By most accounts, the high-minded part came early on. From Wordnik.com. [Perot's Jungle Fever] Reference
It's high-minded fun, just what you'd expect from Maxis. From Wordnik.com. [Tune In And Bug Out] Reference
Then we'll really have an enlightened, high-minded campaign. From Wordnik.com. [The Cycle Of Sensationalism] Reference
It seemed like a high-minded concept -- and it was, sort of. From Wordnik.com. [Starr Gazing: The Year in Sports] Reference
Kerry is a little too high-minded for some of his constituents. From Wordnik.com. [THE SOLITARY SOLDIER] Reference
I know that these complaints all sound very high-minded and squishy. From Wordnik.com. [TV, MONEY AND 'CROSSFIRE' POLITICS] Reference
Joffe is much too high-minded to merely give us a trashy bodice-ripper. From Wordnik.com. [Hester Prynne's Hot Tub] Reference
It divides the world between us and them, the high-minded and the greedy. From Wordnik.com. [Puffing Motes Into Dust Storms] Reference
There was no high-minded talk of the ownership society, or an investor nation. From Wordnik.com. [Taxing Our Patience] Reference
But some at Honda wanted a more high-minded pitch about luxury and fuel economy. From Wordnik.com. [GREEN & MEAN] Reference
The high-minded are constantly telling us that the nation needs more bipartisanship. From Wordnik.com. [April: Please Come Soon] Reference
It's crazy, and no matter how high-minded we may think we are, we can't wait to watch. From Wordnik.com. [Hey, We Were Just Kidding] Reference
But there's no denying that such high-minded talk no longer translates for many youngsters. From Wordnik.com. [GENERATION BORN FREE] Reference
Do not therefore imagine that the current row is merely a high-minded one about secularism. From Wordnik.com. [Ataturk's Long Shadow] Reference
Indeed, George is supposed to be nonpartisan and high-minded, like George Washington himself. From Wordnik.com. [Coming Of Age] Reference
The history of high-minded interventions into chaotic, internecine conflicts isn't impressive. From Wordnik.com. [When Everyone's An Amateur] Reference
For all their high-minded rhetoric, the Founders were not above deal-cutting and backstabbing. From Wordnik.com. [Founders Chic: Live From Philadelphia] Reference
Starr's deputies are less high-minded, yet just as determined to catch Clinton in a falsehood. From Wordnik.com. [Tale Of The Tape] Reference
But then suddenly, a few moments into his high-minded speech, a sly grin crept across his face. From Wordnik.com. [Bush's No-Risk Policy] Reference
This was classic Clinton: smart, high-minded, right-about health care, at least-and somewhat evasive. From Wordnik.com. [A Blue Christmas For Elvis] Reference
Some high-minded critics sniffed at Tartikoff's pursuing Spelling, whom they considered a shlockmeister. From Wordnik.com. [The Kid Who Saved Television] Reference
They're after a "deviant" identity; they hate anything that has official approval or high-minded purpose. From Wordnik.com. [Wasted Youth] Reference
Now Blair's high-minded policy of moral internationalism itself looks destined to become a casualty of war. From Wordnik.com. [Is This The New World Order?] Reference
Just as important for the television industry, all this high-minded, patriotic programming could well backfire. From Wordnik.com. [Too Much, Too Soon?] Reference
What began as a high-minded adventure ended as a cautionary tale to British policymakers who heard about the debacle. From Wordnik.com. [When Idealists Run Amok] Reference
Like a sick baby, the new president will be nurtured by high-minded editorial pages and a forgiving and patriotic public. From Wordnik.com. [The Politics Of Illegitimacy] Reference
Cornwell, a relative outsider, complains that British journalistic sleaze is seeping into more high-minded U.S. magazines. From Wordnik.com. [When Harry Met Willie] Reference
Banishment-literal or metaphorical - could be invoked when small, high-minded communities pulled together for the commonweal. From Wordnik.com. [To Abuse Is Human, To Repent Is Rare] Reference
Neither an apologist nor a high-minded scourge, Todd confronts the tragic actions of his forebears with dispassionate honesty. From Wordnik.com. [Slaves in the Family] Reference
The president wanted an "" intellectual '' who knew the history of the times, but, he said, "" I can't have a high-minded lawyer. From Wordnik.com. [Nixon Off The Record] Reference
The candidates calculate that the exposure is worth any loss of dignity they might suffer among the high-minded for going tabloid. From Wordnik.com. [Just How Low Will They Go?] Reference
(This is made to sound high-minded, when in fact it is often expedient; juries don't like the idea, and juries must be kept happy.). From Wordnik.com. [No Privilege For Parents] Reference
Savarese is honest about both his own fears and how DJ is capable of plunging even the most dedicated and high-minded adult into despair. From Wordnik.com. [Home Is Where The Heart Is] Reference
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