| 单词 | invidious |
| 例句 | Like invidious doctors, they knew just where it hurt. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Because it is invidious to their sex...it reflects the old idea of woman’s inferiority....2d. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z The most invidious medical treatment of women revolved around their sexual organs. Mike Huckabee’s worst nightmare: Meet the radical sisters who revolutionized 19th century America 2014-03-09T15:00:00Z There’s an invidious presumption that if you believe in X religion, then you must be part of an alien culture that’s un-American. God is a weapon 2012-06-21T14:00:00Z Often, it’s invidious to choose between remake and original: like PM Dawn’s Set Adrift on Memory Bliss and its source, Spandau Ballet’s True, both should exist in the best of all possible worlds. What, no Whistlestop? Why The Girl on the Train should have stayed in bleak backyard Britain 2016-10-10T04:00:00Z Not to reinforce invidious stereotypes, but they were, well, more colorful than any I'd seen before, an earth-toned rainbow ranging from ivory to umber, dappled here and there with astonishing flecks of creme de menthe. Looking for Uncle Allan: A queer odyssey 2021-06-12T04:00:00Z It's equally tough if you are a novelist, and put in the powerful but invidious position of controlling what befalls your characters. Life After Life by Kate Atkinson – review 2013-03-06T08:01:01Z It has to be passed on deliberately, which is why progress can never be taken for granted, and why the invidious nature of cultural dispossession must be kept in mind. The cultured classes | Lynsey Hanley 2010-03-19T20:30:00Z While most of us would never abide racist comments among a male peer group, the trivialization of men’s violence against women often remains a staple, invidious and rather boring subject of mirth. The monster myth: What I learned from seeing my wife’s killer in court 2014-04-28T23:00:00Z "It's slightly invidious to talk about the books that aren't there," he said. Booker longlist 2010-07-27T18:06:00Z Nicholas Serota, the council’s chairman, said in a news conference that funding for London-based organizations had been reallocated to those in poorer parts of Britain, a process that involved “some invidious choices.” Britain’s Major Opera Companies Suffer in Arts Spending Shake-Up 2022-11-04T04:00:00Z He allows that comparisons between literary fiction and genre fiction “needn’t be invidious,” but he basically sticks with the received wisdom. I hope he wouldn’t disagree too much with that crude summary. Literary Revolution in the Supermarket Aisle: Genre Fiction Is Disruptive Technology 2012-05-23T10:45:11Z Among the legacies of Orientalism observed by Said was a compulsion to draw invidious distinctions. Dread, War and Ambivalence: Literature Since the Towers Fell 2021-09-03T04:00:00Z “The permanent invidious comparisons made professional life impossible,” he said. David Miliband’s New York Life 2013-12-07T00:03:18Z This makes the overwhelming number of spring openings all the more invidious to both the people who make their livelihood in theater and the people who love it. ArtsBeat: Theater Talkback: Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most 2011-03-17T18:33:40Z Then he changed his mind: partly as comparisons with Beethoven were bound to be invidious, but also, as he stated: "I couldn't write an apotheosis to Stalin, I simply couldn't." Hallé/Znaider – review 2012-05-25T18:06:41Z Local authorities face some very difficult decisions, and we at the Arts Council empathise with those at the receiving end of cuts, and those with the invidious task of deciding where the knife should fall. Arts Council chief: 'what happens next?' 2013-07-24T11:05:55Z Arnold is in an invidious position, and has tried to create a very different type of museum on the proverbial shoestring. Arts & Leisure Preview: Pondering Brooklyn Museum?s Mission and Future 2010-08-05T15:17:00Z Why did these talented folks decide to take on when they had nothing innovative to bring to it and, by refrying the same blood sausage, risked invidious comparison to the original? Carrie: A Remake Not Worth the Blood or Bother 2013-10-18T21:34:26Z Still others objected to the idea of a list in the first place, noting its intrinsically arbitrary and invidious nature. ‘Surprised and Dismayed’: Readers Respond to Our Best 25 Plays List 2018-06-22T04:00:00Z It would, we think, be invidious for one book to bear a low-ish estimate, and another to have one of many thousands. Notes on PEN's annotated first edition auction 2013-05-20T10:58:00Z Ms. James was one of those rare authors whose work stood up to the inevitable and usually invidious comparisons with classic authors of the detective genre, like Agatha Christie, Dorothy L. Sayers and Margery Allingham. P. D. James, Novelist Known as ‘Queen of Crime,’ Dies at 94 2014-11-27T05:00:00Z Given a history in which invidious distinctions were used as instruments of oppression, it is natural to ask whether an exhibition defined by race just perpetuates an outmoded way of thinking. Playing tag 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z So the direct comparisons in these concerts became invidious. Szymanowski Focus 2010-05-10T21:20:00Z Kapoor sees that as part of an “invidious” effort to recast urban space as threatening. Perspective | One of the world’s greatest sculptors warns America about the NRA 2018-03-12T04:00:00Z But both “You’ll Never Eat Lunch” and “How to Murder Your Life” are remarkably honest in foregrounding the invidious parallelism of their subjects’ multifarious drives. Memoirs of Addiction and Ambition by Cat Marnell and Julia Phillips 2017-03-16T04:00:00Z Still, the anthologist's role is an invidious one: those included think they should be there anyway, and with many more poems, whereas those left out want you dead. Author, author: Nick Laird 2010-10-22T23:07:00Z Stephen Harper made his invidious comment distinguishing between recent and less recent immigrants - because everyone knew that he wasn't referring to citizens of indigenous nations - in 2015 not 2018. Review: ‘Old Stock,’ an Immigrant Love Story Set to Klezmer 2018-03-19T04:00:00Z I wrote that sentence about “children in mortal danger” just now without intending to draw an invidious comparison with the Trump administration’s immigration policies, believe it or not. Trapped in a cave: A true story with mythic roots and symbolic power 2018-07-07T04:00:00Z I liked the new Nightmare, but I know that any new version of a revered text — a favorite old book, play or movie — invites invidious comparison. A Nightmare on Elm Street Review: Freddy's Not Dead Yet 2010-04-29T23:55:00Z I said that an intelligence test for jurors would be seen as invidious and impractical. Should jurors have to take a test? 2013-02-23T18:00:01Z The second response is more invidious: so-called agricultural improvement. The world's biggest chocolate-maker says we're running out of chocolate 2014-11-15T05:00:00Z Photograph: Moviestore Collection / Rex Feat For a work established in reiteration, it may be invidious to pick out one definitive version. Bah, humbug! The many faces of Scrooge 2015-12-19T05:00:00Z But underneath that surface there was an angry, invidious mood — among both filmmakers and attendees — that made this year’s festival something other than a celebration, longtime Sundance attendees said. The Carpetbagger: Sundance: A Dark Mood Pervades This Edition 2014-01-24T16:50:57Z District Court’s dismissal of the equal protection violations, saying the foundation “has not plausibly alleged invidious discrimination by District officials.” Court rules in favor of pro-life activists arrested for DC sidewalk chalking 2023-08-15T04:00:00Z In doing so, the majority discredited the trial court's finding that the schools, in considering Black students' credentials for admission, did not engage in invidious discrimination against other races. Billionaires' investment pays off with final pair of Supreme Court decisions 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z As Roberts put it, “racial discrimination is invidious in all contexts.” Affirmative action is radical Supreme Court's latest casualty | Noah Feldman 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z Ms Brady's letter warned that "leaves the accounting officer in the invidious position of having no lawful means to ensure full compliance with the duty to remain within budget limits". Jayne Brady calls Stormont parties to meeting over power sharing 2023-05-22T04:00:00Z “How is this an invidious racial classification rather than a political classification?” he asked. Supreme Court Closely Divided in Case on Native American Adoptions 2022-11-09T05:00:00Z “Historians have long recognized that interracial marriage, sex and procreation evoke some of the most invidious forms of prejudice and violence.” Supreme Court Turns Away Death Penalty Case on Racial Animus in Jury 2022-10-11T04:00:00Z In doing so, the author deliberately invokes the history of invidious trans predator stereotypes, from Norman Bates in “Psycho” to Buffalo Bill in “The Silence of the Lambs.” Review: Comics icon Grant Morrison's debut novel is a marvel of Oedipal camp 2022-09-02T04:00:00Z The brief criticizes not only affirmative action, but diversity itself, stating, “Indeed, the very justifications for ‘diversity’ require invidious racial stereotyping.” Affirmative Action Was Banned at Two Top Universities. They Say They Need It. 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z “And the court is in that invidious position of having to analyze all of those.” Parents of British Boy Lose Appeal to Keep Him on Life Support 2022-07-26T04:00:00Z As Siegel writes, "the fact that state actors believe they are justified in forcing women to bear children by no means precludes the possibility that they are acting from invidious attitudes of women." Ruth Bader Ginsburg saw this coming: There's a fatal flaw in Roe v. Wade 2022-05-06T04:00:00Z “The statutes before us seek to eradicate invidious discrimination,” he wrote. Supreme Court Bans Recovery for Emotional Harm in Discrimination Suits 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z He said funding recipients should have known their liability because “the statutes before us prohibit intentional invidious discrimination. That kind of discrimination is particularly likely to cause serious emotional disturbance.” Supreme Court: No emotional harm awards in some discrimination suits 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z Comparisons between Broadway productions and touring shows are invidious, but this incarnation of “Hadestown” helped me understand just how instrumental the original Broadway company was to the show’s success. A mesmerizing 'Hadestown' at the Ahmanson makes an old tale feel startlingly new 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z "It puts her in an invidious situation but, of course, as his mother, what she’s not going to do is turn her back on him," Warwick added. Prince Andrew should drop his HRH title amid sex abuse lawsuit, source says: ‘He’s embroiled in this mess’ 2022-01-13T05:00:00Z Today, 125 years later, multiplying departures from colorblind government — myriad race-based preferential treatments — are becoming a different but also invidious badge: of permanent incapacity. Opinion | Pursuing ‘equity’ over equality reveals the nation’s moral regression 2021-07-30T04:00:00Z Erecting private obstacles blocking public access to state laws is especially invidious. Column: A lawsuit aims to stop private firms from claiming copyrights on California laws 2021-03-18T04:00:00Z According to Dame Cressida, the officers were in a "really invidious position". Sarah Everard vigil: 'All I wanted was to stand with other women' 2021-03-15T04:00:00Z “Civil rights laws should protect those who are discriminated against — not those who are engaged in invidious discrimination,” Scott said in a statement. Trump eases rules for religious social service providers 2020-12-14T05:00:00Z “Civil rights laws should protect those who are discriminated against - not those who are engaged in invidious discrimination,” Scott said in a statement. Trump eases rules for religious social service providers 2020-12-14T05:00:00Z On its own, a rural state bias in representation is potentially problematic but not invidious. Perspective | It’s dangerous when the minority party rules everyone else 2020-09-25T04:00:00Z His words echoed recent remarks from Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong, who fretted in a lengthy Foreign Affairs essay that Southeast Asia might face an “invidious choice” of picking between Washington- and Beijing-led blocs. A lion or a porcupine? Insecurity drives China’s Xi to take on the world. 2020-08-07T04:00:00Z When Britain’s death toll from the virus first surpassed those of other European countries in May, Mr. Johnson argued that country-to-country comparisons were invidious because governments collect and analyze data differently. U.K. Has Europe’s Worst Surge in Deaths During Pandemic, Study Says 2020-07-30T04:00:00Z The World Justice Project Rule of Law Index shows that our civil justice system is rife with invidious discrimination which exacerbates the injustice that confronts people of color and members of other disadvantaged populations. The state Supreme Court has failed Washingtonians who need affordable legal services 2020-07-02T04:00:00Z The nation Hale gave his life to create is struggling, like no other country on Earth, to rein in its invidious, invisible, deadly enemy. The indispensable nation? Covid-19 tests the US-Australian alliance 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z With Mr. Johnson bedridden while Dr. Varadkar counsels patients, the comparisons between these neighbors are as inevitable as they are invidious. How a Pandemic Rescued the Political Image of Ireland’s Leader 2020-04-11T04:00:00Z An invidious part of Trump’s campaign is his attempt to undermine the inspector general system itself. Opinion | Trump’s dismissal of competent officials is an attack on accountability 2020-04-07T04:00:00Z “Stone enjoys playing adolescent mind games and pulling off juvenile stunts, gags and pranks. He shamelessly invents and promotes outlandish and invidious conspiracy tales.” Star witness against Roger Stone says GOP operative should be spared jail 2020-01-23T05:00:00Z The Reagan Administration, defending the law, argued that, since the disabled did have “distinctive needs and abilities,” treating them differently need not reflect “invidious and derogatory aims.” The Equality Conundrum 2020-01-06T05:00:00Z Of course, the club were placed in an invidious position. Craven Arsenal abandon Mesut Özil over his stance on China’s Uighur persecution | Sean Ingle 2019-12-16T05:00:00Z They, too, were sensitive to the humble pronoun’s ability to reinforce hierarchies by encoding invidious distinctions into language itself. Opinion | What Quakers Can Teach Us About the Politics of Pronouns 2019-11-16T05:00:00Z The committee also said the government was wrong to "bounce" the BBC into accepting a deal, adding the corporation put itself in an "invidious position" as an administrator of welfare benefits. BBC and government 'should save free TV licences' 2019-10-11T04:00:00Z By covertly seeking favours for political advantage, Trump presented US allies with an invidious choice: do as he asked, or risk negative consequences in key policy areas. If Donald Trump goes down, he’ll try to take everyone with him | Simon Tisdall 2019-10-05T04:00:00Z That may be unethical as a matter of personal conduct, but we don’t want a system that would try to sift through their motives and correct for invidious ones. Should Patients Be Allowed to Choose — or Refuse — Doctors by Race or Gender? 2019-08-06T04:00:00Z Nonetheless, a Brexit “iron curtain” – in which a rupture in the trading relationship infects other aspects of cooperation – is invidious to both the UK and wider Europe’s interests. The EU banked on parliament rejecting no deal. Now that’s all changed | Anne McElvoy 2019-07-30T04:00:00Z In this sad, dyspeptic and invidious era, when concern about simple civility is too retro, this is what you get. Opinion | The greater good that Biden was trying to advance 2019-06-24T04:00:00Z It inflicts pain and suffering, causes financial harm, and impairs quality of life — and it should be banned, just like other forms of invidious discrimination. Perspective | Weight discrimination is rampant. Yet in most places it’s still legal. 2019-06-21T04:00:00Z Critics, including some Tory MPs, say this places the UK in the invidious role of broker and belligerent. Yemen civil war: the conflict explained 2019-06-20T04:00:00Z Trump’s ascendance marks the third time this century that criminal or otherwise invidious behavior brought catastrophe upon our country. How the Iraq war and the Great Recession of 2008 paved the way for the Trump catastrophe 2019-06-17T04:00:00Z The patterns of what they were allowed or forbidden to do became fodder for further invidious stereotypes. Eight mistakes the media makes about anti-Semitism in America today 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z People are simply spending more time looking at themselves, in an online environment where invidious comparisons are inevitable. Perspective | What do my cosmetic surgery patients want? To look better in selfies. 2019-03-13T04:00:00Z The L.A. of “Gloria Bell” isn’t the one of palm trees, beaches and invidious glamour shots, but the featureless sprawl that tends to be overlooked in glossy layouts and Hollywood fantasies. Review | ‘Gloria Bell’ is a different kind of rom-com. The laughs are there, but they’re subtle. 2019-03-12T04:00:00Z For a number of reasons, Brexit has been an invidious political process. The Young People Staring Down an Endless Brexit 2019-03-13T04:00:00Z He condemned modern music as a tool of invidious conspiracies — he saw rock as a particularly British one — and found universal organizing principles in the music of Bach, Beethoven and Mozart. Lyndon LaRouche, Cult Figure Who Ran for President 8 Times, Dies at 96 2019-02-13T05:00:00Z “Make no mistake, your crime was contemptible, invidious and loathsome,” Gorton said. Massachusetts man gets 10 years in prison for hospital cyberattack 2019-01-10T05:00:00Z In North Carolina, a federal court declared the state’s Republican-drawn congressional maps were unconstitutional, calling them an “invidious” plan to favor Republicans over Democrats. Voters are stripping partisan redistricting power from politicians in anti-gerrymandering efforts 2018-11-07T05:00:00Z “The Kansas law requiring documentary proof of citizenship to vote is not — and is not even alleged to be — invidious,” the brief states. Birth certificate voter registration law moves to appeals court 2018-11-04T04:00:00Z The MPs said the episode pointed to a "culture of invidious, opaque decision-making". BBC has 'failed' on equal pay, MPs say 2018-10-24T04:00:00Z Liberals claim this is evidence of invidious discrimination by the GOP Legislature against Democratic voters. Opinion | North Carolina’s Gerrymander Coup 2018-08-30T04:00:00Z “And it was the plaintiffs’ burden to overcome the presumption of legislative good faith and show that the 2013 Legislature acted with invidious intent,” Alito wrote. Supreme Court upholds Texas redistricting a lower court said discriminated against black and Hispanic voters 2018-06-25T04:00:00Z Monday’s ruling won’t open the floodgates to invidious discrimination as critics imagine. Discrimination Law Isn’t Supposed to ‘Punish the Wicked’ 2018-06-06T04:00:00Z Either practice would eliminate invidious comparisons regarding the inherent stinginess or generosity of customers based on color, gender, age, etc. Opinion | The fairest way to pay restaurant workers 2018-05-23T04:00:00Z “This was the trouble with families. Like invidious doctors, they knew just where it hurt.” Send us your questions for Arundhati Roy… 2018-05-20T04:00:00Z The lawsuit also accuses the Trump administration of being fueled by “invidious discrimination.” Activists sue to keep 350,000 would-be illegal immigrants in U.S. 2018-05-09T04:00:00Z Alito asked: “What is your evidence that the state adopted the plan previously approved by the court for an invidious reason?” Supreme Court is divided over Texas redistricting maps 2018-04-24T04:00:00Z An earlier German study found that “this magnitude of envy incidents taking place on FB alone is astounding,” providing evidence “that FB offers a breeding ground for invidious feelings.” Facebook, Generator of Envy and Dread 2018-04-13T04:00:00Z They write: "It is a grave concern that there are likely to be mothers who will face an invidious choice between poverty and terminating an unplanned pregnancy." Scrap two-child benefit cap, say bishops 2018-04-06T04:00:00Z An “invidious pursuit of inequality happens under the smiley face of equality for all,” Fraser writes. Review | How class has shaped America, and why no one wants to talk about it 2018-03-23T04:00:00Z But the comparison is obvious, if invidious, given their family pedigrees. An Envoy Who Can Rival ‘North Korea’s Ivanka’ 2018-02-21T05:00:00Z The three-judge panel ruled last week that emphasis on partisan outcomes resulted in “invidious partisan discrimination” whereby lines illegally benefited Republicans and their candidates at the expense of Democrats and their supporters. Supreme Court puts order to redraw N. Carolina maps on hold 2018-01-19T05:00:00Z Tashima said the ban was “not for a legitimate educational purpose, but for an invidious discriminatory racial purpose and a politically partisan purpose.” Federal judge blocks Arizona from banning Mexican American studies classes 2017-12-27T05:00:00Z Immediately, commentators warned that new measures based on citations would only make things worse, leading to a “highly invidious pecking order” of journals that could distort science10. The catalogue that made metrics, and changed science 2017-11-07T05:00:00Z The opinion only mentions racism once, when Alito writes, “the disparagement clause is not ‘narrowly drawn’ to drive out trademarks that support invidious discrimination. "The Piss Tape is Real" has a good shot at becoming a registered US trademark 2017-07-25T04:00:00Z The invidious utterance or person invites odium more openly. The 35 words you’re (probably) getting wrong 2017-06-05T04:00:00Z The three judges who dissented in yesterday’s decision were notably silent about this invidious elephant in the room. Trump's travel ban is a test for the US supreme court – and the country | Amir Ali 2017-05-26T04:00:00Z “Laid bare, this executive order is no more than what the president promised before and after his election: naked invidious discrimination against Muslims,” Judge James A. Wynn Jr. wrote in a concurring opinion. Federal appeals court maintains freeze of Trump’s travel ban. Attorney general vows Supreme Court appeal. 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z Adam Cox, a law professor at New York University, wrote in a blog post on the Just Security website that courts are unlikely to sanction any policy “shown to involve invidious religious discrimination.” Trump’s immigration order faces mounting legal questions 2017-01-30T05:00:00Z Griffith’s “Birth of a Nation” to the “ birther” effort championed by Trump to delegitimize President Obama’s citizenship, racial hatred has played an invidious role in this land of unequal rights and opportunities. Opinion | As a black woman, I’ll march this weekend. But I won’t go to the back of the line. 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z It's actually hard to find bread not corrupted by this invidious product. You’d Be Surprised at How Many Foods Contain Added Sugar 2016-05-21T04:00:00Z “Make no mistake — the invidious intent of SB6 is to deny transgender Texans the ability to participate in public life,” she said. Texas Republicans propose bathroom bill deemed discriminatory by trans activists 2017-01-06T05:00:00Z Those who care passionately about freedom of speech, for instance, want to see an end to the invidious Section 40 of the Crime and Courts Act. Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent editorials 2017-01-04T05:00:00Z One reason may be that it finds itself in an invidious position. The Risky Business of the Bank of England’s Brexit Warnings 2016-12-14T05:00:00Z The more invidious challenge posed by a Trump presidency is to the bedrock belief that alliances with the US are bound by shared values as well as based on common interests. Security in the Asia Pacific: the risks and ramifications of Trump's impulsive adventurism | Euan Graham 2016-11-09T05:00:00Z That seems like an invidious generalization, doesn’t it? Trump and the Nerds 2016-11-07T05:00:00Z It also could be that some Trump supporters who actually do hold invidious views were among those fooled by the prank, so that some of the ugly Pepe memes were created unironically. Regression to the Meme 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z Whatever number she had in mind, she was making a gross and invidious generalization about millions of ordinary American citizens. David Who? 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z Let us acknowledge here that some Trump supporters do indeed express deplorable views—including anti-Semitism, which Mrs. Clinton pointedly omitted from her recitation of invidious isms and phobias. America, Love It or Weave It 2016-09-12T04:00:00Z Openness and enthusiasm are replaced by rules, confining stories from the past, and invidious judgments, and our ability to solve problems and make decisions actually declines. Why You Should Embrace Your Darker Emotions 2016-09-06T04:00:00Z Ms. Archer’s home was nonetheless raided on Sept. 14 and Ms. Archer made the subject of invidious speculation on the evening news. Holding Prosecutors Accountable 2016-08-19T04:00:00Z As for the Democrats, somehow they are never held to account for their most invidious supporters. The Politics of Disorder 2016-07-18T04:00:00Z Ever since the U.K. voted Thursday to leave the European Union, there’s been no end of commentary, favorable and invidious, comparing the Leave campaign to the anti-establishment wave that swept the GOP this spring. Of Trumpkins and Brexiteers 2016-06-27T04:00:00Z George Osborne, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, who helped lead the “Remain” campaign, is now in an invidious situation. Brexit Vote Throws Britain and Europe Into Turmoil 2016-06-24T04:00:00Z “Secret law is always invidious, but it’s particularly so here because of the subject matter,” he said. Appeals court dismisses lawsuit seeking access to records on lethal drone strikes 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z Employers know how to haze drivers who won't take such risks through invidious comparisons. Long-Haul Sweatshops 2016-03-09T05:00:00Z MacWilliams, unlike Brooks, makes explicit the European association he has in mind, and it’s more invidious than Mussolini: The Scarlet ‘A’ 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z If it was not outright condemnation for failing to fight back – “sheep to the slaughter” – it was a more invidious form of suspicion. The day Israel saw Shoah | Jonathan Freedland 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z But he avoided the invidious comparison with philosophers: The Closing of the Republican Mind 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z Predictions, like comparisons, are invidious, but when coerced he says, “About a decade to producing energy would be a good timeline to have.” Inside the Quest for Fusion, Clean Energy’s Holy Grail 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z What is needed next to shake off the invidious comparison is growth. Credit Suisse Will Struggle With Label as a Subpar UBS 2015-10-21T04:00:00Z We thought she supported them, but the invidious comparison suggests disapproval. HRC, NRA and TPP 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z And when you disavow an invidious stereotype, you are still inviting listeners to think about it. ‘Stuff’ and Nonsense 2015-09-30T04:00:00Z Tweedy also blames blacks’ poor health on discrimination by doctors who make invidious assumptions and devaluations similar to what blacks confront in dealings with merchants, teachers, politicians and police. Overcoming racism as a black medical student then a working physician 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z If fears about their debts lead to more outflows of capital, central banks in the weakest countries will face an invidious choice between letting their currencies plummet and ratcheting up interest rates to defend them. Yuan thing after another 2015-08-13T04:00:00Z “Death to America” is invidious on its face, but the administration and its apologists are anxious to explain it away. Kerry’s Perverse Warning 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z Yes, there was plenty of cultural appropriation and projection going on here, but it was not all invidious. Pride or Prejudice? 2015-07-31T04:00:00Z Call it a white lie rather than an invidious deception; after all, it would be highly impolitic to own up to thinking oneself inevitable. ‘People Should and Do Trust Me’ 2015-07-08T04:00:00Z The benefit would be granted to all, to avoid creating “invidious distinctions” between rich and poor. Basically unaffordable 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z "One way to look at this is as a kind of invidious approach to having workers sign a contract that is very likely to be unenforceable," Garden says. Exclusive: Amazon makes even temporary warehouse workers sign 18-month non-competes 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z When Tea Party protesters said “Take back our country”—a commonplace political trope—they imagined it had invidious racial implications and argued that it discredited opposition to Obama’s domestic initiatives. Kerry’s Perverse Warning 2015-08-05T04:00:00Z It is hardly an injustice — an invidious privilege — for nurturing parents to be able to confer on their children the advantages of conscientiousness. Social inequality’s deepening roots 2015-03-20T04:00:00Z The legal center of the Humanist Association called the phrase "God bless America" a religious message that "is invidious toward atheists and other nonbelievers," and said it violates the section of the U.S. Florida school says God bless America not a constitutional violation 2015-02-17T05:00:00Z The legal center of the Humanist Association called the phrase "God bless America" a religious message that "is invidious toward atheists and other nonbelievers" and said it violates the section of the U.S. Florida student told no 'God bless America' in morning announcements 2015-02-13T05:00:00Z He said: "People with very little money already are put in a really invidious position. The allegations are very serious and I hope they get investigated by the police." 'Profiteering' boss took carers' cash 2015-01-25T05:00:00Z The UNHRC's rush to investigate is almost as invidious as its rush to judgment. Opinion: Israel Should Get Its Retaliation In First These kinds of biases are unconscious and subtle but invidious enough to suppress the diversity of students and faculty in many university science, engineering and math departments and in the scientific workforce at large. How to Fight Race and Gender Bias in Science [Editorial] 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z My pal texted to say that she was in that most invidious of contemporary social tangles: someone was offering her a Kate Bush spare but she had already committed herself elsewhere. Emoji: the first truly global language? 2014-08-31T04:00:00Z It also places Darling in the invidious position of defending Conservative-led policy from Westminster. Alex Salmond to focus on NHS in second Scottish independence debate 2014-08-24T04:00:00Z “Residents are sensitive about invidious treatment, considering what Congress throws at them. I appreciate the remedial actions led by top officials at the TSA.” Lawmaker: TSA agents will be taught to recognize D.C. driver’s licenses Fields so wanted “to avoid invidious comparisons” among candidates for his award that he suggested it be presented “with a view to encouraging further achievement” rather than just honoring past accomplishments. How Math Got Its ‘Nobel’ 2014-08-08T04:00:00Z Yet it deserves a response, because it attempts to further two invidious notions: Oregon Editorial Rdp 2014-05-27T04:00:00Z It is the supporters who are lost in the most invidious position of all: tied at the deepest emotional level to the fortune of their team, yet powerless to do anything about it. Punch a teddy? Coping with 'squeaky bum' time 2014-05-02T11:42:48Z Some of the obstacles to online engagement are psychological, unconscious, and invidious. The Internet’s destructive gender gap: Why the Web can’t abandon its misogyny 2014-04-10T15:05:00Z None of us were elected to the fine office of member of Parliament to be put in that invidious position, unable to fulfill the reason we were sent here.” Nigel Evans Resigns 2013-09-11T14:05:00Z Blacks and whites enter differentially into the American labor market, their participation ordered by an invidious distinction of relative “civilization.” They eat horses, don't they? 2013-09-06T18:15:07.913Z "This puts schools in the invidious position of never being able to achieve what is demanded of them." Top GCSE grades fall for second year 2013-08-22T14:39:14Z When agreement is not reached the commission is placed in the invidious position where one side of the community will be unhappy with the decision. Commission defends determination move 2013-07-16T08:59:26Z He thanked them for taking on the task, and advised them to ignore the criticism of what he called "invidious fools". Instant opposition to new Czech PM 2013-07-10T12:42:41Z Not all low status groups are in this invidious position. Benefits claimants are now seen as other – less than fully human 2013-05-11T08:02:10Z Race is a social construct, mainly used to establish invidious hierarchies and scapegoats. Are the Tsarnaev brothers white? 2013-04-22T11:45:00Z “This magnitude of envy incidents taking place on FB alone is astounding,” the authors write, “providing evidence that FB offers a breeding ground for invidious feelings.” Jealous Of Your Facebook Friends? Why Social Media Makes Us Bitter 2013-01-22T18:20:36Z He was asked to play, he's got the injury which now terminates his contract, which now sends him home, which seems totally, totally invidious to me. Moore criticises Fourie decision 2013-01-08T18:30:26Z In layman's language, this means ensuring the rail or roads minister do not find themselves in the invidious position of deciding whether a new route should pass through or skirt round their backyard. Divided loyalty: MP or minister? 2012-09-07T01:30:27Z Sadly, such honorifics almost always prompt invidious comparison, resulting in a good laugh if not a few homesick tears. Lost, Then Found: New York Food Classics 2012-08-01T04:34:03Z The social fund, providing hardship loans and grants, is also being cut and localised, with councils being given the invidious task of determining who gets what. Letters: Local services now a postcode lottery 2012-07-31T19:59:00Z The latest of these transpired this past week, as various news outlets deploying Tea Party memes brought Ms. Hawkins dubious national attention, portraying her as an invidious enemy of patriotism. Big City: Greta Hawkins, a Principal Trampled in the Rush to Vilify 2012-06-17T00:30:04Z But, after all, even external Society, which regards tuft-hunting with just displeasure, does--it is said--continue to maintain these invidious distinctions when it is sending out invitations to dinner. Aspects of Modern Oxford 2012-04-25T02:01:12.193Z Nor do I mean any invidious distinction when I separate the critic from the creative writer in this respect. Shelburne Essays, Third Series 2012-04-16T02:00:02.027Z To attempt to give a stranger to London even a faint idea of what has been accomplished by Mr. Haywood’s engineering skill, by a necessarily brief description here, is an invidious task. Collins' Illustrated Guide to London and Neighbourhood 2012-04-06T02:00:29.250Z In conjunction with Josiah Quincy, a young lawyer who was also of the popular party, he undertook the invidious task, and he discharged it with consummate ability. The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution 2012-04-02T02:00:25.387Z To avoid any possibility of invidious comparisons they are not quotations, but equivalent problems such as represent accurately the spirit and intent of the originals. The Psychology of Arithmetic 2012-03-31T02:00:28.817Z It might seem invidious to remark that but few know what is the real trouble with the thermopile. The inventions, researches and writings of Nikola Tesla With special reference to his work in polyphase currents and high potential lighting 2012-03-28T02:00:22.660Z Even if the wrappers had been present, the general standard was too high for invidious selection. The First Seven Divisions Being a Detailed Account of the Fighting from Mons to Ypres 2012-03-17T02:01:05.397Z The architectonics of the composition are more magnificent than in Schumann, although I do not propose to make invidious comparisons. Unicorns 2012-03-14T02:00:26.677Z Condemnation without trial is invidious, it suggests injustice and wakes suspicion. The Conflict of Religions in the Early Roman Empire 2012-03-11T03:00:13.983Z Padre," he said, "you are the wisest man I know, and, though distinctions are invidious, Nares is, I think, the honestest. Long Odds 2012-03-02T03:00:08.670Z All my staff merited my warm approbation for ability, zeal, and devotion to duty; but I am sure they will not consider it invidious if I especially mention Brigadier-General Garfield, ever active, prudent, and sagacious. Famous American Statesmen 2012-03-01T03:00:26.167Z Marked men, belonging to a privileged class, they had to do invidious things and to enforce obnoxious laws. Ovington's Bank 2012-02-28T03:00:25.267Z Look now,' he continued, almost querulously, 'it is an invidious thing to meddle with them. My Lady Rotha A Romance 2012-02-27T03:00:10.983Z Where we were things weren't too bad, but the officials were keeping a close eye on it and they were left in the invidious position that it was one man's decision. Six Nations 2012: Support for referee who called off France v Ireland 2012-02-12T13:43:40Z Miss Hatch was now so occupied with feeding her dog that she had no time to titter at my discomfiture, but I caught sight of Culpepper's hateful and invidious smile. Bolanyo 2012-02-12T03:00:14.503Z I notice these things in the mass, without particularity, which might be invidious, for two important purposes. The Works of Robert G. Ingersoll, Vol. 6 (of 12) Dresden Edition?Discussions 2012-02-11T03:04:02.353Z After 1825 “dandy” lost its invidious meaning, and came to be applied generally to those who were neat in dress rather than to those guilty of effeminacy. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z Giraud was not of the stern stuff "To break his birth's invidious bar." The Truants 2012-01-28T03:00:26.257Z Believe me, Gentlemen, that this restriction does not proceed from any invidious disposition towards the American States. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Volume X (of 12) 2012-01-23T03:00:12.850Z In my comparative reasoning, I have made these distinctions with no invidious feeling. A History of Oregon, 1792-1849 Drawn From Personal Observation and Authentic Information 2012-01-20T03:00:11.607Z No intelligent reader, though he may not catch the invidious spirit of this remark, can fail to perceive the writer’s design, to speak disparagingly of Penn. Well: what is Mr. Macaulay’s authority for this? Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) 2012-01-17T03:00:17.977Z He, therefore, may conceal the same invidious intention under the seducing form of every virtue. The Sylph, Volume I and II 2012-01-09T03:00:19.583Z “The legislature may not lean on federal policy as a crutch to absolve it of examining whether its own invidious discrimination is truly necessary,” Justice Cordy wrote. Massachusetts Health Plan Extended to Immigrants 2012-01-06T02:49:27Z Modest men are sometimes restrained from attempting a public good, from a dread of the effects of envy, of being held up in an invidious light. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Volume X (of 12) 2012-01-23T03:00:12.850Z I name for instance, just to hover a little, silent Vanderpool, the mutest presence at the Upham board, and quite with no sense of the invidious in so doing. Notes of a Son and Brother 2011-12-29T03:00:14.087Z And my pride, too, would suffer, for I am the object of much invidious feeling; people hate me without knowing why. Froth 2011-12-28T03:00:38.123Z Notwithstanding our native English assurance, one or two of us—I need not make invidious comparisons—began to suspect danger. In the Yellow Sea 2011-12-26T03:00:10.083Z But the favoritism extended to bodies of a religious nature is at once invidious and unjust. Exempting the Churches An Argument for the Abolition of This Unjust and Unconstitutional Practice 2011-12-24T03:08:02.973Z Richmond had been only a short time at the Post Office when he had a most invidious task to perform. The History of the Post Office From Its Establishment Down to 1836 2011-12-19T03:00:45.273Z These remarks are penned from no love of argument, nor inspired by invidious motive, but simply with a view to get at facts and thereby advance the interests of science: that is, of true knowledge. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z It would, perhaps, be invidious to say that Cornwall has produced men of more brilliant and varied achievements than any other county in England, but she can certainly show a very notable roll of honour. Cornwall 2011-12-05T03:00:38.530Z She looked so pretty and so impish as she drew her invidious comparisons that Steele was unable to suppress a smile of sympathy. Imprudence 2011-12-01T03:00:19.303Z “The conclusion that Belle Meade engages in invidious discrimination against women and African-Americans is inescapable,” the judges said. Sidebar: Supreme Court TV? Nice Idea, but Still Not Likely ? Sidebar 2011-11-28T20:14:38Z Without wishing to make any invidious comparisons, I cannot refrain from commenting on the statement that it would be "ridiculous" to maintain that Mark Twain takes rank with Oliver Wendell Holmes. Essays on Modern Novelists 2011-11-22T03:00:10.817Z But why do I make these restrictive and invidious observations? The Letters of Henry James, Vol. II 2011-11-18T03:00:26.730Z The common modern meaning is of light personal or social conversation, or, with an invidious sense, of idle tale-bearing. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z She was placing him in a most invidious position. Imprudence 2011-12-01T03:00:19.303Z But there are a lot of very invidious ways that a school can go about squelching these reports. On College Campuses, Athletes Often Get Off Easy 2011-11-12T03:15:35Z Of all Mr. Punch's contributors, we may say, without risk of being invidious, that Charles Keene was by far the happiest in the portrayal of Scottish character. Mr. Punch in the Highlands 2011-11-01T02:00:23.677Z We are warned by the scribe of Saul of Tarsus, who leadeth the war against the heretics, that they are invidious workers of sedition; whisperers of false doctrines and pretenders of love and humility. Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians 2011-10-28T02:00:22.437Z Disguised under the specious aspect of philanthropy, it fosters self-conceit and discontent, robs honest industry of that satisfaction which is its best reward, and, instead of removing, absolutely creates invidious class-distinctions. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol. 60, No. 373, November 1846 2011-10-21T02:00:17.417Z Well, the color had mounted to her face: for she saw clearly the invidious position that this confession had placed her in; but she was far less startled than he had expected. Judith Shakespeare Her love affairs and other adventures 2011-10-20T02:00:22.743Z A mimick of Richardson, is a domestic tyrant: A Sydenham, the rendezvous of diseases: A declaimer against envy, of all men the most invidious. Deformities of Samuel Johnson, Selected from his Works 2011-10-18T02:00:19.057Z They did not do as did the angry Italians of a New Jersey town,—smash the invidious pictures which shamed their homes; they sat in stolid silence and discomfiture, dimly conscious of an unresented insult. Atlantic Classics 2011-10-16T02:00:18.497Z Disorder reigned, and satire laughed to scorn Grotesque, invidious inconsistency: Talent on title waiting, brain on birth! Elias An Epic of the Ages 2011-10-13T02:00:41.923Z The humble and lowly codfish may be made into many a dainty tidbit,—to make no invidious distinction,—and, for some occult reason, the taste craves salt in the morning. The Myrtle Reed Cook Book 2011-10-12T02:00:46.677Z I mean not any invidious comparison when I say there is no finer character than a Protestant Irishman. Auricular Confession and Popish Nunneries Volumes I. and II., Complete 2011-10-12T02:00:45.373Z In 1815 Robert Anderson said that the Deformities, "an invidious contrast to 'The Beauties of Johnson,'" is "the production of Mr. Thomson Callender, nephew of Thomson the poet." Deformities of Samuel Johnson, Selected from his Works 2011-10-18T02:00:19.057Z Just as an invidious comparison is by definition bad, so is envy defined by some psychological researchers to be inherently malign. Findings: An Upside to Envy, and a New Reason for That Commandment 2011-10-10T19:43:30Z As he put it: "Foreign interference and influence are far more dangerous in the invidious intervention of the moneyed power than in the forcible invasions of fleets and armies." Thomas Hart Benton 2011-10-09T02:00:26.053Z It would be invidious for me to mention names where any one would answer to the requirements. Search-Light Letters 2011-10-06T02:00:43.957Z Higher inflation does the job more naturally, without invidious choices about whose debt got reduced. Reuters Breakingviews: The Downside to a Debt Jubilee - Breakingviews 2011-10-05T00:43:04Z His invidious and revengeful remark on Chesterfield, would have disgraced any other man. Deformities of Samuel Johnson, Selected from his Works 2011-10-18T02:00:19.057Z There was nothing in the world against the inferior family, except that invidious juxtaposition. Denis Dent A Novel 2011-10-04T02:00:16.973Z "But were I to do so, there are persons who might put strange constructions—or rather the company might be induced to make invidious remarks—" "By no means," interrupted Miss Delwin. Pencil Sketches or, Outlines of Character and Manners 2011-10-01T02:00:32.597Z On retiring for the night to Carlton House, the princess was attended only by those invidious characters who had deliberately planned her ruin. Secret History of the Court of England, from the Accession of George the Third to the Death of George the Fourth, Volume I (of 2) Including, Among Other Important Matters, Full Particulars of the Mysterious Death of the Princess Charlotte 2011-10-01T02:00:31.450Z To compare him with the best old fixed-seat champions would be invidious to all parties. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z What are we to think of this invidious and culpable omission? Deformities of Samuel Johnson, Selected from his Works 2011-10-18T02:00:19.057Z The manner in which the luckless wight acquits himself of his invidious task forms the theme of many a conversation in the "highest detective circles" of the French capital for the next week or so. The Strand Magazine, Volume XXVII, Issue 160, April, 1904 2011-09-21T02:00:33.023Z It was seen to be invidious to furnish any entertainment at the public expense which did not give equal amusement to all, and so the idea was gradually dropped. Puppets at Large Scenes and Subjects from Mr Punch's Show 2011-09-19T02:00:13.900Z He appears to have been "pleased" as no man was ever pleased before; so much so that his reflections upon his own country sometimes become unduly invidious. Views and Reviews 2011-09-16T02:00:21.197Z It may be invidious to look a gift horse in the mouth, but we feel that this generous subsidy of the Messrs. Chinnery was practically wasted for want of being fettered with a certain condition. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z It is most astonishing that the Idler has hardly ever been attacked in this quarter by any of his innumerable invidious and inveterate enemies. Deformities of Samuel Johnson, Selected from his Works 2011-10-18T02:00:19.057Z The contrast was even more complete in more invidious particulars; but Dollar took little heed of the poor lady's face, as a lady's face. The Crime Doctor 2011-09-09T02:01:05.570Z How many preferred a really good novel is another and a more invidious matter; but nothing was more refreshing than the way the older masters held their own. Notes of a Camp-Follower on the Western Front 2011-09-09T02:01:03.463Z His decisions were placed in the most invidious light before the inhabitants of Montreal. The History of the Post Office in British North America 2011-08-31T02:01:37.743Z In making up a crew a captain is often in an invidious position. Boating 2011-09-21T02:00:35.453Z It was an awkward explanation to make, involving unpleasant possibilities, and raising invidious suggestions; but there was no prospect of evasion; it had to be done. The Shadow of the Past 2011-08-31T02:01:36.547Z The change, however, was accompanied with invidious results, ruinous not only to the Shogunate, but to the political integrity of the country at large. An Introduction to the History of Japan 2011-08-25T02:00:29.177Z One night he banged the counter with a book in my own old line, and the invidious comment: 'He can do what you no can!' Notes of a Camp-Follower on the Western Front 2011-09-09T02:01:03.463Z In Europe the interconnectedness of public and private choices over debt is even more obvious – and being made more invidious with every hesitation by the EU's leaders about how to restore confidence in the euro. Our financial system has become a madhouse. We need radical change 2011-08-06T22:28:40Z After the Queen's marriage, I wrote repeatedly on behalf of repealing the Royal Marriage Act then, while there could be no invidious appearance in it. Harriet Martineau 2011-08-05T02:00:51.493Z But when one compares its harbor to that of Naples, or Sydney in Australia, for picturesqueness of scenery, as is often done, it only provokes invidious remarks. Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America 2011-08-05T02:00:46.387Z It was perhaps the least invidious of all the opportunities ever offered to William for the exercise of the veto, and he very wisely resolved to stop the Bill. William the Third 2011-07-31T02:00:12.077Z No competing with his invidious energy once he had taken the deck; but here was a march I could count on stealing while he slept the sleep of the young. Notes of a Camp-Follower on the Western Front 2011-09-09T02:01:03.463Z The day arrived when the invidious law was to go into effect. Rambles by Land and Water or Notes of Travel in Cuba and Mexico 2011-07-29T02:00:23.127Z It were invidious to enumerate these fellow-laborers, or to discriminate among them. The Works of Daniel Webster, Volume 1 2011-07-27T02:00:32.830Z Perhaps comparisons are invidious, but we feel inclined to accord precedence in the matter of personal beauty to those of Montevideo. Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America 2011-08-05T02:00:46.387Z I do not know that all this, or any of it, was affectation in the invidious sense of the term. Recollections of a Varied Life 2011-07-14T02:00:11.837Z "Well," said the youth after some hesitation, "I really do not care to make invidious distinctions!" A New Medley of Memories 2011-07-12T02:00:37.147Z Comparing San Francisco’s commuter rail system’s bike accommodations with New York’s may be invidious. Green: Bike-Friendly? Check the City's Mass Transit System 2011-07-05T22:00:21Z It may seem invidious to refer to scandalous stories of Baha's youth in Teheran. Bahaism and Its Claims A Study of the Religion Promulgated by Baha Utlah and Abdul Baha 2011-07-04T02:00:25.783Z I felt that I would have given anything never to have set eyes on my tempter, or to have listened to his invidious proposal. The Kidnapped President 2011-06-23T02:00:29.120Z "Miss Walsingham, whoever informed you of my using any such invidious term in connection with you, traduced me." Faithful Margaret A Novel 2011-06-10T02:00:21.627Z But the most difficult, and invidious Part of my prefacing Task is yet to come. The Preface to the Aeneis of Virgil (1718) 2011-05-19T02:00:05.527Z Of course there were occasions when Klaus Heinrich's glance met looks which refused to recognize him—bold, scornful, invidious looks, which showed contempt for and ignorance of all his actions and exertions. Royal Highness 2011-05-05T02:00:22.363Z But where all perfectly performed the parts assigned to them, it is almost invidious to make distinctions. E.P. Roe: Reminiscences of his Life 2011-05-05T02:00:19.377Z Had this farther examination been attempted, the work would have become certainly more invidious, and perhaps less useful, as liable to errors which are avoided by the present simplicity of its plan. The Seven Lamps of Architecture 2011-04-20T02:00:20.760Z No person living is insensible to the injury of contempt, nor is there any talent so invidious, or so certain to create ill-will, as that of ridicule. Letters on the Improvement of the Mind, Addressed to a Lady 2011-04-19T02:00:19.607Z I think it is very invidious to set the disease of one person against another. Obesity surgery 'cuts diabetes' 2011-04-13T07:27:33Z These ten tables established very equitable rules for all different ranks, without distinction; but in the two supplemental tables some invidious distinctions were introduced, and many exclusive privileges conferred on the patricians. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z We should suppose, therefore, that no creditor would make such an invidious distinction between partners so closely connected. The American Quarterly Review No. XVIII, June 1831 (Vol 9) 2011-04-02T02:00:12.460Z Nothing that can be construed into an invidious or offensive allusion has been admitted. My Cave Life in Vicksburg With Letters of Trial and Travel 2011-03-30T02:00:13.113Z No doubt these invidious arrangements produced disagreements, which led to a speedy dissolution. History of American Socialisms 2011-03-28T02:00:20.967Z It is an invidious task to make inquiries, or to impose regulations which may ultimately affect the interest or the character of dependants, who have heretofore, perhaps, been regarded as objects of partiality or affection. A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis Containing a Detail of the Various Crimes and Misdemeanors by which Public and Private Property and Security are, at Present, Injured and Endangered: and Suggesting Remedies for their Prevention 2011-03-23T02:00:17.353Z The term "Hooshier," like that of Yankee, or Buckeye, first applied contemptuously, has now become a soubriquet that bears nothing invidious with it to the ear of an Indianian. The Word Hoosier; John Finley Indiana Historical Society Publications, Volume IV, Number 2 2011-03-21T02:00:12.857Z Exact comparisons are invidious: the England side of 2003 contained some of the game's all-time greats, either at the peak of their powers or not far below. Six Nations 2011: England give Martin Johnson the red-carpet treatment 2011-03-18T23:00:00Z "Wouldn't it be very invidious, sir, if I was to go to you when I've only just left my aunt's?" The Man Without a Memory 2011-03-09T03:00:45.963Z And although, Tom, I cannot see the force of the observation, I felt bound to yield to it, rather than appear in any invidious or unamiable light. The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. I 2011-03-03T03:00:56.130Z Such invidious distinctions ought not to be permitted in a republic. The Negro and the elective franchise. A Series Of Papers And A Sermon (The American Negro Academy. Occasional Papers, No. 11.) 2011-03-03T03:00:50.323Z To make a choice of one or two might have seemed invidious, and to have eight or ten bridesmaids would have made the wedding too ostentatious for her taste. A Charming Fellow, Volume II (of 3) 2011-03-02T03:00:26.237Z The marriage act, Tauro ruled, forced the state to “engage in invidious discrimination against its own citizens in order to receive and retain federal funds.” Widow’s Tax Bill Led to Obama's Marriage Shift 2011-02-28T17:31:21Z To extol the one over the other in these respects would indeed be invidious. The Bridling of Pegasus Prose Papers on Poetry 2011-02-26T03:00:51.130Z It might seem invidious were I to quote the instances which support my theory; but I assure you, seriously, that social success, to be rapid, requires aids like these. The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. I 2011-03-03T03:00:56.130Z "Nothing that you have said alters the fact," David reminded her, "that Vont's daughter has been all her life, and is to-day, in an invidious situation with regard to your brother." The Wicked Marquis 2011-02-24T03:01:06.123Z The task, would have proved an arduous one, under any circumstances—perhaps an invidious one; but what was worse, even when accomplished, the book might have turned out a dull affair. The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 4, April, 1852 2011-02-23T03:00:33.760Z Every moment that I sat by the side of her Royal Highness in the centre of the public gaze, I felt my position to be growing more invidious. Mrs. Fitz 2011-02-14T03:00:38.317Z It is the mart of news, of scandal, of rumour, of intrigue, of a galaxy of princes, courtiers, men and women of rank and fashion, of sullied virtue and invidious attachments. The Oyster 2011-02-10T03:00:49.300Z Stephen flung forth a few explosive views on invidious sex distinctions, another pet topic of his, and remarked that, in the Christian religion, at least, there was neither male nor female. What Not A Prophetic Comedy 2011-02-09T03:00:50.423Z These checks are the exercise of a force majeure, which is often invidious and always difficult. The New Irish Constitution 2011-02-06T03:00:57.247Z And many a well-fought field has shown that the militia of the southern states are equal to any in the Union, I will not be invidious and say superior. The South-West By a Yankee. In Two Volumes. Volume 2 2011-02-05T03:00:13.817Z In the first place my own position was invidious. Mrs. Fitz 2011-02-14T03:00:38.317Z Not that I want to make invidious comparisons; our own country sends its high tributaries to every vice of Europe! The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:20.520Z There are so many examples it seems invidious to single out one or two, but what the hell. St Mary's not fooled as Manchester United send their reserves 2011-01-31T07:01:02Z But the anomaly at once becomes invidious if Irishmen are placed in a privileged position. The New Irish Constitution 2011-02-06T03:00:57.247Z Courts uphold such policies as constitutional if they can pass a test showing that the discrimination is not invidious. Suits on Same-Sex Marriage May Force Administration to Take a Stand 2011-01-29T05:08:50Z Indeed, it is probable that to a great many thoroughly educated students of this time the comparisons of achievement that I have suggested will seem invidious or at least uncalled for. The Century of Columbus 2011-01-29T03:00:17.380Z I don't like to get into the business of invidious comparisons with the previous Administration if I can help it. Science in the Obama White House: An Interview With John Holdren, Part 2 2010-12-24T13:00:00Z She seemed unaware of friendly advances or invidious criticism: wrapped in a curious aloofness, from danger and from her fellowman alike. Why Joan? 2011-01-02T03:00:20.290Z The sense of class conflict that ripples through Mr. Franzen’s novel is all the more invidious and unsettling because nearly all of it takes place among neighbors, friends and family members. Film: Hollywood?s Class Warfare 2010-12-22T22:14:17Z Now you are laying an invidious task upon me. The Lighter Side of School Life 2010-12-24T03:00:31.150Z Of course, Behar is an entertainer, so she's permitted -- indeed encouraged -- to use invective, to make invidious comparisons, to do whatever she has to do to get ratings and support her brand. The Sharron Angle ad that drove Joy Behar crazy 2010-10-26T20:30:00Z No one is ever going to feel the same admiration for a book on opening theory, and it's invidious even to mention the two in the same breath. Going Dutch 2010-10-19T05:59:00Z Now there's a new legal menace: scorned workers who claim that an office affair fostered an invidious work environment, even if they weren't actually involved in the romance themselves. Why Office Romance Is on the Wane 2010-09-16T21:00:00Z Mooney, ruled to have placed Higgins in "a highly invidious position" by being "entirely responsible for Mr Higgins' presence in Kiev", has been banned from further involvement in snooker for life. Higgins fined and banned ? but cleared of match-fixing 2010-09-08T14:24:00Z And as his position is now the leading driver at Red Bull, according to the championship standings, he should expect the same preferential treatment if the same invidious situation arises. 'No2' Webber triumphs at Siverstone 2010-07-11T18:48:00Z "After an old-fashioned, all-round team performance … it might seem invidious to single out one player," admits the paper before singling out one player. World Cup 2010 paper view: It was the Mirror wot won it and where's Wayne? 2010-06-24T08:05:00Z I understand he's in a very invidious position, while the club's future is unsure. Portsmouth will seek compensation if Avram Grant joins West Ham United 2010-05-12T20:08:00Z Every year when I visit my relatives in the state of Oregon, I saw how the invidious effects of the health care mess had a deeply negative effect on all their lives. The heart of it 2010-03-26T17:09:00Z That there be any among these, who would, like the first disciples, desert their Lord, if robbed of this pleasing expectation, it were perhaps invidious to suppose. An Amicable Controversy with a Jewish Rabbi, on The Messiah's Coming Yes, man's immortality is deeper, and it is more hospitable, than any distinction, be this invidious on one side or on the other or be it not, between the physical and the spiritual. The Will to Doubt An essay in philosophy for the general thinker However, as I neither ask or expect any particular consideration for any service I may have done and only think I ought to escape censure, I shall not enlarge on this invidious topic. The True Benjamin Franklin Where all are heroic particular mention would be invidious. With our Fighting Men The story of their faith, courage, endurance in the Great War The severer virtues were no less mercilessly handled, while all authority of the more invidious kind, from that of the beak to that of the exciseman, was subjected to the same unceremonious treatment. A Cursory History of Swearing But when one master was given to the whole Roman world, this invidious system of one class living upon another class was erelong abandoned. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 368, June 1846 And he dared to give me another look—shot with triumph—while Miss Julia supported an invidious position as best she might. Witching Hill Instead, he sent him to Jamaica, as a royal auditor of accounts, an arduous and somewhat invidious duty, which Rojas accepted doubtless with much reluctance. The History of Cuba, vol. 1 Many of the best workers are the slowest to speak of their work, and where all did their best—their very best—it is invidious to mention names. With our Fighting Men The story of their faith, courage, endurance in the Great War Sound policy will always forbear to sour and to fret subjects, by jealous suspicions and invidious distinctions. The New Conspiracy Against the Jesuits Detected and Briefly Exposed with a short account of their institute; and observations on the danger of systems of education independent of religion It would be invidious to enter, at the end of a chapter, upon the wonders of the town which met us at every step and turning; but we must record one experience before concluding. Glories of Spain One was the reluctance of some of them to discharge the invidious task of imposing penalties for absenteeism on their fellow-workmen. The Acquisitive Society My dear Trevelyan: Never in my life have I been placed in such an awkward, not to say invidious, position. Pharos, The Egyptian A Romance In order that no invidious distinctions might be drawn, two or three of the old chiefs and their wives had been given seats thereon, and they were already in place. The Captain of the Gray-Horse Troop Mrs. Gereth appeared to recall that scene; she smiled with a serenity remarkably effective as showing how cheerfully used she had grown to invidious allusions to it. The Spoils of Poynton You will notice that I do not attempt to influence your choice in this matter, and so I hope you will not retort with invidious comparisons between literature and the teaching of small boys. Plashers Mead A Novel My censors have been so many that a reply to them all is impossible, and so distinguished that a selection would be invidious. The Divorce of Catherine of Aragon The Story as Told by the Imperial Ambassadors Resident at the Court of Henry VIII Hundreds have rendered equally valuable service, so that it would be invidious to mention names. The Romance of the Red Triangle The story of the coming of the red triangle and the service rendered by the Y.M.C.A. to the sailors and soldiers of the British Empire In the meantime, the cabal went on to make invidious comparisons between the achievements of the two armies, deeply derogatory to that under Washington. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools We soon, however, felt our process to be, practically, a trifle invidious. The Sacred Fount It really is an invidious position!” cried the girl in blue. What a Man Wills He seemed displeased at the detracting remarks upon the Sonnenkamp family; he was above all meanness, and everything small and invidious was as offensive to him as a disagreeable odor. Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine The wrong began when one stooped to invidious comparisons. Lady Cassandra To perform invidious tasks of this sort must be the most trying feature of generalship. To Lhassa at Last I really caught in her attitude a world of invidious reference to the little journey we had already made together. The Sacred Fount Some Real Community Builders With so many faithful men in country parsonages to-day who have seen the vision of broader service and permanent success, it would be invidious to suggest a list of names. The Challenge of the Country A Study of Country Life Opportunity But the experience of all countries showed that these limited franchises were invidious and could not be maintained, the end was involved in the beginning, and he trusted that prudent counsels would prevail. The English in the West Indies or, The Bow of Ulysses I have no Occasion, says he, that I know of, to complain either of his Wife, his Son, or his Daughters; why then all these invidious Hints? An Answer to a Scurrilous Pamplet [1693] The reader wonders what her correspondence would have been, since what she destined to publicity is occasionally so invidious. The Galaxy, May, 1877 Vol. XXIII.—May, 1877.—No. 5. There were caustic, invidious people, who hinted that Bramleigh deserved but little credit for that happy equanimity and that buoyant spirit which sustained him. The Bramleighs of Bishop's Folly They would have to introduce a plan substantially identical, to meet the same invidious opposition, made all the more confident by the success of its present manœuvres. The Life of William Ewart Gladstone (Vol 2 of 3) The expression is low; suggests an invidious distinction of caste: a state of degradation descending almost to pauperism. Punch - Volume 25 (Jul-Dec 1853) "My family is of humble origin, it is true," said Dunn; "but, without invidious reflection, I might point to some others—" Again he hesitated. Davenport Dunn, Volume 1 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day We do not mention his precise age, which would be invidious:—nor whether he wears his own hair or a wig; which would be wanting in universality. A Century of English Essays An Anthology Ranging from Caxton to R. L. Stevenson & the Writers of Our Own Time Angry as he was with Moreas, he felt that he himself was in an invidious position. Long Live the King Nothing at any time was so painful, almost intolerably painful, to Mr. Gladstone as personal questions, and cabinet reconstruction is made up of personal questions of the most trying and invidious kind. The Life of William Ewart Gladstone (Vol 2 of 3) I do not mean this in any invidious or unworthy sense; not for the sake of depreciating others, but purely for the sake of one's own self-esteem. Confessions Of Con Cregan An Irish Gil Blas The men to whom they were assigned must have been regarded, one would naturally suppose, as utterly disreputable characters, even by those who associated with them in the invidious calling to which they were devoted. Border Raids and Reivers From the element of danger involved has arisen an invidious sense of the word, imputing discredit, so that being “compromised” commonly means injured in reputation. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 "Columbus" to "Condottiere" This, they say, will make me more popular among my dependants, and the ancient vassals of the estate, to whom any deviation from the line of succession is always invidious. The Tatler, Volume 3 I do not grudge the invidious fate that has befallen my old friend and his followers. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 18 (of 25) To do this would be an invidious task, and out of place at a festival held in honour of George Stephenson only. Railway Adventures and Anecdotes extending over more than fifty years Repeated instances of individual bravery among the troops might be mentioned; but it would be invidious where all fought so manfully and so well. The Black Phalanx African American soldiers in the War of Independence, the War of 1812, and the Civil War It looks as well as many things which are commonly welded into dressing-sacks; then why this invidious distinction? Threads of Grey and Gold It is best to make it so, to prevent invidious distinctions. The Writings Of Thomas Paine, Volume III. 1791-1804 It may seem invidious to institute a comparison between the two men. English Caricaturists and Graphic Humourists of the Nineteenth Century. How they Illustrated and Interpreted their Times. Bayard winced not a little at the invidious comparison on the score of age, but, now that the subject was opened, he desired to "prospect" a little. Laramie; or, The Queen of Bedlam. How invidious to treat them so generously, and leave honest, hard-working men exposed to destitution and abandonment! Thoughts on African Colonization The terms master and amateur are not used in any invidious sense, but simply as designating, in the former case, first-class players, and in the latter, those just on the borderland of highest excellence. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 1 "Châtelet" to "Chicago" But as this would be a very invidious task, I shall only observe in general that False Humour differs from the True, as a monkey does from a man. Talkers With Illustrations Were there a proposition to punish the woman and leave the man to go scot free, then we should have a protest to make against the invidious discrimination. The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 2 of 2) Including Public Addresses, Her Own Letters and Many From Her Contemporaries During Fifty Years At the name the other had turned slightly away and looked down, a gesture that invidious daylight might have interpreted as anxiety, or faltering, or at the least replete with consciousness. The Mystery of Witch-Face Mountain and Other Stories Nothing could be more invidious or absurd than the foregoing representation. Thoughts on African Colonization When a bad piece of road or a steep ascent forced us to dismount he would bring his horse to a walk, roll a cigarette, and draw invidious comparisons between our steeds. Across Asia on a Bicycle Readers of the "Comédie Humaine" have no need to be reminded of the author's passion for furniture; nowhere else are there such loving or such invidious descriptions of it. The Galaxy, Volume 23, No. 2, February, 1877 It seems invidious to mention a single name where so many gave such excellent service. The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 2 of 2) Including Public Addresses, Her Own Letters and Many From Her Contemporaries During Fifty Years On all occasions of public meetings there was a struggle to crush any invidious distinction against the "country boys," especially at the annual fair. The Mystery of Witch-Face Mountain and Other Stories In proceeding to Mynyddshire, however, a very invidious distinction was drawn between the gentlemen named in the Royal Commission. The Queen Against Owen Her smile robbed the words of invidious intent, and though Julie stood up for Carlotta's innocence, she had always wondered whether there was not some involuntary, even unconscious helping along done to the little board. The Come Back I appear, of course, in an invidious character; but I am a man of taste, fond of books and solidly informing talk, and unfortunately condemned for life to the guard-room. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 7 (of 25) The instruments of power are not perhaps so open and avowed as they formerly were, and therefore are the less liable to jealous and invidious reflections; but they are not the weaker upon that account. Commentaries on the Laws of England Book the First It was a generous and spirited action—but, particularly now that the original designs had been found faulty and rejected, it placed the unfortunate architect in a most invidious position. The Brass Bottle You were thrown at once into an invidious position. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson, Volume 9 There was in her the material for a struggle against the invidious past. Wild Oranges To mention living persons would be invidious; but Wilson and Landor are within the most scrupulous critic's right of comparison. Essays in English Literature, 1780-1860 These comparisons are not invidious; I don't conclude against one party and in favor of the other; as the French say, je constate simply. The Galaxy Vol. 23, No. 1 A man of imagination is never moral; he outsoars literal demarcations and reviews life under too many shifting lights to rest content with the invidious distinctions of the law!” The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson Swanston Edition Vol. 6 (of 25) Where crystal lamps shine most glorious, Twin legions lie in cajons bleak,— Tokens of Hell invidious! Betelguese A Trip Through Hell It was the latter he always feared, which formed his greatest hazard—to tear from her the tendrils of the invidious past. Wild Oranges It would be invidious to single out any of these as being more capable, or more devoted to the work, than others; but we may mention one exceptional case, which all will recognize. A History of Horncastle from the earliest period to the present time They should also reflect on the invidious fact that they were not included in the original scheme of things, but thrown in as a make-weight afterwards. Bible Romances First Series It is difficult and perhaps invidious to compare the two as “humorists.” London Lyrics He was selected, in 1431, for the invidious office of presiding at the trial of the Maid of Orleans. Architectural Antiquities of Normandy The ends which may once have justified navigation laws require them no longer, and afford no reason for maintaining this invidious exception to the general rule of free trade. Principles Of Political Economy Abridged with Critical, Bibliographical, and Explanatory Notes, and a Sketch of the History of Political Economy But he couldn't be invidious, even to profit by so high a tide; he felt himself too much "in" it, as he might have said: a moment's reflexion put him more in than any one. The Wings of the Dove, Volume II It would be invidious to say what the nature of Lindora's entertainment was. The Daughter of the Storage And Other Things in Prose and Verse So many people even now confuse minor p. ixpoetry with bad poetry that it is almost invidious to call a poet minor. London Lyrics Whatever may seem invidious or partial in the execution of my task is dependent not so much on the tenor of the work, as on its incompleteness. Modern Painters Volume I (of V) Her replies to the invidious questions of the Inquisition are admirable and bear witness both to her high intelligence and the moral elevation of her sentiments. The Sexual Question A Scientific, psychological, hygienic and sociological study So long as no married woman was permitted to own property and all women were barred from the money-making occupations this discrimination did not seem so invidious; but to-day the situation is without a parallel. The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume V The women in every State should watch their law-makers, and any bill invidious to their interests should be promptly denounced, and with such vehemence and indignation as to agitate the whole community.... The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV "Stop, darling," said he, "these invidious clothes are in the way—I should love to feel your hand on my naked staff." The Life and Amours of the Beautiful, Gay and Dashing Kate Percival The Belle of the Delaware If it be attributed to an invidious spirit, or a desire for the advancement of individual interests, I could hope to effect little good by farther effort. Modern Painters Volume I (of V) We neither intend nor desire to institute any invidious comparisons between Old Britain and Young America. Continental Monthly, Vol. III, No IV, April 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy Then he slowly returned, breathing heavily––invidious contradiction of his youthful assumption!––and shaking his head, as he mounted to his room. The Strollers Some of the opponents talk as if educated suffrage would be invidious to the best interests of the laboring masses, whereas it would be most beneficial in its ultimate influence.... The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV We have no desire to make invidious comparisons, and have avoided doing so throughout these recollections. Personal Recollections of a Cavalryman With Custer's Michigan Cavalry Brigade in the Civil War I speak of those times, and of the great men of those times, in no invidious contrast with later days. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 57, No. 351, January 1845 She took me often to the theatre; whether as an extra branch of education, or because she was herself in the height of a dramatic fever, it would be invidious to inquire. A Walk from London to Fulham He allows he ain't that invidious, an' in what he says is merely out to be both euphonious an' explicit, that a-way, at one an' the same time. Faro Nell and Her Friends Wolfville Stories So long as women have no voice in the Government under which they live they will be an ostracised class, and invidious distinctions will be made against them in the world of work. The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV Well, what a cruel, invidious treaty it is for you to sign. The Wings of the Dove, Volume 1 of 2 But Chatham wanted it quite as much as he; and it was deemed invidious to measure so accomplished a man, and so sworn a friend of peace and good order, by the minuter rules. Leading Articles on Various Subjects We feel that no stigma can be more invidious in the intellectual world than the stigma of being out of date. The Meaning of Evolution It would be a silly, senseless proceeding, and would look much more invidious than my remaining. The First Violin A Novel He made none of the invidious distinctions which the churches make to-day. The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV The modern atrocities were not perpetrated on so large a scale, and the officers rarely countenanced them, but still it would be too invidious to cite single examples. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, Number 360, October 1845 It is plain, from the pains he took to exonerate himself from such a reproach, that he felt his task to be an invidious one. Great Men and Famous Women, Vol. 7 A Series of Pen and Pencil Sketches of the Lives of More Than 200 of the Most Prominent Personages in History Surveillance is an invidious term signifying watching with something of suspicion. English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions These minute criticisms may appear invidious; but it is hoped that they will be considered only as illustrations of general principles; illustrations necessary to our subject. Practical Education, Volume I The invidious have alleged that this latter amendment enabled a larger number to avail themselves of the advantages of a medical education than might otherwise do so. The History of Dartmouth College “Let not my eloquence, if such I boast, “And words, whose 'vantage often you have prov'd, “Now for their author, move invidious thoughts: “Nor what each claims his proper gift, refuse. The Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidus Naso in English blank verse Vols. I & II Yet at this time he undertook a service to the state, more invidious, and perhaps more perilous, than any in which his politics ever involved him. Great Men and Famous Women, Vol. 7 A Series of Pen and Pencil Sketches of the Lives of More Than 200 of the Most Prominent Personages in History Let’s return to—I hope you won’t find the French phrase invidious—to our mutton.” The Dust Flower We do not mean any invidious criticism upon Condillac, but in "Practical Education" we wish to take our examples and illustrations from real life. Practical Education, Volume I "It is invidious to speak of a lady who is soon to be one's guest," he said, "but I also have met Mrs. Aylmer." A Bunch of Cherries A Story of Cherry Court School The victor Greeks Tear off the Trojan mothers as they clasp Their country's imag'd gods; and as they cling To flaming temples—an invidious prey. The Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidus Naso in English blank verse Vols. I & II It would be invidious to call names or describe individual cases, and could answer no necessary purpose. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III With this requisition I shall most readily comply, although I may expose myself to the invidious censure of having directed all my efforts to establish the celebrity of whatever article I may recommend. A Treatise on Foreign Teas Abstracted From An Ingenious Work, Lately Published, Entitled An Essay On the Nerves We shall not imitate the invidious example of some authors, who think it necessary to destroy the edifices of others, in order to clear the way for their own. Practical Education, Volume I At a Chicago dinner-party a physician received a menu card with the device of a mushroom, and showing it to the lady next him, said: "I hope nothing invidious is intended." The Wit of Women Fourth Edition Love gradual bends to him her soul; she comes Fully adorn'd to see him, anxious pants Beauteous to seem; if one more beauteous there She sees, invidious she that face beholds. The Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidus Naso in English blank verse Vols. I & II On this birthday of our national liberties, July Fourth, 1876, Colorado, like all her elder sisters, comes into the Union with the invidious word "male" in her constitution. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III Veblen approaches nearer to a sociological explanation in his analysis of the self-conscious attitudes of invidious comparison and conspicuous waste in the leisure class. Introduction to the Science of Sociology It is, we confess, an unpleasant and an invidious task, to pick to pieces, bit by bit, the work of an author of high reputation. The Philosophy of the Conditioned “I shall always be drawing invidious comparisons between you both, and thinking what you would do in her place.” Not Like Other Girls She and Florence had wondered whether Marilla had made any invidious comparisons about the change to actual service instead of being treated as a guest in a fine house. A Modern Cinderella He could make no advance towards Patricia while that invidious doubt of his parentage existed, and he lacked the remorseless courage of Mr. Aston to inflict pain for however justifiable a cause on Cæsar. Christopher Hibbault, Roadmaker Hamilton was evidently nettled at this invidious and unnecessary comparison, and cast about in his mind how he might retort upon Spencer. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 20, No. 121, November, 1867 I am not mentioning names, as to do so, where all are daily showing such heroic and efficient work, would be invidious.' The War in the Air; Vol. 1 The Part played in the Great War by the Royal Air Force It is useless and invidious to particularise, and, besides, when one has drawn up a list of names, which are more or less obviously ephemeral, one cannot be certain as to the rest. The Book-Collector A General Survey of the Pursuit and of those who have engaged in it at Home and Abroad from the Earliest Period to the Present Time This appointment will probably cause dissent in Republican circles, but it may be doubted if the Negro advances his political fortunes by invidious criticism of the efforts of a Republican Administration to harmonize ante-bellum issues. Shadow and Light An Autobiography with Reminiscences of the Last and Present Century Imagine then the sort of laws that will be passed, to confound the invidious distinction which has been so long assumed over them, and, if possible, to obliterate the very memory of it. Cotton is King, and Pro-Slavery Arguments Comprising the Writings of Hammond, Harper, Christy, Stringfellow, Hodge, Bledsoe, and Cartrwright on This Important Subject Many, professing a desire to defend the Deity from an invidious charge, admit the doctrine of election, but deny that any one is reprobated. The Doctrines of Predestination, Reprobation, and Election He was mistaken, however, when he supposed that she had let the subject drop, and was going to resign herself to an invidious position. The Beth Book Being a Study of the Life of Elizabeth Caldwell Maclure, a Woman of Genius Now, I mean nothing invidious toward small men, for some of the greatest men the world has known have been physically inferior, for example, Lord Nelson, Napoleon, our own Grant and Sheridan, and ex-Secretary Seward. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II To name a few of the devoted would be invidious to the many. Shadow and Light An Autobiography with Reminiscences of the Last and Present Century If the blacks of to-day were all or mainly such men as Samuel R. Ward or Frederick Douglass, nobody would consider 'negro' an invidious or reproachful designation. Cotton is King, and Pro-Slavery Arguments Comprising the Writings of Hammond, Harper, Christy, Stringfellow, Hodge, Bledsoe, and Cartrwright on This Important Subject Again, I would ask in all seriousness, by what right does Orthodoxy give the invidious name of Infidel, affix the stigma of infidelity, to those who dissent from its cherished opinions? History of Woman Suffrage, Volume I This is not the only peaceful spot in the world," she said with a little sigh; "and I would rather live in London even than have you here in an invidious position. The Beth Book Being a Study of the Life of Elizabeth Caldwell Maclure, a Woman of Genius If it were not for the invidious classification, we might hope it was tenderness rather than contempt that moved the Mohammedan to excuse woman from so severe a duty. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II Still, if in such memoirs there be found landmarks of precept or example that will smooth the ruggedness of Youth's pathway, the success of its mission should disarm invidious criticism. Shadow and Light An Autobiography with Reminiscences of the Last and Present Century And likewise Nan could unfold a napkin she had herself hemstitched for a consideration, without the slightest fear that any one would make invidious comments upon the fact. Otherwise Phyllis These remarks are made in no invidious spirit. The American Quarterly Review, No. 17, March 1831 "I never believe anything I hear against anybody," said Beth, unconsciously quoting Ideala; "so please spare me the recital of all invidious stories." The Beth Book Being a Study of the Life of Elizabeth Caldwell Maclure, a Woman of Genius Every thoughtful person must see that Northern representatives are in no condition to reconstruct the South until their own State Constitutions are purged of all invidious distinctions among their citizens. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II How many a time did the eager British mercenary, clad in velveteen and clinging to the door of the carriage as it glides into the station, revisit my invidious dreams! A Little Tour of France But the vast library through which I have had the privilege of conducting my readers does not exercise any invidious separation between the two. A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 To the Close of the 19th Century It tended rather to accentuate the differences between the various schools, and a petition was presented to the Bakufu urging that the invidious veto should be rescinded. A History of the Japanese People From the Earliest Times to the End of the Meiji Era They urge the poor man to resist the conscription, because it infringes the equality of the citizen and makes an invidious distinction between the rich and the poor. Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No 3, September 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy They could not see the progress—in purging the Constitution of all invidious distinctions on the ground of color—while creating such distinctions for the first time in regard to sex. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II In dealing with this crowd of enthusiastic poetical students it is impossible to mention all, and invidious to single out some only. A History of Elizabethan Literature There are other hostelries, and I do not desire, suh, to draw invidious comparisons, their proprietors being friends of mine. Desert Dust There is nothing invidious in my saying this, and in this way. The Martian She would have liked to decline this rather invidious office, especially as she felt no compromise to be possible; but he was so urgent that she finally agreed to go with him. The Talking Horse And Other Tales I trust that it will not be invidious if I say, therefore, I hope the friends of this cause will not fall out by the way. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II Egoism does not necessarily imply the invidious stigma of selfishness. Suspended Judgments Essays on Books and Sensations But there was no one else to whom I could leave the performance of this invidious task, as a matter of course. The Fixed Period This incident he had at once subjected to the usual analysis, and had come to the conclusion that certain outside influences of an invidious kind had been brought to play upon the editor. Old Familiar Faces Everywhere the tendency was apparent to magnify the differences, make invidious inferences, cast suspicion on their opponents, and place them in a bad light with the Emperor and the majority. Historical Introductions to the Symbolical Books of the Evangelical Lutheran Church I will not say it has been deteriorating, for I wish to avoid all invidious phrases; but it has been rapidly undergoing a change from a republic to a mere democracy. A History of the Nineteenth Century, Year by Year Volume Two (of Three) It would be invidious to blame it when the whole social scheme is equally wrong and contemptible. The Crack of Doom While he courageously gave up all fixed salary for himself, he taught that all the work of God should be maintained by the freewill gifts of believers, and that pew-rents promote invidious distinctions among saints. George Müller of Bristol And His Witness to a Prayer-Hearing God Now I do not wish to be invidious, I am glad that such a constellation of philanthropic promise has risen upon the dark places of the abject poor. Humanity in the City Our columns will ever remain absolutely free from invidious personalities, for we emulate the good in humanity and shall seek to find it in all. Buchanan's Journal of Man, June 1887 Volume 1, Number 5 Lastly, there is the most invidious of all these accusations, namely, that which concerns the dowry. The Apologia and Florida of Apuleius of Madaura “Not that I mean any invidious comparison between them and this garden,” he added, with a little smile towards the Duchessa. Antony Gray,—Gardener He could rarely get through a t�te-�-t�te breakfast or dinner undisturbed by some invidious remark. Vixen, Volume III. It is invidious to mention special regiments when all fought so resolutely. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 2 (of 6) From the Commencement of the War to the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899 It would be invidious to give the answer. The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor Volume I, Number 3 If a man uses abusive or invidious language, we are not to return railing for railing. An Essay on Slavery and Abolitionism With reference to the duty of American females It is hardly possible, after so long an interval of time, to form any opinion upon these somewhat invidious suggestions. Studies in Literature and History In this case it would be particularly invidious for me to interfere. The Long Portage In what form the next invidious attempts may appear, remains to be discovered.” Washington and the American Republic, Vol. 3. Mrs Howard was well-looking, without the invidious attribute of great beauty, and lively, without the not less invidious faculty of wit. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 62, No. 384, October 1847 In describing my experiences it would perhaps be invidious to specify the exact locality where they were gathered. Mystic London: or, Phases of occult life in the metropolis But should th’ invidious town declare Against my plodding over-care, They cannot take away, nor hurt Th’ internal conscience of desert. The Fables of Phædrus Literally translated into English prose with notes To call the man a fool is as invidious as to waste indignation upon the cause of his misfortune. The Armed Forces Officer Department of the Army Pamphlet 600-2 But no one had a right to make any invidious remark; they had, besides, always watching over them a pair of frightfully suspicious eyes, those of Z�na�de. Jack 1877 That is not only an invidious, but a sarcastical and barbarous Expression. A Dialogue Between Dean Swift and Tho. Prior, Esq. In the Isles of St. Patrick's Church, Dublin, On that Memorable Day, October 9th, 1753 Let the invidious complaints of the Roman people come to an end. A Source Book for Ancient Church History State in your own words, the full meaning of "breaks his birth's invidious bar". Ontario Teachers' Manuals: Literature By this course, it is hoped that personal heart-burnings and invidious rivalries among exhibitors may to a great extent be avoided. Glances at Europe In a Series of Letters from Great Britain, France, Italy, Switzerland, &c. During the Summer of 1851. And, lastly, of those in whom the seed bears fruit an hundredfold, it seems almost invidious to select examples. The Kingdom of Heaven; What is it? It is always an invidious position to take up. Expositions of Holy Scripture Ephesians; Epistles of St. Peter and St. John And Daudet and M. Zola, and a dozen others whom it would be invidious to name, may be accounted as in some sort their literary descendants. Renée Mauperin I have neither the taste nor the time for the invidious work of disparaging other hives. Langstroth on the Hive and the Honey-Bee A Bee Keeper's Manual The most invidious foes enter and attack the brood. Our Common Insects A Popular Account of the Insects of Our Fields, Forests, Gardens and Houses The rights of conscience are generally understood and respected; and although many are prepared to liberate the churches from dependence on the state, but few would desire to establish invidious distinctions. The History of Tasmania, Volume I "On this occasion" is perhaps a little invidious. Punch, or the London Charivari, July 1, 1914 I acquit this gentleman of any invidious feeling towards me, but can only regret that he did not personally inspect my works. The Royal Guide to Wax Flower Modelling Second Juryman.—This is invidious; I am not the only one who stands out; there are four of us. A Sketch of the Life of the late Henry Cooper Barrister-at-Law, of the Norfolk Circuit; as also, of his Father His only approach to invidious comment was in regard to the terrapin. A Border Ruffian 1891 And he spoke the truth; for notwithstanding his admiration of Rosa, and the invidious comparison he had just drawn between her and Sybil, in his heart of hearts he still loved his wife truly. Cruel As The Grave I know I was careless, that I laid myself open to the invidious comment, which is usually the reward of all disinterested action. The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance They accept and practice this invidious system of prevention and gradually the entire community is more or less affected. Sex Avoided subjects Discussed in Plain English A brief analysis of some of the points of difference between the mind masculine and the mind feminine will show the futility of confounding the two, or of drawing any useless or invidious comparisons. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 4, August, 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy The degree of moral guilt annexed to such conduct as that which we attribute to Le Sage, is an invidious topic, not necessarily connected with our subject, and upon which we enter with regret. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 55, No. 344, June, 1844 I remonstrated, rather annoyed at the invidious position she was forcing on me in a sense. Chance A Tale in Two Parts "I guess I must look in the dictionary for 'invidious'; but a daisy's a flower that has budded in the green fields of England, where there aren't any newspaper reporters or other strange bugs." Lady Betty Across the Water Observe, reader, that we do not intend here to imply an invidious comparison. The Battle and the Breeze "I don't wish to be invidious, but surely Lizzie must be—let's see; 'eighty, 'ninety—why, she must be between forty-five and fifty now." Mrs. Dud's Sister Naturally it became difficult to fill these priesthoods, for it was invidious to compel young men of any promise to commit what was practically political suicide. The Religious Experience of the Roman People From the Earliest Times to the Age of Augustus It will not be considered invidious if I mention William Smith, Esq., The Journal of Negro History, Volume 5, 1920 But without abating its interest by invidious and ungrateful inquiries, we can see quite enough—in its turbulence, its cruelty, arrogance, and oppression—to make us thank Heaven that “the days of chivalry are gone.” Western Characters or Types of Border Life in the Western States Several exceptions must be understood; but to select them would be invidious. The History of Tasmania , Volume II This raises at once the just complaint that invidious distinctions are made. A Book for All Readers An Aid to the Collection, Use, and Preservation of Books and the Formation of Public and Private Libraries Any attempted notice of their authors in limits like this would be sheer failure; and where many did so well, it were invidious to discriminate. Four Years in Rebel Capitals An Inside View of Life in the Southern Confederacy from Birth to Death Few had been guilty in the first degree; in the second degree so many were guilty, that all could not be punished, and to make exceptions would be unjust and invidious. The Reign of Mary Tudor In a few instances the names have been changed, where it was thought that verbatim copies of the epitaphs might prove invidious to the relatives or friends of the dead. Quaint Epitaphs Yet shall I return indeed, nor be present before the eyes of Achilles; for it would indeed be invidious for an immortal god so openly to aid mortals. The Iliad of Homer (1873) Of Nature's gifts invidious I'd choose I know not which; One might as well be hideous As shunn'd because he's rich. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 104, March 4, 1893 And, if we are ever to be free from invidious distinctions in this country, based upon race, color, previous condition, we have got to be alive, wide-awake to our own interest. Masterpieces of Negro Eloquence The Best Speeches Delivered by the Negro from the days of Slavery to the Present Time We do not care to know who was responsible for this extraordinary piece of invidious distinction. Policing the Plains Being the Real-Life Record of the Famous North-West Mounted Police What I complain of is, that I have not been frankly treated, and that I have been placed in an invidious position with Lady Eileen. The Grell Mystery This invidious necessity would no longer exist if additional members were appointed, as a quorum could easily be obtained without Mr. Robinson's presence being required at the Council Board. The Story of the Upper Canada Rebellion It is absurd, therefore, to ask me what is the most awkward predicament I have ever been in; besides, it is always so invidious to select. The Idler Magazine, Volume III, April 1893 An Illustrated Monthly When all invidious and proscriptive distinctions shall be blotted out from our laws, whether they be constitutional, statute, or municipal laws. Masterpieces of Negro Eloquence The Best Speeches Delivered by the Negro from the days of Slavery to the Present Time The Speaker has to be invidious, relying on the future to even matters up. Slavery and Four Years of War, Vol. 1-2 A Political History of Slavery in the United States Together With a Narrative of the Campaigns and Battles of the Civil War In Which the Author Took Part: 1861-1865 He Breaks his birth's invidious bar And grasps the skirts of happy chance, And breasts the blows of circumstance, And grapples with his evil star.—TENNYSON. Life and Conduct If it were not invidious one could cite instances of this from the writings of certain teachers of psychological medicine in this country within the last few months. The Evolution of the Dragon I have no room for enumerations, which, moreover, would be invidious; but the old London of her talk—the direction I liked is best to take—was, in particular, a gallery of portraits. Memoirs He seeks to be a free man, an independent being, and to assert without acrimony or invidious criticism of others, yet firmly and unflinchingly, a strong and self-poised manhood. The Essentials of Spirituality It seems invidious to cite particular examples; but the "noblest Trojan of them all" will point a moral, and serve as an exemplar for generations to come. The Narrative of a Blockade-Runner But he resigned himself to repeating, with a distinctness that scarce fell short of the invidious, "Mr. Crimble," and departed on his errand. The Outcry It seemed to move in her a little, exactly, that sense of the invidious. The Finer Grain It wasn't however, I hasten to add, that my case, in spite of this invidious comparison, wasn't ambiguous enough. Embarrassments |
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