Sentences with phrase «churlish of»

It may seem churlish of me, but like Josh I would prefer a searchable PDF — of the sort that Hein Online uses.

All very churlish of me, I know... Albeit often more pleasant, as I've described — not to mention, failed positions may never see the light of day (I simply «execute» them in private), or the price runs up & in the end there's never a good opportunity for a write - up (always a shame intellectually, though I have to admit wads more of the folding stuff tends to alleviate my distress).

It would be churlish of me to mention names but I recently made myself read a series of «thrillers» by best - selling authors published by mainstream houses.

Still, it seems a bit churlish of me to complain that the Coens aren't doing many of the same things, distinctive as they are, that I've often criticized them for in the past.

Now you could, if wanted to, argue that the splitting of large conurbations into boroughs would therefore aid those large cities that they did not split according to sub sections but that would be churlish of us.

Polls do not a just cause make, but they do tell us something about popular consent, and it does seem churlish of those who disagree with the U.S. action not to acknowledge that.

It would be churlish of us not to celebrate this turn of events, but it would be foolish to trust it.

Yet only the most churlish of readers will turn away in disgust.

Not exact matches

And it would be churlish — as, unfortunately, much commentary has been churlish — not to acknowledge the vindication of President George W. Bush, who in August 2001 drew the line against embryo - destructive stem cell research.

Only a churlish and dull soul could contemplate the richness and beauty of God's world, or the opportunities which in spite of minor frustrations surround us, without being prompted to ask, «Am I worthy of this?»

The Father sends His rain and sunshine down on the evil and the good, and simply goes on being God, giving Himself, however unthankful and churlish the recipients of His bounties show themselves to be.

«It would be churlish to point out that in a subsequent volume of autobiography Canon Phillips explained to his readers the nature of these «difficult circumstances» through which he was passing: depressions and nervous breakdowns so severe as to constitute periodic bouts of lunacy; churlish because irrelevant.

But I suppose it is churlish to emphasise what she does not do when she does so much, and the rather more trenchant analysis which others might make of the same set of problems is not likely to have been honed working for steering groups anddeanery teams.

There are other things one might wish, but I quickly step back from sounding churlish lest it detract from the great gift that is «Living the Gospel of Life.»

Almost everything short of the Kingdom of God can be improved, but some things are so very good that it seems churlish to wish they were better.

I thought the characters were flat and unattractive, the story ho - hum, and the premise churlish and clumsy (i.e. the whole point is to tear down the belief system of others rather than put something positive forward as an alternative).

However it would be churlish not to acknowledge the important contribution it makes to a field that is of paramount importance

If you point out that the winner, Nanci Bowen, played the 72nd hole like a gardener with a tree - trimming contract, you run the risk of sounding churlish.

It seems almost churlish to try and suggest that Chelsea need to improve things in January after their unbeaten season so far, but that is the nature of football — to stand still is to move backwards, so it would be no surprise if Jose Mourinho dips his toes into the murky waters of the January transfer market.

As someone who's been accused of being «churlish» toward Golovkin before, I was making an effort to be diplomatic

The powers that be may have felt that getting rid of him for failing to make CL after 20 years was churlish.

Whilst its understandable that Diego Maradona would have been quite stunned by his side's thrashing at the hands of Germany it does seem a little churlish for the Argentine boss to confront celebrating fans given what those fans had just witnessed.

I am certainly «tired» of being beaten by Mourinho but churlish to put Pellegrini in there since we haven't lost to them in the last 4 meetings.

Forget the quality of opposition etc and other churlish remarks but our attacking boys done good; Ramsey for Wales, Welbz for England, Alexis for Chile, Mesut for Germany — brief but bright cameos from Santi and Ollie, appearances for Theo and Poldi (Low has him inked in as an 80 min impact guy — easier to do in an international setting than at club level).

It might seem a bit churlish for me to question the value of this pre-season game for Arsenal, after eight goals and a clean sheet for the Gunners seems to be just what the doctor ordered as we get ever closer to the start of a crucial campaign, but I have to wonder whether a tougher test might have been better for the players in the long run.

And with the Leicester City and England striker Jamie Vardy having just enjoyed a stellar campaign in the Premier League and being a lot of people's choice for the Player of the Season, despite falling just short of picking up the golden boot, it seems churlish to be negative about the latest Arsenal transfer rumours.

It seems churlish to be critical of Arsenal yesterday, but they should really have won at least 4 - 0.

Mentioning the lack of a credible challenge from our opponents — one of the true juggernauts of Turkish football who are simply having a bad patch at the moment — seems churlish, but it did matter.

It may be churlish to say, but a large percentage of the electorate really are more interested in the X-Factor and the Great British Bake Off than matters of state.

They know that if they appear churlish or divisive, they might get some of the blame if the party fails to show signs of recovery by the end of the year.

He accuses the MP of being «churlish».

«Stunning» was Nick Clegg's word, and it would be churlish to deny what, for him, is a moment of almighty relief.

Only the most churlish would deny the prime minister some credit for his role in the handling of the crisis.

(I'd also, I'm afraid, been rather churlish and ungracious to my hosts at the ITV News party, mocking them for serving lobster at their party at a time when they're sacking hundreds of journalists in regional newsrooms.

It would seem churlish not to congratulate the winner of #LabourLeadership contest but tbh I don't much feel like congratulating Theresa May.

It almost seems churlish to pull them up on it, given that the UK economy has now fallen from the heights of growth to shrink for the first time since 1992.

However, I don't want to be churlish... but... some aspects of this relationship make me uneasy.

Alan Duncan, the shadow leader of the Commons, said it would be «churlish» to take anything away from his victory and said Mr Bercow deserved the respect of the House following his election.

Helen said: «It is churlish and childish of many on this site to attempt to undermine and ridicule the current Labour front bench.»

It would be possible to quibble about the somewhat uncritical presentation of some of the ideas making up the «theory of everything», but this would be churlish.

Politicians need a stronger peer - review system that goes beyond the churlish opprobrium of the campaign trail, and I would love to see a political debate in which the candidates were required to make the opposite case.

Mutual silence is the gentlemans way of brushing off your date, and only the most churlish and amateur of daters would pursue after a total nightmare of a date.

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It may seem churlish to keep comparing Harry Potter to The Lord of the Rings, but here as elsewhere it is a meaningful comparison.

Beyond its best little moments, the movie is addressing a serious issue, and it feels awfully churlish to complain that its earnest depictions of soldiers in psychological pain isn't novel enough, or that Koale's performance is a little shakier than Teller's, or that the movie doesn't have much to say about the Iraq War in particular, or that it eventually tries to pass off a lack of resolution as an abbreviated happy ending.

The gimmick (if that's not too churlish a term) is that the actors are lip - syncing to audio clips of the actual individuals; when their lips move, the real - life people are speaking.

It's a churlish and controlled film, suffused with dolor yet agleam with the prospect of hope, each assiduous and apoplectic composition as neat and orderly as the garments Toller adjusts during his morning routine.

You could make a strong case for the whole thing being more of a rehash of «Predator» than a sequel to it — and thus wholly unnecessary — but let's not be churlish.

Ryan Gosling and Denzel Washington get uncontroversial nods for their performances in La La Land and Fences but at the risk of being churlish I am yet again baffled that Viggo Mortensen gets a nomination for his supremely supercilious performance in the vacuous and overpraised Captain Fantastic.

When a film carries a weight of import outside its value as entertainment, it feels slightly churlish to reduce it to its aesthetics, but not so churlish that I won't do it anyway.