Примери за slighting

• Among this piece's many lapses from academic standards, it cites an alleged conversation with me of more than a decade ago, and makes other slighting personal references.

• Soane, who had what might benignly be styled a personality disorder, was easily slighted; slighting him was made easier still because he evidently liked it.

• Those remarks were not meant to be slighting; they were meant to be complimentary.

• Therefore, they cannot take exception to it on the ground that it is derogatory or in some way slighting.

• Even worse to my mind has been the slighting reference to the work of the officials who prepare employment statistics.

• Will he now agree to explain, or perhaps, even better, to withdraw, his own slighting reference to those who use money to make money?

• These measures have been described as a "dribble of cosmetics"; certain slighting terms have been used about them this afternoon.

• I regret very much that he used terms this afternoon to characterise it which can only be described as slighting.

• A rather slighting remark was made to the observations on asbestos.

• Their authority has been undermined not only by lack of support but by slighting and unwarranted statements.

• In time the criticisms and slighting comments will be forgotten, but the benefits will remain for many years to come.

• I want to say, quite definitely, that there is no intention of slighting any one particular town.

• It is therefore remarkable that he should now refer to it in those slighting terms.

• He made a slighting reference to dockers restricting membership of their union to the family, the son of the father.

• I found his term "lame ducks" slighting, and even offensive.