Sentences with word «cavil»

This is partly because of the repeated difficulty of discovering beyond the possibility of cavil the presence of the influence of Jesus.

My only slight cavil about this production is that Mamet's musical rhythms are affected by having one authentic American and two British actors in the cast.

That point became clear beyond cavil with the hearings over Robert Bork.

Richard Mattei's Lancia fully deserved its public accolade, and I am delighted to be able to freely endorse its win without cavil or commentary on the arcane practices that have for so long determined Pebble Beach award winners.

Though he appears to have little cavil with the substantive results of most Supreme Court rulings of recent years, he is troubled by the Court's reading of Section 1, and the intellectual pedigree of that interpretation.

Cavils aside, as soon as the book is available I will buy it!

A generation which has spoken of the «miracle of Dunkirk» need not cavil at those who saw in the strange deliverance of Jerusalem a signal act of God's mercy to His people.

Constitutional guarantees are meant to protect the judiciary from the political caviling that removal power often engenders.

And Blairites who might otherwise cavil at such leftish concessions could pay that price for the Lab - Lib «project».

But these matters fall outside the author's stated intent, and such regrets are mere cavils.

All right, no more caviling.

He was determined not to be diverted from his main pursuit by cavils or trifles.

Those who cavil at the size of the cut probably have the statutory 25 % cut embedded in their psyche.

And rather than caviling about people pointing out the shortfalls of the inquiries, you should be frustrated at the inquiries failing to resolve obvious problems and asking yourself why they haven't done so.

It does mean beyond cavil that Michael Novak has contributed significantly to the development of Catholic social doctrine at the highest level of its teaching authority.

However, caviling aside, there is some new information in the piece, namely, that funds that hold a fair number of positions in illiquid securities appear to seek out favorable valuations to turn months with negative returns into positive results:

But we expect any product from Stuttgart to be completely ready for regular use without cavil and this one doesn't measure up.

But this is to cavil at what is meant to be a provocative thesis.

«Numberless, simple but very practical questions were asked by them, not in a cavilling spirit, like the Brahmins and Vedantists of the plains, but on the atonement, fall of man, sin, misery, future punishment, etc..

Nobody even slightly acquainted with the situation in Central and Eastern Europe today should cavil at that.

Caring, giving and sharing, without cavil or self - serving, with love for others — this is the way to develop a depth of character.4

That such a viewpoint may be propounded freely in our republic is beyond cavil.

The usefulness of Title IX and Bob Jones for the sexual - identity revolution lies precisely in the fact that most Christians see them as sound in what they were originally meant to accomplish, even as some might cavil at their heavy - handed application in after years.

Some will cavil at the assertions about peace and economics, since the statement gives a very large role to government regulation and emphasizes the distribution of wealth at the expense of the production of wealth.

The Danish manager has faced a lot of criticism from the fans and concerns over his competence to manage a big club like Leeds but Thomas seems to have taken all the caviling in a good spirit.

The second is that they use it with as much precision as Margaret Thatcher; for if one cavils at Thatcher's materialistic interpretation of the story, it is hard to feel much more comfortable with Labour's general «the state should jolly well get involved and do something» interpretation.

Salmond told BBC1's Sunday Politics programme: «I am actually not surprised they are cavilling and reneging on commitments, I am only surprised by the speed at which they are doing it.

AmberStar — happy to cavil to conventional wisdom about Nick Clegg's future prospects, but the intellectual coup d'état of the Orange Bookers should have told us that he would see no problem in backing the Tories.

Her relations may squirm, her critics may cavil, but Mama would be proud.

But the power of that final face - off is so wrenching that none of these cavils matter very much.

Bottom line: in terms of making actual money, and even an actual living from writing fiction, it is beyond all question, doubt, cavil, or dispute that this is the best time on Earth to be a writer.

Kirkus says, «Franzen can get a bit schoolmarmish and crotchety in his caviling against the horrors of modern society, and he perhaps overestimates the appeal of avian trivia to the general reader, but anyone with an interest in the continued relevance of literature and in engaging with the world in a considered way will find much here to savor.

But with that one cavil, I can recommend this book to investors, particularly those that have not done well with active management.

A cavil to conclude: What a precipitous falling - off is offered in the last two (chronologically) works in the show, one of which foregrounds Superman, pensive as Rodin's Dante on a rock wall in a planetary debris field, the other a cardboard - stiff version of Ironman gauchely embraced by a Teutonic blonde (he can't even get his metallic arms up) before a boring sunset amid comatose palm trees.

But enough of this caviling!

Indeed, more than once they have drawn criticism for burying their fundamental message — that society is running some huge risks — in caveats and cavils.

I used to cavil at gavels, but now I'm part of the problem.

This seems fairly straightforward (though the mischievous might like to cavil about «works at»).