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Little sympathy with parochial mentality. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
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Music director Alexander Platt said the name change also "transcends" what he called the parochial competition that occasionally occurs between Milwaukee and Waukesha. From Wordnik.com. [Jacksonville Business News - Local Jacksonville News | Jacksonville Business Journal] Reference
My friends in parochial school remained status quo. From Wordnik.com. [Sound Politics: A Great Education, For $6K Per Annum] Reference
His patronizing view of peasants, with their relative advantage in parochial skills, is quite common. From Wordnik.com. [I'll Defend IQ, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference
This distribution of concerns reflects another crisis here, kind of a cultural crisis, that is the tendency to focus on short-term parochial games. From Wordnik.com. [Democracy Now!] Reference
He drew attention to Powell's remarks last week at a convention of minority journalists that he was obliged as secretary not to take part in "parochial debate.". From Wordnik.com. [August 2004] Reference
No wonder a NDU education is called parochial education. From Wordnik.com. [Obama Visit to Notre Dame Provokes Debate - The Lede Blog - NYTimes.com] Reference
A domicile or quasi-domicile within the territory of a parish is called parochial; within the territory of a diocese, even though not within a parish, diocesan. From Wordnik.com. [Latest Articles] Reference
I care about the ability to unionize in general, but it is crazy for liberals to support the short-term parochial demands of the idiots running a few particular unions. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » Fish White House Logic On Public Option Revival] Reference
And we get kind of parochial about that sort of thing. From Wordnik.com. [Joel Shepherd Answers Questions Five] Reference
Chamber is controlled by large corporations with "parochial" interests. From Wordnik.com. [Dawn Teo: U.S. Chamber of Commerce Besieged by Critics] Reference
You don't know the meaning of "parochial" until you've lived in Wyoming. From Wordnik.com. [IsThatLegal?] Reference
One of the things that the press talked about, particularly the Scottish press, talked about post Edinburgh, was that it was kind of parochial film with parochial jokes. From Wordnik.com. [Filmstalker: Director: Douglas Mackinnon] Reference
Last year's continuing resolution didn't let Congress pass out cash for the very kind of parochial projects that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had said she was going to rein in. From Wordnik.com. [A Congressional Bonus] Reference
If anyone is being 'parochial' in this saga it is Ken Hudson. From Wordnik.com. Reference
In the same comment, Thomas calls Reagan "parochial," apparently because he was a patriot. From Wordnik.com. [Amy Ridenour's National Center Blog] Reference
Opposition party Sinn Fein accused Mr Lowry and Mr Healy-Rae of engaging in the worst kind of parochial politics. From Wordnik.com. [The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed] Reference
Certainly, the opposition comes across more as "parochial" (to quote one columnist) and paranoid than motivated by reason. From Wordnik.com. [Canada Free Press] Reference
SNP plans to take an independent Scotland out of Nato have been slammed as "parochial" at a major conference in the Capital. From Wordnik.com. Reference
George Smitherman, a former deputy premier, said Giambrone - who is not running for re-election - is pushing a "parochial" system. From Wordnik.com. [Thestar.com - Home Page] Reference
There you go, NY-23 residents ... do you want a candidate from outside the district and paid for by contributors outside the district who considers your issues "parochial"?. From Wordnik.com. [First Read] Reference
Government aid to parochial schools, undeclared war, de facto segregation. From Wordnik.com. [KEEPING THE ROBES CLEAN] Reference
There's a combination of parochial bigotry, nationalism, incompetence and cheapness. From Wordnik.com. [Japan’s Worst Beats France’s Best] Reference
Their predecessors, the radical student movements of the '60s and' 70s, were relatively parochial. From Wordnik.com. [Having A Riot] Reference
The proud Anglo-Saxonism of Churchill and Roosevelt now seems quaint and parochial, if not downright racist. From Wordnik.com. [Ties Of Blood And History] Reference
But there's no question that the success of inner-city parochial schools has long intrigued public educators. From Wordnik.com. [Catechism Lessons] Reference
An agreement to send 1,000 of the city's lowest achievers to parochial and other schools eventually collapsed. From Wordnik.com. [Catechism Lessons] Reference
Sure, Whittle was right that parochial schools educated kids better for less: they pick and choose their students. From Wordnik.com. [Mr. Vision, Meet Mr. Reality] Reference
Discipline and values are major reasons many parents -- especially minorities and non-Catholics -- opt for parochial schools. From Wordnik.com. [Catechism Lessons] Reference
"Some of my best memories are playing to these freezing little parochial halls in the middle of Ireland with an audience of 40.". From Wordnik.com. [A Touch Of The Poet] Reference
Since then, Milwaukee and Cleveland have experimented with using public funds to pay private and parochial tuition for poor kids. From Wordnik.com. [Catechism Lessons] Reference
She attended parochial school from kindergarten through 12th grade, though she begged her parents to go to a secular, public school. From Wordnik.com. [Mrs. Kramer Vs. Mrs. Kramer] Reference
My books are very local, but in a strange way I find that the more local, parochial and provincial, the more universal literature can be. From Wordnik.com. [The Bitter Taste of Dreams Come True] Reference
Your cover story on the Enron debacle illuminates the inbred, parochial thinking that dominates this administration's approach to energy. From Wordnik.com. [Mail Call] Reference
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