| 单词 | grudging |
| 例句 | I too appear as something of a stranger in these early memories: watchful and grudging, oddly silent. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Her mother rushed out to the porch, a bandanna on her head, a scrub brush in her hand, and a grudging smile on her face. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Which one? she said; she sounded grudging, suspicious, but then, she almost always sounds like that when she speaks to me. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z His muttered "My lord" struck Tyrion as a tad grudging, but he opened the door nonetheless. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z “Thirty dollars each?” remarked Aarfy slowly, poking and patting each of the three strapping girls skeptically with the air of a grudging connoisseur. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The next day the Husky crews performed a time-honored Poughkeepsie ritual and visited each of their rivals’ shell houses to pay grudging respect to their competitors before taking to the river. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z His condemnation was severe and wide-ranging, while his praise seemed like a grudging afterthought: Hundreds of blacks had come to their white neighbors’ aid, so why not say so? An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z When I asked if he could give me a lift back to town, however, he offered a grudging "I don't see why not." Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The words were grudging, the dip of the chin Mace Tyrell gave the Lord Regent the most cursory of bows. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Vola gave him a look that was half irritation, half grudging defeat. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Nurse Evil and I settle into a grudging routine where I pretend she doesn’t exist and she leaves ever more obnoxious sticky notes to let me know that she does. Everything, Everything 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The three wise men pulled away with stiff, grudging smiles on their faces. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z In his own home town his name spelled dread and grudging respect. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes, she does,” replied Knife with grudging admiration. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z I moved closer to him, relieved, content with even such grudging acceptance. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z It was a sleepy whisper, with just a hint of grudging admiration. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z A block later, it spoke up, its tone grudging. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Dimple would never admit it, but she felt a grudging admiration for his kind of no-BS bravery. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z When speaking to her, Calpurnia’s voice was always a mixture of grudging affection and mild disapproval. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z The man named Will gave a grudging smile. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z His answer seems supportive, if still a bit grudging. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z Farming is simply the methodical harvesting of sunlight, using plants as grudging intermediaries. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z I enjoyed a kind of grudging respect for a few weeks after that, but the name-callings of cripple and Toe Nose eventually found their way back to the playground. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z All in all, it was a long-standing and uneasy truce where both sides complained while maintaining a grudging tolerance. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z There was a grudging respect in his voice. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z After a pause he added "sir" in a dilatory, grudging way. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z The She-Bear gave her grudging assent, deaf to the japery in his tone. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z When I called the rabbi of my mother’s old synagogue he spoke to me with neither nostalgia nor surprise, only grudging recognition. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z With his father’s grudging approval, Mohammed crewed on local fishing boats in the afternoons and evenings, and even at fourteen, after a full day of fishing miles from land, Mohammed insisted on swimming to shore. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z Calpurnia was standing shyly in the hall, giving her grudging approval to the scene. Go Set a Watchman: A Novel 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z “A brave man,” Artemis said with grudging approval. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z It watched her as she thought, then made a grudging concession. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z Every mouthful of food was an acute positive pleasure, now that it was truly their own food, produced by themselves and for themselves, not doled out to them by a grudging master. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z Sometimes the effort was grudging or minimal, but the vacant reaches in the human tale slowly contracted. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z By this point, even the most thickheaded and grudging students were being forced to admit that my quick admittance to the Arcanum was something other than a fluke. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z But he paused for half a second, as though Lazlo had earned this single, grudging syllable, and said, grimly, “No.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z In the grudging light that passed for day he put the boy in the leaves and sat studying the woods. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z I stuck my long-handled brush in the bucket and made a few grudging passes at the thatch, then paused and looked out over the plain of red-tiled roofs below me. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z Just as the father brimmed with contradictory feelings as he crept along the wall—humiliation, anger, and a grudging feeling of pride in his son—so the son felt his own contradictions. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z After Jackson and I had parted ways, I think she’d developed a bit of a grudging respect for me. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z He had a grudging respect for my tenacity, and he had been surprised that I noticed something odd about the air in his room. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Nice enough until you have a nightmare,” Sarai had replied, grudging. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Thank you, it said in her head, and Jam decided to ignore the grudging tone. Pet 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z But plastic surgeons and dermatologists seem to have developed a grudging fondness for Ms. Kron. The Journalist Joan Kron and the World of Plastic Surgery 2012-12-26T21:43:08Z The exhibition’s explanation is passive, even grudging, suggesting that war or persecution “pushed” some here; some were drawn by material prospects; and “for others the impetus was the promise of political of religious freedom.” Exhibition Review: ‘Records of Rights’ at the National Archives 2013-12-16T23:52:04Z Poised between anger at her ignorance and grudging sympathy that this post-racial-era girl probably sees black and white hair the same way, Ashe goes with empathy. Review: Bert Ashe ponders identity and perception in 'Dreadlock Chronicles' 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z When Britain’s chief nuclear scientist, John Cockcroft, insisted that Windscale add some radiation filters during its construction, other officials gave only grudging approval, calling the filters “Cockcroft’s folly.” ‘Atoms and Ashes,’ a Frightening Tour of Six Nuclear Accidents 2022-05-18T04:00:00Z Overall, there is rather less doo-wopping on Unorthodox Jukebox, an album that, despite its title, deserves your grudging respect, and a little more hooliganism. Bruno Mars: Unorthodox Jukebox – review 2012-12-09T00:05:56Z Even as they do battle, they share a grudging, mutual respect. Gil Birmingham Took the Road Less Traveled 2022-06-01T04:00:00Z On the contact sheet, there’s an outtake of the rapper smiling — not a grudging hint of emotion, but a full, toothy grin. Perspective | Nicki Minaj and a stack of pancakes? These rare images capture another side to hip-hop. 2018-11-08T05:00:00Z Massive fans know better than to expect a grudging run-through of the band's best-known songs, but the MIF show will find them voyaging way off the map. Manchester International Festival 2013 2013-05-24T14:08:00Z Both ventures share a common theme: To tease out at least a grudging respect for sharks. Haddish, Shatner, Paisley join Discovery’s ‘Shark Week’ 2021-07-08T04:00:00Z After such carping, any additional praise may seem grudging; but it is not. ArtsBeat: When Expectations Mix With Reality 2011-04-16T11:50:33Z Not even Hitchcock can have squared that circle, though he would have been forced to give a grudging thumbs-up to the film. TV review: The Girl; Doors Open 2012-12-26T23:00:01Z At the same time, a mean, grudging thought intrudes. ‘Marks of Genius,’ Works From the Bodleian, at the Morgan 2014-06-12T04:00:00Z Indeed, in a field where being likeable is usually essential, the triumph of Carr's onstage persona – a kind of cold nastiness – deserves more than grudging praise. Comedy gold: Jimmy Carr's Stand Up 2012-07-12T14:12:27Z It is, admittedly, a grudging comfort, a pessimist's optimism that's available only to a retrospective view, but it's the best we're going to get in the face of mortality. Water Sessions by James Lasdun – review 2012-10-05T21:55:01Z To this shy, unathletic boy, drawing was a way of earning the grudging respect of schoolmates; more important, comics provided him with an escape from his dreary everyday reality at home. Books of The Times: ?Backing Into Forward?: Jules Feiffer?s Ink-Stained Memoir 2010-03-17T22:47:00Z Because these were Ephron’s words, we took them as little jokes, a nod to her readily acknowledged neuroses, to her grudging acceptance of aging. Nora Ephron: Remembering Everything 2012-06-27T08:30:05Z My own commendations for the show, however, were a little more grudging. Miss Nightingale ? review 2011-01-27T22:15:02Z In a short film made for the exhibition, there is a curiously grudging aspect to the credit some contemporary writers and historians are prepared to grant America as a place of refuge. Exhibition Review: ?Emma Lazarus? at Museum of Jewish Heritage - Review 2012-01-03T22:12:56Z Not only did they seek liberation from the restrictions of small scale and finicky working methods, but they also rejected grudging, passive-aggressive resignation to the soul-cramping nature of modern life. Art Review: ?Real-Surreal? at the Whitney - Review 2011-10-27T22:50:36Z Still, stars came to her to talk, and she had grudging respect within the industry. Wendy Williams' star rises through renewed image 2011-03-28T10:18:09Z Either way, it's hard not to feel a grudging sort of affection at the sound of a bunch of dudes rocking out, older and, blissfully, none the wiser. Red Hot Chili Peppers: I'm With You ? review 2011-08-27T23:05:44Z Reactions from the ever-judgy internet ranged from shock to grudging admiration to cheers to diagnoses from armchair experts, suggesting Louis' behavoir might indicate he was on the autism spectrum. When a royal child misbehaves, a mother is blamed. She shouldn't be 2022-06-06T04:00:00Z The affection between these two men lives on, quick-witted and grudging as ever. Tana French's 'The Secret Place' Involves a Girls' School 2014-08-25T04:00:00Z Smith talks about the squirrel with what sounds like grudging respect. Sex and Texas: Drew Nellins Smith on fiction, fact and his debut novel, 'Arcade' 2016-06-17T04:00:00Z The show’s escapist comedy and Harry’s grudging attitude shift toward Earthlings suit a pandemic-weary country grappling with political and social divisions, Sheridan said. Syfy’s ‘Resident Alien’ invader gets lift-off with viewers 2021-02-22T05:00:00Z A fictionalized account of one of those teams, the Rockford Peaches, this blithely feminist film stars Geena Davis, Lori Petty and Madonna as athletes struggling for respect, and Tom Hanks as their grudging manager. 7 Things to Do With Your Kids in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z And despite their raunchy stylings, they began to draw grudging respect from critics, who often singled out Mr. Hill’s subtly masterful bass playing. Dusty Hill, Long-Bearded Bassist for ZZ Top, Dies at 72 2021-07-28T04:00:00Z “Dark Mirror” traces the ups and downs of a collaboration marked by mutual frustration and what eventually looks like a grudging, tense respect. One Journalist’s Wary, Frustrating Relationship With Edward Snowden 2020-05-12T04:00:00Z This building project was Marc’s baby and earned Arne’s grudging blessing. Picking Up the Pace: A Mega-Gallery Expands in Chelsea 2019-08-11T04:00:00Z And, yet, in most cases, reviewers and executives remain grumpy and grudging about the popularity of Agnes Brown. National Television Awards: the populist choice, for good or ill 2013-01-24T10:57:30Z He then helps the boy to his feet, and they form a grudging respect. E.R. Braithwaite, author of ‘To Sir, With Love,’ dies at 104 2016-12-13T05:00:00Z The subsequent bad-rooster stories, family discord and grudging acclimation by Mr. McGrory to life in a menagerie accomplish what is surely the desired end. Books of The Times: Brian McGrory’s ‘Buddy: How a Rooster Made Me a Family Man’ 2012-11-28T21:00:37Z A section on forgeries is notable for what is says about connoisseurs’ grudging appreciation of them, and another emphasizes how distinct art history’s drawing and painting specialties are. Review | A look at art experts who can identify a painter’s work with a glance 2018-08-08T04:00:00Z I was slightly grudging in my praise when Howard Davies first directed Arthur Miller's 1947 play at the National 10 years ago. Review 2010-05-28T00:49:00Z Clay's brief stint on "Entourage" might earn him grudging respect from those disgusted by everything he's done since he played the bouncer in "Pretty in Pink." "You know nothing of my work": Five great self-aware cameos 2011-08-01T18:02:00Z Unlike that wife, Hitler at least gets some grudging respect and decent dialogue in this potboiler about the diplomatic efforts to stop Germany. ‘Munich: The Edge of War’ Review: ‘Well Navigated, Sir’ (Not!) 2022-01-20T05:00:00Z The website gave grudging respect to Mrs. Trump, and seemed almost disappointed not to carry on the recent holiday tradition, undertaken by much of the media, of skewering the White House Christmas design choices. The White House Christmas Decorations Look Strikingly Normal 2020-11-30T05:00:00Z Having achieved grudging universal respect for her business achievements, Stewart is now getting the celebration underway. Martha Stewart's Performance at the Justin Bieber Roast Was Worth Celebrating 2015-03-31T04:00:00Z Luckily for Mr. Hall, the Seals turned out not to be such hot wrestlers, and after pinning them, he won their grudging respect. 'American Sniper' Writer Wrestled His Way Into Project 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z Marber can be forgiven for nursing a grudging admiration for a fellow writer made good. ‘Like a paranoid tiger-mom’: how control-freak authors took over Hollywood 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z There was never really any doubt that Raylan Givens, the deputy marshal whose body count was matched only by his grudging devotion to the law, would do the right thing in the end. Review: ‘Justified’ Finale on FX Ends Show’s 6-Year Run 2015-04-14T04:00:00Z Egypt, a monumentally ambitious book that was pummeled by critics, though sometimes with grudging respect for Mailer’s attempt to haul the Book of the Dead into contemporary letters. Matthew Barney’s Most Punishing Tour: ‘River of Fundament’ 2015-09-16T04:00:00Z A successful fraud — even if it’s ultimately uncovered — requires discipline, hard work and talent, and it’s hard not to feel at least a grudging respect for charlatans who fool the public and especially the experts. Review: ‘Author: The JT Leroy Story’ Renders a Literary Charlatan 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z But Ms. Gomez persevered, and though she had to buy the chairs herself, she gradually gained a following and the grudging admiration of the club’s owner. Review: ‘Latin Standards,’ When Dad Was Larger Than Life 2017-01-12T05:00:00Z Will Keen, as the invasive Dalí, also brilliantly conveys the flamboyant narcissism of the Spanish surrealist – even turning Freud's dismissal of his art into a grudging compliment. Hysteria – review 2012-08-07T16:00:06Z She wrote a few notes for a speech "in a grudging way, thinking, God, why am I even doing this?" AM Homes interview: 'I write the things we don't want to say out loud' 2013-06-07T19:00:03Z Her husband gave his grudging consent, but told her that she was “on her own”—she would have to raise her own capital. Haute Ticket: Jacqueline de Ribes at the Met 2015-12-01T05:00:00Z Rather than giving out grudging blow jobs like doggie treats, communicate openly, honestly and without judgment about your mutual needs and desires. Bad advice for cheated wives 2013-04-16T20:19:00Z He added that Tobin’s realization of his grudging respect for some of his opponents was especially gratifying. Some of Adam Rapp?s Life, in ?The Metal Children? 2010-05-17T22:02:00Z Given how grudging I've been in the past about polls in the Stage newspaper, it would be churlish to deny that I'm delighted by its current survey of theatre critics. Theatre critics still pack a punch 2010-05-07T11:44:00Z A muckraking classic, “Nickel and Dimed” exposed in unignorable detail the tolls of poverty on the working poor in America, land of scant and grudging social relief. Is Our Obsession With Wellness Doing Us In? 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z In Europe the transition from fount to font was essentially complete by the 1970s, a grudging acceptance of the Americanisation of the word. True to type: why letters are a labour of love 2010-10-16T23:00:00Z He’s from a lower-middle-class family and makes an unfortunate career choice, and from the start nurses grudging resentment that he increasingly, volubly voices toward Lydia’s wealthier parents. ‘The Cathedral’ Review: A Boy, a Home, a World 2022-09-01T04:00:00Z After a grudging start, the two become friends. Review: ‘I Think We’re Alone Now’ Finds Peter Dinklage at the End of His World 2018-09-13T04:00:00Z “You leave ‘Divide and Conquer’ energized and incensed, and with a grudging admiration for Ailes’s pugnacious instincts,” Ben Kenigsberg wrote in his review for The Times. What’s on TV Sunday: ‘Leaving Neverland’ and ‘Good Girls’ 2019-03-03T05:00:00Z The Headmaster only directly talks with scholarship student Drea, both reprimanding, advising and showing her grudging admiration for the girl. Sarah Michelle Gellar is back and means business in "Do Revenge" 2022-09-22T04:00:00Z With time, the book itself has picked up a good deal of grudging respect, too. In Hindsight, an ‘American Psycho’ Looks a Lot Like Us 2016-03-24T04:00:00Z Around the time my daughter started preschool, I started to develop a grudging respect for “Goodnight Moon.” The Enduring Wisdom of ‘Goodnight Moon’ 2022-09-20T04:00:00Z Mr. Bird is more grudging in his praise: “Well I thought he was very good, there’s no question about it.” Television Review | 'Magic & Bird': Still Going One on One and Giving No Ground 2010-03-05T23:35:00Z There was a grudging understanding that luxury was increasingly trickling up, not down. Barneys Is Gone. Where Should You Shop Next? 2019-12-04T05:00:00Z This was a year in which actresses seemed less tense and uncomfortable discussing their attire — less grudging about the whole who-made-your-dress conversation. Golden Globes fashion: The story behind the clothes is what makes the red carpet interesting. 2017-01-08T05:00:00Z Another aspect of the show’s broad range is that even the most grudging Chihuly fan may find something to like. Chihuly complements — and sometimes competes with — nature at New York Botanical Garden 2017-06-23T04:00:00Z Even though I have had a grudging respect for Sparks's knack for ingenious popular fiction in the past, this latest gushing, smouldering love story is just too ridiculously cliched. Love Arbitrage? Tell us about the films you've seen this week 2013-03-04T15:18:39Z But Ginsberg’s grudging admiration turns to mere grudge when he finds out that Don ruthlessly edited him out of the friendly and fair competition he believed they were having. Don Draper?s reckoning nears 2012-05-21T12:45:00Z The roots of his grudging acceptance of what I and millions of others consider to be one of cuisine's most divine unions of dairy and pasta is highly regional in its basis. The great mac and cheese debate, and my go-to recipe for the holidays 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z Like Pike, Affleck admitted to feeling a grudging affinity with the character he plays. Gone Girl unleashes battle of the sexes at New York film festival 2014-09-27T04:00:00Z I have a certain grudging affection for all of these follies. American Pastoral and the curse of adapting a literary classic 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z Watching the helicopter, I also felt a strange, grudging respect for George Bush. Today, We March 2017-01-21T05:00:00Z To the extent it exists, Rodarte is a grudging fashion business. Does Rodarte actually exist? The vaporous business plan of a fashion industry darling. 2016-06-01T04:00:00Z The man on the boat gives us a grudging wave. Swandown: two men in a pedalo 2012-07-18T17:17:15Z In some varieties this flower display is highly effective, in others it is grudging. Heuchera is a popular perennial for shade, but which variety is best? 2015-01-20T05:00:00Z He tackles big themes: how time reveals consequences; the grudging arrival of enlightenment. Album review: Lindsey Buckingham, 'Seeds We Sow' 2011-09-06T03:27:00Z But among those I know who are LAT, it’s not some sort of grudging compromise. ‘We have never lived together. Is that so strange?’: the married couples who live apart 2017-09-23T04:00:00Z He lasted just three years in that role, never shaking the impression that his rapport with Mr. Leno felt grudging and strained. Jon Batiste Will Lead ‘The Late Show With Stephen Colbert’ Band in a Style He Sees Fit 2015-09-07T04:00:00Z So the Pompidou Centre's show is long overdue, but even so it still seems a little grudging. Mondrian and De Stijl at the Pompidou Centre, Paris ? review 2011-01-11T14:00:19Z But you leave “Divide and Conquer” energized and incensed, and with a grudging admiration for Ailes’s pugnacious instincts. ‘Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes’ Review: Portrait of a News Exec 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z You made the snide comment because you’re just slogging through an emotionally untenable situation, step by grudging step, without pursuing some clear way to fix it. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Disparaging hubby in front of kid is the symptom, not the problem 2018-03-05T05:00:00Z The economy is recovering in much of the country, but hard times linger in the hills of Oregon, where people make a meager living from a grudging land. In Molly Gloss’s “Falling From Horses,” a cowboy goes to Hollywood to play one Even the giant can’t believe his lousy luck: “Can this be his life, his kitchen, his haggard and grudging wife?” Review: ‘A Wild Swan,’ Michael Cunningham’s Scabrous Antidote to Happily Ever After 2015-11-08T05:00:00Z And already there is cause to sing his praises again, as he rejects grudging attempts by the Daily Mail to placate him over a false story which it published about his impending marriage. George Clooney and the Daily Mail: can the man get any cooler? 2014-07-11T04:00:00Z Only in flickers, as a token of grudging restraint; one character, after a pause, refrains from killing Flag, but that’s scarcely the same as laying down your life for a pal. “Suicide Squad” Reviewed 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z Lee delivers these predictable plot devices at such a desultory, even grudging pace that it is clear that the story line is not her chief interest here. All dressed up, but this 'fish story' goes nowhere 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z “If we can’t match his vim, then God knows the future will be sluggish and gray,” he says, as both Mencken and Lukas Matsson look on with what appears to be grudging admiration. ‘Succession’ Season 4, Episode 9 Recap: Dearly Departed 2023-05-21T04:00:00Z The relationship that develops between these two cagey outcasts is fraught with mystery and suspicion — and a degree of grudging affection that never slips into sentimentality. Review | The tale of a disaffected teen on the run from a crime he didn’t commit 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z The narrator hangs around Zuccotti Park during the Occupy Wall Street movement and does grudging diligence at his shift at the Park Slope Food Co-op. Ben Lerner Imagines ‘Different Futures’ in His Novel ‘10:04’ 2014-08-22T04:00:00Z When I was pregnant, I recalled with exaltation the Sylvia Plath poem I'd studied in a vague, doodling, grudging way at school – "O high riser, my little loaf". How strong emotion summons poetry 2013-01-16T13:14:16Z In this case, it was a groan followed by a grudging smile. Radio head: Ryan Tubridy 2011-08-02T19:00:02Z As I pass by Foxwoods theatre later, on a night that's threatening snow, I see a shivering mass of people queuing up, few if any grudging paying full price for what is a work-in-progress. Spider-Man the Musical: The webbed crusader comes out fighting 2011-01-26T17:31:15Z A lot of actors blending brutishness, opportunism and grudging compassion would hit a wall. Best Performances of 2015 2015-12-09T05:00:00Z “Not merely grudging justice, but justice executed with liberality and cordial good feeling.” In ‘The Moralist,’ Woodrow Wilson and the Hazards of Idealism 2018-05-01T04:00:00Z But she was also not at all disrespectful or grudging… it was perfectly clear that she simply enjoyed a vigorous exchange.' Questions of Travel by Michelle de Kretser – review by Frank Moorhouse 2013-06-17T03:20:27Z In these pages, even the few New York skeptics tend to come around to grudging acknowledgments of the city’s greatness. ‘Supreme City,’ by Donald L. Miller 2014-07-24T04:00:00Z And the postscript produces a grudging admiration for the earnestness of its affect and the purity of its faith in writing. Patti Smith’s ‘Devotion’ — equal parts exasperating and inspiring 2017-08-31T04:00:00Z He was smart and honest — he didn’t know the answer but they needed to act fast — and you could see their grudging respect for the man who asked, in his diary, whether they were monsters. ‘The Americans’ Season 5, Episode 12: Suffer the Children 2017-05-23T04:00:00Z My stepfather spent much of my and my sister’s teenage years reading Turgenev and smoking roll-ups in the back yard: this earned him a sort of gradual, grudging respect from us. Why your teenager thinks you’re an idiot 2016-06-25T04:00:00Z But Donaldson expresses a kind of grudging admiration for the strategy. Trump’s favorite venue for making news — or avoiding it — is right in front of the presidential chopper 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z And Carson Cox, its lead singer, offered grudging encouragement to the crowd eager to claim the next big thing. Critic’s Notebook: Cacophonous Declarations of Independents 2012-10-22T03:57:17Z It is unclear if he will continue the grudging tolerance of protests he has shown the last few months or if the opposition will again lose heart. Russia's artists enter political fray in elections 2012-03-01T11:36:13Z Very little of it gives the impression of grudging work for hire. A Musical Modernist’s New, Smiling Guise 2022-12-27T05:00:00Z This was an era when women had greater opportunities to succeed, Garbutt argues, suggesting that they found grudging acceptance when jobs needed filling after so many men had died in the world wars. She Was an Organist for the Ages 2021-11-02T04:00:00Z I deployed my Bureau of Boyfriends mix-up line to a grudging but sweet reception. First I Met My Children, Then My Girlfriend. They’re Related. 2018-09-28T04:00:00Z “There will be some grudging specifics about medical personnel in attendance,” grudged Jan Moir in the Daily Mail, “bouncing baby weight and the actual date of birth – then the shutters will slam down.” Why have the papers become such crybabies about the royal baby? 2019-04-18T04:00:00Z With the sometimes grudging support of the organization and the players, he delivered. Berlin Philharmonic’s Beethoven Marathon at Carnegie Prompts Some Head-Scratching 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z "Banks were grudging in lending, leaving non-banks asking each other for money in afternoon trade," he said. Exclusive: China's clashing priorities behind rare money market distress 2023-11-07T05:00:00Z Levien: Yes, they come to a place of grudging mutual respect. 'Billions' creators discuss how the finale was fueled by backstabbing and Blind Faith's music 2023-10-27T04:00:00Z Haddad's success this year in passing new fiscal rules to curb the growth of public debt has won him grudging respect in financial markets. Exclusive: Brazil readies currency hedging tool to boost FDI, says Haddad 2023-10-19T04:00:00Z It was very grudging, but this is the nature of politics. Actually, Joe Biden is good at politics: Franklin Foer on our misunderstood president 2023-09-13T04:00:00Z On Wednesday there were signs of grudging acceptance from the Ukrainians that the deal was as good as they could have expected. Analysis-Vintage Zelenskiy gets less than he wanted from NATO but takes home real gains 2023-07-13T04:00:00Z So began his grudging path to a judicial career that brought him great prestige but only modest material wealth after decades of financial struggle. Where Clarence Thomas Entered an Elite Circle and Opened a Door to the Court 2023-07-09T04:00:00Z Professor Murray said that was a grudging response to Justice Jackson. In Her First Term, Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson ‘Came to Play’ 2023-07-07T04:00:00Z The community relations blitz earned the sport grudging respect from early skeptics and solidified support from residents who saw the race as a clear win for the city. NASCAR to Start Its Engines Along an Unlikely Course: Downtown Chicago 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z It also is a grudging recognition that Republicans have failed to gain traction with their baseless claims that mail voting compromises election integrity. G.O.P. Leaders Embrace Early Voting, but Will Their Base Get on Board? 2023-06-19T04:00:00Z That battle led to a grudging admiration on the part of the Romans, who were forced to acknowledge that they had finally met their match. Western Civilization: A Concise History 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z “I’ve been more positive, and I’ve come to school smiling more rather than, you know, grudging out of bed and stuff like that at 7:30.” To improve kids’ mental health, some schools start later 2023-05-06T04:00:00Z He did not elaborate, but it appeared he had won at least grudging American acceptance for his peace-through-China push. Macron, in China, Says He’ll Urge Xi to Work for Peace in Ukraine 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z It’s worth your time, your discomfort, your possible scorn and your weirdly grudging affection, maybe all at once. Review: Ulrich Seidl's 'Rimini' has bad music, worse sex and a riveting lead turn 2023-03-30T04:00:00Z On Monday, Mr. Ben-Gvir’s influence was underscored by his initial opposition to — and then grudging blessing of — Mr. Netanyahu’s decision to delay, at least temporarily, the divisive judicial overhaul that had led to widespread protests. Who is Itamar Ben-Gvir? 2023-03-27T04:00:00Z But even some Republicans express a grudging admiration for the governor’s affability and his willingness to show up in parts of the state where his support is minimal. The Democrats’ SOS Candidate Keeps His Options Open 2023-03-03T05:00:00Z Covering politics, she has repeatedly seen men’s success attributed to “genius” while women get grudging credit for “grinding away.” How MIT scientists fought for gender equality — and won 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z But he’s earned a grudging respect over the years. 30 years after the deadly E. coli outbreak, a Seattle attorney still fights for food safety 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z Still, she nearly always managed to earn a grudging acknowledgment of her abilities from most senior scholars of the Egyptology establishment — and would, of course, eventually become a distinguished member of that establishment herself. Review | A little-known French archaeologist, finally in the limelight 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z The unfettered transparency earned the city’s police chief and other leaders grudging praise from Nichols’ family and law enforcement critics who said it should be a model for other police departments around the country. LAPD edits police shooting videos as other cities embrace greater transparency 2023-02-13T05:00:00Z But the intermittent fracas, as over the Iraq War or more recently over a nuclear submarine deal with Australia, are generally followed quickly enough by rediscovered love grounded in grudging mutual admiration. The French Want to Remain the French 2023-01-27T05:00:00Z As for standing on principle, however wrongheaded, a quality that qualified him for grudging admiration even from critics, that trait was sometimes malleable. Making excuses for dictators is nothing new: "Mr. Republican" and the Nazis 2023-01-07T05:00:00Z And it might even give you some grudging respect for members of the Freedom Caucus as they attempt to restore the framers' original objective. Opinion | The Freedom Caucus is restoring the framers’ objectives 2022-12-19T05:00:00Z She added that she bluntly told her interrogator, a Chechen, that she supported the Ukrainian side in the war, winning his grudging respect. Ukrainian women fight for their own liberation 2022-12-05T05:00:00Z His angry populist campaign carried all the way to the convention, where he traded a grudging endorsement of Bush for influence over the opening-night program. Opinion | The GOP is stuck in a doom loop begun 30 years ago 2022-12-02T05:00:00Z Jess summed up her philosophy with the name “Atrevida,” which translates as “daring” and is usually used in Mexican Spanish as a term of grudging respect for women who do what they’re not supposed to. Column: I met Club Q hero Rich Fierro and his wife years ago. They’ve always been atrevidos 2022-11-22T05:00:00Z Even under the high court’s grudging approach to gun regulation, it is possible to uphold this restriction. Opinion | On guns, originalism as insanity 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z Back at the camp, Lysyi said they would like more modern equipment, but he had a grudging affection for the ancient Grad BM-21. Ukraine war: Tales of endurance and hardship as winter looms 2022-10-31T04:00:00Z But that kind of institutional change is grudging. Soccer’s worst disasters: Same mistakes by police, fans die 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z For one, there’s much grudging admiration for Rupert’s business savvy. Review | CNN’s ‘The Murdochs’ doc is real-life ‘Succession’ — and no less dramatic 2022-09-23T04:00:00Z You can’t walk the prison’s maze of corridors, through slamming electronic doors, without a grudging sense of trepidation. Opinion | Why a visit to a maximum-security South Carolina prison gave me hope 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z She also tried to transcend class barriers and earned the grudging respect of even hardened republicans. Elizabeth, the queen who moved with a changing world 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z But in a grudging half-concession to democracy the party had agreed to leave the final verdict up to the so-called membership, a decision it is likely to richly and deeply regret. So who the hell is Liz Truss, anyway? Even the Brits aren't exactly sure 2022-09-06T04:00:00Z The Chiefs kept it close for two quarters — including a seven-yard touchdown pass by Mr. Dawson — to gain some grudging respect from those who considered the AFL a lower brand of football with castoff players. Len Dawson, quarterback who led Chiefs to Super Bowl IV win, dies at 87 2022-08-24T04:00:00Z The good people who keep track of presidential records had asked repeatedly for the documents at issue but had been met with grudging and partial compliance. Opinion | The gaps in Trump’s claims of a ‘deep state’ attack 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z In their first scene together, De Niro and Pacino play deadly adversaries who share a grudging respect for each other’s drive and professionalism. Michael Mann's L.A. classic 'Heat' has a sequel, and it's a novel. Here's how he did it 2022-08-08T04:00:00Z He resigns himself to evacuating the building and stands up, wearing a turquoise Lacoste shirt and the grudging smile of a world-weary man. The Economy Putin Didn’t Actually Ruin 2022-07-22T04:00:00Z Even his mild critique of the crowd was grudging and came only after hours of resistance. ‘I don’t want to say the election’s over.’ Trump dug in after Jan. 6 attack. 2022-07-22T04:00:00Z Externally, the incredibly streaking Mariners are invoking nothing but grudging admiration from their rivals. ‘Do you guys ever lose?’: Mariners’ 14-game win streak captures MLB All-Stars’ attention 2022-07-18T04:00:00Z For every war that earned men medals and monuments, women kept the rest of the nation running, earning little besides grudging acceptance. Perspective | Women, always there for America, are taking a knee this year 2022-07-04T04:00:00Z The weapons have even won grudging respect from some Russians for their accuracy and power, analysts said. Advanced U.S. Arms Make a Mark in Ukraine War, Officials Say 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z Some of Trump’s allies, who testified reluctantly under subpoena, have expressed a grudging admiration of the production values. The subtle stagecraft behind the Jan. 6 hearings 2022-06-23T04:00:00Z Obedience is merely a grudging, forced, external result. Perspective | Beneath Steve Kerr’s self-control is a life’s worth of outrage and grief 2022-05-25T04:00:00Z The targeting of a dissident’s underpants may have been strategic, though it also feels weirdly personal — maybe even a grudging official acknowledgment of Navalny’s outsized cojones. Review: 'Navalny' gives a brave Russian dissident his taut, suspenseful close-up 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z Others offered grudging acceptance for a measure they want to pass before Congress leaves for a two-week break. U.S. House Democrats voice mixed views on $10 billion COVID aid bill 2022-04-05T04:00:00Z But Villanueva was not of a mind to accept even such grudging praise. Don't say L.A. County’s sheriff didn't tell you exactly what he stands for 2022-03-30T04:00:00Z Black people jammed into the federal courthouse to watch the two brilliant and confident Black attorneys commanding answers and grudging respect from White officials. Review | A Black lawyer who dismantled barriers, for herself and many others 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z But while the progress remains slow or even grudging, so much has changed since I was Gen Z’s age back in the ’90s. Opinion | Coming out when I grew up meant being brave. For Gen Z, it just means being themselves. 2022-02-24T05:00:00Z The speaker’s public shift was vital to keeping the push alive, but there is a difference between grudging acceptance and vigorous support. Opinion | Members of Congress Should Not be Trading Stocks, Ever 2022-02-18T05:00:00Z Only this grudging recognition comes a couple of decades too late. Opinion | In the Super Bowl halftime show, hip-hop finally gets its due 2022-02-14T05:00:00Z Shorter-term, a divided Europe would seem to risk exactly what Moscow has long sought to avoid: more American power in Europe’s east, and greater European unity, however grudging, against Russia. Putin Has Long Tried to Balance Europe. Now He’s Working to Reset It. 2022-01-29T05:00:00Z The high temperature did claw its way above the freezing point, but only by a single, grudging degree: It was 33. Our coldest day in more than a year was not unbearably cold 2022-01-08T05:00:00Z And there was a recognition, grudging for some, that they desperately needed help, or at least money, from the federal government. In Trump country, a willingness to set aside politics as Biden visits 2021-12-15T05:00:00Z They convey a mixture of misgivings and grudging pride that their city might become a blueprint for other towns and cities in Johnson’s levelling-up agenda. Prime Minister Johnson's flagship policy meets reality in one English city 2021-11-29T05:00:00Z I also hold a grudging admiration with the ways in which the band’s estate has retrofitted their marvelous mausoleum for each new generation of potential fans. How much Beatles is too much? Our experts gorge on the new docuseries, 'Get Back' 2021-11-27T05:00:00Z The roughly two dozen riot defendants who have been sentenced so far have given apologies ranging from grudging to abject. Desperate, angry, destructive: How regular Americans morphed into the Jan. 6 mob 2021-11-09T05:00:00Z Barrett and Kavanaugh, whose recognition of a constitutional right to abortion is likely grudging at best, were having none of Texas’ rationales. Column: The wide importance of a 'narrow' issue in Texas' SB 8 abortion ban 2021-11-05T04:00:00Z No wonder, then, that Kendall chooses to distract himself with congratulatory tweets and his 15 minutes of grudging goodwill from outside observers, temporarily replacing his coke highs with dopamine rushes of social-media sanctimony. Review | In ‘Succession’ Season 3, the Roys are more vulnerable than ever — to the public and one another 2021-10-16T04:00:00Z Was this a first signal of grudging rapprochement between Washington and Beijing after a downward spiral in their relationship that has no precedent in modern history? How the Huawei Case Raised Fears of ‘Hostage Diplomacy’ by China 2021-09-28T04:00:00Z The most surprising thing is that we’re seeing leaked documents, videos, and hearing from grudging developers on the same day the device was announced. Amazon Astro is ‘terrible’ and will ‘throw itself down’ stairs, developers reportedly claim 2021-09-28T04:00:00Z Well, even the most grudging environmentalist would give him high marks for target-setting. Climate change: Whisper it cautiously... there's been progress in run up to COP26 2021-09-24T04:00:00Z As it happens, though, the originalism practiced by legal conservatives, a grudging and mechanical reading of the Constitution’s deliberately grand phrases, aligns near perfectly with conservatives’ desired outcomes. Opinion | The Supreme Court doesn’t just suffer from political hackery. It’s more insidious than that. 2021-09-14T04:00:00Z Grant called Lee’s actions “forced acquiescence” that was “grudging and pernicious.” Opinion | Robert E. Lee was a stone-cold loser 2021-09-10T04:00:00Z Despite the negative reaction among Republican leaders, strategists across the political spectrum predicted that Biden would not lose support for his decision and could gain some grudging backing from vaccinated Republicans. Biden thought he could persuade vaccine skeptics. He couldn’t. So he embraced mandates. 2021-09-10T04:00:00Z In a grudging public admission after seven months of denial, Clinton told the American people that he had a relationship with Lewinsky that was “not appropriate, in fact, it was wrong.” Timeline: The Clinton impeachment, as it happened 2021-09-07T04:00:00Z He inflicted devastating ambushes on Russian supply convoys, earning a grudging respect from several Soviet generals among his opponents. Budding Resistance to the Taliban Faces Long Odds 2021-08-25T04:00:00Z And for that reason alone, it might require longer than two weeks before a grudging acknowledgement is given that the trade deadline wasn’t the abject disaster it was initially portrayed to be. Assessing the Mariners’ trade-deadline moves after a two-week cool-down period: It’s complicated 2021-08-13T04:00:00Z There’s a bit of grudging admiration in some circles for his tactics. Opinion | How Cuomo Got Away With It for So Long 2021-08-04T04:00:00Z But the change seems to be gaining grudging acceptance. What’s in a name? A bit of aquatic confusion at the Olympics 2021-08-05T04:00:00Z Penny Ford, a Mount Pleasant resident who attended the event with her husband, Jim Ford, gave a more grudging assessment, explaining that they had winced at Ms. Mace’s comments about the former president. Nancy Mace Called Herself a ‘New Voice’ for the G.O.P. Then She Pivoted. 2021-07-25T04:00:00Z The Mariners deserve praise, grudging or otherwise, for what they’ve accomplished this season. Yes, you can be cynical about the Mariners’ past and skeptical about the future. But you should savor the present 2021-06-25T04:00:00Z Ultimately, life affords us plenty of opportunities to settle for grudging acceptance, if not grateful conversion. The science of changing your mind — and someone else's 2021-06-21T04:00:00Z The reasons for this unlikely secession movement, laughed off by political observers a year ago but now being given some grudging respect, are not as straightforward as they might appear at first glance. Rural Oregonians who want to merge with Idaho say they ‘no longer recognize’ their own state 2021-06-09T04:00:00Z Matt Ridley, writing in the Spectator, recalls how grudging Britain’s postwar socialist government was about ending wartime rationing that was not fully dismantled until 1954. Opinion | Pennsylvanians can begin a national reckoning of executive overreach 2021-05-12T04:00:00Z The outcome is less predictable this year given the unorthodox “unassembled” format, which the party agreed to in grudging deference to state’s limits on crowds during the pandemic. As Virginia GOP readies for nominating convention, Trump looms large 2021-05-07T04:00:00Z But over those decades, she has won the grudging respect of some chief executives who have met her across negotiating tables. Biden Is Pushing a Climate Agenda. Gina McCarthy Has to Make It Stick. 2021-04-20T04:00:00Z The administration called the new sanctions “sweeping,” and compared with the grudging steps previously taken by Mr. Trump, they were. Opinion | Biden sanctions Russia — but pulls punches. Putin will not be deterred. 2021-04-15T04:00:00Z But Philip himself felt the spotlight’s unwelcome glare when the royal family was castigated for a seemingly grudging response to Britain’s outpouring of grief over Diana’s death in a car crash in Paris in 1997. Prince Philip, Husband of Queen Elizabeth II, Is Dead at 99 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z In a 1980 ruling, the court adopted a grudging interpretation of Section 2, saying it required a showing of “discriminatory purpose.” Opinion | With voting rights already under attack, the Supreme Court could deal another big blow 2021-02-26T05:00:00Z Ashrawi said she did not find “locking horns” with Israelis especially difficult, but that it took a while to “gain the respect, albeit the grudging respect, of the men with whom you work.” Ashrawi will not run in Palestinian elections, to mentor new generation 2021-02-16T05:00:00Z But the admission, in which Baron used the vague pronoun "we," was grudging. Outgoing Washington Post editor finally, begrudgingly admits mistakes in Trump coverage 2021-02-11T05:00:00Z Interviews with other health officials here followed the same arc: initial denials, followed by grudging acknowledgment. In Afghanistan, a Booming Kidney Trade Preys on the Poor 2021-02-06T05:00:00Z Or Bezos, who is stepping aside as chief executive but will be executive chairman and continue to own the largest block of shares, could be a grudging corporate statesman. For unions and Amazon, much is riding on vote in Alabama 2021-02-05T05:00:00Z Censorship is the bane of artists, but it’s also a grudging compliment — because being a devoted censor requires believing that art has power. Censor finds eerie horror in an ‘80s moral panic 2021-02-01T05:00:00Z This was not a concession so much as a grudging acknowledgment that his presidency would end. After inciting mob attack, Trump retreats in rage. Then, grudgingly, he admits his loss. 2021-01-07T05:00:00Z His call for the violence to cease was grudging and without any of the ruthless gusto that he reserves for agitators who don’t look like him, who don’t worship him, who don’t serve his purposes. Perspective | Flying the flag of fascism for Trump 2021-01-06T05:00:00Z As former administration officials criticized Trump’s meek response to the violence by his supporters, the president tweeted some grudging admonishments. Long warned against inciting violence, Trump does so with supporters' Capitol siege 2021-01-06T05:00:00Z Ms. McCarthy, meanwhile, spent her four years at E.P.A. writing policies that made some enemies, although today some executives from the polluting industries that Ms. McCarthy sought to regulate speak of her with grudging respect. Biden’s Twin Climate Chiefs, McCarthy and Kerry, Face a Monumental Task 2020-12-16T05:00:00Z On Monday, some Republicans expressed what appeared to be a grudging acknowledgment that Mr. Biden had prevailed. Electoral College Vote Officially Affirms Biden’s Victory 2020-12-14T05:00:00Z Most officials held a grudging respect for Mrs. Rodríguez, despite complaining about her foul language and pugnacious manner. She Stalked Her Daughter’s Killers Across Mexico, One by One 2020-12-13T05:00:00Z But his mother, Amelia, was harder to convince, and it was only with her grudging approval that he signed for Juventus at 16 in 1972, initially as a winger. Paolo Rossi obituary 2020-12-11T05:00:00Z He even has a “grudging respect” for the way the tea party gained passionate support and widespread news coverage. Opinion | What Barack Obama’s memoir leaves out 2020-11-19T05:00:00Z Few dispute that “Take Back Control” and “Get Brexit Done” were among the most ruthlessly effective political slogans of the era, and, as a campaign mastermind, even Cummings’ opponents view him with grudging respect. The going of Cummings seems not to be the triumph he expected 2020-11-13T05:00:00Z But I also reject the notion that our options are exclusively either absolutist violence or grudging subordination to another’s viewpoint. How can we heal? Braver Angels test the notion of healing across political divides 2020-11-05T05:00:00Z Usually, the president offers caveat-loaded or grudging answers that inspire more confusion than clarity. Key takeaways from the second and final Trump-Biden debate 2020-10-22T04:00:00Z Ever since, not even grudging respect has softened the contempt and disdain each party directs toward the other’s nominee, though mostly we’re talking about Republican nominees. Opinion | Adding justices to the Supreme Court would destroy it 2020-10-20T04:00:00Z But these days, most conservation scientists give him grudging respect. How maverick rewilders are trying to turn back the tide of extinction 2020-10-13T04:00:00Z Even a grudging willingness can be a foundation for long-term recovery, she says. Phoenix Academy, Maryland’s only recovery high school, begins its first academic year 2020-10-08T04:00:00Z Losing campaigns are often marked by the grudging participation of supporters. Hits and misses from the conventions 2020-08-28T04:00:00Z If people fear for their livelihoods for relatively minor ideological transgressions, it may not violate the Constitution — the workplace is not the state — but it does create a climate of self-censorship and grudging conformity. Opinion | Do Progressives Have a Free Speech Problem? 2020-07-17T04:00:00Z Snyder’s shift from total resistance to grudging acceptance in just a few weeks has been remarkably swift in a league that often moves forward deliberately, if at all. Redskins to Drop Name, Yielding to Pressure From Sponsors and Activists 2020-07-13T04:00:00Z Sanders had given his endorsement to presumptive Democratic nominee Clinton only a few days before and had done so in grudging fashion. Where it’s at 2020-07-13T04:00:00Z But Snyder’s shift from total resistance to grudging recognition in a matter of weeks has been remarkably swift in a league that often moves deliberately, if at all. FedEx Made a Demand Dan Snyder Couldn’t Afford to Dismiss 2020-07-10T04:00:00Z But his ardent support of Trump is not at all grudging, or a matter of blind party loyalty. He's Black, Republican and working to reelect Trump. It's not easy 2020-07-08T04:00:00Z Doing so has required an about-face by the president and the grudging cooperation of some Republicans who have long opposed the measure on principle, believing it adds too much to the soaring deficit. Senate Moves Toward Preserving Public Lands, and Political Careers 2020-06-08T04:00:00Z But for some nationalists, acceptance of Osaka seems grudging at best — or conditional on her keeping her mouth shut on political issues. Japanese tennis player Naomi Osaka speaks out for Black Lives Matter, faces backlash 2020-06-08T04:00:00Z This is nearly how all things work in Washington: seemingly intractable positions by both sides, and somewhere down the road, some sort of grudging compromise. Reporter's Notebook: Battle over House Dems' coronavirus aid bill sends these messages 2020-05-17T04:00:00Z His peers shake their heads at this behavior but grant him a grudging respect. He Was a Science Star. Then He Promoted a Questionable Cure for Covid-19. 2020-05-12T04:00:00Z Once the new org chart is established, the leader’s new lieutenants are in place and the rank and file adjust to the reset in policies and priorities, does discontent gradually grow into grudging respect? Editorial Roundup: Georgia 2020-04-29T04:00:00Z For Trump there was no such rallying — just a grudging, incremental benefit of the doubt. Opinion | Injections of Bleach? Beams of Light? Trump Is Self-Destructing Before Our Eyes 2020-04-24T04:00:00Z Garfinkle’s essay — mental calisthenics for a confined nation — deserves at least the grudging gratitude of even the most egalitarian Americans. Opinion | What we lost when we stopped reading 2020-04-16T04:00:00Z “So he’s just kept it moving, and people have had to give him a grudging respect for that.” 'I ain't voting till black lives matter': what does an activist's radical strategy mean for 2020? 2020-04-18T04:00:00Z Was it really a coincidence that their grudging interpretations of the law aligned with Republicans’ political interests? Opinion | Wisconsin’s debacle may be the most infuriating of the coronavirus failures 2020-04-07T04:00:00Z This showed up in faking it, in grudging intimacy, and in viewing sex as a kind of chore or duty, or as something to hurry through and be done with. How society makes it difficult for women to enjoy sex 2020-04-05T04:00:00Z There is so much to Dobbs’s chuckle: an acknowledgment of the shamelessness of Trump’s gesture tempered by an almost parental familiarity with his rascally ways, with notes, even, of complicity and grudging appreciation. Trump and His Allies Played Down the Virus. Then the Dow Got Infected. 2020-03-27T04:00:00Z Trump meandered from denial to grudging acceptance, and in his words, he seeded conflicting, inaccurate and eyebrow-raising commentary to a country desperate for unvarnished, even shock-to-the-system guidance. Arc of Trump’s coronavirus comments defies reality on ground 2020-03-15T04:00:00Z He loathed most popular music, had only grudging respect for some jazz, and deeply disliked musical minimalism. Charles Wuorinen, Pulitzer-winning modernist composer, dies at 81 2020-03-13T04:00:00Z Even so, Yang remains a grudging, and sometimes awkward, participant in art world rituals. An Artist Whose Muse Is Loneliness 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z And, like the hero of “The Best of Enemies,” Mike eventually forges a grudging alliance with an African American community leader who has every reason to reject him. Review | Movie tells the true story of a Klansman who found redemption through a black preacher 2020-02-29T05:00:00Z Mantel’s triumph is to make us understand – and even like, in a grudging sort of way – this historically unattractive figure. My favourite Mantel: by Margaret Atwood, Colm Tóibín, Anne Enright and more 2020-02-22T05:00:00Z Over at the New York Times, Jonathan Martin and Alexander Burns were only a bit less grudging: Press Watch: Mainstream media gives Bernie only partial credit for N.H. victory 2020-02-12T05:00:00Z This misfit band of lawyers brought with them arguments so stunningly stupefying, logic so fatally flawed and a cynicism so brazenly transparent that one suspects Baghdad Bob was viewing the entire spectacle with grudging respect. Opinion | Trump’s confederacy of dunces 2020-01-29T05:00:00Z Zola undercuts his authority and refuses to play along, but she’s still stuck in Florida, toeing the line between earning X’s grudging respect and avoiding his violent wrath. Zola proves that a viral Twitter thread can make a great movie 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z Communications technology — and the steady if grudging enlightenment of employers — is turbocharging that concept for millions of Americans. If your job is remote, should you pack up and move somewhere cheaper? | Produced by Advertising Publications 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z His speech on Thursday telling lawmakers they could “not trust this president to do what is right for this country” went viral — and earned even grudging respect from some Republicans. Schiff, Calling Trump ‘Wrathful and Vindictive,’ Sees Tweet as a Threat 2020-01-26T05:00:00Z And I would argue that if it had been anyone but him, the headlines would have been less grudging. Press Watch: Mainstream media gives Bernie only partial credit for N.H. victory 2020-02-12T05:00:00Z But after Representative Adam B. Schiff’s fiery speech Thursday night calling for the president’s removal, Mr. Inhofe felt compelled to give his fellow lawmaker some grudging respect. Emotional Schiff Speech Goes Viral, Delighting the Left and Enraging the Right 2020-01-24T05:00:00Z Some Republican senators voiced grudging admiration for the Democrats’ presentation. Two days into Trump trial, Republicans appear unmoved but offer Democrats some praise 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z The governor’s recent grudging turnaround on industrial hemp, in the face of a nearly certain veto override, throws South Dakota farmers another lifeline as they struggle with adverse weather, ongoing trade wars and low prices. Excerpts from recent South Dakota editorials 2020-01-20T05:00:00Z Cheaters not only do prosper, but are often treated with a grudging respect borne from those particular strains of audacity and individualism deeply embedded in America’s spiritual DNA. Is cheating the rotten heart of American sports? 2020-01-17T05:00:00Z His skills as a tactician earned him a grudging respect even in senior US military circles. Making of a martyr: how Qassem Suleimani was hunted down 2020-01-05T05:00:00Z In fact, both Stalin and Hitler expressed a grudging admiration for each other. (In)famous Western alliances with the Soviet Union/Russia 2019-12-26T05:00:00Z For all his criticism of Pelosi, Trump and his advisers have long had grudging respect for her command of the Democratic caucus. Inside impeachment: How an ‘urgent’ tip became ‘high crimes’ 2019-12-22T05:00:00Z My grudging suspicion is that, thanks to the Democrats, that base will expand. Opinion | Trump will survive impeachment — and be stronger for it 2019-12-10T05:00:00Z Despite the reservations, MMT is winning some grudging respect in the financial services sector. Can governments ever run out of money? 2019-12-10T05:00:00Z Mr. Goldman’s prosecutorial performance drew grudging respect even from Republicans who privately conceded he was effective during the hearings, while Mr. Castor drew his share of criticism. Gladiators of Impeachment: How 2 Lawyers Got the Case 2019-12-02T05:00:00Z Simpson story like a military campaign, and earned grudging respect from the mainstream press for the scoops they broke, but the blurred lines and corrosive ploys were always there. Review: Rakish tone of ‘Scandalous' lets National Enquirer off too easily 2019-11-14T05:00:00Z If you surprise yourself with second thoughts, there’s an easier remedy available than the preemptive stress of a grudging “yes”: a shower after the baby is born. Her husband is against her sexual memoirs 2019-10-27T04:00:00Z British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is pressing ahead to try to win parliamentary backing for his new Brexit deal even as the European Union considers his grudging request to extend the looming Oct. The Latest: German minister urges UK to find Brexit solution 2019-10-20T04:00:00Z The reason my columns at those times are sincere, not grudging, is because I understand those fans. Perspective | When it comes to World Series droughts, D.C. is a special place for suffering 2019-10-11T04:00:00Z Mark Miller, the third-generation owner of Miller Brothers’ lawn and garden supply store in Erie, is a longtime Republican who cast a grudging vote for Mr. Trump. ‘I Gave the Other Guy a Shot’ 2019-10-07T04:00:00Z Near the end, she made a grudging concession to reality and said perhaps she would retire rather than teach. Opinion | My mother taught me how to live. And how to die. 2019-10-01T04:00:00Z Greet each new convert to Team Impeachment with a warm “Welcome, brothers and sisters!” rather than a grudging “What took you so long?” Opinion | Hey Democrats, please don’t make it hard for me to support impeachment 2019-10-02T04:00:00Z The European Union has not yet responded to Johnson’s grudging request late Saturday to extend the looming Oct. The Latest: German minister urges UK to find Brexit solution 2019-10-20T04:00:00Z Johnson and his adviser Dominic Cummings have won a lot of grudging respect for the focus and confrontation of their strategy since July. This cowardly speech reveals Boris Johnson’s armoury is empty | Martin Kettle 2019-10-02T04:00:00Z Grifters, for all our grudging admiration, rarely come to happy ends. The Distinctly American Ethos of the Grifter 2019-09-12T04:00:00Z Spencer: I think that–I think we gained simply grudging respect even from Zacarias Moussaoui at the end of the case. Transcript: Rob Spencer 2019-09-10T04:00:00Z As grudging as their admiration for politicians might be, they still wanted lawmakers to be in session. Tens of Thousands Take to Streets to Protest Boris Johnson Maneuver in Parliament 2019-08-31T04:00:00Z His ruthlessness was well known, and neighbors afforded him a grudging respect. One Handgun, 9 Murders: How American Firearms Cause Carnage Abroad 2019-08-25T04:00:00Z In his new book, “The Liberation of Paris,” Smith presents a more modulated relationship of mutual if often grudging esteem and uneasy collaboration toward common objectives. Review | The Allies who liberated Paris, and the Nazi who saved it 2019-08-22T04:00:00Z That grudging population was not easy to exterminate; not by war, nor by verdict. Perspective | A history of anti-Hispanic bigotry in the United States 2019-08-09T04:00:00Z His comments were invariably grudging, cautious, defensive, and opaque. “Accountability”? The Mueller Hearing Is How Trump Escapes It 2019-07-24T04:00:00Z Even a portion of the grudging news media had to offer President Trump some fair coverage following his unprecedented and historic meeting on North Korean soil with leader Kim Jong-un. DMZ Effect: A Nobel Prize for Trump? 2019-06-30T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, it precludes the tough compromises and grudging cooperation that might deliver the next best thing. Review | The message of these ‘civic sermons’: Have faith in your fellow Americans 2019-06-14T04:00:00Z Gerry Rainbow was a grudging, if jealous, admirer of his son’s talents and ultimately accepted his being gay. How Randy Rainbow reinvented political satire for the YouTube age 2019-05-28T04:00:00Z Her grudging competence can be even funnier than her past haplessness. Archer is weirder than ever in season 10’s space adventure 2019-05-28T04:00:00Z Mr Farage's refusal to back down from expressing his opinions has won him the grudging admiration of many conservatives. The highs and lows of Nigel Farage 2019-05-27T04:00:00Z He has won grudging respect from both Republicans and Democrats for his remarkable consistency in service of his libertarian views, which often put him on the losing end of lopsided bipartisan votes. Republicans caught between Trump and reluctance to penalize Rep. Amash after ‘impeachable conduct’ declaration 2019-05-20T04:00:00Z With expanded Democratic majorities in the legislature, as well as grudging acceptance from utility companies and some other former opponents, several bills passed. Jay Inslee wants to be the climate change president. His record shows what a tough sell that issue could be. 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z “Washington will have to ask whether grudging acceptance of Maduro’s rule is better than prolonged hostility,” Mr. Friedman said. Juan Guaido Venezuela ‘final phase’ to push Nicolas Maduro from power 2019-04-30T04:00:00Z I’m on my third Republican governor now and the other two, his predecessor and his successor, were considered effective enough that they also commanded grudging respect from Democrats. Buttigieg v Pence: Indiana politicians put faith on the election front line 2019-04-13T04:00:00Z And found … no joy, very little laughter and only a grudging amount of hope. Mo Salah remains remarkable but Liverpool’s strength is in the collective | Barney Ronay 2019-03-29T04:00:00Z With grudging permission from the developer, PMC Property Group, construction was halted whenever a backhoe turned up another body. A Colonial-Era Cemetery Resurfaces in Philadelphia 2019-03-25T04:00:00Z Approval was grudging; the critic Helen Vendler called him “a lesser Eliot” writing “elusive pallors”. WS Merwin obituary 2019-03-25T04:00:00Z And, as ever, a lot of powerful players are deeply invested in the old ways of doing things, so progress has sometimes been grudging. Dirty lies: how the car industry hid the truth about diesel emissions 2019-03-22T04:00:00Z Gibney approaches his subjects with the air of an appalled moralist and, increasingly, a grudging connoisseur. Review: 'The Inventor' is a coolly appalling portrait of Elizabeth Holmes and the Theranos scandal 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z Wood had grudging praise for Seger’s performances of songs such as “Shame on the Moon,” but I say shame on the critic. Calendar letters: These are professionals doing their jobs 2019-03-09T05:00:00Z Even among Russian hard-liners, there is a grudging admiration for the fact that the United States is likely to whack anyone who intervenes too openly in its back yard, with the Monroe Doctrine cited frequently. For the Kremlin, Venezuela Is Not the Next Syria 2019-01-30T05:00:00Z There was a hint of grudging respect in Reid’s tone, which he seemed to catch and correct. Harry Reid Has a Few Words for Washington 2019-01-02T05:00:00Z Botting gave grudging awe to Mathews, dead at 31, which perhaps helps explain why he’s considered a martyr among white supremacists. ‘Bucolic’ Whidbey Island surprised at skinhead headlines — and recent Lynnwood shooting 2018-12-31T05:00:00Z The report suggests a grudging respect for the scale and creativity of Russian influence operations. Russian 2016 Influence Operation Targeted African-Americans on Social Media 2018-12-17T05:00:00Z Pet stores sell timothy hay, but only in grudging bags that are so expensive they cause you to gasp involuntarily and stagger backwards in the “Small Pets” aisle, clutching your heart. My shopping habits help Amazon take over the world. Alexa, this ends now | Krista Burton 2018-12-12T05:00:00Z “His cooperation was not grudging or delayed,” Mr. Flynn’s lawyers wrote in a sentencing memo that included letters from supporters vouching for his character. Michael Flynn Asks Judge for Leniency for Lying to F.B.I. 2018-12-12T05:00:00Z “To the extent that she did bring about marginal changes, it was grudging.” Nominee to lead Prince George’s permitting department faces scrutiny 2018-11-30T05:00:00Z Polisena, who managed to hold off the turkey’s challenge, admits a grudging respect for the bird. 'He's like Al Capone': turkey on the loose ruffles feathers in Rhode Island town 2018-11-22T05:00:00Z There has already been some grudging talk of a tinpot trophy, of undue euphoria at crumbs from a competition Jürgen Klopp has called “the most senseless in the world”. Wealth of Nations League: Uefa’s rare good idea a wonder to be savoured | Barney Ronay 2018-11-21T05:00:00Z Abigail is put to work in the castle scullery, where, after enduring a few burns and lashes but also demonstrating some pluck and ingenuity, she earns Sarah’s grudging respect and, in time, the queen’s affections. Review: Wickedly entertaining 'The Favourite' forms a perfect triangle in Olivia Colman, Rachel Weisz and Emma Stone 2018-11-19T05:00:00Z They’d have looked more like a young queen out for a stroll with the magician’s assistant, the hobbling, gnomish guy who cast the minor, grudging spells. The Imagined Story Behind Leonard Cohen’s ‘Suzanne’ 2018-11-02T04:00:00Z Willey watched her with a mix of partisan skepticism and grudging sympathy, aware of how it feels for a story of assault to become a national spectacle. After Kavanaugh, conservatives rally to save a Clinton accuser’s home 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z His grudging testimony, ridiculed in Massachusetts, sparked months of political warfare between him and then-Gov. Whitey Bulger, Boston crime boss and elusive fugitive, dead in prison at 89 2018-10-30T04:00:00Z Lee is drawn to borders of every kind; where the day surrenders to darkness, for instance, or where the town makes such grudging way for the country that you can’t tell which is which. “Bohemian Rhapsody” Is the Least Orgiastic Rock Bio-Pic 2018-10-26T04:00:00Z It was with somewhat grudging — and nonofficial — acceptance that the statue was displayed in the Capitol’s Rotunda and then in other locations in the building. Perspective | A private citizen gave a stunning statue to Congress. Lawmakers didn’t want it. 2018-10-20T04:00:00Z It is a policy he has subsequently pursued by thought, word and deed, praising neo-Nazis while making only the rarest and most grudging acknowledgment of the contribution made by black people to American life. Colin Kaepernick sounds the alarm against a re-emerging evil | Richard Williams 2018-10-15T04:00:00Z McGregor was beaten, but not before hanging in for 10 rounds and drawing grudging respect even from many boxing fans. McGregor vs. Nurmagomedov: Notorious Is Back 2018-10-05T04:00:00Z However, the next day, Tesla’s attorneys were back at the SEC requesting them for a second chance, this time with Musk’s ‘grudging approval’, the paper said. Some Tesla directors proposed James Murdoch to succeed Musk as... 2018-10-03T04:00:00Z The next day, Tesla’s lawyers were back at the S.E.C., all but groveling for a second chance — this time with Mr. Musk’s grudging approval. Elon Musk’s Ultimatum to Tesla: Fight the S.E.C., or I Quit 2018-10-02T04:00:00Z But while Mr. Trump expressed confidence about eventually reaching deals with Europe and Japan, he was far more grudging about China, saying it was too soon to begin talking. Trump Hails Revised Nafta Deal, and Sets Up a Showdown With China 2018-10-01T04:00:00Z And maybe, at least for a while, a modicum of grudging respect. Review: Keira Knightley illuminates a writer's awakening in the shrewd, witty 'Colette' 2018-09-19T04:00:00Z Thornbury writes that he was met with curiosity and, in some cases, grudging respect. The Unlikely Endurance of Christian Rock 2018-09-17T04:00:00Z We would debate the country’s controversial issues until we reached agreements that, though not fully satisfying to everyone, would enjoy grudging majority support. Opinion | Why we don’t prepare for the future 2018-09-09T04:00:00Z Supporters of the mayor frame it as a kind of grudging pragmatism. Putin bets on parks and trains to win over Moscow’s middle class. His bet is paying off. 2018-09-07T04:00:00Z Yet each of the three would prove their worth on the mountain, and even Roskelley himself would develop a grudging admiration. ‘God, we’re going to get the mountain.’ 40 years later, K2 ascent that included Seattle’s Jim Wickwire remains magical 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z Critics, who wanted a groveling apology, not a grudging concession to public taste, are unappeased. Opinion | Why the New Yorker’s concerns about normalizing Steve Bannon miss the point 2018-09-04T04:00:00Z Instead the president, who has said only a few grudging words about the Arizona senator all week, reportedly left the White House while the event was under way, not even watching on television. John McCain funeral: Obama's eulogy denounces 'insult and bombast' in politics 2018-09-01T04:00:00Z "If people's best response is some grudging acceptance with uncomfortable doubts, that is not a good position for the government to be in." May seeks grassroots backing for Brexit plan 2018-08-10T04:00:00Z Insult, grudging apology, clear signal that he might actually believe what he said the first time. How Trump retreats: Grudging apologies, plus a wink and a nod to the original insult 2018-07-17T04:00:00Z But by then, according to one negotiator, the deal was “cooked”: The two sides had hammered out their lists, twisted the arms of their own judiciaries and secured each other’s grudging approval. Her Husband Was a Princeton Graduate Student. Then He Was Taken Prisoner in Iran. 2018-07-10T04:00:00Z With the ballot proposal hanging over legislators’ heads, the push for an alternative gained grudging support. California Passes Sweeping Law to Protect Online Privacy 2018-06-28T04:00:00Z Trump has been grudging about even that slight show of restraint. Analysis | Trump can’t stop dissing John McCain 2018-06-26T04:00:00Z The president’s grudging executive order, which took a shot at Congress for its “failure to act,” is likely to be only a temporary respite in the standoff over immigration. G.O.P. Lawmakers Hope Trump’s Border Action Heads Off Political Threat 2018-06-20T04:00:00Z The plaintiffs’ papers appeared to offer other examples of grudging or derogatory descriptions of Asian applications, but they had been redacted. Harvard Rated Asian-American Applicants Lower on Personality Traits, Suit Says 2018-06-15T04:00:00Z “I think there is still a certain amount of cooperation, but … it’s more grudging, more slow and therefore it’s less effective,” Galeotti said. World Cup security Putin’s top priority but threats loom 2018-06-04T04:00:00Z Cox, for his part, said he hardly needed to do deep mogul research, preferring osmosis and discovery to locate the self-made Logan, a character he speaks of with a grudging affection. HBO's 'Succession': All in the rich, powerful and dysfunctional family 2018-06-02T04:00:00Z “It’s possible to treat the out-group with mild dislike or even grudging respect,” he said. Friendship’s dark side: ‘We need a common enemy’ 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z These late-stage encounters are supposed to unwind like a game of chess, a matter of grudging details. Brittle Real Madrid will have Liverpool and Roma licking their lips | Barney Ronay 2018-05-02T04:00:00Z Germany's leader was the voice of Europe for America and the go-to interlocutor between the US and Russia, a result in part of President Vladimir Putin's grudging respect for Mrs Merkel. Merkel visits Trump - so will she envy Macron's bromance? 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z “This guy just claimed political asylum in France on his layover to Russia,” he said with grudging admiration. Cubans Doubt a Change at the Top Will Bring Change at the Bottom 2018-04-21T04:00:00Z The law-and-order conservative even earned the grudging respect of liberals when he stayed the execution of convicted murderer Marcellus Williams so that newly discovered DNA evidence could be examined. Missouri’s Beleaguered Governor Wants His Day in Court 2018-04-20T04:00:00Z He’s part of it now — no matter how grudging he might be in accepting that. Perspective | Mark Zuckerberg is one of the suits now. He’d better learn to get comfortable in one. 2018-04-10T04:00:00Z He’s part of it now – no matter how grudging he might be in accepting that. Mark Zuckerberg wore a suit to Washington. There’s no going back to hoodies. 2018-04-10T04:00:00Z The trend is toward grudging acceptance, with the number of schools banning them declining from 91 percent to 66 percent, according to one study. Recent editorials from Texas newspapers 2018-04-10T04:00:00Z Albee said the play helped him come to terms with his mother’s failures, even to develop a grudging respect for her: “It’s all there on stage, all the good stuff and the bad stuff.” Edward Albee’s strong and charismatic women are relevant again 2018-04-05T04:00:00Z But Dusty being Dusty, it is a grudging, hard-edge form of peace. Dusty Baker talks Nationals firing, Bryce Harper, Max Scherzer 2018-04-02T04:00:00Z President Lyndon Johnson, with the grudging acquiescence of Congress, replaced the federally controlled three-commissioner District government in late 1967 with a presidentially appointed black mayor, Walter E. Washington, and an appointed black-majority city council. In segregated D.C., few officials feared rioting. They had not considered the suffering of black residents. 2018-03-26T04:00:00Z But he was viewed by many in Mexico as a worthy adversary, with his playing prowess — and ability and willingness to conduct interviews in Spanish — earning him a grudging respect. Landon Donovan’s Continuing Education 2018-03-23T04:00:00Z But the president developed a grudging respect for McMaster's willingness to present him with advice that contradicted his impulses, aides have said. McMaster out as national security advisor; former U.N. ambassador John Bolton to replace him 2018-03-22T04:00:00Z He dismissed Iran's compliance with the deal as "grudging, minimalist, temporary." Pompeo may be even more hawkish on Iran than Trump, a bad sign for the Iran nuclear deal 2018-03-16T04:00:00Z At the heart of the story is the relationship between Josh, who is white, and Jay, which evolves, in the course of the film’s slow burn, from mistrust to grudging respect. Review | ‘Goldstone’: Woke nihilism in a noirish Aussie Western 2018-03-13T04:00:00Z Among those now with limited access is Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, whose heavily indebted real estate empire and grudging disclosure of his many foreign contacts worried FBI investigators. Opinion | Never have we seen such chaos and corruption 2018-03-01T05:00:00Z Coming back down to earth felt a very grudging concession to necessity. Opinion | London’s Concrete Ladders 2018-02-22T05:00:00Z "He mobilized the English language and sent it into battle," one of Churchill's rivals says with grudging admiration after that aforementioned speech. Flash and volume likely to defeat subtlety in this year's acting Oscar races 2018-02-23T05:00:00Z She’s an avid reader of the opinion page obviously, even grudging respectfulness for syndicated liberal columnist Leonard Pitts. Texas Panhandle woman shares thoughts in letters to editor 2018-02-09T05:00:00Z Grant went on to offer grudging thanks to Paddington 2 director Paul King and its producer David Heyman, suggesting the latter - the producer of the blockbuster Harry Potter films - had "needed a hit". Kate Winslet regrets 'poor decisions' 2018-01-29T05:00:00Z This bias towards stability can enrage the party’s left flank, whose members have a grudging respect for Republican intransigence. The brief government shutdown could presage...another government shutdown 2018-01-25T05:00:00Z The morning after the immigration summit, a grudging consensus formed that Mr. Trump had confounded critics of his basic competence. Trump Proves He’s Sane 2018-01-10T05:00:00Z Yet he also encounters the unsentimental, occasionally grudging kindness of ordinary Finns. ‘The Other Side of Hope’: an honest, humorous take on refugee crisis in Finland 2017-12-28T05:00:00Z The blunt-speaking CEO, who once crossed a picket line of baggage handlers to help load a plane, also indicated a grudging respect for the pilots: “In fairness, their timing was good.” Three months that shook Ryanair: How cancellations sparked a pilot rev 2017-12-20T05:00:00Z As Trump addressed journalists on Jan. 11 in the lobby of Trump Tower, he came as close as he ever would to grudging acceptance. Doubting the intelligence, Trump pursues Putin and leaves a Russian threat unchecked 2017-12-13T05:00:00Z England either turn up with a serviceable team and muddle their way to a grudging knockout exit. Fates and Diego Maradona hand England a World Cup group of hope | Barney Ronay 2017-12-01T05:00:00Z It is a grudging concession by the online retail giant. Amazon Sellers Brood as States Come Calling for Taxes 2017-11-15T05:00:00Z Even opponents grant him a kind of grudging respect. De Blasio Kept Crime Down in First Term. His Next Goal: Nicer Police. 2017-11-05T04:00:00Z The blunt-speaking CEO, who once crossed a picket line of baggage handlers to help load a plane, also indicated a grudging respect for the pilots: “In fairness, their timing was good.” Three months that shook Ryanair: How cancellations sparked a pilot rev 2017-12-20T05:00:00Z Mildred and the chief, at least, have a grudging respect for each other. Review: McDormand gives blistering turn in ‘3 Billboards’ 2017-11-08T05:00:00Z The narrative unfolds like an episode of “The Wire,” but without the comic relief — or that show’s grudging empathy for the cops. If you’re a black man, expect police brutality under U.S. law and policy 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z His interactions with the press, meanwhile, have been grudging at best. Rex Tillerson and the Unraveling of the State Department 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z Loudermilk is portrayed at times as a grudging counselor, and at other times an overly involved one. Ron Livingston is grumpy but appealing in 'Loudermilk' 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z But the companies are grudging at best when it comes to being open about themselves. As the World Tweets, Social-Media Chiefs Remain Tight-Lipped 2017-10-15T04:00:00Z As Te Ata’s worldliness grows, Frankowski keeps the film grounded in Mary’s relationship with her parents, especially her father’s slow, grudging acceptance of her calling. ‘Te Ata’ review: Tale of an inspiring Chickasaw storyteller 2017-10-04T04:00:00Z And there is a grudging acknowledgment that her brand of populist policymaking might be just what is needed to address the growing heft of big firms. Is Margrethe Vestager championing consumers or her political career? 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z This conflict allows for a dynamic relationship between Light and L. There’s a grudging respect between them, and they recognize each other as worthy foes. Netflix’s Death Note misses what made the original work 2017-08-24T04:00:00Z Trump’s reluctance to admit he had erred — and his grudging discomfort at having to clarify his position — were clear from the tenor and optics of his remarks. ‘Racism is evil,’ Trump says, condemning ‘white supremacists’ and hate groups 2017-08-14T04:00:00Z The semi-reversal suggested a grudging acknowledgment that, whatever the political fallout or economic prospects, Britain ultimately needs a thriving London all the more after Brexit. London’s New Subway Symbolized the Future. Then Came Brexit. 2017-07-31T04:00:00Z Still, more modest goals, like a grudging global acceptance, may be more feasible. North Korea’s Nuclear Arms Sustain Drive for ‘Final Victory’ 2017-07-29T04:00:00Z It is a judgment, admiring and grudging at the same time, that others in the field share. Is Margrethe Vestager championing consumers or her political career? 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z Adrian’s parents, whose frequent reunions tend to be grudging, ill-tempered and alcohol-fuelled in the books, get a heart-rending duet about how much they miss each other. A new musical aims to introduce Adrian Mole to a new generation 2017-07-19T04:00:00Z These days, I have a grudging fondness for this cliche: at least this imaginary woman is a creature of desire. Sex robots: innovation driven by male masturbatory fantasy is not a revolution 2017-07-05T04:00:00Z Even as resentment against Putonghua builds, there is grudging awareness that - with nearly one billion speakers in the world - fluency in the language may hold the key to wealth and success in Hong Kong. Cantonese v Mandarin: When Hong Kong languages get political - BBC News 2017-06-28T04:00:00Z He nodded solemnly, as though in grudging agreement. 'Life is like a ball of wool': how Iranian poetry brought me closer to my father 2017-06-18T04:00:00Z The Ottoman Empire marked her as a spy; some of her British colleagues viewed her with suspicion and grudging admiration. 'Letters from Baghdad' doc reveals the desert adventures of Gertrude Bell 2017-06-08T04:00:00Z The jihadists were not conspicuously corrupt, say locals, with grudging respect. Al-Qaeda is losing ground in Yemen. Yet is far from defeated 2017-06-08T04:00:00Z On at least one point near to his heart, Mr. Trump will perhaps be compelled to acknowledge his grudging respect: For a deposed federal employee, Mr. Comey will probably get good ratings. Comey Testimony: Key Questions About the Hearing 2017-06-08T04:00:00Z At most, the deal, if fully implemented by China’s notoriously grudging bureaucracy, would provide a few billion dollars’ worth of business for relatively pro-Trump constituencies — red-state agriculture and Wall Street. Opinion | Trump’s China trade deal is underwhelming 2017-05-15T04:00:00Z In a grudging reply to the Senate seen by the Guardian, Page said he would try to comply with the committee’s “request for even more irrelevant data”. Trump-Russia investigation reignites as Senate asks aides to hand over notes 2017-05-05T04:00:00Z When the recording finally showed he was wrong, Mr. Trump’s reaction was grudging: He agreed to say he was sorry if anyone was offended. Ivanka Trump’s West Wing Agenda 2017-05-02T04:00:00Z He has even expressed a grudging respect for North Korea’s Kim Jong Un, and in an interview with Bloomberg News Monday said he’d be “honored” to meet with the young dictator under the right circumstances. Setting aside human rights, Trump courts Asian leaders 2017-05-01T04:00:00Z Progress on infrastructure and regulation is also grudging. Opinion | Trump’s stock boom: Real or an illusion? 2017-04-23T04:00:00Z “A grudging admiration to the Chinese for their resolve and single-mindedness to bolster their claims,” Lorenzana said in a text message to The Associated Press. China tries to drive away planes with top Filipino officials 2017-04-21T04:00:00Z Honestly, I wasn’t sure whether to splutter in outrage or marvel in grudging admiration at the sheer ingenuity of the artistic compromise on display. Justin Chang and Jen Yamato debate 'Ghost in the Shell' and the dangers of Hollywood whitewashing 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z Twenty years from now, no one is likely to care that the gentlemen of Muirfield were grudging in their acceptance of women. Muirfield’s Mulligan, Allowing Female Members, Is a Grudging Blow to Bigotry 2017-03-14T04:00:00Z As the minimal, often grudging conformity to social norms of respectful behavior needed to keep a conversation going, this civility falls far short of the reasonableness and mutual respect its proponents usually have in mind. Perspective | You don’t have to be nice to political opponents. But you do have to talk to them. 2017-03-08T05:00:00Z Eugene Volokh, an expert in First Amendment law at the University of California, Los Angeles, said Judge Gorsuch’s commitment to free speech was not guarded or grudging. On Free Press, Supreme Court Pick at Odds With Trump 2017-02-20T05:00:00Z The two have, over the years, formed a grudging respect for one another that sometimes approaches friendship, and Rebus agrees to sound him out for Fox and Clarke. On the case for 30 years with Ian Rankin’s Inspector John Rebus 2017-02-17T05:00:00Z “What folks like me had a grudging respect for was her ability to spin the truth. “She’s lost the golden touch. Kellyanne Conway’s White House gaffes: three strikes but not yet out 2017-02-10T05:00:00Z Thus Trump has a grudging respect for the pluckier terrorists. Immigrants want to come to America and not shoot anyone. No wonder Trump has banned them 2017-02-05T05:00:00Z Others who opposed Trump believe it signaled time to move on, swallow their qualms and, however grudging, hope for the best. How a top conservative radio talker lost his audience and faith but gained a new perspective 2017-01-30T05:00:00Z Ultimately, they earned some grudging respect from a half-dozen police agencies who worked in tandem to break the case. Burglars left a cellphone and one wore ankle monitoring bracelet at crime scene, police say 2017-01-29T05:00:00Z Roberts’s opinion upholding the Affordable Care Act was a grudging one but still was a bitter disappointment to conservatives in general and Republicans in particular. John Roberts will swear in another president. Maybe one day he’ll see a friendly face. 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z Even that acknowledgement was a grudging one, though. Trump Takes On the Press but Not His Conflicts 2017-01-11T05:00:00Z The boy held his own in the mismatch, prompting an onlooker to give grudging respect: Your son is one tough character. Fight 2016-03-27T04:00:00Z And finally, after the meeting, he released a grudging statement: “Whether it is our government, organizations, associations or businesses we need to aggressively combat and stop cyberattacks.” Trump Finds That Attack-Dog Strategy Has Its Limits 2017-01-06T05:00:00Z The panel found grudging acceptance of the hard alcohol ban, and undergraduate advisers and student leaders reported seeing fewer intoxicated freshman, particularly during the first few weeks of the fall semester. Review panel praises Dartmouth campus culture reforms 2016-12-17T05:00:00Z Although I found Saddam to be thoroughly unlikeable, I came away with a grudging respect for how he was able to maintain the Iraqi nation as a whole for as long as he did. Saddam Hussein's CIA Interrogator: He Should Have Been Left In Power 2016-12-16T05:00:00Z The council has a vested interest in securing even grudging support from the mayor, who will be responsible for the program’s implementation. Is the D.C. mayor losing control of her city? 2016-12-11T05:00:00Z Two months ago, he earned grudging praise from some of the demonstrators for being one of the only police officers willing to engage the angry crowd. Charlotte police officer seeks to maintain calm 2016-12-11T05:00:00Z The most egregious reason is the state’s unique and grudging approach in cases where the defendant claims intellectual disability. Will the Supreme Court Stop Texas from Executing the Intellectually Disabled? 2016-11-30T05:00:00Z Beyond this sympathy for a popular and decent coach has been tempered by the slightly grudging sense of a closed-shop promotion. Gareth Southgate: no star power, no magic bullet, but a man for the times | Barney Ronay 2016-11-30T05:00:00Z We finally got a grudging mea culpa from Mark Zuckerberg: an admission that fake news is a significant problem that his social network must help solve. Facebook Shouldn’t Fact-Check 2016-11-29T05:00:00Z Some gang members grew a grudging respect for him, and gave him a street name: “Gappy,” for the gap in between his front teeth. Disease destroyed Kansas couple’s lives but not their love 2016-11-11T05:00:00Z After the gleeful metamorphosis into a fixture in the Premier League, there is now the grudging mutation from local institution into international concern. Romance Turns Sour for Swansea Fans, and Bob Bradley Is Caught in the Middle 2016-11-06T04:00:00Z McInerney is, famously, a wine collector himself and his enthusiasm for his billionaire chums on the scene is so artless, it feels a little grudging to hold it against him. Jay McInerney: 'You can only blow up your life so many times before it becomes ridiculous' 2016-11-01T04:00:00Z Moran, whose union opposed Morgan’s appointment, gives him grudging credit for his first few months. U.S. Border Patrol’s new chief begins tackling uncomfortable questions 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z But Mr. Wenner has also earned a grudging respect for his pursuit of new business deals, which have included a partnership with Google for Rolling Stone’s cover archive. Rolling Stone Stays Focused as Defamation Trial Is Set to Begin 2016-10-16T04:00:00Z Even when they are less lofty, even when their call for unity is more grudging, losing candidates say words like these because it is right to say them. The Art of the Fail 2016-10-17T04:00:00Z Her use of a private email server as secretary was a mistake, not a high crime; but her slow, grudging explanations of it worsened the damage and insulted the voters. Hillary Clinton for president 2016-10-12T04:00:00Z The U.S. contributes limited intelligence support to that coalition, part of a grudging effort by the Administration to reassure Riyadh that the U.S.-Saudi alliance could survive the nuclear deal. Iranian Cause and Effect 2016-10-11T04:00:00Z Mr. Trump was less effective in the first half hour because his apology for the tape seemed too grudging. Donald Trump’s Last Stand 2016-10-09T04:00:00Z But Mr. Trump answered Mr. Ryan’s plea with a grudging apology that segued, in his usual third-grade playground way, to an accusation that other people are worse than he is. The Republican Party does the same pathetic dance with Trump 2016-10-08T04:00:00Z But he did not rescind his grudging endorsement. Donald Trump's Lewd Comments Leave the GOP Scrambling 2016-10-08T04:00:00Z The authors selected the crimes they found “most interesting, most notorious, most unbelievable or most disturbing” and say they “gained a grudging respect for the perpetrators.” Untold Stories From New York’s Criminal Past 2016-09-30T04:00:00Z Even the smallest gestures of goodwill would eventually turn grudging, as they searched with exasperation for a place to set the cup down while I vacuumed. What the cleaner saw | Lizzie Feidelson 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z With Rabin in the top job and Peres as foreign minister, the old rivals found grudging mutual respect and worked together to advance peace negotiations. Shimon Peres dead at 93 2016-09-27T04:00:00Z It is a hateful and misogynist object that can’t hide its grudging admiration, which is much of Hillary Clinton’s public perception in a nutshell. Watching, and Wincing, as Clinton Stumbles 2016-09-12T04:00:00Z Nationals fans had a grudging admiration for him. Jose Fernandez’s sad death is a reminder of how fragile life is 2016-09-25T04:00:00Z But it also took thousands of work-related emails out of the official record, exacerbating the State Department’s halting — if not grudging — approach to public information requests. Plane Rides and Presidential Transparency 2016-08-28T04:00:00Z It was a terse, grudging statement at the end of an event at his hotel in Washington celebrating the glory of all things Trump. Donald Trump is a ‘BS artist’ 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z Because they were typically detonated late at night, few caused serious injury, leading to a kind of grudging public acceptance. The Bombings Across America That We've 'Forgotten' 2016-09-20T04:00:00Z While Mrs Clinton is seen as fiercely anti-Russian, she is a familiar figure, and even commands grudging respect. Brazen meddling 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z “This was not a probing or profound Hammerklavier,” he said of Yuja’s interpretation, as if suddenly remembering himself and wishing that his praise of her had been more grudging. Yuja Wang and the Art of Performance 2016-08-29T04:00:00Z If the race tightens, Republicans who know that Trump should not be president will have to be less grudging about lending their full support to Clinton. Why Clinton Republicans matter 2016-08-28T04:00:00Z However, Harney later helped negotiate the Laramie Treaty and earned a grudging respect from some Sioux. Excerpts from recent South Dakota editorials 2016-08-18T04:00:00Z And sure, there would be less visceral distaste in that case, and maybe even grudging acceptance. Jonathan Papelbon’s acquisition was a mistake Nats fans saw coming 2016-08-13T04:00:00Z There’s deep grief in “Hell or High Water,” as well as grudging, rueful wit and sinewy home truths about ethnicity in a pre-post-racial America. Chris Pine and Ben Foster star in the superb crime thriller ‘Hell or High Water’ 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z But she was also quite aware that her activism — and the government’s grudging tolerance of it — fit neatly into the divide-and-rule strategy that Hosni Mubarak had employed since assuming power in 1981. Fractured Lands: How the Arab World Came Apart 2016-08-10T04:00:00Z Reeling from missteps that have alarmed many fellow Republicans, Donald Trump endorsed House Speaker Paul D. Ryan for reelection on Friday in a grudging move to unite the badly fractured party. Donald Trump endorses Paul Ryan and John McCain in bid to unite GOP 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z Some will say they have grudging agreements of access with drug cartels, as long as trespassers stay far from their homes. Migrants and Smugglers Won’t Be Stopped by Donald Trump’s Wall, Ranchers Say 2016-07-23T04:00:00Z At the February speech, Gingrich displayed a grudging admiration for Trump's inherent political skill that fueled his primary victory over far more seasoned candidates. Gingrich on Trump: ‘He’s Not Normal’ 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z Not a single person expressed support for Trump except for an American retiree, and even this endorsement was grudging. Europe’s Disgust Over Trump 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z Inside the convention center, many summit-goers expressed a grudging acceptance for their party’s likely nominee. In Colorado, conservatives grapple with the Trump conundrum 2016-07-03T04:00:00Z There is a grudging acquiescence to the tight controls that watermen face in the modern age. Will a great year for Chesapeake Bay crabs mean a great year for watermen? 2016-06-19T04:00:00Z Remember James’s grudging response in May to Curry’s unanimous selection as M.V.P.? With Swat of Stephen Curry, LeBron James Jolted a Debate 2016-06-18T04:00:00Z We are invited to feel sympathy for him, maybe even a grudging admiration. Batman's Killing Joke, and its 'edgy' rape storyline, is not a comeback I want to see 2016-06-15T04:00:00Z By contrast, James Kirchick, writing in the Daily Beast, makes a positive case, if a grudging one, for Mrs. Clinton, whom he calls “the one person standing between America and the abyss”: Hillary Rodham Andropov 2016-06-14T04:00:00Z An executive with a large U.S. media company expressed grudging admiration for both Disney and Apple in seeking to break new ground. China’s Content Crackdown Forces Western Media Concessions 2016-06-12T04:00:00Z Although some expressed a grudging acceptance of Sanders’s fate, others were clearly not ready to start the grieving process. How Bernie Sanders’s day in Washington got eclipsed by Democratic unity 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z In its year of control, the militants gained the grudging acceptance of many locals in the long-marginalized south by putting its economic resources to work in development projects. Al Qaeda still reaping oil profits in Yemen despite battlefield reverses 2016-05-27T04:00:00Z Here, his somewhat grudging embrace of the dark side is precipitated by a second tragedy, which takes place early in the film, adding an unnecessary layer of psychological nuance to an already fraught character. ‘X-Men: Apocalypse’ delivers a bit too much of a good thing 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z Tracking down a missing person seems merely a thin pretext — like a kid’s birthday party or a midnight grease infusion at Pink’s — for the dumb, grudging pleasure of each other’s company. Russell Crowe, Ryan Gosling enliven Shane Black's retro-noir comedy 'The Nice Guys' 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z Though his reputation is uncompromisingly tough on those who bring terror to the city of 1.5 million, he draws grudging respect from rebel groups for his honest sympathy for their grievances. Sun, Sea and ISIS: Insurgency in the Southern Philippines 2016-05-13T04:00:00Z Some reporters have drawn connections between the press’ grudging evolution on Cosby and a painful chapter in my own family’s history. Ronan Farrow: 'I Believe My Sister' On Woody Allen's Abuse 2016-05-11T04:00:00Z Another Republican who’s up for re-election, Tim Scott of South Carolina, offered his support, but like others managed to sound grudging and backhanded in the process. Donald Trump gets two more primary victories in Nebraska and West Virginia 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z Because his antics and his personal relationships have turned a large percentage of his fans into either grudging fans or ex-fans. Who can make a Lemonade for black men? 2016-05-06T04:00:00Z He expresses a sometimes grudging admiration for both Gaddafi and Assad. A cartoon journey through a Middle East childhood - BBC News 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z But to be sure of success, Mr. Cameron needs to persuade people to vote, to turn grudging support for the EU into enthusiastic backing. Cameron Needs More Than a Narrow Win to Resolve Brexit Debate 2016-05-01T04:00:00Z Democrats on the committee voiced grudging support for the legislation. House panel adopts new rules for large NSF projects 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z Even law enforcement officials, who are typically the staunchest opponents of changing forfeiture laws, offered some grudging support for Nebraska's law. Where it’s still really easy for cops to take innocent people’s cash 2016-04-22T04:00:00Z But some environmental groups offered only grudging responses to the measure. Senate Passes Broad Bill to Modernize Energy Infrastructure 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z Despite being on the receiving end, Mr. Sawant expressed grudging admiration for the collection tactic. If You Don’t Pay These Taxes, Expect a Troupe of Drummers at Your Door 2016-04-17T04:00:00Z That suggests that the best that the Remain campaign will be able to claim is grudging British acceptance of EU membership, rather than a ringing endorsement. Cameron Needs More Than a Narrow Win to Resolve Brexit Debate 2016-05-01T04:00:00Z "I fear this administration's grudging incrementalism in the war against the Islamic State risks another slow, grinding failure for our nation." The influential chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee says the Obama administration's campaign against the Islamic State group is at risk of becoming a grinding failure 2016-04-05T04:00:00Z As a grudging believer in a link between drive and depression, I was looking forward to something insightful, lyrical. Book Review: ‘Running: A Love Story’ is too shallow to enjoy 2016-04-05T04:00:00Z The laundering plot, prosecutors said, had been carried out with nerve and daring, and was “little short of brilliant”, inspiring a “grudging admiration”. How Mossack Fonseca helped hide millions from Britain’s biggest gold bullion robbery 2016-04-04T04:00:00Z Though by the time that freezing 2013 final ended with Sporting winning on an epic penalty shootout, there was a sense that two successful small market teams had some grudging respect for each other. Seattle notch first win, but is Clint Dempsey part of the Sounders' problem? 2016-04-04T04:00:00Z Lindsey Graham has gone much further in expressing his grudging support for his Texas colleague. Walker backs Cruz, but most Republicans remain on the sidelines 2016-03-29T04:00:00Z Endorsements of Cruz’s candidacy by establishment figures likely don’t mean much at this point, beyond signaling a grudging acceptance that the Texas senator is the last chance to keep Donald Trump from grabbing the nomination. The Ted Cruz project is doomed: Why the GOP’s campaign to stop Donald Trump is bound to backfire 2016-03-24T04:00:00Z Cruz is likely to fare very well in Utah anyway, but take a wild guess how many Republican voters will be inspired by a message of grudging, fleeting tolerance. Mitt Romney picks a side (sort of) 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z For the opening 20 minutes this was a muscular, grudging game of football. Leicester City eight points clear after Riyad Mahrez sees off Crystal Palace 2016-03-19T04:00:00Z “Roth . . . well he — he played this one beautifully,” says Hagen, with more than a little grudging admiration. Obama’s gutsy “Godfather” move: Merrick Garland nomination is as big a GOP nightmare as Donald Trump 2016-03-16T04:00:00Z Mr. Morales’s grudging concession statement last week suggested he is far from ready to accept even a four-year horizon on his rule. Bolivian voters deal a blow to authoritarianism 2016-02-28T05:00:00Z Once emblematic of everything wrong with health insurance, the health maintenance organization is making a grudging, if somewhat successful, comeback. Trying to Revive H.M.O.s, but Without Those Scarlet Letters 2016-02-28T05:00:00Z But there's also a grudging acceptance of his staying power and a feeling that he'd be better than another four years with a Democrat in the White House. Some Republican voters are coming to grips with the prospect that Donald Trump, a candidate whose appeal they simply can't understand, may end of being their party's best chance for retaking the White House 2016-02-24T05:00:00Z In his first decade on the court, Scalia even won some grudging admiration from liberals. Antonin Scalia's legacy: blistering zingers and a more partisan America | Scott Lemieux 2016-02-14T05:00:00Z Turkey insisted that the PYD not be extended an invitation; the United States, an increasingly grudging ally, acquiesced. As Syria burns, Turkey’s Kurdish problem is getting worse 2016-02-03T05:00:00Z But there’s also a tendency to cut the North some slack, even some grudging admiration in the ability of a Third World autocracy to regularly command the attention of superpowers China and the United States. Analysis: AP bureau chiefs in Koreas on planned launch 2016-02-06T05:00:00Z But Mr. McAuliffe’s deal deserves support, even if it is grudging. Virginia’s small improvement on gun policy 2016-01-30T05:00:00Z The Republican and Democratic presidential fields on Sunday reacted with deliberate nonchalance, ideological objections and grudging admiration to the specter of Mr. Bloomberg entering the 2016 campaign for the White House. Candidates React to Bloomberg With Dismissals and Differences 1457-10-04T05:00:00Z It is the grudging acceptance by significant parts of the Republican establishment that not only is Mr Trump the least worst option - he is virtually unstoppable to be their candidate. Is Donald Trump now unstoppable? - BBC News 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z But Mr. Scorsone also conceded that there was a grudging consensus that Mr. Orr’s tenure in Detroit had been a success. Anger in Michigan Over Appointing Emergency Managers 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z Despite all the Internet hoopla, advances in living standards will be modest and grudging. Technology won’t save us from slow growth 2016-01-17T05:00:00Z The Times describes a "grudging" letter that ended the police investigation. Newspaper headlines: Jeremy Corbyn's Trident plan, Blue Monday and Lord Bramall 'witch-hunt' apology call - BBC News 2016-01-17T05:00:00Z Irritation in the west turns to grudging respect and an agreement with Putin that Bashar al-Assad will remain in charge as the best of a set of bad options. What will happen in 2016? 2015-12-30T05:00:00Z The best they can hope for is a trickle of expensive and grudging loans from institutions in the west. The Louvre comes to Abu Dhabi | Kanishk Tharoor 2015-12-02T05:00:00Z Santorum, however, offered a passionate and grudging compliment to his Democratic colleagues. Undercard Candidates Spar Over Policy, Not Politics 2015-11-10T05:00:00Z Each side has sniffed at the other’s grudging concessions as meager, and every day that ticks by brings more bad news. Woe spreads in Pennsylvania’s 4-month budget standoff 2015-11-01T04:00:00Z “Such grudging incrementalism is woefully inadequate to the scale of the challenge we face,” he said. Discordant Verdicts on U.S. Forces in Syria: Too Much, or Too Little 2015-10-31T04:00:00Z Park’s decision to meet with Abe now may reflect a grudging acceptance of the need for better ties with the other strong U.S. ally in the region. Japan, China, S. Korea hope to thaw relations with summit 2015-10-30T04:00:00Z But the president’s deputy assistant is grudging and misses some crucial dimensions of his infinitely complex and contradictory boss. A bumbling, pitiful, sweet Richard Nixon 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z For now, Ms. Merkel retains the grudging support of most of her lawmakers. Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Party Bridles at Her Open-Door Migrant Policy 2015-10-16T04:00:00Z Hillary Rodham Clinton's solid debate performance and sense of command reassured nervous Democrats and even drew grudging praise from Donald Trump. Was Hillary good enough to keep Biden out of the race? 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z The Democratic front-runner also demonstrated the hawkish streak that infuriates some progressives and sometimes earns her grudging respect from Republicans. Hillary Clinton Wins Big in Vegas 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z |
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