Academic degrees survived the animadversions of modern civil society because they had been absorbed by the civil service, had been reconciled with the modern bureaucratic state.
He was said to be worth 13 knights—no animadversion on the present knights; obviously he was thought of as a very important person.
There have been several such laws passed in recent years which have given rise to considerable animadversion afterwards.
Those are not animadversions which are thrown out recklessly.
I do not dissent altogether from his animadversions.
We enjoyed his speech today, especially his animadversions on economists.
I do not think it is open to their animadversions.
Animadversions shower upon my head in such rapid succession that it is difficult to deal with them.
