Sentences with phrase «impertinence in»

As writer Mike Newton states in his essay about the LP paintings, «These are exercises in both loving fidelity to their widely - revered sources, and cheeky impertinence in the face of fading cultural legacies.»

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And in the next place, describing what properly is defiance, it teaches that a man does wrong although he understands what is right, or forbears to do right although he understands what is right; in short, the Christian doctrine of sin is pure impertinence against man, accusation upon accusation; it is the charge which the Deity as prosecutor takes the liberty of lodging against man.

I hesitate to draw definite conclusions about the scientific value of pursuing an impertinence such as marital virtue, especially given my obvious lack of qualifications having spent only one year in a windowless room watching monkeys copulate.

If not a word about Christianity were heard, men would not be so conceited (as paganism never has been at any time); but by the help of the fact that Christian conceptions are unchristianly floating in the air they are employed in the interest of this most potentiated impertinence, in so far as they are not misused in another and equally shameless way.

If they do not write for us in such a way, they are guilty of an arrogant impertinence with very grave implications.

Final Fantasy VIII was named «Mono no aware», a title the program explains means «Awareness of Impertinence» in Japanese.

She writes: «It refers to the political uses, on both the right and the left, of insolence, impertinence, discourtesy, truculence, tactlessness, and intractability, as well as a particular skill in the art of timing the political.»

In this respect, each has highlighted and ultimately transformed the notion of impertinence or overreach, through the lens of the botanical whilst fundamentally expressing an examination of gendered perceptions of subjugation and containment.

The impertinence is yours, in rudely claiming I «ha [d] no idea» of the answer to your question when I had just answered it!

That's one reason why yesterday I launched my shameless attempt to get Mann, whose defamation suit against me is now in its fourth year, to amend his complaint to the DC Superior Court yet again and this time demand the death penalty - for having the impertinence to publish a book full of what other scientists say about him:

It is the highest impertinence and presumption, therefore, in kings and ministers to pretend to watch over the economy of private people, and to restrain their expense, either by sumptuary laws, or by prohibiting the importation of foreign luxuries.

However, with more and more internet penetration in the market, people have started to realize the impertinence of buying a life insurance.