weeks," as he had admitted without compunction at the time. The Thousandth Woman 2011-08-15T02:00:25.383Z On the following day the commissioners had long consultations among themselves, whether to deliver the gifts of the king to Hmelnitski immediately or to wait till he should show greater obedience and a certain compunction. With Fire and Sword An Historical Novel of Poland and Russia. 2011-08-12T02:00:19.797Z The sight of this poor youth fills me with sorrow and compunction and shame. Fifty Contemporary One-Act Plays 2011-08-08T02:00:15.947Z He had some compunctions in the matter of that clock, now. A Child of the Jago 2011-08-05T02:00:52.533Z We would not burn their houses, because we felt compunctions of conscience. The Letters of Amerigo Vespucci and other documents illustrative of his career 2011-08-02T02:00:24.457Z If it meant the forsaking of husband or wife or parent or child, these were left without compunction, and their desertion was counted as proof of righteousness. A Grammar of Freethought 2011-07-30T02:00:13.083Z In spite of her agitation, however, it was Mildred who was the first to think of the old lady upstairs, and her quick “Who is with Lady Sarah?” made the governess start in compunction. A Girl in Spring-Time 2011-07-29T02:00:31.493Z Smith saw how suddenly the pit of disaster would yawn for him upon Jibbey's arrival, and the compunctions stirred by Corona's plea for the higher ideals withdrew or were crushed in the turmoil. The Real Man 2011-07-29T02:00:28.280Z This being so, he was left without compunction regarding her. The Men Who Wrought 2011-07-26T02:00:16.320Z Sufficient unto herself, she, therefore, felt no compunction in sending forth the word that should summon Marjorie to the gymnasium, there to be deprived of that which she had rightfully earned. Marjorie Dean, High School Junior 2011-07-25T02:00:16.780Z This gentleness of our Lord in rebuking, has an effect which gentleness often has, it awakens compunctions in those to whom it is shewn. Pastor Pastorum 2011-07-25T02:00:14.597Z She evidently tried to write as cheerfully as possible, but Mildred read anxiety between the lines, and was full of compunction. A Girl in Spring-Time 2011-07-29T02:00:31.493Z An Italian servant is quite capable of giving you instant notice for a mere whim, and departing the same day without the slightest compunction for the inconvenience he causes. Rome 2011-07-24T02:00:10.227Z The skipper's words, however, had removed his last compunction. The League of the Leopard 2011-07-23T02:00:12.490Z That great tribe of cannibals known as Pangwe, however, slay and eat him without compunction. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 4, September 1893 2011-07-21T02:00:22.737Z Leander was somehow withheld for a moment motionless at the window; it may have been by compunction; it may have been by regret, if it be possible to the very young to definitely feel either. The Phantoms of the Foot-Bridge and Other Stories 2011-07-19T02:00:22.090Z Mildred walked out into the garden, a pang of compunction at her heart. A Girl in Spring-Time 2011-07-29T02:00:31.493Z As I went I thought of home, but with no feelings of longing or compunction. Cynthia Wakeham's Money 2011-07-18T02:00:24.717Z “Oh!” said the Resident, and a feeling of compunction entered his breast to think how small a part Mr Rosebury had seemed to play in this life-drama, and how little he had been missed. One Maid's Mischief 2011-07-15T02:00:22.283Z "You brought her a quiet horse?"—the conspirator was feeling a slight compunction. Barnaby A Novel 2011-07-12T02:00:39.777Z There is not a morsel of compunction in the picture. Women Novelists of Queen Victoria's Reign A Book of Appreciations 2011-07-08T02:00:23.177Z The echo of the fretful voice followed the carriage as it drove away from the door, and as Bertha waved her hand, a shadow of compunction fell over her face. A Girl in Spring-Time 2011-07-29T02:00:31.493Z Without it you might have had compunctions and ideas of returning to a place to which you felt yourself condemned. Cynthia Wakeham's Money 2011-07-18T02:00:24.717Z She bitterly resented this, but she was in mortal terror of a recurrence; and she felt no compunction for her treatment of the unfortunate young man, but rather a sense of deep resentment against him. A Book of Ghosts 2011-07-08T02:00:19.203Z From early on, she was known for her creative flair in getting articles and her lack of compunction in how she got them. Woman Rises to Top in Male Tabloid Culture 2011-07-07T14:32:23Z Such a woman would not have been too rigorous, and was not; and such a man as Godfrey Cass would not have married a low-born mistress from "a movement of compunction." Women Novelists of Queen Victoria's Reign A Book of Appreciations 2011-07-08T02:00:23.177Z Her hands were lying idly on her lap, a white shawl was wrapped round her shoulders, and the sight of her tired, dispirited face brought with it a throb of compunction. A Girl in Spring-Time 2011-07-29T02:00:31.493Z It is a strange thing to have to record, but the fact is he felt no great compunction. Dorrien of Cranston 2011-07-07T02:00:31.540Z Why in olden days you slew thousands of Christians without the smallest compunction; why then cry over the spilling of a little infidel blood? The Life of a Celebrated Buccaneer A Page of Past History for the Use of the Children of To-day 2011-07-06T02:00:45.180Z All thoughts of pity, of compunction, had passed away. Fordham's Feud 2011-07-05T02:00:31.267Z Even the hard, unscrupulous adventurer was moved to concern and compunction. The Red Derelict 2011-07-05T02:00:30.143Z Not a shadow of compunction had they for the hideous act of barbarity in which they had a moment ago indulged, and which they would almost certainly repeat. The Sirdar's Oath A Tale of the North-West Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:25.780Z But with prosperity his heart grew soft again, and with it the voice of compunction made itself heard—at first, but faintly, and only at long intervals. Dorrien of Cranston 2011-07-07T02:00:31.540Z But really I can’t let you take all that trouble,” he added, with reluctant compunction. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z Now he had got the drop on them, why should he feel any compunction? Fordham's Feud 2011-07-05T02:00:31.267Z So he felt not the least alarm, not the least compunction. Hania 2011-07-04T02:00:18.053Z There's a meanness in my proceeding, and my compunction is just. The Heiress; a comedy, in five acts 2011-07-02T02:00:12.813Z As we have seen, no compunction followed upon his crime—no remorse—no fear of detection and of the awful penalty which, in the event of detection, he would be called upon to pay. Dorrien of Cranston 2011-07-07T02:00:31.540Z He had no compunction, no nice scruples of honour in such a matter as this. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z No compunction did he feel—nothing but hate, and horror, and loathing towards his former friend. Fordham's Feud 2011-07-05T02:00:31.267Z I have no compunction about hanging any man for the lawless taking of the life of another. The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912 2011-06-29T02:00:28.167Z She was gone before he recovered; and then compunction smote him, and he followed her as far as the hallway. Joan Thursday 2011-06-25T02:00:19.897Z Without compunction the sub abstracted the compass and slipped it into his pocket. Rounding up the Raider A Naval Story of the Great War 2011-06-24T02:00:25.163Z No compunction entered his mind as his thoughts recurred to the affair of last night. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z When he thought how Leigh threatened him with exposure, he could have killed him without compunction. The Sweep Winner 2011-06-24T02:00:21.067Z He had admitted that he would have shot me without compunction had I remained in his power. The Kidnapped President 2011-06-23T02:00:29.120Z People who watched it carefully might have discerned a slight expression of compunction. A Butterfly on the Wheel 2011-06-21T02:00:24.683Z A man may have formed the habit of doing evil things and then finds it easy to do them without compunction. Psychotherapy 2011-06-19T02:00:20.053Z He was determined not to use the revolver except in the last extremity, but he had no such compunctions about using the hammer. King of the Air Or, To Morocco on an Aeroplane 2011-06-17T02:00:22.043Z He had heard sufficient to put him on what he thought was the right track, and he could have strangled Bellshaw without compunction. The Sweep Winner 2011-06-24T02:00:21.067Z She was the intimate associate and confidante of his former love;—of the woman he had renounced heartlessly and without compunction,—and whose name had never passed his lips in his wife's hearing. Jessamine A Novel 2011-06-15T02:00:24.413Z In truth, he who for God's sake is filled with sorrow and compunction dreads to be honoured and loved by another. On Union with God 2011-06-14T02:00:24.337Z I had no compunction or question of honor to contend against. Wives and Widows; or The Broken Life 2011-06-12T02:00:07.963Z Occasionally Tom glanced toward him, and his heart smote him with compunction for having caused the man such agony of soul. If Any Man Sin 2011-06-12T02:00:05.887Z Away ran Purcell after two constables; and Margaret hurried into the cab, and, undeterred by one heart-beat of compunction, she set herself to compass her enemy's utter ruin. Faithful Margaret A Novel 2011-06-10T02:00:21.627Z Neither realized the passage of time until Frank, suddenly filled with compunction at their long absence, while Bob kept watch, scrambled ashore and looked at his watch, laid out on top of his clothes. The Radio Boys Rescue the Lost Alaska Expedition 2011-06-06T02:00:10.330Z When consciousness has taken no cognizance of acts performed by the tongue or the hand,—when memory can find no record of them, compunction cannot gnaw deeply, nor conscience be a stern accuser. Witchcraft of New England Explained by Modern Spiritualism 2011-06-05T02:00:13.200Z His conscience was touched, but compunction was a guest whose importunities he had acquired a peculiar facility of eluding. Ormond, Volume I (of 3) or, The Secret Witness 2011-06-02T02:00:26.023Z Is she not a poor outcast, goaded by compunction, and hooted at by a malignant and misjudging world? Ormond, Volume II (of 3) or, The Secret Witness 2011-06-02T02:00:19.953Z Small wonder that anyone's house would seem a home to the two, or that they would have no compunction in taking possession of it. Told In The Hills 2011-05-30T02:00:15.530Z He was absolutely without compunction for the misery he had wrought. The Shooting of Dan McGrew, A Novel Based on the Famous Poem of Robert Service 2011-05-28T02:00:24.557Z With great compunctions of conscience, Mr. Cross at length decided that the leader must be shot. Sawdust & Spangles Stories & Secrets of the Circus 2011-05-27T02:00:18.113Z Seems like OwnEnergy’s terms are also good enough to overcome any “not in my back yard” compunctions. Brooklyn-Based Wind Farm Company Overcomes the Not-In-My-Backyard Barrier 2011-05-26T18:10:00Z With a start the girl turned; the clear-cut features were very grave; in her gaze shone sudden compunction. The Lady of the Mount 2011-05-24T02:00:15.640Z I could have blown his head off without compunction. A Rambler's lease 2011-05-22T02:00:11.507Z She felt she was in disgrace, however, and the older girls let her feel this without compunction. The Campfire Girls on Station Island or, The Wireless from the Steam Yacht 2011-05-19T02:00:07.110Z He had no compunction about disabling or killing the man below; a crying belly knows no conscience. The Snow-Burner 2011-05-17T02:00:21.527Z Mildred was often visited with feelings of compunction and remorse, and the cloud which they brought upon her brow called down a similar shadow upon Randolph's. Trevethlan (Vol 3 of 3) A Cornish Story. 2011-05-17T02:00:19.780Z Most white men can not comprehend the sense of pain experienced by Indians at seeing the native forms of life in America ruthlessly and wantonly destroyed with no compunction on the part of the destroyers. A Book Written by the Spirits of the So-Called Dead 2011-05-03T02:00:17.413Z Don Ernesto immediately was filled with compunctions lest he have hurt their feelings. The Radio Boys' Search for the Inca's Treasure 2011-04-30T02:00:12.743Z All the institutions of society, all government and law, all our feelings of remorse and compunction, all praise and blame, and all language itself, seem based upon it. A Review of Edwards's 2011-04-27T02:00:19.047Z She felt some generous compunction for having done him injustice. That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 2 2011-04-26T02:00:28.200Z But his feelings were bitter and fierce, and no trace of compunction or repentance was to be found among them. Trevethlan (Vol 3 of 3) A Cornish Story. 2011-05-17T02:00:19.780Z The young man, however, accepted without compunction; and in a twinkling Addie had spirited on to the table an extra cup, plate, knife and fork, which were suspiciously ready to her hand. True and Other Stories 2011-04-26T02:00:27.117Z Indeed he believed honestly that he were better their master than Spain, and so had less compunction in seeking their treasures. The Great Captain: A Story of the Days of Sir Walter Raleigh 2011-04-19T02:00:15.690Z He still had no compunctions about being impure. The Pocahontas-John Smith Story 2011-04-15T02:00:20.537Z "Thou shalt have no space left for compunction if thou shouldst," said the other, avoiding his grasp, and making a lunge at his neck, which he grazed with his blade. Captain Kyd, Vol. II or, The Wizard of the Sea 2011-04-11T02:00:12.290Z He might have been prompted to confession by transient compunction, and might want courage to persevere; or the thought of public and inevitable disgrace might drive him to despair. Trevethlan (Vol 3 of 3) A Cornish Story. 2011-05-17T02:00:19.780Z The Lauds dwelt chiefly on the Passion of our Lord, and were used as a stimulus to compunction. Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) 2011-04-09T02:00:14.990Z Strangely enough a a twinge of compunction was making itself felt. The Way of the Strong 2011-04-07T02:00:21.387Z I have the less compunction in asking you to contribute to another man's support. First Person Paramount 2011-04-07T02:00:19.233Z He would have murdered his master without the faintest compunction, nay, with huge delight. The Secret Glory 2011-03-22T02:00:17.863Z Then, beating his chest with one hand with an air of compunction, he carried the other to each ear in turn and to his mouth, as a pantomimic indication that he was deaf and dumb. The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution 2011-03-21T02:00:09.090Z Repentance and compunction, exhibited upon a scale of such colossal magnitude, attended by incidents of such impassioned frenzy, assumed the aspect of vice and of insanity. Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) 2011-04-09T02:00:14.990Z As he arranged the dust rug carefully about her feet, Virginia was struck for the first time with a sort of compunction. The Daughter Pays 2011-03-19T02:00:09.513Z At the dissolution he surrendered his priory without compunction to the crown, and received a liberal pension. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" 2011-03-14T03:01:00.580Z Perhaps because they have but one, they use this stimulant liberally, and without compunction. Riding Recollections, 5th ed. 2011-03-10T03:00:52.223Z In the confines of the London hotel suite where we meet, however, Dame Helen has no compunction about saying the same word, with some gusto. Swearing 'no big deal' - Mirren 2011-03-04T08:57:02Z Every power must be tasked to prevent the ridiculous catastrophe which threatened him with ruin; neither scruple, nor remorse, nor conscience, nor compunction should stand in the way. The Tenants of Malory Volume 3 of 3 2011-03-04T03:00:53.937Z It was the elder officer who was first visited by compunctions in behalf of the horses. The Storm Centre 2011-03-01T03:00:39.427Z "Oh, it is dreadfully late!" says Mona, with much compunction. Mrs. Geoffrey 2011-02-27T03:00:29.460Z I don’t know that I should have felt any compunction in taking a seat outside an omnibus, though now-a-days it would seem a very out of the way place for a lady in London streets. Friends I Have Made 2011-02-25T03:01:14.587Z The love of acquiring property stifles every sense of shame; and no compunction is felt in asking for the cloak from off the stranger’s back. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z I shall never feel the slightest compunction in anything I might do or say to him. The Wicked Marquis 2011-02-24T03:01:06.123Z Commerce has no fine feelings, and must sweep them aside for better men without compunction. Mattie:?A Stray (Vol 2 of 3) 2011-02-17T03:00:19.937Z Perhaps you are tired of staying here," says Mona, with compunction, turning to Geoffrey, "and would like to go home? Mrs. Geoffrey 2011-02-27T03:00:29.460Z Either spend the money without compunction, or, if you have compunction, don't spend it. Fr?ulein Schmidt and Mr. Anstruther 2011-02-17T03:00:18.413Z When, the next afternoon, her husband sat nursing his aching head beside the fire-place, he was struck with some compunction at the sight of her red eyes. Harper's New Monthly Magazine No. XVI.?September, 1851?Vol. III. 2011-02-15T03:00:16.383Z The stolen one appeared perfectly contented with her wrongful owner; the lawful wife seemed to be untroubled by any qualm of jealousy; but McAuliffe had no compunction about destroying the peace of this domestic circle. Menotah A Tale of the Riel Rebellion 2011-02-14T03:00:35.553Z "Your father will want something hot," suggested Mrs. Marsh with compunction. A Woman's Burden 2011-02-13T03:00:21.253Z To Mr. Stevens, S.E.O. is a game, and if you’re not paying black hats, you are losing to rivals with fewer compunctions. The Dirty Little Secrets of Search 2011-02-12T19:43:30Z Mostly young men, operating as raiders, killing and destroying with very little compunction. Sense of Obligation 2011-02-09T03:00:52.337Z The countenance of the father expanded with joy, under which, however, was still visible an humble and profound compunction for the evil, which the remission of men could not repair. The Betrothed From the Italian of Alessandro Manzoni 2011-02-05T03:00:14.863Z Many, who are regarded by their brother Africans as "shining lights," drink ardent spirits freely and without compunction. The South-West By a Yankee. In Two Volumes. Volume 2 2011-02-05T03:00:13.817Z We had been starving for days, and Jabez was seized with a fit of compunction. A Woman's Burden 2011-02-13T03:00:21.253Z In an agony of compunction I turned and looked at her; and Mrs. Fielden not only smiled, but held out her hand for the book.... A Lame Dog's Diary 2011-02-04T03:00:23.707Z "So far as I can read the story, which Captain Huxham has set down in that bundle you hold, he was smitten with compunction for having murdered your father and so adopted you." The Solitary Farm 2011-02-04T03:00:21.943Z And now, there was none among them who did not feel some compunction at beholding their power exerted over the invincible courage of their master. The Betrothed From the Italian of Alessandro Manzoni 2011-02-05T03:00:14.863Z She looked up into the face of Martin-Roget, who without any hesitation or compunction lifted her up as if she had been a bale of light goods and carried her back toward the coach. Lord Tony's Wife An Adventure of the Scarlet Pimpernel 2011-01-31T03:00:13.650Z Mollie felt something of all of this on her behalf, and it brought a sense of compunction to her generous young heart. Abington Abbey A Novel 2011-01-30T03:00:14.557Z I stole it, without any compunction of conscience, and carry the spoils still with me. The Sign of Flame 2011-01-27T03:00:43.087Z He was quite delighted, and as he had already given his master a month's notice, felt no compunction in leaving. Sarah's First Start in Life. 2011-01-26T03:00:24.470Z He looked after her as she went lightly away among the trees, her footsteps scarcely sounding in the limp, new-fallen autumn leaves, and a shade of compunction came over his face. A Search For A Secret (Vol 1 of 3) A Novel 2011-01-22T03:00:18.233Z Why, then, is it, that they strike down this right, without ceremony, and without compunction, whenever they are commanded to do so by the lawmakers? A Letter to Grover Cleveland On His False Inaugural Address, The Usurpations and Crimes of Lawmakers and Judges, and the Consequent Poverty, Ignorance, and Servitude Of The People 2011-01-22T03:00:14.093Z They were so accustomed to each other's jests that they felt no compunction at drawing a third party into their sport. Vineta The Phantom City 2011-01-21T03:00:10.377Z Lord, grant me tears, the remembrance of death and compunction. Orthodox Daily Prayers 2011-01-18T03:00:12.820Z It would almost seem one presumptive argument for the endless duration of the human soul, that it is impossible in time and space to kill any compunction arising from having cruelly injured a departed fellow-being. Pierre; or The Ambiguities 2011-01-17T03:00:45.163Z Of this Cromwell was himself sensible, and he spoke of it with compunction. Irish History and the Irish Question 2011-01-16T03:00:22.640Z I asked him if he had no compunction in taking up arms against the native inhabitants, the moment of his arrival. The Life of Bret Harte With Some Account of the California Pioneers 2011-01-14T03:00:47.427Z Personally, he had no more compunction about dismembering his fellow-men than a butcher had in disjointing a calf—it was his business. '?19,000' 2011-01-14T03:00:45.303Z Grant me compunction and contrition of heart, humility in my thoughts, and a release from the slavery of my own reasonings. Orthodox Daily Prayers 2011-01-18T03:00:12.820Z But in this delirium of his soul, Pierre could not define where that line was, which separated the natural grief for the loss of a parent from that other one which was born of compunction. Pierre; or The Ambiguities 2011-01-17T03:00:45.163Z For myself, I believed from the first that Susquesus sacrificed the squatter to the manes of his friend Chainbearer; dealing out Indian justice, without hesitation or compunction. The Chainbearer Or, The Littlepage Manuscripts 2011-01-13T03:01:05.707Z We are accustomed to look upon a mob as an entity, the expression of a single concrete feeling; it is not; it is itself torn with dissensions and compunctions, swayed by conflicting emotions. Following the Color Line an account of Negro citizenship in the American democracy 2011-01-06T03:00:45.737Z Besides, strange as it may seem, even Mrs Jeal had some compunction in making the girl miserable. The Pagan's Cup 2011-01-06T03:00:42.697Z He felt considerable compunction over this, and had been doing his best ever since to make up for lost time, and now felt thoroughly exasperated over this unnecessary detention. The Red Miriok 2011-01-04T03:01:16.847Z Frederick again experienced a feeling of compunction, and the result was that his attendance at the office of the art journal became more marked than before. Sentimental Education Vol 1 2011-01-04T03:01:07.467Z I suppose they have some sort of compunction about turning him adrift, for they have asked him to think it over and let them know on Monday. Max Carrados 2010-12-24T03:00:32.117Z I know I felt a sort of compunction, and I experienced that melancholy doubt as to having been quite in the right, which sometimes follows an angry scene. Willing to Die 2010-12-20T17:12:00.040Z Eva felt a little compunction, thinking she had carried her teasing rather far this time, and she knew that her father's pedigree would not interest him in the least. Footsteps of Fate 2010-12-20T17:11:56.663Z Blandly as he might cover it up, I now expected nothing but tricks from him—tricks coolly and resolutely planned and carried out without a moment's compunction or hesitation. The Tower of Oblivion 2010-12-20T17:11:53.787Z Since the unrest of last summer, the authorities have had little compunction about detaining scores of Uighurs whose whereabouts remain a mystery. The Saturday Profile: A Uighur Intellectual Who Won?t Back Down in China 2010-08-21T00:11:00Z Across the pond there is much less compunction to skirt the real issue, especially in the more specialist disciplines. Planet Sport: Roberto Baggio returns ponytail for Italian federation 2010-08-07T23:10:00Z Again my belief in Mr. Marston was shaken; and I reviewed my hard thoughts of Mr. Carmel with something like compunction. Willing to Die 2010-12-20T17:12:00.040Z But she feels no compunction to view her world through the prism of the anti-apartheid struggle. Racial harmony? Not yet, but SAfrica makes strides 2010-07-10T13:40:00Z They had been dismissed without compunction the moment she had had what she required of them. The Tower of Oblivion 2010-12-20T17:11:53.787Z When Bilton's lunching with his boss he leaves his phone alone, but around other tech-savvy people his own age, he texts without compunction. Google Opens An App Store 2010-03-10T17:05:00Z The only compunction that seems to have been entertained by this gentleman resided in the danger of expending small curses upon totally inadequate occasions. A Cursory History of Swearing My momentary compunction, however, did not prevent my going on, now that I had got fairly afloat. Willing to Die 2010-12-20T17:12:00.040Z Who that beholds the history of Abraham, and the knife approaching the throat of his son, is not moved to compunction and tears? The Formation of Christendom, Volume VII Having, therefore, once lifted his hand against the orphan—though he then wept for having done so—it was not long until the blows were repeated without compunction. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland Volume 13 I should have no compunction if they were fools enough to throw me their money. A Double Knot But now, as he looked at the figure of the young man beside him on the balcony and noted the frank open countenance, the steady eye, he felt a pang of compunction at doubting him. The Princess Galva A Romance But Saxo shows us how far into Christian times the ancient funeral, in all its heathendom, was remembered; and how little compunction an ecclesiastic had in recording it. Beowulf An Introduction to the Study of the Poem with a Discussion of the Stories of Offa and Finn The pitcher, however, had no compunction, and he beat the madman down instantly. Lefty Locke Pitcher-Manager You needn't waste any of the vicarious compunctions on me. Stranded in Arcady “Perhaps I did feel something like compunction when I found this out, but that is all past now, and I am married to one of the best and kindest of men.” A Double Knot Dasso, therefore, by his distant cousin's invitation made free with the place for all purposes without compunction. The Princess Galva A Romance Well, she looked bonny enough to make him feel some compunction about it, that I would say! Miss Million's Maid A Romance of Love and Fortune “We were surrounded by wretches who had no compunction,” declared Virginia Collier. Lefty Locke Pitcher-Manager In her first wild compunction, Rickey had gasped out the story of her meeting with Greef King, his threat and her own terrorized silence, and when he heard of this he had guessed her whereabouts. The Valiants of Virginia That his misdeed justified any extreme he knew, not conscious in his sore compunction of any right to resist even for his life. The Unknown Sea You need have no compunction in taking the money. The Princess Galva A Romance My trim dress, my too-dainty shoes, and my fluffy blouses, all the things that constitute my element, might cause me to feel compunction. Woman The most petted of pet dogs has no more compunction than a tiger in worrying creatures weaker than itself, and a robin-redbreast takes far more lives daily than does a sparrow-hawk. The Old Riddle and the Newest Answer |
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