Sentences with phrase «not unsympathetic»

That said, I am not unsympathetic to the emphasis on rehabilitation.

However, the Court of Appeal was not unsympathetic to her cause, and found a novel way to award Ms. Strudwick the full amount she originally claimed for, but not in a manner that corresponded precisely to what she originally claimed.

(I'm not unsympathetic to complaints about our crazy quilt of regulation, but getting rid of restraints on greed doesn't appear to work.)

I am not unsympathetic here as public pension plans essentially say, «Well we have to earn enough to meet our actuarial funding targets, and at this point, bonds of the highest quality don't help us.

All the same, we were not unsympathetic.

I'm not unsympathetic to the argument (though America's child - poverty rate is not as unusual as many people think), but let's consider all of the assumptions that one must make to support it.

Jude Law shows much greater depth as Karenin and is not unsympathetic as a cuckold doing what he can to salvage his pride in an unforgiving society.

Mildred's teenage daughter, Angela (Kathryn Newton, in flashback), died less than a year before, raped and then set on fire; the scorched place where her body burned is still visible; Mildred is seething at the lack of progress in the case and is laying the blame squarely at the feet of the local police chief, Bill Willoughby (Woody Harrelson), who, while understandably unhappy with the 40 - foot - high attacks on his character, is not unsympathetic to Mildred's pain.

Easy might include filling out your height, while hard might include coming up with a good The profile of one Ben Rhodes running in Sunday's New York Times Magazine is not unsympathetic, which makes it all the more devastating.

Former Gov. Eliot Spitzer, who has had a rocky relationship with Gov. Andrew Cuomo, is not unsympathetic to the current governor's efforts to consolidate even more power in the executive branch.

I am not unsympathetic at all to parents of cryers, I've been there.

Writing in the Times Literary Supplement, Norbrook is not unsympathetic to the argument that Milton's work was importantly influenced by his republican propensities and his hostility to the restored monarchy.

'» But it is fair to say that, on the ground of personal autonomy, he is not unsympathetic to suicide and «assisted suicide» in what he regards as hard cases.

Furthermore, they can easily parody the whole position so that (as one critic, a friend of mine who is not unsympathetic to the wider process conceptuality, has phrased it) talk about divine memory may be taken as nothing more than indicating God's continually re-playing some old film or continually listening to some old soundtrack.

Not exact matches

It's a little harder to deal with the haters who attack whenever you write something positive, or even whenever you write anything at all about Apple, because their arguments aren't entirely incorrect or unsympathetic.

Notwithstanding the clear statistical rationale for making completion of the long - form census mandatory, I'm not entirely unsympathetic to those who say «I shouldn't have to give the government detailed information about my life».

«We are not seeking to second guess good faith disclosure decisions, or be unsympathetic to the perils that companies face from these kinds of intrusions,» he said, but Yahoo's material misstatements, omissions and lack of controls fell substantially short of expectations.

Evil does not confine itself to unsympathetic actors.

To the twenty - first - century reader, Susan, the eldest sister, can seem unsympathetic if not frankly maddening, as her consistent function throughout this lengthy series is to cook, clean up, and see that her younger siblings, Titty and Roger, keep their feet dry.

No matter what that knowledge is, it will always be difficult for the person trying to share to not be accused of condescension, arrogance, being unsympathetic, etc..

Most of us know that these kinds of statements do more harm than good, so we play it safe and refrain from offering any encouragement at all because we don't want it to come out like a robotic and unsympathetic platitude.

His eagerness not only to form close friendships with Orthodox and Protestant leaders, but also to act as an advocate on behalf of non-Catholic Christian bodies to a sometimes unsympathetic Argentine government set him apart.

F. D. Maurice (1805 - 72) in his lectures on Islam was not entirely unsympathetic.

I don't want you to think that I am unsympathetic.

And there is no guarantee that unsympathetic shareholders might not vent their own outrage with countersuits against the same quailing executives.

Even when we have not participated directly in this radical shift, we have come to view the particularities of functioning in the midst of the city (restricted parking, unsympathetic neighbors and pushy transients) as inconveniences rather than as opportunities for ministry.

Malcolm did not share the optimism of the civil rights movement and thus found himself speaking to many unsympathetic audiences.

He wasn't an evil man, and he wasn't unloving or unsympathetic.

They had reacted fearfully or even gleefully to the news of Martin Luther King's assassination, they are unsympathetic with student protests, and they do not want the church to become involved with the social or political issues of our society.

Though the couple remained together at first and honored their marriage vows, several local Mormon leaders were not only unsympathetic, they also were openly hostile to the news.

Just because I diagnose the reason for your anger, doesn't mean I'm unsympathetic.

It would please the fans, and it makes the Rangers look like an organization that isn't run by craven and unsympathetic malcontents.

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It might be a tad intellectually dishonest, but more often than not I can give the impatient primigravida a rationale (a 45 % C / S rate) why I am not scheduling her induction without her muttering what an unsympathetic doctor I am and what bad «bedside manner» I have.

Unsympathetic defendant or not, as a breastfeeding mother, I find this case unsettling.

Nick: I'm not wholly unsympathetic, not least because I would like to see new social movements interacting with political parties to a greater extent.

At trial, which was more like a bad soap opera, the senior Skelos came off as arrogant, nasty, willing to abuse his office repeatedly to steer jobs and money to his son — but oddly enough, not entirely unsympathetic.

I have not mentioned the spiritual and cultural values of wildlife conservation and the scientific interest of the wonderful African fauna and flora, which are at present receiving the most unsympathetic treatment.

And to his credit, he doesn't mind looking unsympathetic and cruel, even completely irresponsible.

I didn't find him unsympathetic, however: he certainly doesn't deserve any of the terrible stuff that happens to him (except maybe getting hit in the head with the lollipop thrown by Christopher Johnson Jr).

Just as Michonne is hardened and unsympathetic, you'll meet lots of new characters and learn of their troubles and motivations, but you probably won't care.

Bateman and McAdams manage to be dead - set on winning but not entirely unsympathetic thanks to their peppy enthusiasm and mutual devotion; their really ruthless streak is largely confined to the opening montage.

In addition to starring in the football exposé North Dallas Forty (1979), Nolte contributed to its screenplay, written by Peter Gent.Showing a marked preference for unusual and difficult films, it was not long before Nolte became known as a well - rounded actor who brought realism, depth, and spirit to even his most offbeat or even unsympathetic roles.

Interestingly, even the husband is not painted in a completely unsympathetic light, coming off as that jealous and quick - tempered man whose life is never quite as good as he feels it should be, taking it out on his wife.

The resulting film is a vibrant, unsympathetic portrait of a man whose work continues to evolve how humans connect with each other whether or not he ever mastered that skill in his own life.

As directed by John Cameron Mitchell, in a style much less outrageous than in his previous «Hedwig and the Angry Inch» and «Shortbus», «Rabbit Hole» is full of sentiment without being sentimental, it's not afraid to make its characters seem unsympathetic.

This ends up leaving Javier Bardem with little to do but be the unsympathetic jerk who doesn't deserve any of his success.

A snapshot character study of an enigmatic, terrifying but also not always unsympathetic character.

The argument could be made, really, that he's unsympathetic from his first scene, although the movie does a good job convincing us that Connie has the best intentions at heart, even though it doesn't have him state his motives at all.

Robbie also accomplishes something truly impressive by portraying a heretofore - unsympathetic character; and making many in the audience have a degree of empathy for Harding while not whitewashing her more unsympathetic character traits.