Sentences with phrase «rather civilised»

The line - up is usually great, the scenery incredible, and the company rather civilised.

At the same time, a rather civilised debate was breaking out on Ludgate Circus.

Not exact matches

It has been well said that an Arsenal supporter who goes to Chelsea and expects a warm and civilised welcome is rather like a man who goes to the top of the White Cliffs of Dover, drops a rose petal down over the edge and waits to hear the echo.

What really confuses me most, however, is how the two - faced, xenophobic, incompetent and irresponsible British footballing media, and authorities, continue to act as supporters of this policy of play which will ultimately (rather naively on their part) conclude with a British national football team NEVER EVER again winning another international tournament as the rest of the footballing world and authorities continue to move on to develop a more civilised game that does not tolerate such physically harmful tactics.

As humans, we've always wanted a world that was more fair, where everyone was thriving rather than reacting, where we would tone down conflict — a more civilised world, in essence.

Education was seen as the key to achieving independence for Finland, as well as creating a civilised state founded on knowledge rather than ignorance, and preparing the country for a prosperous future and creating an egalitarian society.

A Bentley however was never meant to be an all - out race car, rather, the 8 - speed gearbox allows the Bentley to be driven smoothly, in a civilised manner.

As I said, I am looking for civilised dialogue between experts, rather than partisan comments from web sites on one side or the other.

But a fiercely civilised battle had nevertheless raged within the Victorian Gothic precincts of a galaxy — really rather nearby.

Then it's time to go and visit Santa in the city, rather than in a civilised fashion at the local shopping centre, because that's the way your kids want to play it.