Even the most reasonable and large-minded of the cats soon acknowledged that.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Crimson Fairy Book] Reference

His educational beliefs were informed less by theory than by a large-minded humanism.    From Wordnik.com.  [My hero: Janusz Korczak by Eva Hoffman] Reference

And America needs to be large-minded as we stand on the threshold of this new century.    From Wordnik.com.  [President On Welfare And Child Support Enforcement] Reference

We know that madame is too generous and too large-minded to be willing to be a burden on her children.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Marriage Contract] Reference

Possibly because of the Polish prince, Robichaux was taking a large-minded view of all things American.    From Wordnik.com.  [Murder to Go]

He was superior in those qualities which men love — he was large-minded and large-hearted, and of noble ideals.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mark Twain: A Biography] Reference

It is almost as large-minded and various as its outrageous creator, but will continue to be overshadowed by his legend.    From Wordnik.com.  [Pilgrim to Eros] Reference

It dealt with Burma, to be sure, but if consistency is the virtue of little minds, then the Hokas were very large-minded indeed.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hokas Pokas]

A deputation came on to protest on the grounds that he was a Universalist, a large-minded man, who did not believe in endless punishment.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Lincoln Story Book] Reference

But it is far outnumbered by very moving, thoughtful, large-minded commentary by Americans who understand our history and value our future.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hey, Democrats: Thank the Women - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com] Reference

Surely the most important thing for Catholic bloggers is to emphasise things that are true and large-minded and wise and cheering and beautiful.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2008-10-01] Reference

Helmsley Court: he wanted an energetic, sensible, large-hearted, and large-minded woman who would be his right hand, his first minister of state.    From Wordnik.com.  [A True Friend A Novel] Reference

I wish you to grow up large-minded; but you have not explained why you were so delighted at the thought of going to spend a month with these strangers.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sarah's School Friend] Reference

The large-minded father never dreamed of such a trifle, but felt in such weather, with the snow above his leggings, that sometimes it is good to have a large-bodied son.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mary Anerley] Reference

Mr. Stephen is himself a large-minded Utilitarian.    From Wordnik.com.  [Studies in Literature and History] Reference

They call it being large-minded and free from prejudice.    From Wordnik.com.  [Intentions] Reference

He was large-minded and liberal in his views on all subjects.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Story of My Life Being Reminiscences of Sixty Years' Public Service in Canada] Reference

She was a large-minded, a liberal-minded woman, that semi-widow.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Wild Man of the West A Tale of the Rocky Mountains] Reference

I am not sure that any criticism is sufficiently large-minded for this.    From Wordnik.com.  [Henry James, Jr.] Reference

The cry was for a beneficent despot, naturally: a large-minded benevolent despot.    From Wordnik.com.  [Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith] Reference

Ladies pick such a lot of holes in one another, whereas gentlemen are too large-minded.    From Wordnik.com.  [Springhaven : a Tale of the Great War] Reference

Tom's part in this discussion was that of a large-minded and strictly impartial listener.    From Wordnik.com.  [In Connection with the De Willoughby Claim] Reference

The bouquet was a symbol of the unprecedented generosity natural to this large-minded man.    From Wordnik.com.  [Complete Project Gutenberg Georg Ebers Works] Reference

Mr. Hardie's views are neither Whig nor Tory; they are patriotic, and sober, and large-minded.    From Wordnik.com.  [Love Me Little, Love Me Long] Reference

He was superior in those qualities which men love -- he was large-minded and large-hearted, and of noble ideals.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mark Twain, a Biography. Complete] Reference

I would not, however, imply that this particular monarch is not in many respects a large-minded and liberal man.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Tour of the Missions Observations and Conclusions] Reference

He was a good man, hospitable, large-minded, well read, humane; he was sufficiently reverent to be good neighbor to the.    From Wordnik.com.  [Quaker Hill A Sociological Study] Reference

My plan must have seemed very foolish to her, but she was often large-minded about humouring the desires of other people.    From Wordnik.com.  [My Antonia] Reference

It is significant that the large-minded Galen should have been the physician and friend of the imperial philosopher Marcus Aurelius.    From Wordnik.com.  [Medical Essays, 1842-1882] Reference

The man of money was both good-hearted and large-minded, and had departed from the ways of commerce to seek distinction in politics.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Art of Disappearing] Reference

We had been told that the large-minded and liberal owner of this model farm welcomed visitors, and so we had no doubts as to our reception.    From Wordnik.com.  [Driven Back to Eden] Reference

We saw that we had gone too far in thinking of such a possibility; and if Mr. Rigg had not been large-minded, as well as notoriously sober.    From Wordnik.com.  [Erema — My Father's Sin] Reference

I acknowledge not only the kindness of friends who put some of the best new books in my way, but the large-minded tolerance of the Editors of.    From Wordnik.com.  [An Autobiography] Reference

The Treatise has undoubtedly great merits, but they are not to be sought in the severity of its logical processes, or the large-minded prosecution of any course of thought.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Chinese Classics: with a translation, critical and exegetical notes, prolegomena and copious indexes (Shih ching. English) — Volume 1] Reference