Sentences with phrase «at debauching»

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* I was even asked if index arb caused the Crash of ’87 in a bar, one debauched night at the erstwhile Village Idiot in Manhattan's West Village.

George Orwell» our great pathologist of debauched political speech» would have gagged at Senator Marshall's op - ed piece.

I still kept a round of duties, and would not suffer myself to run into any open vices, and so got along very well in time of health and prosperity, but when I was distressed or threatened by sickness, death, or heavy storms of thunder, my religion would not do, and I found there was something wanting, and would begin to repent my going so much to frolics, but when the distress was over, the devil and my own wicked heart, with the solicitations of my associates, and my fondness for young company, were such strong allurements, I would again give way, and thus I got to be very wild and rude, at the same time kept up my rounds of secret prayer and reading; but God, not willing I should destroy myself, still followed me with his calls, and moved with such power upon my conscience, that I could not satisfy myself with my diversions, and in the midst of my mirth sometimes would have such a sense of my lost and undone condition, that I would wish myself from the company, and after it was over, when I went home, would make many promises that I would attend no more on these frolics, and would beg forgiveness for hours and hours; but when I came to have the temptation again, I would give way: no sooner would I hear the music and drink a glass of wine, but I would find my mind elevated and soon proceed to any sort of merriment or diversion, that I thought was not debauched or openly vicious; but when I returned from my carnal mirth I felt as guilty as ever, and could sometimes not close my eyes for some hours after I had gone to my bed.

Yet at an epoch, Greece would appear even more debauched than contemporary Nigeria.

The Independent's take also mentioned that claim along with the accusations that Cameron was a member of «another debauched Oxford society apart from the Bullingdon Club» and allegations of Cameron allowing cocaine to be taken at his London home.

Your story typifies the mindset of people on there... a debauched online orgy of emotionally crippled people who become righteous at anyone daring to assert their morals.

His debauched lifestyle and outrageous behavior at his friend's bachelor party gets a hedonistic young man uninvited to the wedding, a situation he tries to remedy by reforming his pleasure - driven, egocentric ways in this bawdy comedy starring Jesse Bradford, Matt Czuchry and Geoff Stults.

Adapted from the best - selling memoir by Jordan Belfort, the Bronx - born trader whose «pump - and - dump» schemes and penny - stock frauds made him millions - leaving duped investors with busted bank accounts - The Wolf of Wall Street tracks the rise and fall of its merrily debauched antihero, from his brief stint at an old - money brokerage house to his drug - fueled glory days as the CEO of an epic con.

We get a glimpse at a day in the life of Mannix, as he sorts out a pregnancy scandal with a single actress (Scarlett Johansson), manages a cowboy star's (Alden Ehrenreich) miscasting in an art film, and searches for a missing debauched Hollywood favorite (George Clooney); all while keeping twin journalists (both played by Tilda Swinton) off his back.

Their love story has already endured several centuries at least, but their debauched idyll is soon disrupted by her wild and uncontrollable younger sister.

For actual teenagers, «Skins» might be something of a vicarious thrill, in which a scheming, savvy twerp named Tony (James Newman) arranges a debauched social life for himself and his other working - class friends, each of whom have their own overblown emotional issues and troubles at home.

Scarlett Johansson leads an adept comic cast in a debauched take on Weekend at Bernie's that has laughs but isn't quite the slam - dunk it should have been