| 单词 | narrow-minded |
| 例句 | When I open a book, the words sort themselves into narrow-minded single file on the page; the mirror-image poems erase themselves half-formed in my mind. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Mom and Dad liked to make a big point about never surrendering to fear or to prejudice or to the narrow-minded conformist sticks-in-the-mud who tried to tell everyone else what was proper. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z She accused Anthony of being narrow-minded and unfair. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z “Yes. She said that I should be open to the possibility that I could love a man. That I was being too narrow-minded.” Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Federalists and Republicans alike accused their opponents of narrow-minded partisanship, never conceding or apparently even realizing that their own behavior also fit the party label they affixed to their enemies. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z “One would have to be narrow-minded or have a misplaced sense of guilt to put one class absolutely above the other,” Theo agrees. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Here is what that means—ideologues are narrow-minded people, incapable of independent thought and critical thinking. Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z She felt completely justified in deceiving her aunt and uncle; they were narrow-minded and mistaken. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z It brought with it the kind of diehard, narrow-minded nerdery that postulated a Stormtrooper shouldn’t be played by a black man because this fictional fighting force were all cloned from one, lighter-skinned, human descendant. John Boyega: storming from Peckham to galactic fame | Observer profile 2015-12-12T05:00:00Z Her distinguished husband is narrow-minded and restrictive, and she finds motherhood numbing. Elena Ferrante’s ‘Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay’ 2014-09-05T04:00:00Z “The Dragons, the Giant, the Women” also resists the pervasive, narrow-minded, gratuitously violent stereotypes of Africa that haunt Tutu during her school years in the West. Wayétu Moore Escapes a Civil War in Liberia. In America, She Encounters a New Kind of Danger. 2020-06-02T04:00:00Z Despite their narrow-minded viewpoint and intransigence they’ll have been driven by what they felt was right and best for you. My parents put me down, so I moved in with the boy I love | Dear Mariella 2017-09-17T04:00:00Z He simultaneously satirized the post-hippie self-absorption of Southern California, registered the narrow-minded brutality of the cops and gangsters, and signaled his fondness for an old Hollywood that was already history in 1973. Robert Altman’s ‘The Long Goodbye’ Is Popular Again 2014-12-05T05:00:00Z Ironically enough, though, the fact that Parker and Stone were willing to make a two-part apology for previously being among those narrow-minded deniers demonstrates that there is still some hope for change. “South Park” blames climate change on Grandpa’s selfishness and it’s barely a metaphor at... 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z Those who advocate a more traditional, contemplative museum sound outmoded, élitist, and narrow-minded—precisely the attitude that museums are running from. Nice Museum. Where’s the Art? 2016-05-13T04:00:00Z From the beginning it is an unequal contest, pitting the visionaries against the narrow-minded, the righteous few against the feckless many. Moral of the story 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z In fact, he’s narrow-minded – there’s very little wit or conversation. Katharine Hamnett: ‘Getting old is a licence to kill’ 2018-10-27T04:00:00Z "These days I am a teetotal, mean-spirited, right-wing, narrow-minded, conservative Christian bigot, but not a racist," she once said. Gentlemen Prefer Blondes star Jane Russell dies at 89 2011-03-01T01:31:04Z The former group regards audience members who expect to see a story told as written are seen as prejudiced, narrow-minded, or lazy. The Problem With Broadway Revivals: They Revive Gender Stereotypes, Too 2018-02-22T05:00:00Z But since West Berlin was such an unbelievably narrow-minded and stuffy city with unbelievably narrow-minded and stuffy West Berliners, it wasn’t so thrilling. Big Bang in Berlin 2014-11-12T05:00:00Z He’s always been so in tune with what the next move is, where I may be — I hate to say it — but I tend to be more narrow-minded. Eminem Collaborates on the Album for the Film ‘Southpaw’ 2015-07-17T04:00:00Z Mr. Taylor is a moralist fully aware of the ambiguities of real life, and his sense of humor keeps him from becoming a narrow-minded ideologue. Art Review: Henry Taylor?s Portraits and Other Paintings at MoMA PS1 2012-02-02T23:19:39Z With his ethereal voice, Pears portrayed the fisherman as an alienated dreamer, a misfit in a narrow-minded town. Jon Vickers, Opera Star Known for His Raw Power and Intensity, Dies at 88 2015-07-12T04:00:00Z There’s Hard Times, which is all about the pitfalls of narrow-minded, fact-driven pedagogy, with no room for make-believe. Why to Read Dickens Now (Or Watch Him on TV) 2012-01-26T19:39:00Z At the event, Phoenix swore it was a genuine documentary despite clear indications on the screen that it was a "mockumentary" poking fun at a narrow-minded public. Director admits Joaquin Phoenix documentary a hoax 2010-09-17T04:32:00Z It is, ultimately, narrow-minded and unimaginative to demand narratives of deprivation and vengeance from our young MCs, and dismiss anything else as inauthentic. Tinie Tempah ? review 2010-10-16T23:06:00Z If people were surprised by it, he said, it’s more a testament to a narrow-minded perception; because everyone feels strange, whether they admit to it or not. Lakeith Stanfield Is Playing Us All 2018-07-04T04:00:00Z They're calling it "unbelievable hypocrisy", "narrow-minded rubbish" and the decision of an "insecure nation". Slackistan ban means the future looks tight in Pakistan 2011-01-26T16:05:17Z While some Bangladeshis in London complained that the book unfairly painted them as ignorant and narrow-minded, reviewers praised Ms. Ali as an exciting new voice in immigrant fiction. ArtsBeat: A Different, Happy Ending for Diana? Monica Ali Novel Imagines a Future 2011-01-07T17:04:27Z I really, really, really admire the way that you write about how your family had dealt with the attacks, and the narrow-minded points of view, and people who don't really understand. Gabrielle Union on why women can stop chasing after balance: It's "fictitious BS that doesn't exist" 2021-09-23T04:00:00Z The narrow-minded criticisms that informed these changes still have a choke hold on popular culture, and they do far more harm than influencing a mere movie script. Poor unfortunate souls: False feminism and criticism of Disney’s "Little Mermaid" 2023-05-29T04:00:00Z But that's looking at it in a very narrow-minded, old-fashioned kind of way. TV review: My Weird and Wonderful Family 2010-07-22T07:00:00Z It assumes they’re too simple, egocentric, narrow-minded to be involved in the stories of people whose personalities they don’t favor or whose goals they don’t approve of. Olive Kitteridge and Why "Likability" Is for Saps 2014-11-03T05:00:00Z Even my 13-year-old narrow-minded angst melted when, despite his many challenges, Baby J smiled his gummy grin and peered at me through his impossibly thick infant glasses. "The Eyes of Tammy Faye" helped me reconsider my painful Evangelical childhood 2022-02-20T05:00:00Z Of all the J. Crews I visited, the Ludlow Shop was the most humane, probably because it was the most narrow-minded. J. Crew: Too Ambitious to Be Basic, Too Basic to Be Luxe 2017-05-24T04:00:00Z But, as the ultimate authority, Nicholas Day's apoplectic response to the laying-on of hands makes the headmaster seem less like a narrow-minded figure of fun than a furious voice of reason. The History Boys – review 2013-05-23T17:23:59Z On this evidence, though, the narrow-minded conservatism that seemed to characterise previous generations of voters has been replaced, for now at least, by a more embracing, inquisitive outlook. Oscars 2013: Snubs and surprises 2013-01-10T16:19:32Z But the soundtrack offers a narrow-minded, conservative depiction of hip-hop itself. Empire's season two sound needs to look beyond industry cliche 2015-09-23T04:00:00Z Citing Gone With the Wind and Lawrence of Arabia as the gold standards by which fellow best picture winners must be matched, is narrow-minded. Gary Oldman is wrong to say Spotlight didn't deserve an Oscar 2016-04-12T04:00:00Z People were wearing Saxon badges as long as three years ago in the north-east, but the record companies were so narrow-minded, they never saw us as a threat. Saxon: 'Metal fans are the most loyal in the world' – a classic feature from the vaults 2013-01-16T12:54:39Z It is always amusing to watch the entertainment industry reel with the "discovery" that audiences are nowhere near as narrow-minded and bigoted as previously assumed. 'Empire' reigns among viewers on strength of characters and cast 2015-03-18T04:00:00Z Also like many genres, dembow must contend with its patriarchal past and present, but it’s too simple, too narrow-minded to reduce it to plain raunch or misogyny. El Alfa, the King of Dembow, Dazzles at Madison Square Garden 2021-10-25T04:00:00Z But my optimism springs from the fact that ordinary people are less narrow-minded, more open to difference, more thoughtful than they were during L.B.J.’s time. Barack Obama and Bryan Cranston on the Roles of a Lifetime 2016-05-06T04:00:00Z "I used to be really stubborn and narrow-minded," she said. Adele's sophomore disc mines shattered love 2011-02-23T22:20:08Z Perhaps it reflects my narrow-minded competitiveness but the novelty of running without racing was a revelation. Jogging in Jordan: the 650km trail that's a journey through time 2017-12-15T05:00:00Z "I do not think people will be so narrow-minded as to hate someone just after watching a film," Zhang told Reuters this month. China film stirs passions anew before Japan PM visit 2011-12-23T04:57:48Z The country has become so insular and narrow-minded, turned inward. Jared Diamond: Here are the four ways America is ruining itself right now 2019-06-24T04:00:00Z Chestnut responded, calling King "narrow-minded" and pointing out that competitive eating competitions often donate food to local food banks. Competitive eater defeats giant bunny in salad eating contest 2022-02-04T05:00:00Z Lauck traces the birth of this condescension to the 1920s, when writers and critics began to attack life in the Midwest as narrow-minded and repressive. How the Midwest went from the idealized to the derided 2017-05-24T04:00:00Z “To me, the fun of Star Wars is the glory of possibility. So it seems insanely narrow-minded and counterintuitive to say that there wouldn’t be a homosexual character in that world.” Gay Star Wars characters? I'd love it, says JJ Abrams 2016-03-01T05:00:00Z It would be easy to assume that we could pin the blame for this kind of philistinism squarely on the narrow-minded judges themselves. Noises off: On literature and the living wage 2010-06-08T16:18:00Z I do remember him being narrow-minded about composers who stuck essentially to tonal harmonic languages — let alone to Minimalism, which he could not abide. When Boston Ruled the Music World 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z Or who also doesn’t want any part of this aggressively petty, self-important, narrow-minded s---show? Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Jets vs. Sharks, Crips vs. Bloods, Working Moms vs. Stay-at-Homes 2019-05-06T04:00:00Z It was a narrow-minded, intolerant and deeply divided society. Carsten Jensen's top 10 seafaring tales 2010-04-14T11:04:00Z It’s harder to be narrow-minded, prejudiced and intolerant if you know that, isn’t it? My son swore in front of his grandparents. I was blamed. It made my Christmas 2019-12-26T05:00:00Z Essentially a hot-pork-drenched cracker, it makes a superb appetizer if you can get over any narrow-minded hangups about eating two courses of pizza. Pizza Moto Comes to Rest in Brooklyn 2016-02-16T05:00:00Z I think when I was first starting out, especially in theater, I was more narrow-minded and especially just wanted to do theater. Sutton Foster Talks About Why 'Younger' Made Her Feel Like She Was 'Cheating' 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z Roth's short furio-comic novel is inflamed by the narrow-minded strictures forced on the young in 50s America by a system which also recklessly sent them to war. Summer reading: 'coalition books' 2010-07-16T23:05:00Z That world is filled with the prying eyes of narrow-minded town folk. Theater Review: ‘Bridges of Madison County’ Brings Iowa to Broadway 2014-02-21T03:00:02Z It seems likely such narrow-minded attitudes will still be around in the 1920s. How JK Rowling Americanized Harry Potter for Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2016-03-11T05:00:00Z Of the crew chiefs behind the scenes, Lee Sizemore, the park’s creative director, may be vulgar and narrow-minded, but his instinct to make Westworld more theme park-like seems wise with regard to its long-term viability. ‘Westworld’ Season 1, Episode 2: If You Can’t Tell, Does It Matter? 2016-10-07T04:00:00Z Belle is a brainy bookworm in a town of the narrow-minded; like Ariel in The Little Mermaid, she wants to escape, singing of “adventure in the great wide somewhere.” Beauty and the Beast in 3-D: Still an Enchantment 2012-01-12T17:33:27Z As the girls grow up, they begin to see far more than their rigid, narrow-minded father ever will. Cathy Cassidy's top 10 stories about sisters 2010-09-22T06:55:00Z They were supposed to be a counterpoint to narrow-minded evangelicals, but Andersen says the New Agers committed an even greater sin than the faithful. Fake News: It’s as American as George Washington’s Cherry Tree 2017-09-05T04:00:00Z Some music heads loudly bemoan the loss of this sound, irritating other music heads who see guitar nostalgia as a narrow-minded exaltation of old-white-guy rock over newer forms. Dave Grohl: A back-aching, coffee-guzzling, minivan-driving classic rocker 2015-06-26T04:00:00Z Such sweeping assertions of American narrow-minded venality almost seem aimed at contemporary political debates; this would certainly be in keeping with the museum’s declared ambitions. ‘Americans and the Holocaust’ Review: What We Could Have Done 2018-04-30T04:00:00Z “This administration and this Congress represent some of the most volatile and narrow-minded thinking I’ve seen in politics.” Women are marching for many different reasons — and they didn’t need your permission 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z The art lobby is in danger of being narrow-minded and unthinking. Tracey Emin's art lesson for Gove won't spark a riot 2013-01-22T16:04:01Z Assuming there's a fandom crossover between Disney fairy tales and that spy game, that meant lots of narrow-minded folks stayed mad. Racist attacks on a Black girl earning a supposedly "white" role isn't about canon but excellence 2022-05-12T04:00:00Z “For us, being creative people, it’s just very narrow-minded.” There Are No Pictures, but This Art Podcast Is Thriving 2020-02-19T05:00:00Z “These days I’m a teetotal, mean-spirited, right-wing, narrow-minded, conservative Christian bigot, but not a racist,” she told an Australian newspaper, The Daily Mail, in 2003. Jane Russell, Star of Westerns, Dies at 89 2011-03-01T00:57:02Z She explains, “That it is possible to hold this paradox as part of my daily reality points to the reductive and narrow-minded nature of Rick Santorum’s assertions that prenatal testing increases the number of abortions.” Motherlode Blog: Mother of Child With Down Syndrome: Prenatal Counseling, Not Prenatal Testing, Is the Issue 2012-03-02T17:06:47Z Now, “The Accursed” takes as its thematic destination the Presidency of Obama — an utterly unspeakable possibility in the racist, narrow-minded epoch of 1905-06. From Woodrow Wilson to Twitter: A Q&A with Joyce Carol Oates 2013-03-01T02:04:15Z Lebanon, Israel, Ireland, South Africa, wherever there is a bleeding sore on the body of the world, the same hard-eyed narrow-minded fanatics are busy, indifferent to life, in love with death. Clash of the Booker titans 2013-05-23T13:57:00Z “The team principle, that kind of narrow-minded racing person, says it is going to be very difficult,” Wolff said. Max Verstappen unimpressed with excess and opulence of Las Vegas Grand Prix 2023-11-16T05:00:00Z It is narrow-minded, cynical and overtly misanthropic, in the truest sense of that word. GOP finally picks a speaker: But the hellish chaos of D.C. won't end anytime soon 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z To him, it's a "dated and narrow-minded view" that needs to be broken if the field wants to keep making progress. The study of smell loss still struggles for support 2023-10-04T04:00:00Z So to get him to a place of destructive rage, Nimona first has to convince him that the world he once swore to protect can be narrow-minded and cruel. Review: The imaginative 'Nimona' and the joys of ‘Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed’ 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z “There’s an optimism in that, and also a child, sleeping next to a mom, and such a stubborn, rebellious, self-involved, not-thinking-big-picture, narrow-minded, shortsighted human — that all was very exciting and came together in that moment.” When broken is beautiful: How Kathryn Hahn and show creators built 'Tiny Beautiful Things' 2023-06-14T04:00:00Z Looking back now, I can see that I was actually quite narrow-minded in terms of what I thought was possible. Seal on the George Clooney connection to 'Kiss From a Rose' and why singing it is a 'minefield' 2023-06-06T04:00:00Z Republicans have always intended to keep Trump as the head of their party because he's how they will punish the rest of us for wanting to move on past their narrow-minded bigotry. Stop pretending anyone but Trump will be the 2024 GOP nominee. 2023-04-18T04:00:00Z But perhaps most importantly, this narrow-minded focus on search traffic ignores what a lot of the sneered-at political observers saw coming a mile away: The imminent George Santos makeover into MAGA's Next Top Superstar. George Santos is the superstar MAGA deserves 2023-02-06T05:00:00Z Politicians and a handful of other people Rahrich called “narrow-minded” didn’t want him to stay in North Dakota, so he moved to Minnesota, where he hoped his rights would be respected. LGBTQ people, allies could face $1,500 fine in North Dakota 2023-01-20T05:00:00Z So as a result of that parental dustup with a priest my dad called a "narrow-minded bigot," I had the greatest year of my pre-pubescent life. It was the year of "eh, not bad" — and also of avoiding the obvious 2022-12-29T05:00:00Z “These practices teach narrow-minded stereotypes that represent American Indians as exotic, warlike people who are stuck-in-the-past, making it difficult for people to understand how American Indians exist in contemporary ways,” the report said. Kansas board recommends ending Native American mascots 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z Their words, which they thought we’d never hear, were ignorant, narrow-minded and downright offensive. Column: Nury Martinez's racism feeds into Black Angelenos' worst fear. It's us versus them 2022-10-09T04:00:00Z “I like the way he’s showing the contrast between what y’all do in California and what the narrow-minded, extremist positions that occur here in the state of Texas.” California governor travels to Texas amid feud with GOP 2022-09-23T04:00:00Z They are the direct result of Bush and other narrow-minded politicians allowing the creation of an environment in which Putin and the oligarchs could thrive and block or reverse democratic reforms. Gorbachev and Bush: The world's massive missed opportunity for peace 2022-09-05T04:00:00Z The cultures of politics and journalism are too short-sighted and narrow-minded to bridge the gulf between what we are actually doing as a society and what we now know we need to do. Culture, progress and the future: Can the West survive its own myths? 2022-08-28T04:00:00Z Serena didn’t look like an athlete was supposed to look according to the narrow-minded standards that once prevailed. Elliott: Serena Williams makes a conscious choice to give up tennis and focus on her family 2022-08-09T04:00:00Z “Let’s be aware of so-called social revolutionary movements with narrow-minded values.” EXPLAINER: The Unification Church’s ties to Japan’s politics 2022-07-14T04:00:00Z "It's clear that inclusion wins, which makes the Texas Republican Party leadership's decision to exclude the Texas Log Cabin Republicans from their convention not just narrow-minded, but politically shortsighted," the group said in a statement. New "radical" Texas GOP platform rejects Biden’s win and pushes vote to secede from the U.S. 2022-06-21T04:00:00Z The group called the Texas Republican Convention's actions "not just narrow-minded, but politically short-sighted." Texas Republicans declare Biden election illegitimate, despite evidence 2022-06-19T04:00:00Z New Delhi has made no comment so far over protests lodged by Muslim nations, but India’s Foreign Ministry on Monday rejected comments by the OIC as “unwarranted” and “narrow-minded.” Muslim nations slam India over insulting remarks about Islam 2022-06-06T04:00:00Z “Shiv can be quite good at strategy but narrow-minded,” says Snook. Inside those 'Succession' finale moments that made you gasp 2022-05-25T04:00:00Z Parenting is hard and not for the weak, uninformed or narrow-minded. Opinion | What’s next after Roe? 2022-05-15T04:00:00Z Opponents of these bills understand their true intent not because we are equally narrow-minded but because the culture we live in still sees “straight” as “normal” and gender as “boy,” “girl” or “made up.” Opinion | ‘Don’t say gay’ says ‘don’t say straight,’ too. Let’s exploit it. 2022-04-15T04:00:00Z I wonder what Thomas Jefferson would think of such narrow-minded behavior from these students who walk the grounds of the university that he founded in 1819? Opinion | Listening to an array of voices expands the mind 2022-04-04T04:00:00Z Sent to join similar gentlemen at a distant congress, these men would be more qualified to recognize the general good and carry it out than narrow-minded demagogues. Building the American Republic, Volume 2 2018-01-18T00:00:00Z “I’m now a version I would never know existed if I were still working in a narrow-minded image-obsessed industry, and I’m much happier than I ever was doing theater.” In-person theater is back. A lost generation of artists chose not to return 2022-03-24T04:00:00Z On the societal level, a narrow-minded focus on infection control comes with the trade-off that opioid overdoses, childhood obesity and other public health crises will continue taking a back seat. Opinion | In this next phase of the pandemic, beware of the extremes 2022-02-08T05:00:00Z But I try not to be too narrow-minded and fusty. Column: This is the longest, slowest concert ever. It began 21 years ago and is just getting started 2022-02-04T05:00:00Z There is no reason why political debate cannot be reframed in this way — except for the entrenched cultures of politics and journalism, which are both too "short-sighted" and too "narrow-minded." America's deepest and most dangerous divide isn't between Democrats and Republicans 2022-01-16T05:00:00Z The prevailing orthodoxy has become more and more narrow-minded, with 62 percent of undergraduates telling a Heterodox Academy survey that students are afraid to say what they believe. Opinion | The University of Austin founders’ challenge: Creating a college from another time 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z “Mr. Rousseau’s narrow-minded comment that he does not feel the need to learn French feeds the myth that English-speaking Quebecers are a privileged minority indifferent to French,” said Marlene Jennings, the group’s president. Air Canada CEO’s mostly English speech inflames French anxiety in Quebec 2021-11-12T05:00:00Z Because you don’t change anyone’s mind by mocking them — that merely pushes them further into their narrow-minded position — and you don’t win a debate with a one-sided argument. An infuriating indictment of Israel 2021-11-03T04:00:00Z And a narrow-minded focus on these documents crowds out a larger and equally important discussion of why we aren’t demanding similar research out of YouTube, Twitter, TikTok, and all the rest. Why Facebook should release the Facebook Files 2021-09-28T04:00:00Z China has criticised Aukus, describing it as "extremely irresponsible" and "narrow-minded". China applies to join key Asia-Pacific trade pact 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z “It thus wins no support and is doomed to fail,” he claimed, asserting that “relevant countries should discard the outdated zero-sum mentality and narrow-minded geopolitical perception.” Biden prepares to host historic ‘Quad’ summit at White House 2021-09-16T04:00:00Z Gibb had become a polarising figure, seen by some in the schools sector as an éminence grise with an outsized influence, especially under Williamson, but narrow-minded in ideological and pedagogical matters. No 10 dismisses claims Aukus deal has damaged relations with France as reshuffle continues – live 2021-09-16T04:00:00Z It’s not clear whether its ability to duck controversies is a function of top-notch public relations, narrow-minded journalists or differences in its policies and products, Will Oremus writes. Analysis | The Technology 202: South Korea is targeting Google's and Apple’s app stores. U.S. lawmakers are watching. 2021-08-26T04:00:00Z But problems over controversial subjects are rare — there’s an unjust stereotype being promoted that teachers are narrow-minded indoctrinators who, upon being challenged, will collapse. Opinion | In my AP Government classes, I teach current elections. National curriculums would say I’ve gone rogue. 2021-08-27T04:00:00Z This is as tiring as it is narrow-minded. Perspective | One of these years Washington will find a long-term quarterback. Just not this year. 2021-08-19T04:00:00Z In the end, millions of Christians have abandoned their faith for a narrow-minded political ideology. How evangelicals abandoned Christianity — and became "conservatives" instead 2021-07-17T04:00:00Z Those who think the biggest transgender issue is boys wanting to play and dominate girls’ sports or to go into girls’ restrooms need to realize how narrow-minded, intolerant and cruel they are being. Opinion | Transgender people deserve our support — and admiration 2021-03-21T04:00:00Z Democrats say Republicans have abused it serially, forcing their minority vision on the entire country with narrow-minded parliamentary tactics and blocking policies the people support, such as gun control. Explainer: what is the filibuster and why do some Democrats want to get rid of it? 2021-01-30T05:00:00Z The association says that criticism of the sector is somewhat narrow-minded. Covid Christmas: Are gift cards wise or wasteful? 2020-12-04T05:00:00Z But to have shortsighted local school districts, parents and students become the arbiters of what literature should be taught is a dangerous, narrow-minded path to censorship. Feedback: What teachers say about a school district's book ban threat 2020-11-19T05:00:00Z That version of the story — of high ideals dashed by narrow-minded politicians and rigid ideologues — fits well with Anderson’s starting and ending points of 1944 and 1956. Review | The rise of the CIA and the decline of America’s moral standing 2020-10-08T04:00:00Z “You don’t want to be so narrow-minded to think it’s going to be you against one other team,” Harvick said. Harvick dominates at Dover for seventh Cup victory of the season 2020-08-23T04:00:00Z That’s a lot of potential business leaders and innovators who might be forced to leave if the Trump administration follows through with its narrow-minded policies. Editorial Roundup: Excerpts from recent Wisconsin editorials 2020-07-13T04:00:00Z “Arrowsmith” won the Pulitzer Prize in 1926, but Lewis refused it, stating that the Pulitzer committee was too narrow-minded in deeming any novel the “best of the year.” Column: With 'Arrowsmith' (1925), a Nobel novelist foretold our mishandling of the coronavirus 2020-07-13T04:00:00Z Raised by a steelworker and a secretary at the Inland plant in Gary, Ind., Popovich is as open-minded, principled and curious as Trump is narrow-minded, unprincipled and incurious. Opinion | An Anti-Trump Slam Dunk 2020-06-13T04:00:00Z I accuse my mother of being narrow-minded, tell her that instead of fretting about me, she should pay more attention to the less fortunate. Opinion | Of the Virus and God, Orange Peels and the Party 2020-04-03T04:00:00Z Matt Busby defied the Football League’s narrow-minded parochialism and took Manchester United into floodlit European competition following their 1956 title. Where will the Champions League's place lie in football's new order? | David Conn 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z The very idea that preserving the ecosystem elevates mere fish over farms is ignorantly narrow-minded. Column: Trump gives politically connected farmers more water, at expense of everyone else 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z In internet parlance, "OK boomer" is a derogatory phrase used by young people against older generations when encountering attitudes perceived as judgemental, conservative or narrow-minded. 'OK Boomer' makes it to US Supreme Court 2020-01-16T05:00:00Z In a narrow-minded society, her resistance to marriage will ultimately be seen as a threat. The House of Mirth: Jennifer Egan on Edith Wharton’s masterpiece 2020-01-11T05:00:00Z The other would repeat all those tales of narrow-minded men unwilling to give Gerwig’s updated take on “Little Women” a chance. Oscar nominations 2020: Complete predictions in all 24 categories 2020-01-10T05:00:00Z One-time Republican voters now described the party as “scary,” “out of touch,” “narrow-minded,” even “stuffy old men.” The decade Republicans hijacked our democracy, via the gerrymander 2019-12-30T05:00:00Z In a 2017 interview with The Daily Beast, he said it was “insanely narrow-minded and counterintuitive to say that there wouldn’t be a homosexual character in that world.” Disney Removes Same-Sex Kiss From ‘Star Wars’ Film in Singapore 2019-12-25T05:00:00Z “The passage of the citizenship amendment bill marks the victory of narrow-minded and bigoted forces over India’s pluralism.” India passes law denying citizenship to Muslim migrants 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z That said, the dopey qualities in Waititi’s portrayal of Hitler — along with the narrow-minded officiousness of the movie’s Nazis — also serves to demystify evil a bit. Opinion | Yes, ‘Jojo Rabbit’ has a funny Hitler. It’s part of a long — and powerful — tradition. 2019-10-20T04:00:00Z Often these are written by people who themselves left these places because they were too small, too conservative and too narrow-minded. Opinion | Understanding Trump’s Appeal in Rural America 2019-10-12T04:00:00Z “The great rejuvenation of the Chinese people is actually a narrow-minded, xenophobic kind of nationalism,” said Li Yunfei, an imam from eastern China and one of the last dissident Hui writers. China's Muslim clampdown creeps into the heartland, targeting Hui minority 2019-09-20T04:00:00Z The three adventurers visit a hippie commune, but as they return to the highways they encounter trouble along the way from heartless police officers and narrow-minded townspeople before their journey ends in tragedy. Peter Fonda, star of ‘Easy Rider’ and scion of Hollywood royalty, dies at 79 - The Washington Post 2019-08-16T04:00:00Z It’s the cramped and putrid Trump view of a narrow-minded nation vs. the intensely patriotic view of a robust, multicultural, forward-looking United States of America. Opinion | Democrats must support each other before it’s too late 2019-07-19T04:00:00Z That narrow-minded drive is what made Tiger Tiger. Rory McIlroy's miserable start was shocking—and predictable - Golf Digest 2019-07-18T04:00:00Z The reasons were unclear, but, Giddens said, rejections like that make her wonder, “Am I truly that out of the black cultural Zeitgeist, or are the gatekeepers just that narrow-minded?” Rhiannon Giddens and What Folk Music Means 2019-05-13T04:00:00Z Twitter and Facebook users are ridiculing the ban as narrow-minded and a case of censorship. Ban on banana-eating artwork draws ridicule in Poland 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z In time, Wood began to think of everything he had known before meeting Salahi as a narrow-minded myth of American superiority, notable for its omissions of overseas misadventures. Guantánamo’s Darkest Secret 2019-04-15T04:00:00Z The Conservatives are in thrall to a nostalgic, narrow-minded nationalism that fabricates scare stories about Europe — and that will fight to keep Brexit on the agenda even if it is thwarted in the near future. Opinion | How things could turn ugly with Brexit 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z His political stances on race are similarly conservative and narrow-minded. Joe Biden's policies are as troubling as his inappropriate touching | Jill Filipovic 2019-04-03T04:00:00Z Senator Mazie K. Hirono, Democrat of Hawaii and a member of Mr. Graham’s committee, accused Republicans of taking a narrow-minded victory lap. Trump and Republicans Seek to Turn the Tables in Post-Mueller Washington 2019-03-25T04:00:00Z If confirmed, Rao “will have power to impose these narrow-minded views for decades and turn back the clock and destroy rights and protections that millions of Americans rely on,” Goldberg said. Remarks by Trump judicial pick on date rape, race draw fire 2019-02-04T05:00:00Z Sometimes Cobb is an eager-for-work actor trying to placate a narrow-minded director; sometimes Cobb is a frustrated artist muttering to himself; and sometimes he’s Othello, a general addressing a committee of politicians. One actor takes on the hazards of ‘Othello’ in his play, ‘American Moor’ 2019-01-03T05:00:00Z Maybe those early Odd Future recordings represented a kind of test, weeding out listeners who were too easily perturbed, too narrow-minded, or too impatient to listen closely. Earl Sweatshirt and Rap’s Murky In-Between Generation 2018-12-03T05:00:00Z “Our people say that the Americans are such a narrow-minded superpower who only wants to receive, never giving anything,” it said. Talks Begin on Disarming Korean Border Village 2018-10-16T04:00:00Z Both father and son are rendered with enough sympathy to engage us; but both seem narrow-minded, intolerant, and a little pathetic. Marginal Men Take Center Stage in the Novels of Dag Solstad 2018-10-15T04:00:00Z In the Sept. 23 interview, he called Saudi Arabia's foreign policy "narrow-minded," and ridiculed its crackdown on political Islam, urging the kingdom to realign its policy to partner with Turkey, a close Qatar ally. Missing Saudi journalist once a voice of reform in kingdom - Los Angeles Times 2018-10-08T04:00:00Z From Jett’s groundbreaking recordings with the Runaways to how she defied a narrow-minded media establishment, “Bad Reputation” is a case study in how a musician stays relevant. Review: ‘Bad Reputation’ documents rocker Joan Jett and the art of staying relevant - Los Angeles Times 2018-09-27T04:00:00Z In a self-deprecating 2008 autobiography, Hudson agreed that in his early years as a prosecutor he “was narrow-minded and at times offensively self-righteous.” Senators recommend prosecutor, magistrate for Richmond federal judgeship 2018-09-25T04:00:00Z How is it that a teenager who lives so close to New York City, one of the most diverse places in the world, was so easily pulled into such a detestable, narrow-minded group? Perspective | ‘Dan from Long Island’ touted ethnic cleansing at the D.C. rally. Here’s why the online attacks should stop. 2018-08-15T04:00:00Z But it would also be narrow-minded of British fans to whitewash the long and legitimate criticisms of Team Sky. Geraint Thomas seals maiden Tour de France title with Paris procession 2018-07-29T04:00:00Z Officers sometimes view him as too narrow-minded when judging their conduct, failing to see the “gray area” they face in their jobs, Casaday said. ‘He’s just a doer’: Meet Seattle police-chief candidate Ely Reyes 2018-07-10T04:00:00Z Tired of narrow-minded writers who forget that there are other races besides Black and "white" living in the world. How ‘Desus & Mero’ Conquered Late Night 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z He trained as a sociologist and would like to teach, but laments that Basilicata "remains a narrow-minded place, always ruled by the same group of people, who don't care about the community's welfare". Jobless young Italians abandon charms of south 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z In the 1970s, All in the Family tweaked the formula: the father, Archie Bunker, was still dim-witted and fat but also irascible, narrow-minded, racist and sexist, often corrected by his wiser, college-bound son-in-law. With Roseanne Barr gone, will the US working-class be erased from TV? | Joan C Williams 2018-06-02T04:00:00Z “Instead, he is a simple follower of simple thinking, racism and the narrow-minded America First policy.” Who’s to blame for the hiccup in North Korea talks? South Koreans say Bolton. 2018-05-21T04:00:00Z He was tenacious, but he was not narrow-minded. Let’s use our collective uncertainty to foster bipartisanship 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z "If people look at it like that, it's very narrow-minded and I don't think that's what this record is. I don't think that that even matters," she said. Rita Ora apologises for 'Girls' lyrics 2018-05-14T04:00:00Z "If people look at it like that, it's very narrow-minded and I don't think that's what this record is. I don't think that that even matters", she said. Rita Ora song accused of exploiting bisexuality 2018-05-12T04:00:00Z He was arrogant, narrow-minded, and dismissive then and continues to be so now. Ben Carson Defends Buying $31,000 Dining Set to Congress: ‘I Left It to My Wife’ 2018-03-20T04:00:00Z “People are so narrow-minded,” the Riverside firefighter said as the crowd chanted. Trump inspects border wall prototypes, denounces California 2018-03-13T04:00:00Z But the chancellor dismissed Labour for offering an "inward-looking, narrow-minded economy". Labour: Hammond's 'astounding complacency' 2018-03-13T04:00:00Z Her father was taken from them “in a cruel way by a very narrow-minded, heartless being”, she said in a statement read to the court by the prosecutor, Jonathan Rees QC. Darren Osborne jailed for life for Finsbury Park terrorist attack 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z His daughter Ruzina Akhtar said in a statement read in court that “his life was taken in a cruel way by a very narrow-minded, heartless being.” Darren Osborne, man who attacked London Muslims, imprisoned for over 40 years 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z Judges need to be fair-minded thinkers able to consider legal questions without bias, not narrow-minded ideologues working to curtail reproductive rights at any price. Trump’s judges threaten reproductive rights for generations to come 2018-01-17T05:00:00Z These Republicans are the most self-centered, narrow-minded, blind leaders possible - this country has serious problems, but it's all a vicious little game. Republican Senators Raise Possible Charges Against Author of Trump Dossier 2018-01-05T05:00:00Z Unfortunately, there are some narrow-minded people and, indeed, some people who will never agree with informal milk sharing. 'I fed my baby a friend's breast milk' 2017-12-15T05:00:00Z "It is particularly worrying that he chooses to demonstrate such narrow-minded bullying behaviour in the chamber of our National Assembly." AM gagged over 'hateful' Senedd speech 2017-12-13T05:00:00Z With a narrow-minded ignorant mentality like that, and in a general, it's going to be Viet Nam all over again. Hunting Taliban and Islamic State Fighters, From 20,000 Feet 2017-12-11T05:00:00Z With his strong background in nuclear issues to support him, Lifton warns against narrow-minded approaches to the climate threat. Terrifying parallels between twin threats of climate change and nuclear ruin 2017-10-27T04:00:00Z And when you get negative comments about yourself, Dreamers, or immigration, remind yourself that the narrow-minded are afraid of change and the progress that results. Opinion | The Survivor’s Guilt of a New American Citizen 2017-10-14T04:00:00Z This will help to undermine widely held narratives of Catalan speakers as narrow-minded nationalists. Catalonia’s response to terror shows it is ready for independence | Luke Stobart 2017-08-24T04:00:00Z That word was once used to describe a private shortcoming such as a person who was narrow-minded or ungenerous. There’s No Such Thing as an ‘Illiberal’ 2017-08-04T04:00:00Z On one hand, Trump is deploying a false and dangerous form of mythology for narrow-minded, present-tense political purposes. Donald Trump and the decline of the West: Ten thousand years of civilization and we end up with this guy? 2017-07-08T04:00:00Z “A person like that,” Brett said, “they’re going to be narrow-minded and kind of hateful of people with lifestyles different from theirs - that was not at all the case.” Election results inspire Missouri couple to travel the US 2017-06-16T04:00:00Z The attempt to make our objections seem narrow-minded or sophomoric is unworthy. Opinion | Bret Stephens Takes On Climate Change. Readers Unleash Their Fury. 2017-05-03T04:00:00Z “I was born into a narrow-minded, anti-intellectual country. It took me 61 years and one election to figure it out.” Americans Adrift 2017-04-08T04:00:00Z “I think these ideologies are very narrow-minded, very anti-federal government, very anti-anything that tries to constrains unfettered industry,” she said in an interview. Behind the Western land war: How the fringe ideology of anti-government cranks is becoming the GOP mainstream 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z “If management is going to be so narrow-minded, I’m just not going to shop there anymore.” A Trump voter’s message to retailers: ‘Keep your mouths shut about our president’ 2017-02-25T05:00:00Z It is absurd to look at the Lorsch Gospels and see nothing but brutality towards elephants, yet this historically ignorant, narrow-minded view may be enshrined in British law. Ivory tells the history of the world – it must never be banned 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z “I was deeply disappointed by outdated and narrow-minded egoism among some politicians,” Mr. Ban said bluntly. New England Patriots, Rex Tillerson: Your Wednesday Evening Briefing 2017-02-01T05:00:00Z “I was deeply disappointed by outdated and narrow-minded egoism among some politicians,” Mr. Ban said. Ban Ki-moon Says He Won’t Run for President of South Korea 2017-02-01T05:00:00Z The marriage of reason was not, in hindsight, reasonable at all; it was often expedient, narrow-minded, snobbish and exploitative. Why You Will Marry the Wrong Person 2016-05-28T04:00:00Z But his narrow-minded ideas and bombastic rhetoric risk remaking the world order—and potentially spawning a full-scale holy war. The Trump Team’s Holy War and the Remaking of the World Order 2016-12-23T05:00:00Z During the Nixon years, people like him embodied the “silent majority”—seen by admirers as hardworking, patriotic, and self-reliant, and by detractors as narrow-minded, jingoistic, and bigoted. Hillary Clinton and the Populist Revolt 2016-10-24T04:00:00Z In the 21st century, rural and conservative need not equal backward and narrow-minded. This small Indiana county sends more people to prison than San Francisco and Durham, N.C., combined. Why? 2016-09-02T04:00:00Z The residents of this miserable burg are narrow-minded, dowdy and dumb. ‘The Dressmaker’: Too many threads tangle revenge tale 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z According to most commentators, the prototypical Trump supporter is an uneducated, narrow-minded bigot with legitimate grievances against the faltering economy which Trump has skillfully alchemized into violent rage toward non-whites, Muslims and successful women. Defying the odds: How to flip a Trump voter using pure logic 2016-09-25T04:00:00Z Some were narrow-minded or even hateful in their opinions of the sinners of the outside world. Inside Vladimir Putin's Pilgrimage to the Holy Mountain 2016-09-07T04:00:00Z When the working and middle class pushed back in shocked indignation, the people on top called them “xenophobic,” “narrow-minded,” “racist.” How Global Elites Forsake Their Countrymen 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z “We’re presented as being bigoted, narrow-minded people, and there seems to be no anger over this. When we oppose transgender bathrooms and same-sex marriage, we’re portrayed as the enemy.” What makes a black Cleveland pastor back Donald Trump? 2016-07-17T04:00:00Z Invariably, when I tell someone who knows the Dayton area that I live in Oakwood, they assume that I am rich, narrow-minded, a Republican or some combination thereof. In Brock Turner’s home town, we’re raising kids who are never told ‘no’ 2016-06-08T04:00:00Z As far as the contentious homeless proposal that’s in the pipeline, Miss Alexander remains a bit narrow-minded. DEBORAH SIMMONS: Yvette Alexander talks D.C. welfare reform, future policies 2016-06-06T04:00:00Z “The people, they are very narrow-minded, we don’t want to live with them,” his cousin says. 'No Muslims allowed': how nationalism is rising in Aung San Suu Kyi's Myanmar 2016-05-22T04:00:00Z Nicholas II emerges as “the least capable and most narrow-minded” of Romanov sovereigns. The Romanovs: fascinating, odd and odious 2016-05-13T04:00:00Z But that narrow-minded focus is an integral part of the very system that voters are furiously struggling to reject. They’re still not telling the real story: Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders, and the analysis you won’t hear on cable news 2016-05-07T04:00:00Z But a defense of the textbooks appeared in the Global Times, a Communist Party-linked newspaper, on April 29: “Such accusations are a reflection of narrow-minded nationalist sentiment and a lack of cultural confidence.” China Campaigns Against 'Western Values' 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z It says: “LET HIM IN! to the restroom with your daughter or else you’re a narrow-minded, judgmental, unloving racist bigot who needs to die.” Curt Schilling Is Fired by ESPN 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z “Let us show America we are not the narrow-minded people they say we are,” she implored the House. Analysis: Gulfport rep steps into lead role in Black Caucus 2016-03-13T05:00:00Z “It is narrow-minded to centralize everything in the capitalist city,” he says. Top Photographers Protest Museum Decision 2016-03-08T05:00:00Z Ranging in age from teen to pre-adolescent, the sisters become the victims of well-meaning but narrow-minded relatives. Family Filmgoer reviews ‘Norm of the North’ and ‘Ride Along 2’ 2016-01-14T05:00:00Z “It is not, as some narrow-minded people in Taiwan would say, that the mainland is trying to occupy or invade Taiwan.” Top Tsinghua Official Criticizes Taiwanese Opposition to Chip Ambitions 2015-12-17T05:00:00Z “I realized that people are governed by this narrow-minded vision of what they think people can do,” he said. A College Basketball Player Who Is Also a Law School Student 2015-12-12T05:00:00Z And in doing so, she challenges us to confront a narrow-minded understanding of what a feminist ought to be. Amber Rose interview: 'I am a former slut shamer and a newfound feminist' 2015-11-03T05:00:00Z It was narrow-minded, cynical and offensive, very much in the sad tradition of Plessy v. The Worst Supreme Court Decisions Since 1960 2015-10-06T04:00:00Z A large-hearted feel for moral complexity trumps the narrow-minded moral rigidity that has mostly been the mark of Church responses. What to Make of Pope Francis Now? 2015-09-16T04:00:00Z A top Chinese executive criticized opposition from Taiwan’s leading presidential candidate to his company’s plan to spend $2 billion on Taiwan’s semiconductor industry, saying such views were “narrow-minded” and risked hurting the island’s growth. Top Tsinghua Official Criticizes Taiwanese Opposition to Chip Ambitions 2015-12-17T05:00:00Z A young Theodore Roosevelt once called former President Benjamin Harrison “a cold-blooded, narrow-minded, prejudiced, obstinate, timid, old psalm-singing Indianapolis politician.” A Week of Insults as Candidates Turn Nasty and Personal 2015-09-11T04:00:00Z Sadly, it’s true that a large part of Trump’s appeal is to the ugliest side of American popular opinion: to that part of the country that is insular, narrow-minded and arrogant. The US economic system is unjust. Says who? Says billionaire Donald Trump 2015-09-06T04:00:00Z “Trump exposes a lot of what Germans particularly hate about the United States,” he said, “a rather narrow-minded worldview, a brutal form of capitalism and a militaristic approach to various crises in the world.” Now Playing Around the World, the ‘Trump Show’ 2015-08-28T04:00:00Z If the firewall exists indefinitely, China will eventually revert to what it once was: a sealed off, narrow-minded, belligerent, rogue state. Scaling China’s Great Firewall 2015-08-17T04:00:00Z “We hereby declare our independence from narrow-minded, extremist or violent religious fundamentalism,” he continued. Alan Grayson drafts ‘new Declaration of Independence’ from bigotry, religious extremism 2015-07-06T04:00:00Z “The budget doesn’t reflect Floridians priorities as much as it reflects short sighted and narrow-minded thinking,” said Rep. Mark Pafford, a Lake Worth Democrat. Florida set to approve nearly $80 billion budget 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z Those who plod their way to the top of Japanese firms tend too often to be conservative and narrow-minded. Winds of change 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z Only narrow-minded and uninformed views cause harm to a society. Muslim Women on the Veil 2015-05-27T04:00:00Z Let us not make a narrow-minded decision that shows us as judgmental and which we will look back on with shame. Soul-Searching as Ireland Prepares to Vote on Same-Sex Marriage 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z Kennedy was irked at what he saw as a narrow-minded, un-American law, and his opinion striking it down boldly invoked one of the most famous clashes in constitutional history. Justice Kennedy's long road from Sacramento to landmark gay marriage case 2015-04-27T04:00:00Z “The Enduring Chill” tells of an ailing young man with artistic aspirations who returns home in despair from New York to his family’s farm and his narrow-minded, smothering mother. Colbert read Flannery O’Connor story for ‘Selected Shorts’ 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z "The Enduring Chill" tells of an ailing young man with artistic aspirations who returns home in despair from New York to his family's farm and his narrow-minded, smothering mother. Colbert read Flannery O'Connor story for 'Selected Shorts' 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z "They are narrow-minded people who are not happy with their own bodies," she said. Woman reported for flashing Google Street View car in South Australia 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z It would be both rather depressing and also rather narrow-minded. The planet won’t notice you recycle, and your vote doesn’t count 2015-03-29T04:00:00Z I think it’s easy to become narrow-minded if you don’t leave your own home and own address and explore other ways of living. A Journey To Minimalism: How This Woman Downsized From A 2-BR Condo To 1 Room 2015-03-23T04:00:00Z To some, the proposal to establish a rule is an attack on Fed independence, or a narrow-minded attempt to impose a straight jacket on monetary policy, but that is a caricature. The Federal Reserve Should Lay Out Clear Monetary Policy Rules 2015-03-18T04:00:00Z The singer, who was educated at Harrow, said the politician was a narrow-minded "classist gimp" who was motivated by the "politics of jealousy". James Blunt in 'posh spat' with MP 2015-01-19T05:00:00Z The ovations he may be getting from a narrow-minded caucus do not drown out the cries for not only better roads, but better governance in Michigan. A roundup of recent Michigan newspaper editorials 2014-12-29T05:00:00Z When progressives lose, the only consequence is to show how narrow-minded, ill-informed, and other unkindly adjectives apply to the other side and the voters who elected them. Nebraska’s Lonely Progressives 2014-12-26T05:00:00Z Why would anyone choose to be something that invites hatred, violence and discrimination from narrow-minded and hateful people? Catholic Bishops Fear Change – And Love 2014-10-20T04:00:00Z Isn’t this a rather narrow-minded, even prejudiced view? Like all rapists, Ched Evans will never be really free 2014-10-18T04:00:00Z Not wanting to appear narrow-minded, I relented and I unhappily scaled a few miles of Lisbon’s undulating topography. Do city growth strategies subtly discourage car ownership? 2014-09-26T04:00:00Z “You’re getting a very conservative worker that’s very narrow-minded,” said Bob O’Brien, a technology specialist for the Office of Personnel Management. Obama push to hire veterans into federal jobs spurs resentment Instead of wise statesmen capable of balancing social interests, we have inherited the mean-spirited and the narrow-minded. The Best Of Peter Drucker 2014-07-29T04:00:00Z And despite the narrow-minded nativism that fuels so much of this anxiety, a tough economy and scarcer resources always tends to reinvigorate ancient tribal conflicts. Wingnuts’ gross war on children: Screaming and spitting at endangered kids 2014-07-11T04:00:00Z Carhart-Harris believes that the drugs may unlock emotion while “basically killing the ego,” allowing users to be less narrow-minded and let go of negative outlooks. Psychedelic mushrooms put your brain in a “waking dream,” study finds “The beauty of the natural surroundings is overshadowed by the dominant selfishness of left coast politics and the narrow-minded thinking,” he wrote. Seattle, some yearn to break free 2014-06-28T04:00:00Z The Xinhua Daily Telegraph said what was really needed to promote the purity of Chinese was greater respect for usage choices made by ordinary speakers, and less “narrow-minded linguistic nationalism”. Barbarians at the gate 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z “But we applaud strategic thinking that brings people to golf. We shouldn’t be narrow-minded.” In a Hole, Golf Considers Digging a Wider One 2014-04-19T01:40:55Z She said the "unjust" verdict resulted from a "narrow-minded investigation". Knox 'frightened' by murder ruling 2014-01-31T04:54:31Z Whatever, one need not to be not Russian to be narrow-minded. Ukraine and the EU: Politics of brutal pressure 2013-11-22T16:48:50Z These firms, he says, claim to differ from the “narrow-minded greedy companies of yore.” The New Yorker (Still) Doesn't Get Innovation 2013-11-22T16:15:00Z If you apply a narrow-minded definition of science then it might indeed be hard to call psychology a science. Is psychology a "real" science? Does it really matter? 2013-08-13T23:15:11.203Z For Labour, shadow international development minister Rushanara Ali said: "These are an offensive and narrow-minded set of remarks." UKIP MEP's 'regret' on 'Bongo Bongo' 2013-08-07T15:39:12Z This results in actions that turn out to be parochial, narrow-minded and innumerate. How important is compassion in healthcare? 2013-06-07T16:45:38Z That’s because “empathy has some unfortunate features—it is parochial, narrow-minded and innumerate.” The New Yorker's Epic Fail On Innovation 2013-05-19T20:39:04Z The problem with people like you is that you post narrow-minded biased statements and try to present them as fact. Viewpoint: How Liberals Lost the Word 'Patriot' 2013-05-14T21:05:25Z I wondered whether teams might be unwilling to risk potential problems with narrow-minded players. Will Jason Collins Get An NBA Shot Next Year? 2013-04-30T11:20:28Z Some of my characters obsess over their clothes, physical appearance, money and social status not because they are incapable of strategic thinking, but because they are materialistic, selfish and narrow-minded people. Jane Austen Responds: Game Theory? Sir, You Flatter Me 2013-04-25T15:45:17.193Z Some, like chair Reince Priebus, have been admirably blunt, saying the GOP now is seen as “narrow-minded, out of touch,” and full of “stuffy old men.” Viewpoint: Only Empathy Can Transform the GOP 2013-04-03T10:50:20Z Focus groups of former Republican voters in Ohio and Iowa evinced descriptions of the GOP like "scary," "narrow-minded," "stuffy old men" and "out of touch." Growing Pains: Can GOP Learn to Trust Change? 2013-03-21T17:35:25Z If nothing else, he was very narrow-minded about playing baseball. Josh Dickerson's baseball passion had no limit | Seattle Sports Star of Year 2013-01-20T02:07:05Z This country used to be very decent, and now it's become narrow-minded and stingy. How effective is overseas aid? 2012-12-14T19:00:01Z Stephen Morris Nov 20th 2012 10:58 GMT Ryan Avent’s conception of the human condition is so bleak and narrow-minded, and his defence of free trade is so timid, it gives Economics a bad name. Growth: Markets, broad and deep 2012-11-19T20:56:27Z No one knows better than Rowntree, however, that a narrow-minded contest of multiple scrums and lineouts, persistent tactical kicking and defensive muscle is right up South Africa's no-frills alley. England must turn pain into heat 2012-11-23T22:00:01Z He added that gay-rights supporters would not abandon Mr. McDonald just because “a few narrow-minded primary voters wanted to punish him for standing up for the freedom to marry.” Cuomo Endorses Senator Roy McDonald in Possible Third-Party Bid 2012-09-27T01:29:39Z The problem here is that a narrow focus on testing reinforces narrow-minded thinking. From STEM to STEAM: Science and Art Go Hand-in-Hand 2012-08-22T17:15:05.697Z I remember thinking – as narrow-minded as it sounds now – ‘I’m living in the future!’ Are Apple & Google Going After Square? 2012-08-08T16:11:34Z Of course, for people not constrained to living within this ping-pong ball of dogma, such a belief system if not only tragically and pathetically bleak and narrow-minded. Growth: Markets, broad and deep 2012-11-19T20:56:27Z I see them as friendlier, uncomplicated and sometimes narrow-minded, yet more do-it-yourself than city folk. Is the ideal of small-town America a myth? 2012-07-05T20:46:49Z Of course some people in our community are narrow-minded; they believed them and, unfortunately, many people accepted the weapons.” Syrian Alawites Divided by Assad’s Response to Unrest 2012-06-10T04:19:00Z It was a symbol of futurist sophistication, waved like a holy rood in the face of crabby, narrow-minded Eurosceptics. The euro gets off scot-free in this debacle – just like the black rat 2012-06-07T19:40:01Z I think this is a good strategy for overcoming a narrow-minded view of human cognition. The Irrationality of Irrationality: The Paradox of Popular Psychology 2012-04-27T15:15:03.580Z Traces of this view may still be found to-day, but upon the whole we are now not so narrow-minded. Popular scientific lectures 2012-04-24T02:00:17.273Z He had not positively encouraged the fellow, but say that certain narrow-minded persons wished to make it appear that he had done so; well again. Mushroom Town 2012-04-21T02:00:25.923Z I am free to declare my apprehension that the lower, illiterate classes, narrow-minded and illiberal all over the world, have too much influence. The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution 2012-04-02T02:00:25.387Z On educational questions I fancy Mr. Gladstone is rather narrow-minded and old-fashioned; taking too much the tone and view of a college Don. Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches 2012-04-01T02:00:10.050Z The state of mind of a bigot; obstinate and unreasoning attachment of one's own belief and opinions, with narrow-minded intolerance of beliefs opposed to them. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) 2012-03-24T02:00:19.387Z Novikoff was a painstaking, narrow-minded functionary, superciliously proud of his office and slavishly loyal to the letter of the law. The White Terror and The Red A novel of revolutionary Russia 2012-03-18T02:00:21.430Z Both these classes of conscientious but narrow-minded artists labor under the same grievous mistake of imagining that wilful fallacy can ever be either pardonable or helpful. Modern Painters. Vol. III (of V) Containing Part IV. Of Many Things 2012-02-20T03:00:15.843Z I don't like them personally, either, because they are just as narrow-minded as Isadore, and I guess some of them are as crooked as any of the trade-union leaders. Comrade Yetta 2012-02-15T03:00:24.213Z So too has his narrow-minded dread of anything which he believes to savor of the revolution. Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches 2012-04-01T02:00:10.050Z It’s deeply frustrating to watch this very narrow-minded linear view of how to solve a budget problem. Stocks, Commodities Drop on Greek Concern, Consumer Confidence 2012-02-10T16:32:03Z It is stated that the translation is not correct, and also that Servius was a very illiterate, ignorant, and narrow-minded man, &c. Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 101, October 4, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2012-01-30T03:00:13.383Z "I think it's such rot being narrow-minded, don't you know," he said. Peter Binney A Novel 2012-01-29T03:00:10.423Z But it was hard nowadays for Yetta to realize how the wonderful Walter had ever loved this rather narrow-minded woman. Comrade Yetta 2012-02-15T03:00:24.213Z It seemed that a simple and somewhat narrow-minded English girl, without imagination, such as Miss Gascoyne was in reality, might still hear what Jacinta called the celestial music, and, listening, become transformed. For Jacinta 2012-01-27T03:00:20.840Z As he spoke of the narrow-minded Masters who had spurned his song, his voice grew bitter. Great Opera Stories Taken from Original Sources in Old German 2012-01-25T03:00:33.660Z Indeed, nothing is sacred in this tiny town filled with narrow-minded nasties who won’t even talk to Wally without being paid. Shady Reporter Probes Poisoning in Classic 1930s Satire: DVDs 2012-01-09T15:34:12Z He was narrow-minded, and prejudiced, and unable to estimate justly the forces that were against him. The Poems of Philip Freneau, Volume I (of III) 2012-01-04T03:00:43.800Z And a whippersnapper fellow like Perez, a narrow-minded slow-coach, with no taste or spirit, dared to dispute the place with him! Froth 2011-12-28T03:00:38.123Z In the purity and loftiness, and expansiveness of her nature, there was no room for that narrow-minded selfishness, which cannot rejoice with those that do rejoice. Memoirs of Mrs. Rebecca Steward 2011-12-24T03:07:54.433Z Hitchens was best known as one of the "angry atheists" for his 2007 best seller God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything, and narrow-minded fundamentalists like Caton made his work a lot easier. A Christian on Hitchens' Atheism and Lowe's Muslim Problem 2011-12-22T09:00:00Z He later entered the School of the Art Institute of Chicago but lasted only a year and a half because of quarrels with instructors he accused of being narrow-minded. John Chamberlain, Artist of Auto Metal, Dies at 84 2011-12-22T02:18:11Z Because Newman, or some of Newman's set, Faber, Ward, Morris, were narrow and fanatical, he concludes that their doctrine is that of narrow-minded fanatics. Letters of Lord Acton To Mary, Daughter of the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone 2011-12-06T03:00:20.687Z He owed both his success and his failure to the completeness with which he represented the particular type of the thrifty, generally sensible and patriotic, but narrow-minded and frequently egoistic bourgeois. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 5 "Greek Law" to "Ground-Squirrel" 2011-12-05T03:00:51.527Z It is unreasonable to talk of the view I am now upholding as narrow-minded and harsh. Practical Religion Being Plain Papers on the Daily Duties, Experience, Dangers, and Privileges of Professing Christians 2011-11-30T03:00:13.313Z She saw herself as what she was--the embittered, illiberal, narrow-minded woman who, conscious of her isolation, had raised up for herself a creed of her own--a creed which was not His. A Second Coming 2011-11-29T03:00:16.693Z The new Catholicism was much more serious — it was also much less fun, and decidedly narrow-minded. Book Notes: Evolution of the Papacy 2011-11-27T15:34:27Z A lot of narrow-minded fools here in town thought I was crazy to let you go; I knew how they felt; I grinned and bore it. Contemporary One-Act Plays 2011-11-12T03:00:36.860Z Still, as I told him, the younger generation is less narrow-minded, more modern. Italian Letters of a Diplomat's Life January-May, 1880; February-April, 1904 2011-11-10T03:00:11.267Z Portugal's vicious and narrow-minded colonial system was not changed until Brazil's competitors had so far passed her that she has never since been able to make up lost ground. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z This is a question which must always remain undecided, and which only fools and narrow-minded people definitively answer. The Danes Sketched by Themselves. Vol. III (of 3) A Series of Popular Stories by the Best Danish Authors 2011-10-25T02:00:26.667Z Witnesses who tell the truth are often, in our courts of law, stunned, as you have been, by the decisions of a narrow-minded jury. Etidorhpa or the End of Earth. The Strange History of a Mysterious Being and The Account of a Remarkable Journey 2011-10-18T02:00:20.997Z It wouldn't do to be narrow-minded, you know. Contemporary One-Act Plays 2011-11-12T03:00:36.860Z She was much interested in French Protestants—had always heard they were very strict, very narrow-minded, in fact, rather Calvinistic. Italian Letters of a Diplomat's Life January-May, 1880; February-April, 1904 2011-11-10T03:00:11.267Z One may well give up a custom or a pleasure; but one must with reluctance make oneself narrow-minded or foolish with those that are such. The Fisher Girl 2011-10-13T02:00:46.980Z Freedom of thought and independence of action—the natural birthrights of a rational being—are denied her not by her Creator but by a selfish, narrow-minded and crafty priesthood. The Hindoos as they Are A Description of the Manners, Customs and the Inner Life of Hindoo Society in Bengal 2011-10-13T02:00:35.977Z But after the epistle of the narrow-minded priest had betrayed to me that Dr. Ritter was in the game, I was forced to despise the letter-writer as a hypocrite. John Ronge: The Holy Coat Of Treves New German-Catholic Chruch 2011-10-12T02:00:44.710Z Upon my table lies documents from disobedient pupils of Carr-Burdette College, ungrateful pupils, narrow-minded pupils, and parents naturally championing the cause of their daughters—in which, all these stand self-accused. The Story of a Life 2011-10-11T02:01:02.723Z In that respect I'm as narrow-minded as a Quaker. The Sins of the Children A Novel 2011-10-09T02:00:27.520Z Much of New England's policy to the West was certainly excessively narrow-minded. Thomas Hart Benton 2011-10-09T02:00:26.053Z The English rule, though most fiercely denounced by selfish, narrow-minded men, has nevertheless been productive of the most beneficial results even as far as the sacerdotal class is concerned. The Hindoos as they Are A Description of the Manners, Customs and the Inner Life of Hindoo Society in Bengal 2011-10-13T02:00:35.977Z If, indeed, I have a narrow-minded thought it is for them. Victor Hugo: His Life and Works 2011-10-07T02:00:23.887Z He had made up his mind that their proprietors were a “mean” narrow-minded unsociable company that plunged its knotted roots into a superfluous past. Lady Barbarina The Siege of London, An International Episode and Other Tales 2011-10-06T02:00:37.063Z He perceived it, and renounced all relations with these narrow-minded men. The Jew 2011-10-06T02:00:34.840Z He was sometimes narrow-minded, and always wilful and passionate; but he was honest and truthful. Thomas Hart Benton 2011-10-09T02:00:26.053Z The gigantic power of Lord Byron's genius could not tamely endure the thraldom of being confined to certain modes of narrow-minded faith. Secret History of the Court of England, from the Accession of George the Third to the Death of George the Fourth, Volume II (of 2) Including, Among Other Important Matters, Full Particulars of the Mysterious Death of the Princess Charlotte 2011-10-01T02:00:34.837Z "She is more wonderful than her narrow-minded enemies dream of," returned the store-keeper. Ann Boyd 2011-09-29T02:00:14.220Z Close to him was a narrow-minded, stupid, but good-natured and obliging fellow, a sort of Colossus, Kobylin by name. The House of the Dead or Prison Life in Siberia with an introduction by Julius Bramont 2011-09-27T02:00:18.213Z If he object to his own individual lot, it is narrow-minded and weak. The Jew 2011-10-06T02:00:34.840Z That is narrow-minded; one should say, my glory consists in the happiness of others. Napoleon's Letters to Josephine 2011-09-23T02:00:21.947Z In both, however, the narrow-minded shopkeeper type is markedly manifest. The Prose Writings of Heinrich Heine 2011-09-21T02:00:27.670Z Such is the logic of the narrow-minded and the illiberal, the philosophy of an insect with one day to live. Simon Eichelkatz; The Patriarch Two Stories of Jewish Life 2011-09-15T02:00:12.970Z J—ski was really disagreeable and narrow-minded; not one of those about him was on good terms with him. The House of the Dead or Prison Life in Siberia with an introduction by Julius Bramont 2011-09-27T02:00:18.213Z At present they must guard against the pride and fanaticism of the Christians on one side, and the narrow-minded selfishness of the Jews on the other. The Jew 2011-10-06T02:00:34.840Z Indeed, it is not quite so simple and selfish and narrow-minded as all that. The Rising Tide of Color Against White World-Supremacy 2011-09-13T02:00:33.070Z The ladies dressed simply, though clearly, and were somewhat narrow-minded; and, apparently, their one great care was to be deftig, that is, comme il faut, "good form" with just a touch of culture. My Memoirs 2011-09-13T02:00:28.713Z Other people can only regret that a man so useful in many ways, both as a politician and a philanthropist, should show himself so narrow-minded. The True Story of my Parliamentary Struggle 2011-09-12T02:00:28.837Z Beldi!" cried he, "we must, for once, put aside all narrow-minded sentiment. 'Midst the Wild Carpathians 2011-09-09T02:00:57.830Z The narrow-minded man is, if more rare, considerably more contracted in his outlook than even the narrow-minded woman. Coelebs The Love Story of a Bachelor 2011-08-31T02:01:28.960Z I detest the vulgar, narrow-minded order though, like the writer of this letter. The Triumph of Jill 2011-08-31T02:01:25.060Z That his virtue was not equal to every trial must be admitted, but that he was anything like the morose and narrow-minded bigot he is commonly represented there is nothing whatever to show. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 4 "G" to "Gaskell, Elizabeth" 2011-08-24T02:00:20.690Z But it was Elizabeth’s jealous and narrow-minded policy, to prevent, if possible, this consummation. Life of Mary Queen of Scots, Volume I (of 2) 2011-08-14T02:00:25.307Z In the one book we see the British selfish, brutal, narrow-minded; and in the other we see the Americans lively, kindly, good-humored. Americanisms and Briticisms with other essays on other isms 2011-08-12T02:00:23.033Z How petty and narrow-minded the fight had become. If Gabrielle Giffords can heal, why not Congress? 2011-08-02T17:04:00Z This ill-health was the more unfortunate because it was in the days when doctors were inclined to be narrow-minded, and parents and guardians in almost every household had intense belief in the virtues of physic. George Alfred Henty The Story of an Active Life 2011-07-31T02:00:08.463Z This has made the Japanese noticeably narrow-minded, quite awkward in their relations with different peoples, and more or less given to race prejudice. Japan and the California Problem 2011-07-25T02:00:13.940Z The more narrow-minded preponderated, as they always do in religious circles, or, at any rate, as they did then. Crying for the Light, Vol. 1 [of 3] or Fifty Years Ago 2011-07-23T02:00:10.740Z It might, perhaps, be so in regard to a man who stood further above the views and demands of a narrow-minded circle than you. A Twofold Life 2011-07-21T02:00:21.433Z Who but some impenetrable dunce or narrow-minded puritan in works of art ever read without delight the picture which Burns has drawn of the convivial exaltation of the rustic adventurer Tam o’ Shanter?’ Oxford Lectures on Poetry 2011-07-19T02:00:15.897Z He does not even follow very closely the narrow-minded limitations of the Church or the sect that has sent him on his mission. Religion and the War 2011-07-18T02:00:22.307Z You, by whom God wrought the miracle, ought not to be narrow-minded! On the Cross A Romance of the Passion Play at Oberammergau 2011-07-17T02:00:33.887Z Strong-minded women, as they are called, think me narrow-minded,--the narrow-minded call me strong-minded. Only a Girl: or, A Physician for the Soul. 2011-07-13T02:00:14.230Z So many subjects were tabooed, so many natural impulses restrained, while the bogey Propriety was flaunted to scare the most innocent actions, so that nothing short of genius could ride safely over such narrow-minded bigotry. Women Novelists of Queen Victoria's Reign A Book of Appreciations 2011-07-08T02:00:23.177Z The narrow-minded and uncharitable self-sufficiency of some people is enough to make an infidel of anybody. Dorrien of Cranston 2011-07-07T02:00:31.540Z If he did not gain their approval, he, at any rate, made their objections seem narrow-minded and selfish. The White Squaw 2011-07-05T02:00:26.437Z "You see, Helena, it is just as I told you," Batti interrupted her; adding, with a burst of rude laughter, "I know it—this aristocratic rubbish, stupid, haughty, narrow-minded——" "Carlo!" A Noble Name or D?nninghausen 2011-07-04T02:00:22.783Z It was the pain I felt at this narrow-minded indifference that led me to devote myself to natural science. Only a Girl: or, A Physician for the Soul. 2011-07-13T02:00:14.230Z Mr. Morita said, echoing charges that the ministry was narrow-minded in seeking tax increases to fix the state finances at the expense of hurting an economy still reeliing from the impact of the March disaster. Low-Key Official Poised to Succeed Kan 2011-06-20T14:30:31Z The reformer, the innovator, the man of new ideas and life, is seldom born of the narrow-minded literalist and bigot of an old system. In Both Worlds 2011-06-08T02:00:17.360Z His devotion to Oluski had been so blindly true that, in his narrow-minded memory of the old chief’s wrongs, he had become bloodthirsty and remorseless. The White Squaw 2011-07-05T02:00:26.437Z Phillimore, in remarkably strong language, describes George III. as "an ignorant, dishonest, obstinate, narrow-minded boy, at that very moment the tool of an adulteress and her paramour." The Impeachment of The House of Brunswick 2011-05-31T02:00:34.353Z Leave that narrow-minded word to trade, which is really confined within certain limits. Only a Girl: or, A Physician for the Soul. 2011-07-13T02:00:14.230Z It may seem narrow-minded to call out such discrepancies, arguably just semantic now. | '4th and Forever': Hard Times at a Factory of Legends 2011-05-25T22:19:13Z She is a mean, pinching, narrow-minded, low, school ma'am. A Letter of Credit 2011-05-20T02:00:40.410Z The Havelocks, my boy, are rather roomy, and we took them for shirts at first; and the shirts are so narrow-minded, that we took them for Havelocks. The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers, Series 1 2011-04-21T02:00:47.647Z Like many other narrow-minded men, Mr. Trelawny brooded over an idea until it became fixed and ineradicable. Heriot's Choice A Tale 2011-04-20T02:00:22.760Z He is a very narrow-minded man, and knows no better. Only a Girl: or, A Physician for the Soul. 2011-07-13T02:00:14.230Z Keble was a wise, able, devoted man, narrow-minded, no doubt, and timid in thought, if not in action. Essays 2011-04-15T02:00:16.160Z R., who comes from Virginia, could not be made to abandon a narrow-minded point of view about H.'s conception of his relation to the ashman. Seeing Things at Night 2011-04-10T02:00:05.360Z I know how narrow-minded small communities are, Miss Rowland, and I know better than any one else how little I have to recommend me to strangers. The Hills of Refuge A Novel 2011-04-09T02:00:10.530Z The brave but narrow-minded Braddock had made an enormous and expensive blunder. American Leaders and Heroes A preliminary text-book in United States History 2011-04-03T02:00:17.547Z Oh, Mrs. Forest, what a narrow-minded woman she was. Peggy Parsons at Prep School 2011-04-01T02:00:43.170Z Their experience, they said, did not confirm this: as a class, they had found landlords narrow-minded and selfish, very ignorant of the people, and very indifferent to them. Luttrell Of Arran Complete 2011-04-01T02:00:31.290Z I know that, as a matter of fact, only the very mean and narrow-minded have harsh feelings against my race. The Squatter and the Don 2011-03-27T02:00:13.400Z He said that if the parties to the conflict can’t overcome “personal, family and narrow-minded interests” and act in the national interest” then there is a “danger of total collapse.” Yemen Talks Are Stalled on Saleh Departure Date, Diplomat Says 2011-03-25T11:59:03Z In the moment when Felix had avoided her lips, the narrow-minded Spaniard had taken a decided dislike for him, a dislike which more intimate acquaintance with him did not overcome, but which increased to aversion. Felix Lanzberg's Expiation 2011-03-15T02:00:14.763Z He said that she was mild and tolerant, but narrow-minded. The Radicalism of Shelley and Its Sources 2011-03-08T03:00:45.010Z "You mean, then, Sir Within, that they are local, and narrow-minded in their notions?" Luttrell Of Arran Complete 2011-04-01T02:00:31.290Z And this man, rooted in his customs, his superstitions, his narrow-minded cruelties, will of course regard every departure from his own way of life as so much pure wickedness. Euripedes and His Age 2011-03-05T03:00:26.617Z I suppose that my prejudice is a very mean and narrow-minded one; but I can't get rid of it. The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. I 2011-03-03T03:00:56.130Z And so I turned away from him, Molly, for you may remark that there 's nothing as narrow-minded as a priest when he talks of worldly matters.' The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. II 2011-03-03T03:00:54.950Z The Mrs. Dingley who had been chosen for her companion, was merely calculated to save appearances;—respectable, indeed, in point of reputation, but selfish, narrow-minded and weak. The Romance of Biography (Vol 2 of 2) or Memoirs of Women Loved and Celebrated by Poets, from the Days of the Troubadours to the Present Age. 3rd ed. 2 Vols. 2011-03-01T03:00:48.107Z People, generally, were what he deemed more narrow-minded; they sat more in judgment over their neighbours than he liked; they were more inquisitive and less charitable. Luttrell Of Arran Complete 2011-04-01T02:00:31.290Z Indeed, the man who does the gravest injury to his fellows is often cursed with a narrow-minded certainty of his own righteousness. The Revellers 2011-02-26T03:00:50.133Z Such narrow-minded policies doomed the commission almost from the outset. A New Civil War Book Makes History Feel Fresh 2011-02-20T05:00:00Z To be sure, all this sounds very narrow-minded, and all that. The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. II 2011-03-03T03:00:54.950Z So you see he is obstinate as well as narrow-minded. Fr?ulein Schmidt and Mr. Anstruther 2011-02-17T03:00:18.413Z You must, indeed, now accustom yourself to measure me and my life with another measure than that of narrow-minded prejudice and middle-class contracted ideas. Riven Bonds. Vol. I. A Novel, in Two Volumes 2011-02-16T03:00:38.687Z But give the happiness of such a creature into the keeping of a cold, narrow-minded, selfish, petulant man, and her cup will soon run over. The Home Mission 2011-02-12T03:00:30.217Z This arose from the circumstance that he was usually an all but illiterate village rustic, or narrow-minded small-townsman, brought into a prominence felt on all sides to be awkward. Toronto of Old 2011-02-10T03:00:45.907Z Those narrow-minded cowards, those Odensburgers, must at last be thoroughly aroused from their dream of security. 'Clear the Track' A Story of To-day 2011-02-09T03:00:49.283Z Of course such exclusiveness in art is narrow-minded, isn't it? Fr?ulein Schmidt and Mr. Anstruther 2011-02-17T03:00:18.413Z With the narrow-minded and impure, suspicion is proof, and is followed by resentment. Memoir of Queen Adelaide Consort of King William IV. 2011-02-07T03:00:25.780Z And yet," thought she, "how narrow-minded and selfish is all this, how mean-spirited, to limit the question to my own feelings! The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:20.520Z Wood, in fact, is not your average narrow-minded pro, having actively chosen to spend eight months in New Zealand to broaden his horizons. Martin Johnson sees new boy Tom Wood as a chip off the old block 2011-02-02T18:47:31Z Frau Luise," Gagin began, taking pains to avoid my glance, "is the widow of a former burgomaster of this place; a good old soul, but rather narrow-minded. The Galaxy Vol. XXIII?March, 1877.?No. 3 2011-01-31T03:00:16.193Z The hues of life are on my father's—poor, ignorant, narrow-minded, warm-hearted father, whose heart I broke. Ghetto Tragedies 2011-01-27T03:00:46.507Z Is it not wonderful that this sordid poverty has not made him selfish, narrow-minded, sullen? A Pasteboard Crown A Story of the New York Stage 2011-01-26T03:00:25.590Z So he strutted about and looked patronizingly down on his old friends Barrows and Wilson, and blew smoke in their faces, telling himself how narrow-minded they were. The Adventures of a Freshman 2011-01-18T03:00:12.083Z The man now chosen to rule New Netherland was a narrow-minded busybody, eager to interfere in small matters and without the statesmanship required to conduct large affairs. Dutch and English on the Hudson A Chronicle of Colonial New York 2011-01-17T03:00:47.770Z I know that the people in the midst of whom we live in Alsace here, intolerant and narrow-minded as they are, will not hesitate to say what they think on the subject. The Children of Alsace Les Oberl?s 2011-01-16T03:00:19.697Z To be forbidden, at least by looks forbidden to approach thee: to encounter the angry glances of a narrow-minded woman, and even by her benevolent husband to be received with coldness almost bordering on contempt? Mystery and Confidence (Vol. 1 of 3) A Tale 2011-01-15T03:00:39.810Z The Southerner was almost as deeply imbued as the Spaniard with extreme, aristocratic notions of government and society; and he, like the Spaniard, was conservative, religious, dignified, courteous, chivalrous to women, brave, narrow-minded and indolent. The Life of Bret Harte With Some Account of the California Pioneers 2011-01-14T03:00:47.427Z The value of their productions, like those of men, is gauged solely by merit and not by any narrow-minded considerations of the author's sex. Woman in Science With an Introductory Chapter on Woman's Long Struggle for Things of the Mind 2011-01-12T03:00:29.853Z Although of a later period than that which we are now considering, we must not be so narrow-minded as to deliberately pass by fine glass, no matter when it was made. Stained Glass Tours in France 2010-12-30T03:00:24.760Z He knew nothing of that narrow-minded policy which prompts a man to fancy that every thing must be barren outside his own camp, and that his party has got a monopoly of truth and heaven. A Sketch of the Life and Labors of George Whitefield 2010-12-24T03:00:34.583Z Throughout his whole career Binney was a vigorous opponent of the state church principle, but those who simply classified him as a narrow-minded political dissenter did him injustice. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" 2010-12-20T17:12:05.780Z By these pretentious, narrow-minded folk, the French are more or less looked upon as children of the Evil One. English Pharisees and French Crocodiles and Other Anglo-French Typical Characters 2010-12-20T17:12:04.833Z Women, he would say, were so narrow-minded; they were nothing, they loved nothing, they were a mere delusion; no man should ever make himself miserable for a woman. Footsteps of Fate 2010-12-20T17:11:56.663Z I think this is unethical; my relative thinks I am “hard-nosed and narrow-minded.” The Ethicist: Insuring an Ex-Employee 2010-10-03T01:20:00Z "We should be careful not to stir up narrow-minded, extreme nationalism," he said. Anti-Japan Sentiment Gains Strength in China 2010-09-22T16:15:00Z "What is most important is that government officials in Japan, China and other countries try not to fuel narrow-minded, extreme nationalism," Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshito Sengoku told a news conference. Japan urges nationalism avoided in China sea row 2010-09-21T04:43:00Z It is the proponents of industrialised farming who are narrow-minded, not the citizens, scientists, international agencies and governments who recognise that the future of food lies in agri-ecological systems. Industrialised farming will not make us more self-sufficient 2010-09-18T23:05:00Z "MSHA's narrow-minded focus on compromised coal dust evidence is doing a disservice to those UBB families entitled to concrete answers unequivocally supported by accurate scientific findings and the facts," Massey said in a prepared statement. Probe into fatal W.V. mine explosion finds large amounts of volatile coal dust 2010-09-17T18:28:00Z I am never going to kiss England goodbye: I am not that narrow-minded. England outcast Olly Barkley stands by his comments over Test omission 2010-08-21T23:06:00Z Stevens believes it is the duty of judges to "update" the Constitution, Scalia wrote, "so that it encompasses new freedoms the Framers were too narrow-minded to imagine." As Stevens retires from court, one final duel with Scalia 2010-07-26T04:00:00Z “Say someone calls you narrow-minded because you think Jesus is the only way to God,” says one top-selling application introduced in March by a Christian publishing company. A War of Apps for and Against Belief 2010-07-03T02:10:00Z "People are more narrow-minded about what a singer should look like." Taiwan's Susan Boyle: A Lesson in Confidence 2010-05-05T03:20:00Z Alongside an exalted rhetoric about threats to liberty lies a sour, narrow-minded defensiveness against any possible threat of income redistribution that might creep into the body politic… and so into their pockets. The strange history of Tea Party populism 2010-05-03T21:20:00Z Dismissing it as “garbage” only illustrates that you are a tragically narrow-minded person. A Bike Theft in the Time of Twitter 2010-03-09T20:41:00Z He chafed under the obstacles and annoyances thrown in his way by his narrow-minded rivals. History of The Reign of Philip The Second King of Spain Volume The Third and Biographical & Critical Miscellanies “Your first answer should be: ‘What do you mean by narrow-minded?’ ” A War of Apps for and Against Belief 2010-07-03T02:10:00Z Though, like all his fellow-officers, his limited education had tended to make him narrow-minded, he nevertheless deserves mention here as having assisted, albeit in a humble way, in the most wonderful discovery in history. H.M.S. —— To apprehend notionally is to have breadth of mind, but to be shallow; to apprehend really is to be deep, but to be narrow-minded. An Essay In Aid Of A Grammar Of Assent I feel bound to tell you I think you very petty, provincial, narrow-minded and cliquey: even you, Paul, for all your philosophy! Small Souls In this way she soon gained considerable patronage and, at the same time, with several of the more narrow-minded villagers, the reputation of being mistress of the black art. At the Ghost Hour The House of the Unbelieving Thomas He would favour Protestants as much as Roman Catholics—and scandalise the narrow-minded community. Glories of Spain Yet he learnt during these years to respect some things that were useful—the strict economical care with which his narrow-minded but prudent father provided for the weal of his household and country. Pictures of German Life in the XVIIIth and XIXth Centuries, Vol. II. The ecclesiastics, as an order, were neither accommodating nor especially estimable, and even their morality was narrow-minded and harsh. Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. II. Mean, egotistic, narrow-minded, and suspicious, without decision or energy, Duke Friedrich was his perfect opposite. Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. I. But Hill, the narrow-minded and close-fisted man that he was, only looked cross, and sourly asked, "What did they cost?" Rockhaven "Yes, yes; but he is getting over those narrow-minded country ways." The Call of the Town A Tale of Literary Life The constitutional struggles of their little States formed a school for a number of political leaders, warm patriots, and energetic, warm-hearted men, sometimes with narrow-minded views, but zealous, unwearied, fresh, and hopeful. Pictures of German Life in the XVIIIth and XIXth Centuries, Vol. II. The government was narrow-minded and tyrannical, and among the subjects there was a deficiency of self-respect, an aping of foreigners and of French manners. Pictures of German Life in the XVth XVIth and XVIIth Centuries, Vol. II. "Well, you know how a narrow-minded, backwoods community like that can get when it is wrought up high," the contractor said, gingerly. The Cottage of Delight A Novel He was too greedy, and, narrow-minded as he was, could not wait content until the Rockhaven plum was ripe. Rockhaven But, since this could not be, what right have we to be so cowardly and narrow-minded as to cling to a mere form when two human lives are at stake? In Paradise A Novel. Vol. II Independent characters withdrew, deeply disgusted with the narrow-minded rule which now began in most of the States of Germany; common mediocrity again took the helm. Pictures of German Life in the XVIIIth and XIXth Centuries, Vol. II. He has grown narrow-minded, Frau Doctorin, his wife and children and his business--everything else is a matter of indifference to him. The Children of the World He seemed even to respect me for the perseverance I had shown in my studies and to be ashamed of his former narrow-minded notions. Tales of the Wonder Club Volume I Humanity, viewed as a mere product of nature, is narrow-minded and degraded enough. The Sources Of Religious Insight But her parents--bigoted, narrow-minded shopkeepers--cannot be persuaded to allow the poor thing this innocent pleasure. In Paradise A Novel. Vol. II Frank considered this narrow-minded, and thought of finding fault with it, in true modern spirit. The Progressionists, and Angela. An elderly man with a simple narrow-minded face was leaning back in a large arm-chair, and accompanied the reading with his peaceful snores. The Children of the World To her the men were stupid slaves of business and the women narrow-minded prudes. With Edge Tools The same noble spirit pervades his 'Nathan the Wise,' which he wrote about this time as a relief to his controversial discussions, and as another protest against the narrow-minded assumptions of the professional theologians. The Dramatic Works of G. E. Lessing Miss Sara Sampson, Philotas, Emilia Galotti, Nathan the Wise But a narrow-minded opposition partially marred our success this year. The Dangerous Classes of New York And Twenty Years' Work Among Them Take my advice, and be on your guard against erroneous and narrow-minded judgments. The Progressionists, and Angela. For all her narrow-minded piety, the old lady was warm-hearted and intensely attached to Lafcadio, and must have known how unfitted he was for collegiate life in consequence of constitutional delicacy and defective eyesight. Lafcadio Hearn After all, as it was only a silly, narrow-minded farmer displaying his stupid peasant pride. On the Heights A Novel "I'm afraid he must be very narrow-minded," said Mrs. West gently. John Dene of Toronto A Comedy of Whitehall He was hard, narrow-minded, selfish, and a religious bigot. Woman's Club Work and Programs First Aid to Club Women But, if Louise's city manners and free way of thinking scandalize you, you are sheerly narrow-minded. The Progressionists, and Angela. "It's only what we might have foreseen in this crowded, narrow-minded place!" she ended bitterly. Shadows of Flames A Novel With every kiss you gave her, you must have said; 'Ah, my wife--how unhappy I am--she's so narrow-minded, so devoid of grandeur--'Don't interrupt me! On the Heights A Novel The man who said that was a narrow-minded, one-eyed, suspicious fellow, who barely escaped being knocked down by the head of the "Gay Roosters," and kicked into the street by the crowd. First Fam'lies of the Sierras He was narrow-minded, bigoted, and intensely in earnest. Gabriel Tolliver A Story of Reconstruction "Well," she said, "I am glad you are not so narrow-minded as some." Moody's Stories Incidents and Illustrations Somehow, though he tried to jeer at the Judge for a narrow-minded old fossil who had never known the true fire of manhood, he could not actually do so. Shadows of Flames A Novel “Well,” she said, “I am glad you are not so narrow-minded as some.” The Overcoming Life and Other Sermons A few narrow-minded folk with binoculars said that there were mahouts upon their backs, but this was never clearly proven. From Sea to Sea Letters of Travel But, though the better-educated Boers had looked kindly at our government, the ignorant, narrow-minded, and pig-headed peasants thought only of their independence. With Rifle and Bayonet A Story of the Boer War If they are as narrow-minded as the labour party at Durban, there may probably be a serious calamity some day.” Through South Africa His Visit to Rhodesia, the Transvaal, Cape Colony, Natal She expected to see a narrow-minded, frivolous, talkative housewife, and here was evidence of refined thought which could be the result only of deep and mature reflection. Villa Eden: The Country-House on the Rhine In London there are 220 Congregational churches and 210 Baptist; some of the latter being very small, and the ministers illiterate and narrow-minded more than is usually the case. The Religious Life of London In the early stages of his remarkable career his narrow-minded people opposed every step he took in the direction of community progress. The Challenge of the Country A Study of Country Life Opportunity Cruel, narrow-minded, and unjust world, with whom nothing succeeds except success! A Day's Ride A Life's Romance Thus he would find that Lowell, having rid herself of narrow-minded notions, having followed reverently in the footsteps of his illustrious Manchester, was a success indeed. The Galaxy, April, 1877 Vol. XXIII.—April, 1877.—No. 4. It makes me wild to think of his narrow-minded, pig-headed selfishness. The Torch Bearer Others have taken, it may be, another reading of my character; they may deem me narrow-minded, selfish, and ambitious. Davenport Dunn, Volume 2 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day "How poor and narrow-minded would be such a judgment!" replied she, warmly. Davenport Dunn, Volume 1 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day How narrow-minded, after all, of her, who ought to have known better! A Day's Ride A Life's Romance It was useless arguing with people so narrow-minded as her cousins, thought poor 'Cilla, as she sharply touched her broncho with the lash and drove him hock deep through the foaming waters. A Soldier's Trial An Episode of the Canteen Crusade A group of discontented spinsters girding at their younger sisters who were married could hardly have shown themselves more narrow-minded and malign. The Galaxy, June 1877 Vol. XXIII.—June, 1877.—No. 6. "I am afraid that I do think it rather narrow-minded," said Hubert quietly, but with a dangerous lighting of his eyes. A Life Sentence A Novel On the whole it must be said that in those towns where the democratic party gained the upper hand an unruly policy abroad and a narrow-minded protection at home resulted. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 7 "Columbus" to "Condottiere" But the narrow-minded inhabitants of the little town are at present only occupied with one question, viz., whom will he marry? St. Peter's Umbrella What marks the distinction," said Mr. Carlton, "between the judicious and the vulgar economist is this: the narrow-minded woman succeeds tolerably in the filling up, but never in the outline. Coelebs In Search of a Wife They are so insular, so narrow-minded; they could not imagine how strong was the bond of friendship between Carson and me. The Red Symbol A want of capacity to discern is often responsible for a depreciatory opinion, and we can but ascribe this strangely narrow-minded and superficial attitude towards woman to some such want. Of Six Mediæval Women To Which Is Added A Note on Mediæval Gardens "We are not a narrow-minded species," he said hastily. Collector's Item Lettie couldn't get letters out, O'mie had said; and in the face of what she had written, she had still refused to see me, had shown how jealous-hearted and narrow-minded she could be. The Price of the Prairie A Story of Kansas Most historians, following the example of Voltaire, have represented this prince as a narrow-minded person, a victim of the bigoted and intolerant education of the clergy. Contemporary Russian Novelists I can remember the time when a man who preached or taught Abolition was looked upon as narrow-minded, fanatical, bigoted and even criminal. The Daughter of a Republican They had narrow-minded ideas of what was proper and what wasn't. The Crow's Nest It was no new thing for an aristocracy to be narrow-minded. Cynthia's Chauffeur When Charles I. made that narrow-minded churchman, Laud, Bishop of London, one of Laud's first endeavours was to restore St. Paul's. Old and New London Volume I There are a few narrow-minded people who can find no excuse for such a withdrawal. Timar's Two Worlds As a political party they are the most fanatical and narrow-minded that history takes account of. The Daughter of a Republican Only the narrow-minded Deslow had the confidence to meet this stunning argument, enforced as it was by the speaker's powerful manner, superb physical manhood, and superior intelligence. Cudjo's Cave Mr. Meek is so narrow-minded and autocratic in domestic life. Banked Fires To profess morality was to be a hypocrite; to reprobate others was to be narrow-minded. Euphorion Being Studies of the Antique and the Mediaeval in the Renaissance - Vol. I It is this lack of culture which makes many a preacher narrow-minded. The Defects of the Negro Church The American Negro Academy. Occasional Papers No. 10 I'd been like that, just as ignorant, just as conceited and narrow-minded. Aliens Either, with the best and wisest of all ages, you must believe the whole of Holy Scripture; or, with the narrow-minded infidel, you must disbelieve the whole. Inspiration and Interpretation Seven Sermons Preached Before the University of Oxford The one attains perfection in his art by a process which in the other would produce an ignoramus, a bungler, a narrow-minded, conceited charlatan. In the School-Room Chapters in the Philosophy of Education What McTavish yet had been the fool of a narrow-minded, disgruntled superior, and showed it by losing his temper? The Wilderness Trail You will draw it back like a conviction, and wind it in a knot at the back of your head as tight as a narrow-minded conclusion. The Co-Citizens The hotel manager was a small-minded man with a narrow-minded outlook and a brain that was almost totally unable to learn. Thin Edge You are still very narrow-minded in this part of the world, gentlemen. Absolution Possibly," said Horace, "it's narrow-minded of them—but that's the way they look at it. The Brass Bottle Again, often do children have to overcome the resistance of narrow-minded parents when they try to take time for their schoolwork or for play. Woman under socialism He has developed himself, out of an unconscious rivalry, in direct contrast to his intensely narrow-minded father. Sleep Walking and Moon Walking A Medico-Literary Study They saw in him, not a narrow-minded and cold-hearted bigot, seeking to force his opinions on others, but a brave and generous man, fighting for principles. George Brown Perfection is not human, there is always room for improvement, and narrow-minded is the individual who, puffed up with conceit for his own or national attributes, fails to recognize it outside. The Truth About America Even the most narrow-minded racial bigot will make an exception if a person of the despised race risks his own life to save the life of the bigot or someone the bigot loves. The Foreign Hand Tie Only the narrow-minded moralist stops to condemn his conduct. Woman under socialism That I am the parson's niece is not a crime, though you may be narrow-minded enough to think it so. Shirley Elliott had her mother’s charm, a personal magnetism that twined people around her little finger, but she was essentially narrow-minded. The Camerons of Highboro Then there was the sickness, the ophthalmia, the fevers; and the failed harvest, the groping inexperience, and the fight against a narrow-minded administration—always putting off its prevarications. Letters from my Windmill They hated literature, poetry, and romance; nothing gives them pleasure that does not give others pain; utilitarianism means prosaic, hard-hearted, narrow-minded dogmatism. Hours in a Library New Edition, with Additions. Vol. II (of 3) Hence it was that at this time the Captain was as happy as a narrow-minded man could be in such a country. Friars and Filipinos An Abridged Translation of Dr. Jose Rizal's Tagalog Novel, 'Noli Me Tangere.' There were some wild spirits among us who fretted at the narrow-minded policy which went by the name of the Metternich system. My Autobiography A Fragment Such men are outgrowing the petty jealousies and musty superstitions of narrow-minded dogmatists sufficiently to look upon the question not as one of personal preference, but as one of human justice. Men, Women, and Gods And Other Lectures No one who was fortunate enough to observe the slender, tapering fingers and singular grace of the hand of the deceased Poet Laureate could possibly believe it the extremity of a coarse or narrow-minded person. The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 26, February 1893 An Illustrated Monthly And because I felt contempt for no thing or person in all the world, I now glared with the most utter contempt on these narrow-minded little clerks. The Harbor On the other hand, a narrow-minded individual, with false judgment, will accomplish negative social actions through moral motives, while in certain cases an individual may accomplish positive social acts fortuitously through perverse motives. The Sexual Question A Scientific, psychological, hygienic and sociological study It is an idea that is not confined to the ignorant, and the narrow-minded. Sex--The Unknown Quantity The Spiritual Function of Sex He was neither High nor Low, enlightened nor narrow-minded; he was a Fellow of All-Souls. The Rector Ignorant, narrow-minded men do not make the best husbands and fathers. The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV He sat in their laps, and was coddled till six years old, when he was put under that scheming, narrow-minded bigot, Reverend Doctor Ayscough. Daughters of the Revolution and Their Times 1769 - 1776 A Historical Romance It is only the right of the stronger, cultivated by narrow-minded prejudice, that can deny or misunderstand these facts. The Sexual Question A Scientific, psychological, hygienic and sociological study |
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