| 单词 | probity |
| 例句 | In both instances his posture of public probity—slavery should be ended and political parties were evil agents that corrupted republican values—was at odds with his personal behavior and political interest. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z The men appeared anxious; Sip was not wholly pleased with my frankness and probity. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z And Mr. Steel’s appeal to musical probity here, too, may strike some as specious. Critic?s Notebook: Ushering City Opera Into a New Era 2011-08-12T22:27:56Z Theft and fraud are easy to condemn, but what about the probity of legitimate collecting? ‘Dancing with the Tiger’: a whirling tale of art and its sometimes sordid acquisition 2016-07-19T04:00:00Z Mr. Szalay’s own stream of perception never falters in its sensitivity and probity. Review: ‘All That Man Is,’ and a Lot He Is Not, in David Szalay’s View 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z So whereas a venomous insult from an anonymous commenter simply seeks to tear down another person or institution, an outraged Twitter post from an identified account calls attention to the user’s own probity. On Social Media, Some Are Susceptible to Internet Outrage 2014-07-03T04:00:00Z To other eyes, the lawn is no trophy but a throwback to a time when its symbolic probity came at a cost not only to our individuality but to the health of the planet. National Arboretum’s “Grass Roots”: A brighter future for the lawn Few artists of his international standing so consistently combined formal daring and probity with an agitator’s temperament. Harun Farocki: ‘Parallel’ 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z Photograph: BBC It wasn't long ago that the word "bank" was synonymous with prudence, probity and reliability. TV highlights – 08/05/2013 2013-05-08T06:00:04Z Beattie’s sociological wit and probity are truly unsurpassed in our literature; her talent for rural tragicomedy matched perhaps only by Thomas McGuane’s. ‘The State We’re In,’ a splendid new collection of stories by Ann Beattie 2015-08-03T04:00:00Z It is hard today to imagine a world in which the written word meant so much that one writer’s refusal to publish made him a national example of moral probity. David Ball’s Translation of ‘Diary of the Dark Years’ 2014-06-25T04:00:00Z Since the war's end, German historians have argued that many of the nation's 18 million Wehrmacht soldiers were honourable men, who acted with due probity at the front. Soldatenby Sönke Neitzel and Harald Welzer – review 2013-01-25T20:00:04Z James Carville, a Southerner not known for quiet probity, also refused to take part in the Dixie bashing. Books of The Times: ‘Better Off Without ’Em,’ by Chuck Thompson 2012-08-21T22:05:37Z It’s a tricky dance that goes on between museums and their benefactors, one that the curators must clearly lead if the museum’s reputation for intellectual independence and professional probity is to be preserved. Art Review: ‘See It Loud,’ at the National Academy Museum 2013-12-26T22:02:57Z There is a lack of probity at the highest levels of the party, as seen in the imprisonment of former members, including the former chief of security, Zhou Yongkang. To have and to hold 2016-10-13T04:00:00Z Secret Service agents are also drilled almost from Day One on the need for probity, discretion and solid morals. Scandal challenges Secret Service's culture 2012-04-21T05:12:00Z Suddenly, that America felt distant, and certain assumptions about how Americans respect pluralism, and require probity from people in power, were no longer safe to make. Art is not an escape — it’s our most powerful weapon against apathy 2016-11-26T05:00:00Z Lest we forget, Keith Vaz – the outspoken parliamentary voice of probity as the chairman of the Home Affairs Select committee – has form himself. Could you make it up? Phone hacking in literature 2011-07-20T13:42:13Z Up an escalator, a vast neoclassical banking hall stretches the length of the block, wrapped by a mural depicting ancient civilizations and quotations about financial probity. Looking at Where Chicago Works 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z The point Jay and Lynn are making is there is a direct connection between spiritual probity and financial solvency. Yes, Prime Minister ? review 2011-07-08T17:52:43Z This is a performance of power, depth and dignity about a man of courage and probity accepting responsibility for his own life and that of others. The Oscars: the hot tips from those in the know 2011-02-20T00:05:33Z Now 40 with an “air of grumpy probity,” he never leaves the house without peering back in through the letterbox to make sure he’s left a little trap for any intruders. Book review: ‘J,’ by Howard Jacobson, is a chilling tale of our anti-Semitic future But Americans, slightly ashamed of our gambling and sometimes shy about vulgarity, are a little more circumspect, which has led to awkward stagecraft as producers seek to reconcile show-biz glitz with administrative probity. Watching Lottery Drawings in an Age of Plutocracy 2018-10-23T04:00:00Z An ornery old woman named Diana Hunter has died during a supposedly routine interrogation, and Neith, well known for her probity, has been assigned to learn what went wrong. Review | What it might feel like to live in a high-tech surveillance state 2018-01-10T05:00:00Z So, too, the 18 paintings in the “Portrait Album of Successful Candidates of Deungjunsi Military Examination”: Its wispily bearded, middle-aged subjects appear to personify the regime’s concern for bureaucratic probity. Art Review: Refined Restraint in ‘Treasures from Korea,’ in Philadelphia 2014-03-20T12:00:02Z To sacrifice the sense of truth, intellectual probity and loyalty to the laws and methods of the spirit to any other interest is treachery. What makes the ideal university? Six values that power higher education at its best 2018-08-25T04:00:00Z But he need not be so anxious about his professional probity. Landscapes of the Metropolis of Death by Otto Dov Kulka – review 2013-01-25T07:00:02Z Heather Mills, the Gandhi of Hove, a woman whose very name has over the years become a byword for probity and honesty, has been accused of making stuff up? Heather Mills to save the planet 2011-03-03T20:00:01Z We tend to read conservative attire as evidence of probity, intelligence and sound judgment, which is why bankers, surgeons and pols carefully manage the way they look. Why does Bernie Sanders dress like that? Because he can. 2015-10-12T04:00:00Z Is there a major novel so established in the canon and curriculum whose literary merit and moral probity remain so regularly and passionately contested? Nearly a Century Later, We’re Still Reading — and Changing Our Minds About — Gatsby 2020-12-30T05:00:00Z A man of his intelligence, charm, probity and good looks seems unlikely to allow himself to become so closely entangled with a family displaying its dysfunction so glaringly. Theater Review: ‘A Family for All Occasions,’ at Bank Street Theater 2013-05-13T02:00:10Z However, he rebels against their venality, immorality and general corruption and pays a terrible price for his decency and probity. The Light Thief ? review 2011-07-30T23:05:41Z Legorjus, a man of probity torn between doing what is right and fulfilling his duty as a military man, is sensitively played by Kassovitz himself. Rebellion – review 2013-04-20T23:05:32Z But there’s also a chilling scene in which Richard turns ruthless when his probity is called into question. In ‘Our New Girl,’ a Household Is Under Stress 2014-06-10T04:00:00Z "The Conservative Manifesto," a 1937 document wrapped in the same high-minded language of fiscal probity and individual initiative that would be recognizable today, was the movement’s blueprint. Right-wing fake history is making a big comeback — but it never went away 2023-11-04T04:00:00Z The Jakarta Post, Indonesia's leading English-language daily, said in an editorial: "We must raise a red flag over the probity of the upcoming election. The game appears rigged to give certain players the upper hand." Analysis: Indonesian court ruling casts shadow over integrity of 2024 election 2023-10-17T04:00:00Z The inquiry, led by Carole Taylor Brown, had terms of reference which included "Governance, probity, the difficulty of speaking up about these issues and the alleged behaviour of some senior leaders". Report finds West Midlands ambulance whistle-blowers stifled 2023-06-28T04:00:00Z Australia's Gaming Technologies Association also defends the machines, saying they are made according to regulations which prioritise "fairness, probity, and harm minimisation" as "paramount objectives". Australia has a 'pokies' gambling problem, but is change coming? 2023-03-23T04:00:00Z Lately, Rosy has been mobilized by former Trump administration aide Russell Vought, who has been advising Republican lawmakers about how to prove their fiscal probity. Opinion | The GOP’s One Weird Trick for fixing deficits is a Big Red Flag 2023-02-21T05:00:00Z Which, regardless of what Garland says about investigative probity, thoroughly complicates the work of both special counsels. Analysis | Biden, Trump cases aren’t alike. The political system doesn’t care. 2023-01-14T05:00:00Z Fidelity appears to be unmoved by such observations; instead it stands behind its own reputation for probity. Column: Thinking of putting crypto in your 401(k)? Think twice 2022-11-23T05:00:00Z In his first leadership campaign, he depicted himself as the candidate of grown-up decisions and fiscal probity, criticizing Truss’ plans to lower taxes and increase borrowing, and vowing to get inflation under control. Rishi Sunak: U.K.’s ex-Treasury chief gets 2nd shot at PM job 2022-10-24T04:00:00Z Inundating election offices with nuisance paperwork won’t ensure the probity of November’s election. Column: Prepare ballots, set up polls, fight Trump saboteurs. Election officials have their work cut out 2022-09-16T04:00:00Z George Washington served two terms, setting the bar for probity, before relinquishing power and returning to his estate at Mount Vernon to live out his days. Perspective | The unsung virtues of a one-term presidency 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z He has depicted himself as the candidate of grown-up decisions and fiscal probity, calling rivals’ tax-cutting plans reckless and vowing to get inflation under control. Rishi Sunak, heir apparent who ran afoul of Boris Johnson 2022-07-20T04:00:00Z Support for profit-seeking enterprise may contradict the right's emphasis on moral probity. How the right waged a 100-year war to conquer America — and why it's winning 2022-07-16T04:00:00Z He has cast himself as the candidate of fiscal probity, saying said the country needs “honesty and responsibility, not fairytales” to get through economic shockwaves from the coronavirus pandemic and the war in Ukraine. UK Conservatives cast votes in 1st round of leadership race 2022-07-13T04:00:00Z Sunak, whose resignation a week ago helped topple Johnson, has cast himself as the candidate of fiscal probity, and warned rivals not to tell the public “comforting fairy tales.” UK leader hopefuls battle for support as nominations close 2022-07-12T04:00:00Z Over lunch at the House of Lords this week, an insider reminisced with me about the probity and talent of past U.K. political leaders. Opinion | Post-Boris and post-Brexit, Britain’s Conservatives need a serious leader 2022-07-07T04:00:00Z Michael Ellis said the prime minister had acted with "probity at all times". Minister: PM acted with probity at all times 2022-07-05T04:00:00Z "Further inquiries will be made, but the position is that the prime minister acted with probity at all times." Boris Johnson did not recall 2019 allegations against lawmaker, minister says 2022-07-05T04:00:00Z His name was on a U.N. blacklist of more than 470 athletes and entertainers who snubbed probity for profit in Sun City and refused to sign a pledge against apartheid. Perspective | Moral failings are in golf’s DNA. LIV is only the latest example. 2022-07-03T04:00:00Z Within Kenyan political circles, Karua has a reputation for toughness and probity and has previously dismissed Kenyan politics as a “rich boys’ club”. Kenya presidential contenders pick rights champion, political campaigner as running mates 2022-05-16T04:00:00Z “They viewed Sankara as a threat to their influence, to their grip on the region. His probity was inspiring to many Africans, which I think is one of the reasons he was killed.” Assassinated in His Prime, an Iconic African Leader Haunts a Trial and His Country 2022-03-09T05:00:00Z “Her fitness to serve, her judgment, and her probity are of utmost importance because Ms. Raskin is being considered for a 10-year term at the nation’s independent central bank and foremost financial regulator.” Senate Republicans threaten to delay vote on Fed nominees 2022-02-15T05:00:00Z The honours committees do not assess the list although it is submitted to the Cabinet Office for "probity and propriety checks". Guide to the Honours 2019-06-06T04:00:00Z Dame Sue Bruce, chair of the Prince's Foundation, said the charity had been through a "difficult chapter" but said lessons would be learned to ensure it acts with the "utmost integrity and probity". Michael Fawcett honours claims: Charles' ex-aide worked with 'fixers', investigation finds 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z In light of the bipartisan CBO’s reputation for probity and integrity, this might be taken as a testament to the GOP’s fiscal conscientiousness were it not, shall we say, so situational. Column: Billionaire anti-deficit hawks are already attacking Biden's spending plan. Ignore them 2021-11-10T05:00:00Z He said to make Mr Paterson a peer would undermine confidence in the probity of Parliament. Owen Paterson: MPs urged to approve suspension report 2021-11-07T04:00:00Z Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has said Prime Minister Boris Johnson "must explain how he intends to fix the immense harm he has done to confidence in the probity of him and his MPs". Owen Paterson: Minister defends U-turn over MP's conduct probe 2021-11-05T04:00:00Z But Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer said Mr Johnson "must explain how he intends to fix the immense harm he has done to confidence in the probity of him and his MPs". Parties may stand aside in by-election to replace MP Owen Paterson 2021-11-04T04:00:00Z Contemporaries gushed about Lee’s gentility, dignity, probity, manners, presence, composure, etc. Opinion | This scrupulous biography of Robert E. Lee is exactly what the country needs 2021-10-13T04:00:00Z Bashir added he was a young man when the interview took place, and hopes that since he rejoined the BBC in 2016, he has "demonstrated higher levels of probity and integrity." Princess Diana's interview with Martin Bashir will not face criminal investigation, police say 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z And the rise of legal probity restricted humanitarians and militaries to bickering about whether the United States was following the rules well enough, rather than whether the wars should be fought in the first place. Opinion | America Is Giving the World a Disturbing New Kind of War 2021-09-03T04:00:00Z His anti-graft crusade was founded on the goodwill generated by the family name and its reputation for probity in a nation where corruption was endemic. OBITUARY Aquino, son of Philippine democracy icons, dies at 61 2021-06-24T04:00:00Z It was a historic moment in democracy and a lesson in probity in the face of adversity. Opinion | Readers critique The Post: Invite neglected female artists to the table 2021-06-11T04:00:00Z “Clearly, his personal probity has been an issue for some time. One advantage Johnson has is that he’s never pretended to the moral high ground.” ‘It’s a Paper Tiger.’ Britain’s Lobby Laws Under Fire as Johnson Fights ‘Sleaze’ Label 2021-04-23T04:00:00Z Over the years, Sasy has become known for contentious lyrics that Iranian conservatives see as tainting the country’s moral probity. Iran cracks down on contentious pop music video with arrests 2021-03-11T05:00:00Z Marshaling political support will pose obstacles, especially if Republicans “rediscover that they care about fiscal probity,” Victor said. Biden has massive climate plans. Where will he find the money to fund them? 2020-12-22T05:00:00Z An internal letter from Paris Police Prefect Didier Lallement called on officers to use “probity, the sense of honor and ethics” when policing the protests, which were authorized by authorities. Protests over security bill take place across France 2020-11-28T05:00:00Z In his political declarations, Lopez Obrador is often at pains to exalt the esprit de corps and probity of the army, despite ample past evidence of corruption. Analysis: Arrest of ex-army chief puts Mexican president's plans under siege 2020-10-17T04:00:00Z Lord Howard, who was Conservative leader between 2003 and 2005, said the bill would damage the UK's "reputation for probity and respect for the rule of law". Lords' anger over 'hypocritical' Brexit bill 2020-09-10T04:00:00Z But in Egypt, the focus is largely on the app’s potential impact on the country’s moral probity. Egypt Sentences Women to 2 Years in Prison for TikTok Videos 2020-07-28T04:00:00Z The United States presently is the exception among wealthy educated, and developed countries in its shocking failure to react with competence, discipline, and probity to the COVID-19 pandemic. Get over your Russia obsession, liberals: Vladimir Putin's not responsible for America's sorry state 2020-07-25T04:00:00Z Some companies that have suspended their Facebook advertising for the month may have done so as a public signal of their probity, and will be back on the site as soon as public attention flags. Column: Facebook has failed to control hate speech. Will advertiser demands change anything? 2020-07-10T04:00:00Z Sessions arrived in Washington as a figure of stern probity, a Republican hailed by Democrats and Republicans as a scrupulously fair federal judge from West Texas. William S. Sessions, FBI director at a turbulent time, dies at 90 2020-06-12T04:00:00Z The doubts he raises about administrative competence and probity are ones that in due course we’ll all be obliged to consider. The end of coronavirus: what plague literature tells us about our future 2020-05-01T04:00:00Z “This is not to malign PRC scientists, many of whom have the highest probity but may find themselves facing impossible choices. It is the system they must survive in.” Opinion | The coronavirus crisis shows the risks of scientific collaboration with China 2020-04-23T04:00:00Z “I was elected on a platform of transparency and financial probity,” Wallace said Wednesday. Caribbean soccer officials appeal ouster by FIFA at court 2020-04-08T04:00:00Z New members are proposed by a sponsor who must vouch for their “moral and mental” probity. The Charitables: French brotherhood burying dead since 1188 2020-04-02T04:00:00Z It added: “Everyone is entitled to legal representation. Debevoise provides legal representation consistent with the profession’s best traditions of integrity and probity. We will continue fearlessly to defend the interests of all our clients.” Russia 'hired network of Britons to go after enemies of Putin' 2020-03-09T04:00:00Z “Not much probity is needed for maintaining or sustaining a monarchical government or a despotic government,” wrote the Baron de Montesquieu, whose philosophy inspired the Framers. Opinion | This vulgar man has squandered our decency 2020-02-07T05:00:00Z This image is placed in tension with an emerald green 18th-century-style backdrop, swagged to bursting with damask fruit that lends a gorgeousness, and an imprimatur of mainstream probity, to the otherwise discomfiting scene. How Today’s Queer Artists Are Revising History 2019-12-04T05:00:00Z We know from the tapes that Nixon’s reaction to their publication hardly does credit to any notion of Presidential probity or restraint. “Stupid Watergate” Is Worse Than the Original 2019-10-04T04:00:00Z The motto of Congress, not to speak of the White House and the public, with respect to the Pentagon’s latest claims of fiscal probity should be “we won’t get fooled again.” Beware of defense secretaries pledging reform 2019-09-28T04:00:00Z A combination of fiscal probity and monetary stability made the currency a safe place to wait out the crisis, and investors began buying up Swiss currency, driving up the value of the franc. Commentary: Switzerland pioneered negative rates in the 1970s. It got very ugly 2019-08-22T04:00:00Z If this word disappeared tomorrow, we would be no less able to describe probity and even-handedness in public life. Why it’s time to stop worrying about the decline of the English language 2019-08-15T04:00:00Z Unfortunately, judicial probity is a concept lost on Mr. Trump. Opinion | Trump has displayed galling hypocrisy in the A$AP Rocky case 2019-07-27T04:00:00Z A central figure in the archive of materials he obtained was Moro, one of Brazil’s most popular people, seen by many as a crusader for public probity. Glenn Greenwald has faced pushback for his reporting before. But not like this. 2019-07-11T04:00:00Z He vowed to emphasize probity, fiscal restraint and good services in a municipality not known for any of those qualities. Fernando de la Rúa, Argentine leader who fled office besieged by riots, dies at 81 2019-07-09T04:00:00Z Republicans, now thoroughly disarmed concerning the issue of fiscal probity, struggle to frighten the 2020 electorate with the specter of spendthrift socialists threatening the Republic. Opinion | America is borrowing from the future. It’s decadent. 2019-04-24T04:00:00Z Over many years, they have maintained a reputation for probity and independence while disbursing some twenty billion dollars in funds. What Do the Church’s Victims Deserve? 2019-04-08T04:00:00Z My editor, Joseph Ashbrook, who had a Ph.D. from Harvard, treated each word in every issue as a reflection of his own professional probity. When Sky & Telescope Had No Limit 2019-03-26T04:00:00Z Mr. Corker says tax cuts are fulfilling their goal of making American businesses more competitive, though he said he still worried about Congress’s retreat from fiscal probity. How America Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Deficits and Debt 2019-02-23T05:00:00Z Expectations concerning his general probity, his commitment to paying his fair share of taxes, and his ability to distance himself from meddling Russians and dictators who flatter him are similarly low. Trump’s State of Disunion 2019-02-03T05:00:00Z Yet Sanders is supposed to hew to some archaic standards of fiscal probity? Opinion | America is borrowing from the future. It’s decadent. 2019-04-24T04:00:00Z Since taking over from Jacob Zuma, who stepped down in February in the face of mounting corruption allegations, Mr Ramaphosa has campaigned for probity in public life. S African leader to repay campaign money 2018-11-18T05:00:00Z The Senate hearing has already utterly disqualified him to hold any office that requires probity and evenhandedness and even equanimity. Brett Kavanaugh's many lies should disqualify him from holding any office | Rebecca Solnit 2018-10-05T04:00:00Z If responsible Republicans care about justice and judicial probity, Kavanaugh has to be denied a seat. Senate Moves Toward Friday Showdown Vote on Kavanaugh’s Confirmation 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z Mr. Kaine has never been thusly accused; in fact, he is known for his decency and probity. Opinion | Corey Stewart slanders his way to the bottom 2018-09-28T04:00:00Z And we properly expect higher standards of probity from a judge than from other officials. Opinion | Kavanaugh’s nomination now hangs by the thinnest of strings 2018-09-17T04:00:00Z That Mr. Trump surrounded himself with criminals shows he is either an incompetent judge of character or he values loyalty over probity. Opinion | How many more Manaforts have yet to be caught? 2018-09-14T04:00:00Z Whatever the cause, what he said does not meet minimum standards of probity and honesty. Brett Kavanaugh's many lies should disqualify him from holding any office | Rebecca Solnit 2018-10-05T04:00:00Z Despite the dismissal of charges against her, many seem unconvinced of Gordillo’s probity. A former power broker attempts a defiant comeback in Mexico 2018-08-22T04:00:00Z He seemed to radiate an aura of probity and authority. Kofi Annan, Who Redefined the U.N., Dies at 80 2018-08-18T04:00:00Z For many Pakistanis, his reputation for personal probity sets him apart from his money-grubbing peers. Will Imran Khan Turn Pakistan Into an Islamic Welfare State? 2018-07-12T04:00:00Z History will judge both parties for their actions during a presidency that has shredded precedent, probity and principled governance. Editorials from around Pennsylvania 2018-06-13T04:00:00Z At an agency that strives for earnest probity, Pruitt’s blundering, for which he is now the target of Government Accountability Office and congressional investigations, stands out in vulgar relief. Are Evangelical Leaders Saving Scott Pruitt’s Job? 2018-06-08T04:00:00Z If there is one instinct that drives the administration and stewardship of the championships it is probity. Serena Williams should be seeded at Wimbledon for the good of the game 2018-05-02T04:00:00Z The council said it followed national guidelines in declaring hospitality to "ensure probity and transparency". Sheeran tickets on council gift list 2018-04-27T04:00:00Z For years, Republican voters were promised constitutionalist judges, fiscal probity and immigration enforcement. Opinion | The conservative renaissance has begun 2018-04-17T04:00:00Z But Mr. Mueller is a longtime Republican with a sterling record of probity. Opinion | What a presidential president would have said about Michael Cohen 2018-04-10T04:00:00Z While some insulation flows from the dollar’s role as the global reserve currency, that is neither sufficient nor immutable, and relies on faith in the United States’ eventual fiscal probity. Opinion | The debt crisis is on our doorstep 2018-03-27T04:00:00Z When the rule of law and financial probity can no longer be assumed, the vacuum is filled with conspiracy theories. Opinion | The Trump presidency could cost the nation more than we realize 2018-03-05T05:00:00Z But there has been more than enough grim evidence lately in culture, politics and sport to demonstrate that promises of probity from powerful men should not be blindly taken at face value. Mark Cuban: NBA's populist billionaire hit hard as scandal envelops Mavericks 2018-02-27T05:00:00Z Wacker, of Duke University’s Divinity School, judges Graham sympathetically as a man of impeccable personal and business probity. Opinion | Billy Graham was no prophet 2018-02-21T05:00:00Z Grant’s probity was so unquestioned that he effectively ended the prosecution’s case. Trump has given dozens of depositions in his lawsuit-laden business career — but he could face a tougher grilling in the Russia probe 2018-01-12T05:00:00Z It shows how hollow their conservatism is, that their claims of patriotism, morality, and fiscal probity mean nothing in the face of personal gain of money and power. Opinion | The Tax Bill That Inequality Created 2017-12-16T05:00:00Z The MPs' code of conduct states members should always behave with "probity and integrity, including in their use of public resources". 'Thousands' of porn images on MP's computer 2017-12-01T05:00:00Z Critics might reply that giving one robot “rights” in a ceremony designed to draw attention to a lavishly-funded tech conference doesn’t indicate any particular ethical probity. Sophia the robot’s co-creator says the bot may not be true AI, but it is a work of art 2017-11-10T05:00:00Z Because it was followed by a string of sex and financial scandals involving ministers, the speech came to be associated with personal morality and probity. End puerile political slogans, says Major 2017-11-06T05:00:00Z The code of conduct obliges all MPs and elected representatives to "act with probity and honesty" and uphold the party's "values and reputation". Tories publish new code of conduct 2017-11-03T04:00:00Z The reaction to these manifestoes among a reading public longing for probity and directness has been profound. Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, a Humanist On and Off the Page 2017-10-16T04:00:00Z When campaigning he emphasised his probity and humility. Indonesian politics are becoming less predictable 2017-10-05T04:00:00Z It is also hard to persuade players to be clean when there are so many questions about the probity of sports administrators, for example over the choice of World Cup and Olympics hosts. Match-fixing is more common than ever 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z He has a reputation for relative probity and promised voters he would crack down on corruption. Angola's ruling party claims election victory 2017-08-24T04:00:00Z He has a reputation for relative probity and is respected by the army. Angola on cusp of change after 40-year journey from Marxism to crony capitalism 2017-08-19T04:00:00Z Mr Kumar enjoys a reputation for probity, an appealingly humble caste background and a record of getting things done. How the BJP juggernaut is winning control of Indian states 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z You do not have to believe Mr Sharif to be a model of probity to think that the court overstepped its bounds in its pursuit of him. Who will fill the void left by Pakistan’s sacked prime minister? 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z By accepting the responsibility of a public position and by making claims for the probity of his organisation, he invited constant scrutiny. Team Sky rule the Tour de France again but will remain unloved | Richard Williams 2017-07-21T04:00:00Z If only Pence’s probity extended to his view of the man he works for. Trump’s pious and dangerous enablers 2017-07-16T04:00:00Z Assuming no dishonesties were involved in CNN’s actions, cashiering the journalists does less to uphold the network’s reputation for probity than it does to advance Trump’s work. Truth a victim of President Trump’s war on news media 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z Once he was, or presented himself as, the archetype of unyielding probity, now he has morphed into something more complex — less heroic, more flesh-and-blood. Opinion | A tale of two Comeys 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z Even if it succeeded, that would tarnish PTI’s claims of probity—its chief selling point. Who will fill the void left by Pakistan’s sacked prime minister? 2017-08-03T04:00:00Z Trump is growing lonely in his protestations of his own probity. Opinion | The most chilling line of Comey’s testimony 2017-06-09T04:00:00Z The probe will examine whether Richard Ferrand, Mr. Macron’s minister for housing and one his closest aides, damaged property or violated rules of probity during his term as an executive at... French Prosecutor Opens Probe Into Macron Minister 2017-06-01T04:00:00Z The prosecutors’ statement said police will investigate whether there are grounds to suspect Ferrand for property crimes, lack of probity and violating insurance codes. Probe turns up heat on Macron’s squeaky-clean pledges 2017-06-01T04:00:00Z White House officials may once again understand that gravity, prudence, probity and diplomacy are valuable and essential qualities in a president. As chaos mounts, are the grown-ups reasserting themselves in Washington? | Geoffrey Kabaservice 2017-05-20T04:00:00Z It seemed more aimed at insulating Comey’s agency from criticism and — more to the point — burnishing his well-polished reputation for probity at the expense of electoral fairness. Opinion | Comey’s firing should make all of us ‘mildly nauseous’ 2017-05-09T04:00:00Z The Administration’s defiance of conventional standards of probity makes it acutely vulnerable to ethical scandal. How Trump Could Get Fired 2017-05-01T04:00:00Z That was why, they suggested, Mr. Bentley was able to cling to his job for nearly 13 months after his reputation as a paragon of probity came under fire. For Alabama Christians, Governor Bentley’s Downfall Is a Bitter Blow 2017-04-11T04:00:00Z Mr. Fillon’s image of probity has been shattered, and his platform of austerity for France is the object of ridicule. Disrespect Intended: Mechanic-Candidate Bursts French Political Elite’s Bubble 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z He vowed to cut state spending and overhaul labor rules, and he sought to project an image of probity and honesty. François Fillon, French Candidate at Center of Investigation, Stands His Ground 2017-03-01T05:00:00Z A rare probity permeates Meredith Wadman's The Vaccine Race, the riveting story of a human fetal cell line, the scientists who established it and the front lines of vaccine research where it was deployed. Medical research: The vaccine chronicles : Nature : Nature Research 2017-02-07T05:00:00Z But given the organisation’s reputation as a bastion of fiscal probity, nobody’s going to be worrying about that. How will a 48-team World Cup work? Fifa’s plan for 2026 explained 2017-01-10T05:00:00Z Its reputation for probity, competence and independence is in tatters. Modi’s attempt to crush the black economy is hurting the poor 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z They would — or should — reassure most Americans that his administration is acting with probity. It’s unrealistic and unfair to make Trump use a blind trust 2016-11-22T05:00:00Z It says nothing about his probity or his decency. Stay angry. That’s the only way to uphold principles in Trump’s America. 2016-11-11T05:00:00Z He breezily passed along falsehoods, trafficked in outlandish conspiracy theories, and more or less asked for the scorn he received from the fact-checking guardians of probity in public life. Donald Trump Was Essentially a Third-Party Candidate on a G.O.P. Ticket 2016-11-09T05:00:00Z At the third debate, Mrs. Clinton cited Mr. Comey’s probity: “The FBI conducted a yearlong investigation into my emails. They concluded there was no case.” A Fine FBI-Clinton Mess 2016-10-28T04:00:00Z “But neither candidate will ever be called to the dais to accept an award for moral probity and character,” the editorial continued. Donald Trump Gets First Major Endorsement in Las Vegas 2016-10-23T04:00:00Z The documentary serves, inadvertently, as a guide to how Communist cadres got away with playboy millionaires’ lifestyles while preaching clean living and probity. Chinese TV Serves Up Lavish Living, With a Side of Shame 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z A better characterisation of the antipathy to Mrs Clinton, which doubts about her probity reflected, was a vaguer sense that there was something inappropriate about her. Hating Hillary 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z “Or that the other party’s candidate, reasonably suspicious of the energy and probity of the investigation, insists that a fresh investigation be launched by a new administration? I say the former.” ‘Donald Trump will protect you’: Some fear he is running to be a dictator 2016-10-12T04:00:00Z By comparison, George W. Bush was a gentleman, a man of probity and wit, a sage and a man of great moral rectitude. 2016 election: Time-traveling through the GOP's history 2016-10-10T04:00:00Z Someone needs to tell them what they should have figured out long ago: Probity is as probity does. Bill Clinton’s post-presidential adventures in philanthropy and legacy building 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z In a country whose institutions are in such fragile shape, mainstream media very much among them, it does no good for its members to damage further their own reputations for fairness, probity, judgment. The Politics of ‘The Shallows’ 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z Even some of her foes say the concern about her probity is overblown. Hating Hillary 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z “The most important asset for someone like Thompson is his moral authority and his reputation for probity,” Mr. Gillers said. Ken Thompson, Brooklyn District Attorney, Is Fined for Misusing Funds on Meals 2016-08-24T04:00:00Z Erica Giovanni Baez, a divorce lawyer, has “huge concerns” about the Democratic nominee’s probity, citing alleged access-peddling at the Clinton Foundation, a charity founded by ex-president Bill, while Mrs Clinton was Secretary of State. Clinton Republicans 2016-08-25T04:00:00Z Mr. Bloomberg’s attacks on Mr. Trump’s business history were gratuitous and so churlish they invite aggressive doubts about the probity of Mr. Bloomberg’s motives. Notable & Quotable: Black on Bloomberg 2016-07-31T04:00:00Z The country has been blessed to have his intellect and probity. Hillary Clinton Warns of ‘Moment of Reckoning’ in Speech Accepting Nomination 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z This is only possible when parties of an agreement—be they nations, commercial companies, agencies of government or individuals—fully trust in the ethics and probity of the other parties. Donald Trump Is So Wrong on NATO 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z Until now, nobody questioned the probity of Comey, a longtime prosecutor and former No. 2 official in George W. Bush’s Justice Department. Republican attacks on Comey undermine the rule of law 2016-07-08T04:00:00Z I am a model of probity and people find my presence reassuring. Your complete guide to the veepstakes 2016-07-01T04:00:00Z Among conservatives, the West's technological innovations, including those pioneered in Silicon Valley, are often admired while its political and cultural influence is regarded as a dangerous threat to Saudi Arabia's moral probity. Saudi prince aims for Silicon Valley appeal to gleam at home 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z There’s Paul Ryan, the self-advertised model of Republican probity and deep thinking, allowing that, yes, Trump is guilty of “textbook” racism, but refusing to edge away from his squeamish endorsement. Hillary Clinton’s Closeup 2016-06-12T04:00:00Z As some veteran firefighters noted, Mr. Morgan’s job description — in effect, he is the department’s standard-bearer of probity and good conduct — imparted a fox-guarding-the-hen-house aspect to the scandal. Fairfax calls 911 on its own fire department 2016-05-20T04:00:00Z There, Mitt Romney inhabited the voice of probity, caution, trustworthiness, and integrity in order to warn the unwashed Republican masses away from Donald J. Trump. Mitt Romney has a lot of nerve: The pro-torture, political scion and company killer thinks Donald Trump is the phony? 2016-03-04T05:00:00Z This raises disturbing questions about the probity of one or more party officials. Campaign against UKIP bid by Neil Hamilton 'a cancer' - BBC News 2016-02-23T05:00:00Z Joe’s probity was no match against her considerable charms, and this passing weakness must have shamed him greatly, because after the affair ran its course, he never returned. Sunny’s Bar, a Spiritual Holdout in Red Hook 2016-02-19T05:00:00Z One minute Germany is lionised as a model of economic efficiency and political probity. Germany's year: Has it been worrying or wunderbar? - BBC News 2015-12-29T05:00:00Z He wants to rate companies on their probity, not their profits. A Plan to Rank ‘Just’ Companies Aims to Close the Wealth Gap 2015-12-20T05:00:00Z He knew that Canada would run a deficit, which was unusual for a country known for fiscal probity, but he believed it was the way forward. Trudeau’s Canada, Again 2015-12-08T05:00:00Z The verdict throws another spotlight on the probity of officials and politicians during Sarkozy’s time in the highest offices of state. Nicolas Sarkozy aide barred from public office for pocketing police funds 2015-11-13T05:00:00Z Scott Walker’s two-month presidential fling proved this maxim in spectacular fashion, as his third quarter finance filing screams a lack of fiscal probity. Fiscal Conservative Scott Walker Spent Like a Drunken Sailor, Put Kids on Payroll 2015-10-16T04:00:00Z But she said there were "probity checks" to ensure that markers were being sufficiently rigorous. Exam marking appeals to be overhauled, says watchdog - BBC News 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z Maybe they think they’ll have golden oppo, but opposition research doesn’t really work on Mr. Trump, mostly because no one has illusions of probity about him. Shows of Strength From Trump and Putin 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z Canadian banks gained a reputation during the financial crisis for their probity and conservative lending – unlike their U.S. counterparts who got deeply mired in the subprime mortgage mess. FIFA scandal exacerbates Canadian banks' Caribbean troubles 2015-06-30T04:00:00Z It’s the stability of a dozen-odd European governments, as well as the very notion of fiscal probity. It’s the Greek politics, stupid 2015-06-23T04:00:00Z That would seem so only if relative penury and unpopularity define intellectual probity. Albert Oehlen Paints Post-Painting 2015-06-15T04:00:00Z As his firm’s founding partner, Mr. Dysart’s character was a voice of calm and probity amid office rivalries, sizzling affairs, toxic clients and brutal courtroom battles. Richard Dysart, actor in TV courtroom drama ‘L.A. Law,’ dies at 86 2015-04-09T04:00:00Z A man of probity and achievement is more than his public persona but that is what viewers get in “Dean Smith.” Dean Smith Documentary Pays Homage to Visionary Coach 2015-03-25T04:00:00Z She is the daughter of a minister and a librarian, and it appears, from her many confirmation hearings, that she has a reputation for probity. If Not Loretta Lynch, Then Who? 2015-03-20T04:00:00Z A spokesman for Mr Singh's Congress party said "we conducted ourselves with utmost probity and transparency, and the legal process will vindicate us". India ex-PM summoned in coal scandal 2015-03-11T04:00:00Z The purpose was to give a sense of probity. The Cabaret Beat 2015-02-16T05:00:00Z But, on Friday, one year after Nelson Mandela died, it almost seemed that those he inspired were questing to rediscover his message of probity and reconciliation in a society troubled with newer woes. South Africans Mark First Anniversary of Nelson Mandela’s Death 2014-12-05T05:00:00Z Since this legalistic answer verged on the absurd, the net effect was to cast doubt on the commission’s probity. The Truth Behind JFK's Assassination Seven months ahead of a general election, and Cameron’s Conservative party is beginning to lose its reputation for fiscal probity. British Borrowing Binge Could Sink Cameron's Electoral Hopes 2014-10-21T04:00:00Z Mandela was a man of probity and did not die wealthy. Good Morning, Mr Mandela by Zelda la Grange – review 2014-10-09T04:00:00Z That said, his core message is founded in fiscal probity. The Hidden Key 2014 Election: Kevin Brady Jolts Paul Ryan 2014-10-06T04:00:00Z But there was a still higher calling than fiscal probity: tax cuts for the better-off. From Tory tax cuts to the war in Iraq, we’re lurching backwards 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z It is a matter of some urgency to do so, because the moral probity of both men's key role in unleashing nuclear weapons on the world seems somehow to depend on that conversation. When historical fiction is more truthful than historical fact 2014-09-05T04:00:00Z How about an Internet of Compassion instead, a new Web experience that delights consumers by leading to more caring and less calculating, more probity and less probing, more e-motion and less e-monitoring? Smarter Chips Will Mobilize Compassion 2014-08-20T04:00:00Z The U.S. should look to other countries for techniques to measure police probity and foster reforms to strengthen the quality of the nation’s law enforcement system. How to Prevent the Next Ferguson 2014-08-15T04:00:00Z Not that there’s anything wrong with fiscal probity. The Hidden Key 2014 Election: Kevin Brady Jolts Paul Ryan 2014-10-06T04:00:00Z While Modi is yet to unveil major policy initiatives, he has been unrelenting in his focus on making government accountable and holding his ministers to high standards of public probity. For some fans of new Indian leader, so far, so disappointing 2014-08-12T04:00:00Z His modest style and reputation for probity endeared him to Indonesia’s poor and working class. Both candidates claim victory in tight Indonesian election 2014-07-09T04:00:00Z Political parties campaigning for financial probity, citizenship and equal rights should be encouraged – not those, like Maliki's, pursuing overtly sectarian agendas. Iraq doesn't have to fall apart. It can be reformed 2014-06-13T04:00:00Z Losing bidders from the US and Australia, still smarting from the defeat but also with some questions to answer about their own probity, are not the only ones watching Fifa's next move with interest. World Cup raising Qatar's profile for all the wrong reasons 2014-06-01T04:00:00Z In this way, Rove seems the soul of both wit and probity. Self-inflicted injuries But the success of investment banks, particularly in their underwriting business, also rests on a reputation for probity. Not too big to jail 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z Despite his reputation for personal probity, Singh was widely criticized for failing to confront corrupt party bosses and for seeming ineffectual and even inaccessible. India's prime minister leaves office to make way for Modi 2014-05-17T04:00:00Z Chief executive Frances Crook said: "The delivery of justice is one of the most precious public services and we must, as a nation, adhere to the highest standards of probity." 'Bar G4S and Serco contracts' call 2014-05-13T03:21:39Z Soy sausages were invented by Konrad Adenauer, the first German chancellor after World War Two, and a byword for steady probity - dullness would be an unkind word. 10 inventions that owe their success to World War One 2014-04-13T22:51:06Z But I also accept that, as a public figure, I am under a particularly heavy obligation to set an example of financial probity. What Zuma should say about Nkandla 2014-04-02T12:08:48Z Virginia is a state known for its probity. Virginia politics: Of diet pills and posh shoes 2014-01-23T15:59:50Z Understanding that logic is crucial to accepting the probity of boycott. Peter Beinart’s colonial logic: Opponents of Israel boycott make anti-democratic arguments 2013-12-20T19:50:00Z You should now have a reasonable grasp of what has happened since the Lehman disaster to protect us the next time greed in finance gets the whip hand over judgement, prudence and probity. Five years after Lehman, all tickety-boo? 2013-09-09T09:24:48Z Mr McCausland denied the allegation and said during a debate in a special sitting of the assembly that he always sought to carry out his role with "integrity and probity". DUP 'to apologise to Jenny Palmer' 2013-08-16T13:00:24Z Trevelyan and Gladstone thought that academic success would provide a guarantee of moral probity and diligence - the qualities of a good student. The ancient Chinese exam that inspired modern job recruitment 2013-07-22T23:41:08Z He introduced a new fitness and probity system in 2012, which 3 percent of applicants failed in its first year. Europe a hotchpotch of testing regimes for bankers 2013-07-07T12:59:11Z It is not yet clear whether the European Central Bank will be able to enforce fitness and probity rules once it takes over supervision of the euro zone's banks. European regulator preparing database on bankers 2013-07-07T13:06:56Z He is seen as a pillar of moral probity for enduring 27 years of imprisonment yet offering reconciliation with his white captors after his release. Nelson Mandela Still in Critical Condition 2013-06-24T09:37:26Z It appears that in the UK, a life is worth 1/120th as much as is financial probity. Letters: Society's values 2013-06-19T20:00:05Z True heroism is minutes, hours, weeks, year upon year of the quiet, precise, judicious exercise of probity and care — with no one there to see or cheer. ‘We’re the Government, Its Worst Face’, David Foster Wallace on the IRS 2013-05-19T09:45:18Z Any alternative – however laced with "former supreme court judges" and personages of similar probity – will be mostly viewed as a devious ploy to be instantly denounced. At last, a press charter that's worth supporting 2013-04-27T23:05:42Z The European Banking Authority's regulation director Isabel Vaillant told Reuters that work will begin on the new fitness and probity database next year, ending the current system of ad hoc sharing between national authorities. European regulator preparing database on bankers 2013-07-07T13:06:56Z But he is a big public figure, and one who was big on probity: the sports star turned businessman turned chat-show guest with an opinion on everything - including business ethics. German football star's own goal on tax 2013-04-23T23:01:10Z The UK's "fitness and probity" process is one of the broadest in Europe, encompassing senior management and directors, and staff working in compliance, risk and internal audit across all firms authorised by the regulator. Recruitment for finance jobs comes under scrutiny as rejections plummet 2013-04-12T06:34:11Z "We must all pray that our president and our congressional representatives will find a way to reverse their spendthrift ways and do what is right by putting us back on the path of fiscal probity." Fisher: Fed's bond-buying program could spark eventual inflation 2013-04-10T21:03:10Z But rights advocates and legal experts say the judges are also reaching past questions of financial probity to arbitrarily decide who is a pious enough Muslim to sit in Pakistan’s next parliament. Putting Pakistan's Politicians to a Piety Test: Are You Muslim Enough? 2013-04-08T07:05:21Z "I will devote all of my energy to prove my probity and honesty," he wrote in a message signed by the initials NS. Sarkozy rejects "unfounded" L'Oreal heiress party funding case 2013-03-25T16:19:45Z Instead she posted a long letter on Facebook fiercely defending her administration and that of her husband, former president Néstor Kirchner, as models of public probity. Showbiz Showdown 2013-01-14T05:00:00Z This referendum will be Scotland's shop window on the world - it must be handled with pride and probity. MPs call for consensus over vote 2013-01-11T00:47:04Z These are matters of policy, not personal probity. Weighing Up the Choice of Chuck Hagel 2013-01-08T10:50:20Z But perhaps more importantly, there is the huge reputational damage for a bank that used to be seen as a rock of probity and stability. UBS: How big will the Libor bill be? 2012-12-19T07:56:29Z Many had wondered in the build-up to the fight about the probity of the whole venture. Andrew Flintoff bowls Richard Dawson over to rule on debut in the ring 2012-12-01T00:33:00Z "There may be a good answer to these allegations, but allegations are being ventilated which call into question the probity of proceedings." Judge approves Gers liquidation 2012-10-31T20:41:24Z The office, which is noted for its probity and candor, urged the justices not to hear Mr. Millbrook’s case because the specific ruling to which he objected was correct. Sidebar: Supreme Court Grants Inmate’s Petition in Sovereign Immunity Case 2012-10-16T22:36:29Z "The family is always in line with the former president's position on probity, accountability and social justice." Rawlings 'backs' wife's campaign 2012-10-15T16:54:01Z The very notion presupposes a government sensitive to standards of institutional transparency and probity—a state of affairs effectively unknown in pre-Saakashvili Georgia. Hellbent for Election 2012-09-24T05:00:00Z It is seen as a beacon of competence and probity in an infrastructure industry that is vital but troubled. Larsen and Toubro: The firm that builds India 2012-09-20T15:00:32Z Nadir's prosecution is a timely reminder of the important work the SFO does in defending London's financial probity: why not ask these institutions to contribute towards its work? After Asil Nadir, a chastened City must help fund the Serious Fraud Office 2012-08-25T23:06:22Z However, MMOs are increasing caught between unwillingness to pay a subscription fee – when so many games are free to play – and a distrust of the mechanical probity of the free-to-play experience. Putting A Price On Free: 'ShadowRun Online' Offers Parallel Payment Systems 2012-07-26T16:31:23Z "The FSS has worked very closely with Acpo, criminal case review commission, Crown Prosecution Service and the Ministry of Justice to ensure that continuity of service, security and probity of the archive remain paramount." Warning as forensic archive shuts 2012-07-18T04:23:34Z That is something that definitely acts as a deterrent and may bring about a greater degree of probity in public life. India Ink: Sexual Harassment Prosecutions Get Short Shrift in India, Lawyer Says 2012-07-16T10:05:47Z Turn the UK from tax haven to safe haven of financial probity. The Barclays ethos infects our culture. Purge the entire board 2012-07-05T19:30:01Z We must move further and faster to show that banks, and those who work for them, consistently operate to the highest standards of probity and honesty. Bob Diamond's memo to Barclays staff 2012-07-02T15:30:54Z A culture that showed a complete disregard for probity and honesty. Barclays' corporate culture showed complete disregard for honesty 2012-06-30T20:01:01Z Put a bunch of confident, aggressive men in the same room and reward them for taking risks, and you create a pressure cooker, from which probity and prudence evaporate like steam. Too much testosterone, too much confidence: the psychology of banking 2012-06-29T23:05:36Z “He had a very high reputation, and a high regard for probity.” Richard F. Stolz Dies at 86; Headed C.I.A. Spy Operations After Iran-Contra 2012-06-15T16:40:13Z Ayrault said Hollande's clean government pledge was intended as a signal that nobody would be allowed to occupy a cabinet post if their probity was tainted by a court conviction. French government defends convicted minister 2012-05-23T20:06:27Z He is an old man of stoical probity, and of whom it would be difficult to say whether his learning or affability is the greater. Famous European Artists 2012-04-07T02:00:30.487Z Adams then suddenly discovered, "an inflexible oddity about him, which has gained him a character for courage and probity, and that at Congress." The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution 2012-04-02T02:00:25.387Z "I have to thank the gods," says Marcus Aurelius the pagan Emperor, "that my grandfathers, parents, sisters, preceptors, relations, friends and domestics were almost all of them persons of probity." One Day at a Time and Other Talks on Life and Religion 2012-03-31T02:00:20.873Z There was no report made, and Angelica's parents, worthy people of the most exemplary probity, returned with her from Paris to their own locality. Mysterious Psychic Forces An Account of the Author's Investigations in Psychical Research, Together with Those of Other European Savants 2012-03-28T02:00:29.747Z They reduce common sense and probity to the straitest possible limits—the breasts of themselves and their patrons. Winterslow Essays and Characters Written There 2012-03-27T02:00:25.647Z The peasants have a high reputation for honesty and general probity as well as for courage. The Near East Dalmatia, Greece and Constantinople 2012-03-26T02:00:38.077Z May his children contemplate with pleasure and confidence, the talents and probity of their father, and, soothed with the memory of his virtues, forget the return which those virtues have received! The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution 2012-04-02T02:00:25.387Z The Justice Ministry posted an explanation with the oath that said that its goal was to, among other things, ensure that lawyers follow the core values of “loyalty, devotion to the people, justice and probity.” Chinese Lawyers Chafe at New Oath to Communist Party 2012-03-22T14:56:23Z Personally, I was sure of the perfect probity of the honorable Blech family, and I am unable to accept the idea of any trickery whatever on the part of any of its members. Mysterious Psychic Forces An Account of the Author's Investigations in Psychical Research, Together with Those of Other European Savants 2012-03-28T02:00:29.747Z He had an innate love of truth, of justice, of probity, of whatever was generous or liberal. Winterslow Essays and Characters Written There 2012-03-27T02:00:25.647Z A writer of probity and experience informs us, that the public offices are sinks of every species of villainy, fraud, chicane, favoritism, and injustice. Sketches of Reforms and Reformers, of Great Britain and Ireland 2012-03-12T03:00:20.310Z This, over time, may undermine fiscal probity and distorts the allocation of resources. Op-Ed Contributor: Asia's Perilous Inequality 2012-03-06T11:18:37Z On his arrival at Manila, the Governor received the melancholy intelligence of the death of Señor Tello, his deputy, who had discharged his trust with great zeal and probity. An Historical View of the Philippine Islands, Vol I (of 2) Exhibiting their discovery, population, language, government, manners, customs, productions and commerce. 2012-03-01T03:00:24.137Z Tisza, a statesman of singular probity and tenacity, seemed to be the one person capable of carrying out the programme of the king and the majority. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" 2012-02-24T03:00:27.173Z More broadly, bioethicists are questioning whether it can ever be acceptable to work for companies, which, they argue, may be using the appointment to present a veneer of ethical probity. Editor?s move sparks backlash 2012-02-22T18:20:24.483Z We have thus five precepts of piety on the first table, and five of probity, in negative form, on the second, an arrangement which is accepted by the best recent writers. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" 2012-02-17T03:00:33.923Z In politics Daunou was a Girondist without combativeness; a confirmed republican, who lent himself always to the policy of conciliation, but whose probity remained unchallenged. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z I don't see, without this latter condition, where any work of art, any artistic question is, or any artistic probity. The Letters of Henry James (volume I) 2012-02-08T03:00:15.197Z They vaguely troubled her, since she would not have her father's probity left open to doubt. Thrice Armed 2012-02-03T03:00:24.970Z A French writer has declared that to Villehardouin must be ascribed the foundation of historical probity. The Thirteenth Greatest of Centuries 2012-01-28T03:00:21.937Z Most of them would, naturally, tell me to look at them, and see what I might have been if I'd had their diligence and probity. For Jacinta 2012-01-27T03:00:20.840Z In that position he won repute for his organizing capacity, great power of work and unswerving probity—the last of which qualities was none too common in the French armies at that time. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 9 "Dagupan" to "David" 2012-02-11T03:03:39.807Z Mr. Johnson was a man of probity, liberality, and sound sense, with an acute judgment. The Life and Writings of Henry Fuseli, Volume I (of 3) 2012-01-18T03:00:13.193Z Mr. Weber, in turn, followed in the footsteps of guardians of fiscal and monetary probity like Otmar Issing, a former official at the Bundesbank and E.C.B. who remains a towering figure in German economics. Germany Resists Europe's Pleas to Spend More 2012-01-08T16:37:25Z Everyone’s cupidity is excited, probity and honour melt away in the fierce heat of temptation. Lola Montez An Adventuress of the 'Forties 2012-01-08T03:00:19.240Z I wasn't referring to them, but to the look, at once puzzled, humorous, and impatient, that lately I had seen wives of probity turn on their husbands. San Crist?bal de la Habana 2012-01-01T03:00:08.773Z The hope is that evidence of financial probity will impress the financial markets, lower interest rates, and give the private sector the confidence to spend and invest, revving up growth. Where Greece Is Right and Germany Is Wrong 2011-12-22T21:15:11Z Sir Andrew, knowing, however, that booksellers of respectability and probity are the best patrons of literary characters, strongly recommended him to Mr. Andrew Millar and Mr. Joseph Johnson. The Life and Writings of Henry Fuseli, Volume I (of 3) 2012-01-18T03:00:13.193Z Yes, highly considered; for there is no trade, no career, in which an honest man may not acquire that consideration which mere wealth, unaccompanied by probity, cannot acquire. Fr?d?rique; vol. 2 2011-12-19T03:00:37.437Z Other Europeans may regard Germany with grudging admiration, but they see it less as an example to be copied than as a tiresome nag, forever blathering about fiscal probity. Buttonwood: Not in front of the servants 2011-12-15T16:00:45Z The probity of his character did not suffer him to enrich himself at the expense of the State. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi; Volume the First 2011-12-12T03:00:27.507Z Bankers are required to exercise probity and responsibility vis-à-vis the markets as well as their shareholders. What Will Reform Wall Street? 2011-11-28T10:00:57Z By means of labour, intelligence, and probity, you will become rich. The Seven Cardinal Sins: Envy and Indolence 2011-11-28T03:00:23.427Z Demosthenes is never weary of insisting upon the decay of patriotism among the citizens and upon the decay of probity among their leaders. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z It is nevertheless on the probity and on the knowledge of these great personages that we are called to rely! Critical Examination of the Life of St. Paul 2011-11-24T03:00:45.230Z With all this tendency to so-called Atheism, there has been no loss of propriety; on the contrary, the probity of the few exceeds that of the many, and in all there is a great improvement. Ancient Faiths And Modern A Dissertation upon Worships, Legends and Divinities 2011-11-24T03:00:37.917Z The soul having arrived on this peak, gives one great jump, and reaches heaven, at a higher or lower level, according to the greater or lesser probity of its life on earth. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z He was a good lawyer, a man of sound judgment, of probity and stability of character, and would have filled the office of Secretary of State creditably if not brilliantly. The Life of Lyman Trumbull 2011-11-20T03:00:11.243Z I would fain learn if generosity is united to impetuousness, probity of spirit to his assumption of singularity and independence. The Life and Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Volume I (of 2) 2011-11-10T03:00:08.903Z "Eh! what a fanfare of probity!" the emperor mumbled. Saul of Tarsus A Tale of the Early Christians 2011-10-28T02:00:22.437Z “In fact, Mr. Gupta lost his entire investment in the fund at the time of the events in question, negating any motive to deviate from a lifetime of probity.” Circumstantial Evidence in Gupta Case May Help Defense 2011-10-27T04:25:19Z His reign throughout was characterized by justice, probity, moderation and prudence. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language" 2011-10-22T02:00:29.487Z Mr. Koch’s probity was never questioned, but he found himself cutting deals with several borough presidents and Democratic bosses whose probity was questioned frequently and for excellent reasons. Gotham Extra: Mayor Bloomberg and Those Third-Term Blues 2011-10-14T22:50:06Z This General had conciliated the esteem of the public by his inclination to do good, his attention to his duty, and his strict probity. Some Account of the Public Life of the Late Lieutenant-General Sir George Prevost, Bart. Particularly of his Services in the Canadas, including a reply to the strictures on his Military Character, Contained in an Article in The Quareterly Review 2011-10-11T02:01:07.053Z The revenue of the kingdom fell short of twenty-one millions of dollars, and there was a notorious want of probity in the management of the finances. The History of Cuba, vol. 2 2011-10-11T02:01:01.423Z The theory is that honesty canteens will teach young Indonesians habits of probity that will discourage them from sliding into corrupt practices later in life. HOW Matters More Than Ever 2011-10-10T15:17:00Z He enjoyed a high character at Llangollen for probity, and likewise for cleverness, being reckoned an excellent gardener, and an almost unequalled cook. Wild Wales The People, Laguage & Scenery 2011-10-09T02:00:29.740Z Everywhere citizens seem to want better government, probity in public office, honest leaders and a state that cares for rather than oppresses its people. India Ink: What is Swaraj? Rethinking 'Self-Rule' in the new India 2011-09-29T05:50:26Z Mr. Ingham knows the standards of society, the reputation, the probity and the justice of his father, and also the temper of Miss Christina Hope. "Persons Unknown" 2011-09-28T02:00:23.683Z The customs of the Spanish are here about the same as in Spain, differing from other colonies of the nation, where frankness, righteousness and probity seem to have been exiled. The History of Cuba, vol. 2 2011-10-11T02:01:01.423Z His firm's name was the symbol for probity. Quick Action 2011-09-26T02:00:28.347Z She represented, therefore, warmly and clearly, the turpitude of all failure of probity; dwelling most especially upon the heinousness of a breach of trust. The Wanderer (Volume 5 of 5) or, Female Difficulties 2011-09-17T02:00:29.433Z At his home in Nova Scotia he has long been known as a man of probity, ability, and capacity for public duty. The Clan Fraser in Canada Souvenir of the First Annual Gathering 2011-09-09T02:01:00.467Z These certificates are issued to websites by several hundred companies that pride themselves on their security and reputation for probity. Internet security: Mistrust authority 2011-09-08T07:47:42Z Of these attempts, some are already crowned with success, others are still doubtful, but they are all undertaken with intelligence, boldness, probity, perseverance and faith in the democratic future of society. The Galley Slave's Ring or The Family of Lebrenn. A Tale of The French Revolution of 1848 2011-08-29T02:01:02.680Z I think I had better give you an example of her professional probity. Quick Action 2011-09-26T02:00:28.347Z Indeed, I never realized the horror of warfare until I saw my cousin, of whose probity I am as firmly convinced as of my own wantonly repudiating his most sacred obligations. The Return of the Soldier 2011-08-26T02:00:23.937Z "On all occasions," says Stewart, "this brave body of men sustained a uniform character for unshaken firmness, incorruptible probity and a strict regard both to military and moral duties." The Clan Fraser in Canada Souvenir of the First Annual Gathering 2011-09-09T02:01:00.467Z But although she has remarkably fine eyes, exquisite features, and the most delicate complexion in the world, I believe that she is a woman of probity. In a Glass Darkly, v. 2/3 2011-08-25T02:00:31.597Z In Paris it's shorthand for reining back politically the European Central Bank's independence; in Berlin for fiscal probity. No, EU talk of economic governance does not herald the Fourth Reich 2011-08-18T11:50:11Z Bailey said that the initiative to seek written promises of probity from editorial executives did not extend to former staff such as Morgan. Phone hacking: Daily Mirror publisher gets written guarantees from journalists 2011-08-12T09:08:00Z The first bears especially upon what concerns finances; but there are everywhere more or less opportunities to fail in probity. Elements of Morals With Special Application of the Moral Law to the Duties of the Individual and of Society and the State 2011-08-10T02:00:16.913Z Even the stiffness of his fatigues promotes rectitude and probity of carriage: his hearty affection for his pursuit, shedding lustre on all he takes in hand. Tablets 2011-07-25T02:00:17.487Z Behind a facade of probity, London offers a haven for oligarchs and despots, a place where foreign media magnates have bought access to and influence over the government. Analysis: Is Britain more corrupt than it thinks? 2011-07-20T10:45:01Z It is comprised in the simple words justice—probity—and benevolence! The Cavaliers of Virginia or, The Recluse of Jamestown. Vol. II 2011-07-18T02:00:20.080Z He was a distinctly Latin character—sober, well-regulated, and probity itself. McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 1 2011-07-17T02:00:36.813Z But history does suggest a commitment to fiscal probity is required for long-term economic health. Analysis: Belt-tightening may squeeze economy, markets 2011-07-08T21:15:16Z I have marked your character as one of uncompromising probity. A Book of Ghosts 2011-07-08T02:00:19.203Z But his time in finance certainly taught him about financial probity. China's super-rich 2011-06-28T22:26:38Z The simplicity of their manners, their probity and industry give them a strong claim to the traveller's respect. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z He is a man of probity and merit. Fifty Years In The Northwest With An Introduction And Appendix Containing Reminiscences, Incidents And Notes 2011-06-13T02:00:27.317Z But Salvatierra's known reputation and probity would probably be sufficient to outweigh equal documentary evidence on the other side. Gabriel Conroy 2011-06-08T02:00:19.217Z "We care the most about borrowers' probity and cash flows," said Zhang Haile, who works in a credit guarantee firm that helps SMEs get bank loans by vouching on their behalf. China factory town shudders at rising costs 2011-06-03T00:37:13Z What is it that belongs to a woman of a right, inalienably, as to a man probity, or a high-minded sense of honour—is it for women, womanliness and the secret rectitude of self-respect? Old Kensington 2011-05-29T02:00:09.797Z There are men otherwise of great probity and worth, who we fear are not always scrupulously careful to return a borrowed umbrella. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z And although it is not clear whether Fifa's ethics committee will add this latest allegation to the charge sheet faced by Warner, it places yet more doubts over the probity of world football's governing body. E-mail adds to pressure on Warner 2011-05-26T17:00:48Z There are heroes of probity, of honor, of loyalty, in the relations of ordinary life, as well as heroes of courage and patriotism in the counsels of peoples and at the head of armies. Lectures on the true, the beautiful and the good 2011-05-25T02:00:17.943Z My father was not only an honorable man, but a person of the most reliable probity, and endowed with one of those powerful minds that perform deeds of loftiest heroism. French Classics 2011-05-22T02:00:12.620Z Sheriff Edward Savage said the public expected the highest degree of honesty and probity in elected representatives. Cash scam city councillor jailed 2011-05-19T10:25:10Z Men of the best character for intelligence and probity were sent to the Crimea, but their efforts were all ineffectual, and they soon retired in disgust from the useless struggle. Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. 2011-06-25T02:00:14.203Z He summons all his partisans and all men of probity to aid him in correcting and redressing it, and he is readily followed by all indifferent persons in the execution of his office. Essays 2011-05-19T02:00:06.077Z The grandson of Lazare Carnot, the “organizer of victory” of the Convention, he was also a man of unsullied probity. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 "Fox, George" to "France" 2011-05-15T02:00:07.897Z Would he give the same weight to the "story" of a "self-confessed thief and murderer" that he would to the testimony of a "man of probity"? Turns about Town 2011-05-13T02:00:09.213Z Here his thinking is arguably driven as much by politics as fiscal probity. Boom-time cuts? 2011-05-09T16:02:24Z To this accusation, from which he believed himself secured by a long life of probity and honour, Fontaine could only reply with tears. History of the Commune of 1871 2011-05-07T02:00:33.113Z How happy should I be could I see all the world as entirely persuaded of your probity as I am! Letters of Abelard and Heloise To which is prefix?d a particular account of their lives, amours, and misfortunes 2011-04-28T02:00:15.367Z Nothing of the sort occurred, and the electorate preferred the doubtful probity of their republican representatives to the certain incompetence of the reactionaries. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 7 "Fox, George" to "France" 2011-05-15T02:00:07.897Z Mr. Bragg was a man of probity, and—or so she had hitherto thought him—of excellent sense. That Unfortunate Marriage, Vol. 2 2011-04-26T02:00:28.200Z However, he won the confidence of the Indian tribes for probity and honesty in his dealings with them. Lives of Poor Boys Who Became Famous 2011-04-26T02:00:23.677Z He said that if accusations of wrongful conviction were left unheeded "they will weaken the administration of justice in Scotland by casting doubts on its probity and ability". Cardinal calls for bomber inquiry 2010-10-25T21:22:54Z Your high position, your well-known probity, and your acknowledged and admired honour and love of justice render you able to laugh at such a thing. By Wit of Woman 2011-04-13T02:00:13.247Z No one in the history of literature has been more distinguished for intellectual probity; and no one has cared less for appearances, or for the glorification of his own character and cleverness. Aspects and Impressions 2011-04-12T02:00:22.073Z Critics say that commercial probity in China is better than in Japan. A Fantasy of Far Japan Summer Dream Dialogues 2011-04-09T02:00:13.677Z Callow had been a a man of extreme probity, and his walk in life had been without a slip. The Deemster 2011-04-08T02:00:08.197Z The rigid and scrupulous honor, the spotless decorum, the unshaken probity, were all devices to win public confidence and esteem. The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. II (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:06.657Z He had frequently peacocks at his banquets, which he first served up at a grand augural feast, and which, says Varro, were more commended by the luxurious, than by men of probity and austerity264. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z "Envy," it has been said, "permits every one to be the panegyrist of his own probity, but not of his own wit." A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 10 (of 10) From "The Works of Voltaire - A Contemporary Version" 2011-03-31T02:00:21.443Z I am, therefore, most sanguine that all complaints of foreigners against our commercial probity will soon become a thing of the past. A Fantasy of Far Japan Summer Dream Dialogues 2011-04-09T02:00:13.677Z However numerous they may be, the price of everything is known to them; and such is their idea of probity, that pilfering is quite unknown amongst them. Man, Past and Present 2011-03-28T02:00:29.283Z The former gave no promise of either ability, probity, or ambition, and there was about him a noticeable air of deficiency in both mental and moral worth. Mississippi Outlaws and the Detectives Don Pedro and the Detectives; Poisoner and the Detectives 2011-03-28T02:00:28.167Z He was a man of very different character from Scaurus, being of distinguished probity in every part of his conduct, and possessing, as we are informed by Cicero, something almost of sanctity in his demeanour. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z He was a man of strict probity, slow to think any man dishonorable. The Squatter and the Don 2011-03-27T02:00:13.400Z It is my opinion that the blame attached to the commercial probity of the Japanese merchant has far less foundation than the reality warrants. A Fantasy of Far Japan Summer Dream Dialogues 2011-04-09T02:00:13.677Z In what way can we be said to excel in probity of conduct the people of Ireland? Psycho-Phone Messages 2011-03-27T02:00:12.363Z In India his fortitude, his wisdom, his probity, and his moderation are held in honourable remembrance by men of many races, languages, and religions. The Canadian Portrait Gallery - Volumes 1 to 4 2011-03-23T02:00:23.527Z The Representative of the people was not a monster, as the advocate had christened him; but a man of inflexible convictions and rigid probity, besides being the possessor of some fortune. The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution 2011-03-21T02:00:09.090Z The question was put to vote, and his reputation for probity was so well established, that they admitted him without scruple. Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume 2011-03-20T02:00:21.247Z Maybe such a reaction is inevitable in a World Cup on the subcontinent where there are those just waiting to pounce on the slightest malfunction anywhere to suggest a lack of probity. New Zealand's boundary bounty should not be demeaned by cries of 'fix' 2011-03-11T00:06:01Z Now, a fresh commission elected in November and headed by wealthy local businessman David Carrington is attempting to project unity and a focus on fiscal probity. Exclusive: Alabama county devises road map for debt crisis 2011-03-07T16:41:33Z These charges were so utterly monstrous and incredible that any man of probity might reasonably refuse to believe them until they were proved to be true by the most irrefutable evidence. The Canadian Portrait Gallery - Volumes 1 to 4 2011-03-23T02:00:23.527Z Should God give to us a son, my dear wife, he will have, I hope, the prudence and the probity of his fathers. The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution 2011-03-21T02:00:09.090Z Zadig had a friend named Cador; one of those young men in whom his wife discovered more probity and merit than in others. Voltaire's Romances, Complete in One Volume 2011-03-20T02:00:21.247Z I answer for their talent, discretion, and probity. Tales from Blackwood Volume 4 2011-03-04T03:00:58.347Z His piety and probity were established on a rock. A Charming Fellow, Volume I (of 3) 2011-03-02T03:00:28.240Z When the deceased reaches the summit of the same he gets into heaven by jumping up, reaching a higher or lesser point according to the probity of his life, and there he will remain forever. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 Explorations by early navigators, descriptions of the islands and their peoples, their history and records of the catholic missions, as related in contemporaneous books and manuscripts, showing the political, economic, commercial and religious conditions of those islands from their earliest relations with European nations to the close of the nineteenth century, Volume XLIII, 1670-1700 2011-02-26T03:00:46.860Z Though they may also be less likely to claim corruption as a sign of probity. Aid and corruption: Cleaning up 2011-02-17T10:44:59Z What had happened to the impeccable tradition of reticence and right thinking that men of known probity should yield with this publicity to the blandishments of a queen of the sawdust? Mrs. Fitz 2011-02-14T03:00:38.317Z An appeal to the pope they would have laughed to scorn; but the confidence felt in the probity of the French king was so great that Montfort advised his friends to accede to the proposal. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History 2011-02-12T03:00:32.473Z Mr. Galt always conducted himself as a man of the strictest probity and honour. Toronto of Old 2011-02-10T03:00:45.907Z He had already met many characters of doubtful probity. Here and Hereafter 2011-02-07T03:00:23.580Z These cases have severely dented Scotland's hitherto stainless reputation for moral steadfastness and bedroom probity. Think Diouf is vile? Listen to the fans 2011-02-06T00:06:56Z Roughness and honesty are indeed sometimes found together in the same person, but he is a poor judge of human nature who takes ill-manners to be a guarantee of probity of character. The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness A Complete Hand Book for the Use of the Lady in Polite Society 2011-02-01T03:00:13.500Z But Miss Cavell knew that she was arraigned before unjust judges, who lacked the virtues of charity, sincerity, humanity, and probity, without which the exercise of judgement is a mockery and a sham. A Noble Woman The Life-Story of Edith Cavell 2011-01-27T03:00:42.663Z I shall not dispute the sanctity of Fra Girard; he is said to be a man of probity, and I believe it. The Pocket Bible or Christian the Printer A Tale of the Sixteenth Century 2011-01-27T03:00:40.940Z Brusa told Le Monde: "This constituted an attack on his honour, his dignity, his probity, his reputation as a man and a public figure – as well as that of his family." Planet Sport: Zinedine Zidane's neurons fizz over yoghurt 2011-01-22T22:53:05Z Oh, I hope mademoiselle does not think that my private interest—is what concerns me—" "Your disinterestedness, Du Buisson, is equal to your probity and zeal—I know it. The Blacksmith's Hammer, or The Peasant Code A Tale of the Grand Monarch 2011-01-18T03:00:14.120Z Germany, a federal state with powerful regions, coalition governments and an influential constitutional court, wants a Europe of laws, discipline and fiscal probity, with a strong currency and real penalties for the spendthrift. Europe?s Odd Couple 2011-01-13T16:55:09Z England's preparation of the ball was immaculate such that unfair aspersions as to their probity were being bandied around in the media. Mike Selvey on Strauss's new England 2011-01-07T08:18:12Z Recognized wisdom and probity may give a man great prestige in economic matters. The Value of Money 2011-01-04T03:01:12.363Z It’s a strange world where Argentina and Brazil look like models of fiscal probity, while Europe and the United States struggle mightily to get a handle on financial affairs. Economy: Debt and Politics 2010-12-23T13:15:00Z Party members who hold office “must not allow any doubt about their probity and integrity,” she said. Indian Party?s Leader Stands by Singh 2010-12-19T21:01:18Z When Republicans take charge of the House in January, political agreement with Obama and the Democratic-controlled Senate over fiscal probity is an unlikely prospect, predicts Stan Collender, a former congressional budget aide. Deficits and Debt as Far as the Eye Can See 2010-12-02T22:00:00Z It is worth remembering that Ireland's government was a model of fiscal probity prior to the economic meltdown. Ireland should 'do an Argentina' 2010-11-22T13:30:00Z The wisdom without the probity is not enough. The Value of Money 2011-01-04T03:01:12.363Z In both instances Akmal's wicketkeeping capabilities went under the microscope, but it was not long before the conspiracy theorists also questioned his probity. Pakistan's Sydney Test loss open to doubt, but new charges look clearer 2010-08-29T22:01:00Z In the long run, Britain's future will depend on more than fiscal probity. You wanted the job, George Osborne 2010-05-17T20:00:00Z He did so by deftly playing up the reputation for probity that he shares with his late mother. Landslide Is Seen for Aquino in Philippines? Vote 2010-05-11T18:58:00Z Before his appointed, Mr Tejan-Cole was a prominent human rights lawyer with a reputation for strict probity. S Leone corruption fighter quits 2010-05-07T14:48:00Z I wonder how many of them questioned the probity of IPL? Lalit Modi's clown-like conduct has caused lasting damage to IPL big top 2010-04-28T23:10:00Z Goldman prides itself on its moral probity but it is not the first time behaviour at the bank's London office has come under question. The crisis is no American invention ? the City was in it, up to its neck 2010-04-17T23:08:00Z Pity the serious Portuguese politician who argues that fiscal probity calls for early belt-tightening. The Next Global Problem: Portugal 2010-04-15T10:21:00Z They properly assume that their fund managers will be investing at the best mix of return and risk, operating in a highly regulated market, where the financial authorities ensure probity. Letters: Pension investors are not to blame 2010-04-12T23:05:00Z Mr. Brown’s announcement on Tuesday had been widely forecast, and one of the challenges facing political leaders of all stripes will be to energize an electorate that has grown skeptical of their probity. Brown to Announce British National Election for May 6 2010-04-06T09:08:00Z Then he was greeted by the provincial governor, Gulab Mangal, one of the few Afghan officials with a reputation for both probity and effectiveness. Harvesting Democracy in Afghanistan 2010-04-01T10:05:00Z “The Parliament is trying to put in place a top-class commission that hasn’t got question marks over probity or competence,” he said. 2010-01-20T05:19:00Z He strongly opposed the system of sinecure officers and pensions; but his probity was not strong enough to prevent his taking advantage of it himself. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" Colby, who had need to maintain his reputation for probity at home, made an occasional pilgrimage hither to foregather with his former comrade and loosen the galling rein of restraint. The Law of Hemlock Mountain In an ancient city record it is stated that he commenced his official career as "an apprentice" at the Bristol Post Office, where the combined results of his education, probity, and talents were soon discovered. The Bristol Royal Mail Post, Telegraph, and Telephone Brydone was always considered to be in his relations in life a man of probity and honour. Notes and Queries, Number 229, March 18, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc And nothing to be found, neither there, nor in the numerous out-buildings of which Mr. Bailiff Ball, a man of approven probity, had the charge. Deep Moat Grange Cassius Trent was the man whose hitherto probity and enthusiasm had enlisted the interest of his New York friends. Jessica Trent: Her Life on a Ranch Spanish probity is proverbial, and that it conspicuously shines in commercial relations. An Architect's Note-Book in Spain principally illustrating the domestic architecture of that country. The widow shook her head, as if she were only half convinced of Bras Rouge's probity. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 4 of 6 With the notary, his character for extreme probity was his chef-d'œuvre of art; a deposit was to him a jewel, which he could not surrender but with poignant regrets. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 3 of 6 Do not reveal, even before a Superior, confidences which conscience, probity, or friendship requires to be guarded with an inviolable seal of friendship. Fraternal Charity The causes are, his high character for probity, honour, and talents; his fine countenance; the benevolent interest he took in the concerns of all his friends; his simple and gentlemanlike manners; his untimely death.” Springtime and Other Essays In this strait he hits upon the idea of purchasing from landed proprietors of mediocre probity the souls who are dead, though still nominally alive, and on whom they are forced to pay taxes. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 16 M. Ferrand is respected by all the world; his reputation for probity is long established; he has a just cause of accusation against me, and he will crush me. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 4 of 6 No. Does society encourage resignation, order, probity, in that immense mass of artisans who are for ever doomed to toil and privation, and almost always to profound misery, by benevolent rewards? The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 3 of 6 My companions below are severally the Count de Saint Pierre, a French nobleman of ancient family, and Don Juan Mortimer, an English merchant of unchallenged probity. The Firebrand What a delicate compliment, too, to his nobles, which proclaims that for a station of trust and probity the Prince must recruit from the kitchen and the stables. The Fortunes Of Glencore He foresaw clearly that, in a burst of his "most virtuous probity," he would declare Corrigan the rightful owner of the estate, and walk forth into the world as poor as when he began it. Roland Cashel Volume II (of II) In spite of his sixty years, the father of M. le Vicomte is a man of iron disposition, with the courage of a lion, of probity which I call almost fabulous. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 4 of 6 I know that you are probity and honour itself—" "To the point, madame,—to the point. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 3 of 6 Nothing is known against the character of Protagoras, and Prodicus was proverbial for his wisdom and the genuine probity and uprightness of his principles. A Critical History of Greek Philosophy Wit, wisdom, and energy may go pit-a-pat "at the double" on lower levels, but great soulèdness and probity only come to their perfection in a steadier region. Love's Usuries That act of probity, so honorable in the poor artisan, was the start of his future fortune. The Abbatial Crosier or Bonaik and Septimine. A Tale of a Medieval Abbess But, inasmuch as these inevitable disproportions are consecrated, protected by the law, so those who possess such wealth ought morally to be accountable to those who have only probity, resignation, courage, and desire to labour. The Mysteries of Paris, Volume 4 of 6 It was a homage rendered to the probity of Christians, and, at the same time, a bitter satire upon the Chinese character. Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6 Volume 2 It also renders her suspicious of the probity, the good intentions of her friends. Maria Edgeworth I am bound to believe that heroism, probity, good faith and equity are beneficial to society. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi Volume the Second The President Hénault, a man of probity and learning, has left memoirs of value. A Short History of French Literature Aside from his undoubted probity, he really graced his position, for it was very seldom that any of his rulings were reversed by the higher courts. A Modern Wizard On this account I may observe that Collinson would hardly have been the medium of this communication, unless he had been satisfied of the probity of his correspondent. The Romance of Natural History, Second Series A Jesuit of advanced age and ancient probity once infringed this last order and listened to a woman penitent without witnesses. Women of the Teutonic Nations Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 8 (of 10) The physician, Giorgio Cornaro, a man of the highest probity and candour, who showed a vigilant affection for his patients, came at once to visit me. The Memoirs of Count Carlo Gozzi Volume the Second He was, however, a man of good sense and probity, and his wife seems to have been sincerely attached to him. A Short History of French Literature A watch and some ingots of silver, stolen during the night from M. Gabet, left us no doubt as to the want of probity in the Holy One’s disciples. Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6. Volume 1 [of 2] I am also instructed to say that your zeal and probity will be duly attested when any reference is addressed to the managers of this estate. That Boy Of Norcott's I need scarcely appeal to your sentiments of scrupulous probity, my dear friend. Anatole France The Revolt of the Angels She possessed a mild and benevolent disposition, undeviating probity, correct understanding, and easy elocution. History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia There is now, therefore, a great danger to guard against: substitution of some other for him—not by Massoni; he is a man of probity and honour; but he may be imposed on by others. Gerald Fitzgerald The Chevalier "It is such dealings I like best," said Classon, blandly "Men would have benefited largely in this world had probity been parcelled out as task-work instead of being made daily labor." Davenport Dunn, Volume 2 (of 2) A Man Of Our Day He had had a hand in many things, and in all he had done had kept a character for probity. Toilers of the Sea "She was," he continues, "renowned no less among the Athenians for her virtues and simple living than was Phocion for his probity." Greek Women He is a practical philanthropist, leads a life of strict probity and temperance, and seeks his pleasure, as well as his duty, in benefiting the human race. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 94, August, 1865 The sound sense, the wisdom, the probity, the respect for public faith, with which the internal concerns of the nation were managed, made our institutions an object of general admiration. Peace with Mexico They are endowed with probity, an accommodating disposition, a temper quickly irritated but just as quickly calmed. The Scrap Book, Volume 1, No. 4 June 1906 He was the very personification of probity, with a certain compression of the lips indicative of watchfulness. Toilers of the Sea There was nothing to restrain their luxury or keep them loyal to duty and probity. Greek Women The bosun was honest, but he had been born without the divine gift of a bushel to conceal the blaze of his probity. Command Personal probity and uprightness, dissociated from the active service of one's fellows, is frequently regarded to-day as 'mere morality' was by the Evangelicals. The Next Step in Religion An Essay toward the Coming Renaissance The members are to be chosen by the legislatures of the several states, who will doubtless appoint persons of wisdom and probity, and from their office can have no interested motives to partiality. Essays on the Constitution of the United States By forty years of industry and probity as a coaster and ship carpenter, Lethierry had saved one hundred thousand francs. Toilers of the Sea In one, strict probity is a grand point; in another, strict accuracy as to time, or skill in distinguishing fabrics and signatures. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 377, March 1847 So Mr. Spokesly found him congenial, a garrulous monster of unintelligent probity, and it occurred to him suddenly to enlist the bosun in this enterprise. Command He can teach the Latin, and the Greek, and the astronomy, fust-class; but as for probity or truth, or honest dealin's of any sort, he is au revoir!' Portia or By Passions Rocked Had he not far better be seeking for wealth, distinction, a reputation for probity, chastity, impeccable moral honor? The "Genius" Virtue and probity have been known before now to be brought to strange passes. Toilers of the Sea Doctor Annan was a person of great activity of mind and body, of high intelligence and probity of character. The History of the Medical Department of Transylvania University Neither his poverty nor his probity seemed remarkable enough to keep him in employment, doubtless because, like millions of other people in southeastern Europe, he had neither craft of mind nor hand. Command The foolish virtue of my probity was lost sight of, that I would pretend to none, even to the very best of them. The Rebellion in the Cevennes, an Historical Novel Vol. II. I recall a little story which shows how keen an eye the public has for the probity of the police. Scotland Yard The methods and organisation of the Metropolitan Police He had been evil itself, yoked with probity for a mate. Toilers of the Sea Remarkably lucid and impressive in his oral teachings, and methodical in his laborious professional and editorial occupations, he was a modest but self-possessed, undemonstrative gentleman of high probity and personal merit. The History of the Medical Department of Transylvania University The assumption, of course, was that all men had in them, deep down, something of ultimate probity. Command Oh my poor country!" sighed the Counsellor of Parliament: "men of probity must now seek hiding-places like criminals. The Rebellion in the Cevennes, an Historical Novel Vol. II. Smeaton was a man of indefatigable industry and great moral probity. Smeaton and Lighthouses A Popular Biography, with an Historical Introduction and Sequel As to the "fundamental questions of sanity and probity," Mr. Myers says: "Neither I myself, nor, so far as I know, any person acquainted with Mr. Moses, has ever entertained any doubt." Psychic Phenomena A Brief Account of the Physical Manifestations Observed in Psychical Research Thornton laughed most at the awkward phrase implying that Mr. Pitt had caught the happy contagion of his own probity and spirit. Old and New London Volume I He wanted life, life to its full of power and probity, to stand between the woman and her terror. Old Crow Imperial Maritime Customs.—The maritime customs is the one department of finance in China which is managed with probity and honesty, and this it owes to the fact that it is worked under foreign control. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" "I knew him well, but it was some years since, and I valued him as a man of singular probity and spirit." Lady Anna He brings up a large family in the strictest probity and I have never known a flicker to do a wrong thing. Old Plymouth Trails So great was the confidence felt in his probity, that an anecdote is told of his raising money in Goa for the relief of Diu, by pawning the hairs of his beard. Rulers of India: Albuquerque Some—perhaps all of them, are men of sincerity and probity; but, deluded themselves, they help to delude others. Thoughts on African Colonization How could he, when his character for probity was implicated, and his business was likely to suffer? Talkers With Illustrations A second glance at the mountaineer's honest face served in some sort as reassurance as to the probity of his character. The Mystery of Witch-Face Mountain and Other Stories Only the expenses of his wife's long illness had caused him to deviate from the path of probity. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 158, June 2, 1920 With great activity he visited every Portuguese factory and fortress, punishing all evil-doers, and setting himself a noble example of personal probity. Rulers of India: Albuquerque This man "of strict probity" had to be catalogued with the rest of his class. History of the Great American Fortunes, Vol. I Conditions in Settlement and Colonial Times They who have an opportunity of knowing his Excellency Mr. Adams trace in his features the most unequivocal marks of probity and candour. A Collection of State-Papers, Relative to the First Acknowledgment of the Sovereignty of the United States of America As a body, they were distinguished for probity and excellent conduct; some attained eminence. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 91, May, 1865 Geoffrey did not stop to weigh the probity of this idea. The Barbarians Restraints in themselves so gentle and moderate, as will appear upon farther enquiry, that no man of sense or probity would wish to see them slackened. Commentaries on the Laws of England Book the First There was an impression of probity about him that struck Hardy forcibly. A Danish Parsonage The Bocchesi were noted for their honourable fidelity to their word once given, and this probity is still recognised in their commercial dealings. The Shores of the Adriatic The Austrian Side, The Küstenlande, Istria, and Dalmatia Among the Boston delegates—self-constituted, a la Gen. Commander—was a certain gentleman, remarkable for his probity, decorum, and extreme sensitiveness. The Humors of Falconbridge A Collection of Humorous and Every Day Scenes Are they calculated to make him respect decency, to cause him to love probity, to practice honesty, to value good faith, to esteem equity, to revere conjugal fidelity, to observe exactitude in fulfilling his duties? Ancient and Modern Celebrated Freethinkers Reprinted From an English Work, Entitled "Half-Hours With The Freethinkers." As he is in all respects a good man, standing high for probity and honour among those who know him, I cannot think that there is any drawback. Marion Fay That she had never seen Mr K—— we were sure; and of her probity and incapacity for feigning we had every reason to be convinced. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 57, No. 352, February 1845 The trusted Tilley, easily first in popular affection by reason of his probity and devotion to public duty, was discredited. The Fathers of Confederation A Chronicle of the Birth of the Dominion His intelligence and probity compelled him to denounce Mr. Gladstone's Bill as "unjust" and radically unsound, and his patriotism caused him to pray that it might never become law! Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule He became exceedingly respected and revered at Athens for the probity and severity of bis life and manners, and consistency thereof with his doctrine. Ancient and Modern Celebrated Freethinkers Reprinted From an English Work, Entitled "Half-Hours With The Freethinkers." Your life was for a young struggling nation a splendid example of probity and thrift and self-culture. Benjamin Franklin The same day the king spoke at table of the news, and praised greatly the probity of the Americans, raising his voice in such a manner that all the foreign ministers might hear him. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. IX Nevertheless, we cannot refuse to believe that to be true which is juridically attested, and by persons of probity. The Phantom World or, The philosophy of spirits, apparitions, &c, &c. The author is relating what was told him by "a certain active Whigg, who, in all other respects, was a man of probity enough." Notes and Queries, Number 81, May 17, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc Galerius Maximinus, who, according to Aurelius Victor, was a prince of sweet temper, and loved men of probity and letters, had a very great passion for wine, and frequently got drunk. Ebrietatis Encomium or, the Praise of Drunkenness Witness Louise, Imperial and Royal Highness, Archduchess of Austria, Princess of Hungary and Tuscany, Crown Princess of Saxony, etc., etc., smash these paper records of infallible royal rectitude, and superhuman, almost inhuman, royal probity! Secret Memoirs: The Story of Louise, Crown Princess Perhaps a Minister of Finance, in whose probity the world have a confidence, may restore their credit. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. IX As that had made a great deal of noise at first on account of his reputation for probity and sincerity, I had the curiosity to hear him relate his adventure himself. The Phantom World or, The philosophy of spirits, apparitions, &c, &c. This activity is due to the efforts of their co-religionists in India, for in spite of their recognised probity and practical intelligence, the Guebres have long been exposed to the most humiliating vexations. Les Parsis My faith in his probity was, he said with dignity, the one thing he valued in this world. Ghetto Comedies Of what relations are honesty and probity used? English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions His character for probity is high in this country, and among the foreign Ministers at this Court. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. IX His probity, courage, ability and high sense of justice were probably evident, even then, for there is every reason to believe their foundations were laid very early. From Farm House to the White House The life of George Washington, his boyhood, youth, manhood, public and private life and services She not only taught them the use of corn, but instructed them in the principles of probity, charity, civility, and humanity;64 from whence her mysteries were called Θεσμοφόρια, and Initia. The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians and Grecians (Vol. 1 of 6) To be true is to refrain from false and crafty dealing, from deceit and roguery, and to teach and live in probity and righteousness according to the pure Word of God. Epistle Sermons, Vol. II Epiphany, Easter and Pentecost You hear his sentiments always expressed in favor of truth and probity. What a Young Woman Ought to Know I do not pretend to judge of the measures of those who have been proscribed, but I will never believe in the evil intentions of men of whose probity and patriotism I am thoroughly convinced. Madame Roland, Makers of History I ought to live, that I may strive to rehabilitate his memory, and restore to him his reputation as a man of probity, of honour, to which he is entitled. Messengers of Evil Being a Further Account of the Lures and Devices of Fantômas This document is called a “Kundschaft;” is written in set form, acknowledges his probity and industry, and is countersigned by the two aldermen. A Tramp's Wallet stored by an English goldsmith during his wanderings in Germany and France The Baron Louis's financial scheme was founded on a double basis,—constitutional order in the State, and probity in the Government. Memoirs To Illustrate The History Of My Time Volume 1 The few detractors who ventured to murmur were silenced by the indignant clamors of a nation which remembered only the lofty genius, the unsullied probity, the undisputed services, of him who was no more. Critical and Historical Essays, Volume III (of 3) His learning and his probity are all his own. Madame Roland, Makers of History He was one of the first citizens of the community, if wealth, probity, and long residence may be said to count for anything. Otherwise Phyllis I take you to be endowed with probity, discretion, and valor, and not without wit, good taste, and good manners. The Strange Adventures of Mr. Middleton The atmosphere that surrounded the young Kościuszko was that of domestic virtue, strict probity. Kościuszko A Biography They carried into politics the same high principles of virtue which regulated their private dealings, nor would they stoop to promote even the noblest and most salutary ends by means which honor and probity condemn. Critical and Historical Essays, Volume III (of 3) In the fifteenth century the judge whose probity did not succumb to an excellent dinner was deemed a miracle of virtue. A Book About Lawyers |
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