We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office. From LearnThat.org. [Aesop (620-560 BC)]
petty little comments. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
HENRY: The clarification came after Maliki lashed out at what he called petty politics from the American administration. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 25, 2007] Reference
Slang: Grift - (V) Engage in petty swindling (to cheat someone). From Wordnik.com. ["Lost" Viewing guides « Peace Corps: China] Reference
They, too, organised in petty rebellion, annoying if not powerful. From Wordnik.com. [That Lass o' Lowrie's: A Lancashire Story] Reference
Or is he going to engage in petty fights to prove who is in charge?. From Wordnik.com. [Jeff Frederick Defeats John Hager] Reference
What do we whom they call petty bourgeois, subjectivists, heretics care?. From Wordnik.com. [12TH CTC CONGRESS] Reference
Is it wrong or disrespectful to use another faith in petty family intrigues?. From Wordnik.com. [Cheeseburger Gothic » A Christmas card from the Playboy Mansion.] Reference
I even got involved in petty crime as a child, yet my family contribute to society. From Wordnik.com. [The Wolf Who Cried Boy « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG] Reference
I mean if we are going to engage in petty name calling at least get your facts right. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » Ben Smith Says the Left Won’t Object to Entitlement Cuts] Reference
They told me it was petty to complain - petty to feel upset about these "encounters". From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-01-01] Reference
He started in petty crime at the age of 13, and moved on to labor racketeering for Al Capone in 1929. From Wordnik.com. [Five People Born on December 6th | myFiveBest] Reference
I'm most likely never going to stop feeling this way, and telling me it's petty is not exactly helping. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-01-01] Reference
Police are security services and should not engage in petty politicking and certainly shouldn't be so easily offended. From Wordnik.com. [Obama to meet this week with professor, officer] Reference
Philippe I. spent his life in petty strifes with his vassals, hating and fearing them, but unable to reduce their power. From Wordnik.com. [A Parallel History of France and England; Consisting of Outlines and Dates] Reference
He spent the savings of years in petty bribes, trying to hasten the process, but was detained ten months by bureaucratic red tape. From Wordnik.com. [The Promised Land] Reference
"We do not, when we detain people, (hand) cuff them at the back, whether they have committed what we refer to as petty crime or not. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
If anyone's gonna be called petty, it better be me. From Wordnik.com. [Dealbreaker] Reference
"Your teeth are chattering now," called the petty officer, but Seaman. From Wordnik.com. [Dave Darrin After The Mine Layers] Reference
He's called -- been called a petty and cruel dictator now to his face. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 24, 2007] Reference
Or do you just like calling her petty little childish bully-boy nicknames?. From Wordnik.com. [Hillary Talks About The Economy In New Ad] Reference
Even those whom Communists call petty bourgeois are often far from being capitalists. From Wordnik.com. [Kafila] Reference
A thief who steals money, shoplifts, or in other words petty thief, might be in level 4. From Wordnik.com. [jaimewolf Diary Entry] Reference
In South Africa, the government is still playing around with what is called petty apartheid. From Wordnik.com. [INTERVIEW TO NEWSWEEK, AUGUST 1980(1)] Reference
Which makes me wonder: if the Cubs are going to be this petty, is Cuban’s pursuit worth it?. From Wordnik.com. [Dallas Blog, Daily News, Dallas Politics, Opinion, and Commentary FrontBurner Blog D Magazine » Blog Archive » Mark Cuban: The Name Which Comcast Dare Not Speak] Reference
In some cases they also provided what was called the petty tally, or store of medical comforts. From Wordnik.com. [On the Spanish Main Or, Some English forays on the Isthmus of Darien.] Reference
And I think it's just kind of petty partisanship to criticize it. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 22, 2005] Reference
Often they'll undertake new risks together, such as petty theft or lying. From Wordnik.com. [Their Dark Romance With Risk] Reference
This kind of petty troll-rating to which you were subjected has no place here. From Wordnik.com. [Christian Right Activists Disrupt Hindu Chaplain In The Senate] Reference
McCain calls Cornyn's concern "petty," describing them as chicken manure, so to speak. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 19, 2007] Reference
McCain called Cornyn's concerns "petty," describing them as chicken manure, so to speak. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 19, 2007] Reference
But this seems like the kind of "petty" "4th grade" stuff that people attribute to Hillary. From Wordnik.com. [Obama Wins Wisconsin, Networks Project] Reference
Many of my new colleagues are in here on minor charges such as petty theft or parole violation. From Wordnik.com. [Life On The Shelf] Reference
And any cultural attacks now, people are like, oh, come on, this sounds kind of petty and small. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 7, 2008] Reference
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