She was instantly ashamed of her acting on an invidious impulse toward her friend. From LearnThat.org.
And what you call invidious ghettos were great defences, they were havens, oases of peace and respect. From Wordnik.com. [Is religion a force for good... or would we be happier without God?] Reference
I do think the propensity of Americans to engage in invidious discrimination really has diminished, and diminished to the point of where much of the 1964 Act is unnecessary. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » So a Libertarian and a Liberal Walk into a Bar] Reference
"dividend-cooking" system of certain of the Comstock mines, at the same time calling invidious attention to safer investments in California stocks. From Wordnik.com. [Mark Twain, a Biography — Volume I, Part 1: 1835-1866] Reference
McKennon v Nashville Banner Publishing Co. (1995), is that the law will properly concern itself only when it discovers something called invidious discrimination. From Wordnik.com. [American Thinker] Reference
As regards the conservation of propensities, spiritual attitude, or animus, the two may be called the invidious or self-regarding and the non-invidious or economical. From Wordnik.com. [Theory of the Leisure Class] Reference
Also, we often read in opinions of "invidious" discrimination. From Wordnik.com. [Balkinization] Reference
The third, Further Observation on the Terrestrial Convulsions (1756), is a refutation of superstitious causes such as invidious astrological conjunctions. From Wordnik.com. [Kant's Philosophical Development] Reference
Why, he asks, has this "invidious" language been added to the bill?. From Wordnik.com. [Phi Beta Cons] Reference
Let's return to -- I hope you won't find the French phrase invidious -- to our mutton. ". From Wordnik.com. [The Dust Flower] Reference
Civil service union Nipsa expressed disquiet about officials being placed in an "invidious" position. From Wordnik.com. [Belfasttelegraph.co.uk - Frontpage RSS Feed] Reference
There is also no definition of when viewpoint discrimination becomes "invidious," and it's not clear to what extent the. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy] Reference
One thing we get with our mother's milk today is revulsion for what civil-rights lawyers call "invidious" discrimination. From Wordnik.com. [Latest Articles] Reference
Mr Moller notes that Ms Walsh, left holding the fort in New Zealand on World Cup winning bid announcement day, was in an "invidious" position. From Wordnik.com. [Stuff.co.nz - Stuff] Reference
And in its place distinctions invidious are all we know. From Wordnik.com. [Among the Young Aesthetes] Reference
That is not only an invidious, but a sarcastical and barbarous. From Wordnik.com. [A Dialogue Between Dean Swift and Tho. Prior, Esq. In the Isles of St. Patrick's Church, Dublin, On that Memorable Day, October 9th, 1753] Reference
The national press made the expected invidious comparisons when. From Wordnik.com. [Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965] Reference
It would seem invidious to lay their excesses to the account of the. From Wordnik.com. [The Rise of the Hugenots, Vol. 1 (of 2)] Reference
It will not be considered invidious if I mention William Smith, Esq. From Wordnik.com. [The Journal of Negro History, Volume 5, 1920] Reference
One could object to this as an invidious exercise in racial stereotyping. From Wordnik.com. ['The Bush Tax Increase'] Reference
It is invidious to mention special regiments when all fought so resolutely. From Wordnik.com. [South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 2 (of 6) From the Commencement of the War to the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899] Reference
This raises at once the just complaint that invidious distinctions are made. From Wordnik.com. [A Book for All Readers An Aid to the Collection, Use, and Preservation of Books and the Formation of Public and Private Libraries] Reference
This is invidious; I am not the only one who stands out; there are four of us. From Wordnik.com. [A Sketch of the Life of the late Henry Cooper Barrister-at-Law, of the Norfolk Circuit; as also, of his Father] Reference
We do not care to know who was responsible for this extraordinary piece of invidious distinction. From Wordnik.com. [Policing the Plains Being the Real-Life Record of the Famous North-West Mounted Police] Reference
National institutions eminently to be desired, and, without invidious comparison, devotedly to be maintained. From Wordnik.com. [The Greater Love] Reference
Where all did their duty nobly, comparison were invidious; but the names of "Company F," the Mobile Cadets, the. From Wordnik.com. [Four Years in Rebel Capitals An Inside View of Life in the Southern Confederacy from Birth to Death] Reference
And, lastly, of those in whom the seed bears fruit an hundredfold, it seems almost invidious to select examples. From Wordnik.com. [The Kingdom of Heaven; What is it?] Reference
They accept and practice this invidious system of prevention and gradually the entire community is more or less affected. From Wordnik.com. [Sex Avoided subjects Discussed in Plain English] Reference
"Not that I mean any invidious comparison between them and this garden," he added, with a little smile towards the Duchessa. From Wordnik.com. [Antony Gray,—Gardener] Reference
It therefore happened that the two were naturally drawn much together, and, for a time, without attracting invidious notice. From Wordnik.com. [The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 2, August, 1864 Devoted to Literature and National Policy] Reference
I acquit this gentleman of any invidious feeling towards me, but can only regret that he did not personally inspect my works. From Wordnik.com. [The Royal Guide to Wax Flower Modelling] Reference
HARRIS: I wouldn't put it in such an invidious way, but — Let's say Rick's not here and we're just hanging out in his office. From Wordnik.com. [The God Debate] Reference
What I complain of is, that I have not been frankly treated, and that I have been placed in an invidious position with Lady Eileen. From Wordnik.com. [The Grell Mystery] Reference
Age discrimination: The law voids an invidious Supreme Court decision, which allowed certain forms of discrimination against older workers. From Wordnik.com. [Surprises From Uncle Sam] Reference
To this magnificent result all ranks and all arms had contributed, and it is perhaps invidious to single out special instances for mention. From Wordnik.com. [A Short History of the 6th Division Aug. 1914-March 1919] Reference
Favoring someone because he is white is invidious; favoring someone because he is a veteran or local resident is, at least on its face, inoffensive. From Wordnik.com. [David Klinghoffer Saves Civilization] Reference
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