Gavonne for a song, and in salving it achieved the impossible and cleaned up a quarter of a million. From Wordnik.com. [A Son of the Sun] Reference
A conscience-salving hedge-fund tycoon in Manhattan?. From Wordnik.com. [Charity Begins Next Door] Reference
Perfect plain salving yoghurt, with little pots of fruit. From Wordnik.com. [Boutique Breakfast] Reference
Could secrecy be ensured under pretext of salving a wreck?. From Wordnik.com. [The Riddle of the Sands]
"Let's say that they are merely a salving of my conscience.". From Wordnik.com. [Cruise To A Wedding]
He pulled the excuse off the wall, for the salving of his ego. From Wordnik.com. [Starfishers]
That would go a long way toward salving UBS investors 'wounds. From Wordnik.com. [UBS's Cure for Its Ills] Reference
It welcomed us from the rumour of battle with a most salving peace. From Wordnik.com. [John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn] Reference
Aww, another creationist leaves with a dissonance-salving parting shot. From Wordnik.com. [Seed Magazine -- "Nick Matzke, Legal Beagle" - The Panda's Thumb] Reference
Absalom had cleansed them for me at the cottage, but they needed salving. From Wordnik.com. [Sick Cycle Carousel] Reference
I have a weekend back, and that is also salving the pain of missing a con. From Wordnik.com. [In Gordath Wood: Writer Patrice Sarath » An unexpected weekend] Reference
It allows us to indulge our wasteful lifestyles while salving our consciences. From Wordnik.com. [Ron Dembo: So, You Think You Don't Offset?] Reference
He was responsible for the salving of the Doncaster -- bought in at auction for. From Wordnik.com. [THE HEATHEN] Reference
But more importantly, Barack Obama has the instinct for salving intractable problems. From Wordnik.com. [Mayhill Fowler: McCain's Troubled Crossing] Reference
In the spirit of pioneers, we're concocting our own remedies and salving our own wounds. From Wordnik.com. [Self-Help: Shattering the Myths] Reference
I figured out that it was less about the man himself, and more about salving my hurting ego. From Wordnik.com. [Ask Professor Foxy: Does My Size and Not Flirting Keep Me Alone? - Feministing] Reference
This is the Obama approach to salving international conflicts and to begin their resolution. From Wordnik.com. [Stanton Peele: Two Views of Apology] Reference
A moment the girl was thoughtful and silent, but speedily she resumed her soliloquy, salving. From Wordnik.com. [The Dock Rats of New York] Reference
Then she, in turn, felt the warmth of love and reassurance from Afra, salving the ache of that separation. From Wordnik.com. [Damia's Children]
Whilst on a fatigue of salving telephone wire on the battle-swept ground of Biaches, just outside the town, Pte. From Wordnik.com. [The Seventh Manchesters July 1916 to March 1919] Reference
Of course that such salving is needed reinforces the idea that our actual policies are, how to put it, imperfect?. From Wordnik.com. [John Terry’s sacking as England captain tells us something interesting...] Reference
These afternoon walks were a way of reconciling Squeak to his fate and at the same time salving Gibson's con - science. From Wordnik.com. [The Sands of Mars]
While the new wife may pretend it is about the other woman, of course it's really about HER and salving her conscience. From Wordnik.com. [Keep it to yourself] Reference
Before, he would take time to talk to me, I think because he needed me to be nice to him for conscience-salving reassurance. From Wordnik.com. [Quite Ugly One Morning]
India relations, President Barack Obama tried Tuesday to calm India's fears about Asian rival China, salving bruised feelings in. From Wordnik.com. [Taylor Marsh: Obama-Singh Signal Deeper Ties] Reference
But as I've argued before, the evidence shows carbon offsets are, alas, a con - a way of salving our consciences, not the environment. From Wordnik.com. [Johann Hari: My New Year's Resolution is to Lose my Bottle -- and Quit the Coke] Reference
Citigroup and J.P. Morgan Securities upgraded the chip-equipment maker's shares, salving concerns the group faces weaker near-term demand. From Wordnik.com. [Investors Turn Sour on Sotheby's] Reference
The regiment after salving its wounds resumed its watchful march. From Wordnik.com. [The Rock of Chickamauga A Story of the Western Crisis] Reference
Alma asked, salving her self-respect with a poor affectation of haughtiness. From Wordnik.com. [The Whirlpool] Reference
I won't have you fighting with buyers, taking their insults, kowtowing to them, salving them. From Wordnik.com. [Roast Beef, Medium] Reference
India relations, President Barack Obama tried to calm India's China, salving bruised feelings in the. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Nuclear deal will go through, Obama assures PM] Reference
Disappointment is part of life and salving the wounds of disappointment is part of a parents 'job description. From Wordnik.com. [Latest Articles] Reference
Hirschhorn's tone, though, is not one of conscience-salving, but as one writer has put it, "ambivalent disgust". From Wordnik.com. Reference
I've been working as waiter most of the time since, hoping to enlist somebody's interest toward salving that schooner; but it's no go. From Wordnik.com. [The Grain Ship] Reference
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