How To Use Con In A Sentence

In my view his confrontational, gladiatorial style has been a major contributor to the widespread disdain of the British public for politicians generally. Times, Sunday Times
You think Spielberg would only have a rattletrap third-rate spaceship like the Millennium Falcon to ensure his survival? Does George Lucas think the world will end in 2012?
It sparked to life in the second act, when the symbolism gave way to themes of lust and sexual temptation.
When the King heard this, he bade his son be slain; but on the next day the second Wazir came forward for intercession and kissed ground in prostration. The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night
Intellectual Dublin seemed no longer to consist of writers, but of folk singers, bearded or otherwise.

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Some of the crew went off-shift, stringing up hybrid bunks and hammocks belowdecks, the others continued working.
The unit can connect to any video source that has composite video and stereo audio RCA jacks, though the encoded audio is limited to mono.
People in no way adhere to regular social conventions online. Times, Sunday Times
People at MSFC have told me over drinks that this study concluded that EELV are human ratable but they were going to do what Griffin wanted. Obama Policies on Transparency, Openness, and Participation - and NASA - NASA Watch
The Fat Controller and I were back inside the bolt when it arrived from the bonded warehouse at Felixstowe.
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Several selections contain strings of double notes, primarily thirds and sixths.
If we have spent several class periods introducing conventions of reasoned evidence in argumentative writing, we usually look for such features in student papers.
A heart will not be hurt for pursuing a dream, when you truly want something, all the universe conspires to help you complete the.
Concentration now had to be aimed at the means of transporting the aircraft from the field to the carrier in Glasgow.
Which is stupid, considering the drivers around here A: Don't normally stop for people and in fact have been caught trying to sneak ~around~ them and B: I've been nicked several times and almost hit three times different instances last summer attempting to obey the biking laws, none of those for mistakes on my part as I've been scared shitless at the lack of aware driving that's crept over my town. The funny thing about Pain..... (Let's talk trauma!)
Secondly, he makes the team too much money, raking in ticket and merchandise sales like crazy.
During adolescence , boys and girls will take on secondary sexual characteristics.
Have a cosmic awareness, an interest in ecology, environment, vegetarianism, or are very socially conscious.
a class in conversational Spanish.
Fertilization therefore results in an egg carrying a nucleus with contributions from both parents, and it was concluded that the cell nucleus must contain the physical basis of heredity.
Unless contraindicated, prophylaxis with a gastrointestinal motility stimulant laxative and a stool softener is appropriate in terminally ill patients who are being given opioids.
He made a very positive contribution to the overall success of the project.
Then there are the PIP implant problems that thousands of women have had to contend with. The Sun
The aerobrake - a huge, convex disc underneath the spacecraft - was producing friction with the Martian atmosphere.
A second problem is damage caused by the buildup of excessive electrical charges in the plate from the unwanted ions.
The scale of the economic gulf between the two parties came as two polls yesterday showed that the election remained wide open. Times, Sunday Times
Here's the good news: When you bring what I call unconditional presence to the trance of fear, you create the foundation for true spiritual awakening. Undefined
She is daunted by the task ahead in the second of the six-part series. The Sun
Someone who really wanted to stop unsanctioned immigration would begin here, by busting the small contractors who employ these workers on a contingent basis.
The extended period of damage was probably brought on by the cool/wet growing conditions.
We learn a little more about how interconnected the world is. Times, Sunday Times
Beard is rather dismissive of their optical sophistication, shown in the curvature of the stylobate and in the entasis of the columns — the slight outward swelling of a column designed to counter the optical illusion of concavity, were the columns 'sides to be perfectly straight. Looking for the Lost Greeks
The reconnaissance is conducted by teams from the reconnaissance company of the airborne brigade and the reconnaissance platoon of an IFV-equipped airborne battalion or by a designated platoon of an airborne battalion. FM 100-61 Chptr 9 Artillery Support
The recoil from the shot blew James onto his back, unconscious once again.
An AFTRA statement confirmed the issues' importance, calling the 1% increase the union's "primary objective" in the bargaining. Jonathan Handel: AFTRA, Networks Reach New Three Year Deal
Kids at one Connecticut school don't like a new rule, but you probably won't hear them expressing themselves by using profanity: the rule to keep kids from cussing.
So spake he, and Athene was mightily angered at heart, and chid Odysseus in wrathful words: Odysseus, thou hast no more steadfast might nor any prowess, as when for nine whole years continually thou didst battle with the Trojans for high born Helen, of the white arms, and many men thou slewest in terrible warfare, and by thy device the wide-wayed city of Priam was taken. Book XXII
Based upon analysis of duplicate samples, reproducibility was better than 3% of the measured concentration of each element.
With the Senate gearing up for an all-consuming battle over judicial nominations, Congress has no time to waste.
Pulling one back with another penalty - this time converted by the regular taker - they finally conceded a third. The Sun
Of all types of commercially based American music, jazz is the one that has most consistently fostered musical artistry on a high level.
If you lip balm contains phenol, camphor, menthol, peppermint oil or eucalyptus, it's most likely making your lips more chapped than not.
Consumers get incredibly upset when dieticians and researchers backtrack on previous findings, proclaiming that products once deemed healthy are now in question.
We had a gam one day, on this voyage, with a Yankee whale-ship, and a first-rate gam it was, for, as the Yankee had gammed three days before with another English ship, we got a lot of news second-hand; and, as we had not seen a new face for many months, we felt towards those Yankees like brothers, and swallowed all they had to tell us like men starving for news. Fighting the Whales
A horizontal merger may enable the new entity to set price and output in the same manner as a single-firm monopolist, with the same consequences for consumer welfare.
China says it respects the legitimate status of President Mahmoud Abbas and the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) while calling on Palestinian forces to end conflicts.
This, coupled with a lack of accounting controls, led the district into bankruptcy.
Our economy is unbalanced, money is in excess supply, and its circulation is completely divorced from the circulation of goods. Inside Perestroika: The Future of the Soviet Economy
He literally danced his music into being, conducting his bass players, drummers and horn section with his hips.
This proposed procurement is a continuation of an existing contractual agreement for the developed prototype NASA Student Ambassadors Virtual Community (NSAVC) web site. ... Curious Virtual Community Procurement - NASA Watch
We kept Mnemosyne for over two months, and never once did she misconduct herself or behave in an unseamanlike manner. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, December 26, 1917
Confident, tanned and talkative, he looked the epitome of the champion he longs to be again. Times, Sunday Times
Chile's top constitutional court blocked a government bid to promote the free distribution of the morning-after pill to minors aged 14 and over, dealing a new setback to President Michelle Bachelet.
He was, when he chose to lay aside his mountebankery, an excellent and inspiring conductor. Mr. Punch`s history of modern England, Volume I -- 1841-1857
The embassy had been shut down due to Mongolia's support for South Korea's "sunshine policy" of conciliation toward the North.
Can you tell me what the major league record is for most consecutive batters retired by a pitcher and who holds it?
She had a constant parade of young men coming to visit her.
Some groups consistently face discrimination: age is one mode of socially structured disadvantage.
We need first of all a fact finding mission and then we need to put together a coalition of conservators, a cultural coalition.
Not for a very long time has the discovery of new music so profoundly moved and excited me as the contents of this disc.
Keeping specific goals and metrics for testing in mind not only helps track status and results, but also avoids the last-second scramble to pull together necessary reports.
The main superstructure frame is formed from reinforced concrete with post-tensioned, ribbed slab floors.
It continues as an usual inland resort set in woodland of silver birches, rhododendrons and conifers.
The striker was criticised by fans after voicing concerns about the club 's financial plight. The Sun
First to unfold were the two 14-foot-wide drogue chutes, which oriented the craft and continued slowing it.
So there is mounting concern at the top of government about how close to meltdown the prison system is. The Sun
The process of inspiration is active and requires energy for muscle contraction.
Flakes with concavities exhibiting steep, unifacial retouch were used to whittle or plane wood, and flakes displaying spurs were used to incise bone or antler.
My hand came into contact with a small lump.
Contrary to what has been claimed, the theory is not insulated against attempts to disconfirm it.
The altitudinal distribution of Earth-surface processes is controlled by all these factors.
The RAM has a first location for storing the data signal and a second location for storing the initialization status indicator.
The authors concluded that creativity and psychotic symptomatology do indeed reflect equivalent forms of cognitive processing.
The rest of them continued filling plates while Reggie and Lettie returned at brisk intervals to reload their trays. WEEKEND FOR MURDER
Faceless, unqualified reviewers define our work, remove our colleagues from panels and routinely breach confidentiality.
All four men continue to deny any wrongdoing under the criminal and sporting proceedings. Times, Sunday Times
There are some trademark pieces - elegant-legged tables and high-quality marquetry - mixed in with contemporary designer furniture, antique shop finds and some very in-your-face art.
We failed utterly to convince them.
Consider some of the specific encounters Blue has with women Gareth is involved with. Special Topics in Calamity Physics by Marisha Pessl: Questions
For high-definition video, the umi needs an Internet connection that can send, or upload, data at 1.5 megabits per second, higher than that of typical DSL or cable services. Cisco Launches 'Umi' Telepresence Box To Turn TVs Into Videophones
The contacts for the USB connector are even gold-plated to ensure better conductivity, according to Razer.
Connecticut schools have been fitting yellow intruder alarms next to fire alarms in their corridors and dining halls. Times, Sunday Times
We do not allow people a second try on a second question when they have so absurdly got it right the first time round.
There is another dimension to this problem which you haven't considered.
The composition of displaced terranes ranges from that of typical oceanic crust to significantly less dense granitic rock with clear continental affinities.
‘I was worried about my car lasting to the end considering that all the motors come from the same place,’ he said.
To reduce the wing trim drag, the fuselage was fitted with lateral surfaces called chines, which actually converted the forward fuselage into a fixed canard which developed lift.
Race your mate and shake your coconut down through the palm tree!
He added: 'I consider them insidious and extremely dangerous. Times, Sunday Times
She had a series of heated confrontation with her parents over homework.
I must give one instance; he throws doubts and sneers at my saying that the ovigerous frena of cirripedes have been converted into branchiae, because I have not found them to be branchiae; whereas he himself admits, before I wrote on cirripedes, without the least hesitation, that their organs are branchiae. Alfred Russel Wallace Letters and Reminiscences
Because wheat emerges so quickly, weeds must be killed before drilling using tillage or contact herbicides.
She was so tired she came home and conked out at eight o'clock.
Our economy suffered a triple whammy this year - we were hit by Sars, the Iraq war, and then the world economic downturn.
He appealed to all householders to continually check their security arrangements.
I'd say name it except for your second point, that named Wealden brachiosaurids are plentiful and once better material is described, some would near certainly be synonymized. ‘Angloposeidon’, the unreported story, part IV
Instead, the thin sandy developments defining the sequence boundaries suggest sandy sabkhas and sand sheets supplied by this undersaturated wind system and only preserved as a consequence of renewed lake-level rise.
Because large sum of metal money is heaved and inconvenient to handle, government issue paper money.
Spanish-American War of 1898 Edison suggested to the Navy Department the adoption of a compound of calcium carbide and calcium phosphite, which when placed in a shell and fired from a gun would explode as soon as it struck water and ignite, producing a blaze that would continue several minutes and make the ships of the enemy visible for four or five miles at sea. Edison, His Life and Inventions
This triangulation of information will help school practitioners make better decisions about students or programs because data from one source can help confirm or disconfirm information from another.
The building is dark brick topped by pinky-coloured concrete block walls, white plastic-looking fascia board, black plastic guttering and an artificial slate roof.
The CDC asks states to report confirmed flu deaths by age group but not by subtype, meaning H1N1 deaths are not necessarily tracked. STLtoday.com Top News Headlines
Conclusion TSGF test in patients with carcinosis play a very important pole in early diagnosis and the evaluation of therapy effect.
Practical measures such as quality control and testing are very important in the manufacturing process.
The distich caused discussion regarding the quantity of "hic", but the pope defended the prosody of Voltaire who confirmed his opinion by a quotation from Virgil which he said ought to be the epitaph of The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 2: Assizes-Browne
By ethical conduct toward all creatures, we enter into a spiritual relationship with the universe. Albert Schweitzer
Fishing. Tie magnets to a string, cut fish shapes out of construction paper and attach a paper clip to the fish's mouth and voila.
And I think the resort is about 25% overpriced, considering the worn-down state of the place and the fact you can get a two-night package at the definitely more upmarket Avillion in Port Dickson (also not really PD, but a dozen kilometres south) from about RM800 as well. Vacations: Tiara Beach Resort — Fusion Despatches
Under the "fly-in fly-out" roster system, workers can be moved to a different self-contained unit, or "donga", rather than having their own rooms, as they have had in the past. Latest News - Yahoo!7 News
The causes of asthma are not fully known but it is partly an allergic condition.
The area of domination and control that affected me the longest isn't limited to just my small church. Christianity Today
Other products include extended-shelf-life and aseptic products in single-serve containers sold at convenience stores and multipacks at club stores.
The constable was on leave and wearing civilian clothes.
He provides clear explanations of complex economic issues, using anecdotes to illustrate each point.
And its world was a narrow swamp, a grey, nubiferous environment, where it lived its contented, active, idyllic, almost mindless existence. The Voyage of the Space Beagle
You captain the dream team of smart thinkers that shine with self-confidence and boundless energy. The Sun
I don't otherwise want to move: I have a large place in a convenient location with reasonable rent that allows pets, which isn't easy to find.
Employers and business groups contend that a higher minimum wage would saddle them with higher labor costs.
The transfer of control to the patient also provides the priceless gift of independence. Times, Sunday Times
Many scientists think that hotspots mark locations where diapiric convection cells, called mantle ‘plumes’, rise beneath lithospheric plates.
The woman herself lay in Epsom Cottage Hospital for four days without regaining consciousness.
In each case the company's contributions are deductible for tax, and income on the investments is free of tax. Principles of Corporate Finance
This platform of existence, many millions of years old, continues today with the gorillas and chimpanzees. Times, Sunday Times
Over 20 factors were analyzed amongst the DUI attorneys sampled, including whether free consultations are offered, if a lawyer is willing to do 'outcall' (meaning they will meet with potential clients outside the office), how aggressive the defense of the client is, the degree to which each client is offered access to their lawyer, how much time is spent with each client talking by phone or over email, and other factors. WebWire | Recent Headlines
The ability to convert ideas to things is the secret to outward success. Henry Ward Beecher
I do not of course mean, Heaven forbid! that people should try to converse seriously; that results in the worst kind of dreariness, in feeling, as Stevenson said, that one has the brain of a sheep and the eyes of a boiled codfish. From a College Window
Station improvements are being considered for Shenfield while Gidea Park, Harold Wood and Brentwood are in line for platform extensions and station revamps.
It is unlikely that their blueprint for economic reform will be put into action.
And here the concept of the masque comes into play one final time.
So, while the average cup of decaf contains between 6 and 10 milligrams of caffeine per serving, the regulation allows for "decaf" coffee to contain much higher levels of the stimulant, at least 30 milligrams in some cases, according to Undefined
This viewpoint is of great significance as a guideline for the rapid development of socialist economy.
And on the need for contempt powers, he recounted how officials at times refused to obey the orders.
This is exponential growth, constant doubling. The Crisis of Life on Earth - our legacy from the second millenium
At parties, it is like being in a maze: one constantly has to jump in the air in the hope of seeing a way out. Times, Sunday Times
Some find it repugnant, others see them as casualties in an undeclared war that is greatly preferable to the alternative of full-scale conflict. Times, Sunday Times
Enlarged heart, medically called cardiomegaly, is not a disease, but a symptom of another condition. Foodconsumer.org
Another constant thread is lesbianism, as if to say that women are better off without men.
This came after scores of pro-Uribe legislators and other officials were indicted on conspiracy charges involving so-called demobilized paramilitaries. Council on Hemispheric Affairs
It would seem that efforts to train stalkers to high standards have been successful, and I would agree with that conclusion.
It was the first Nonconformist chapel in the area.
In fact, the longest continuing presence is often the audit partner.
There had been formerly on the pathways of Dardilly calvaries built by pious forebears; destroyed on order of the revolutionary proconsul of Lyon, the famous Fouché, the crosses lay in the grass. Archive 2008-03-09
He admitted killing her but denied murder on the grounds of diminished responsibility and loss of control. Times, Sunday Times
These constricted unmyelinated regions are called nodes of Ran-vier (rahn-vee-ay), after the French histologist Louis Antoine The Human Brain
It likewise furthered the career of Mary Shelley as "The Author of Frankenstein," the rubric under which she continued her anonymous publication with a second novel immersed in medieval Italian history, Valperga: or, The Life and Adventures of Castruccio, Prince of Lucca (1823). Biography
They are hired to crack a safe, photograph the contents of a locked briefcase inside, and return it to the owner without him knowing.
This construction of a new world order comes from a naïive and untraveled President, emboldened in his ignorance by advisors who have been plotting an aggressive Pax Americana ever since the Soviet bloc's collapse.
Another category of vessels and flatware was distinguished by the use of precious stones or exotic materials, such as coral, mother-of-pearl, or coconut shell.
You must avoid applying concentrated materials to the tree at gallonages that allow the material to dribble to the lower surface of the fruit.
Somehow, they gathered themselves to beat Limerick in the first round of the qualifiers but the core discontent hadn't been addressed.
The time it takes to start or stop a stopwatch is the same amount of time it would take for someone driving under the influence to lose control of their vehicle, about seven tenths of a second. News/local from www.dailyamerican.com
Labor economics has become virtually a branch of applied econometrics, with the usual large data sets and headless horsemen running around looking for patterns.
Ingundis; and Leovigild, whose two sons, Hermenegild and Recared, were the issue of a former marriage.] [Footnote 128: Iracundiae furore succensa, adprehensam per comam capitis puellam in terram conlidit, et diu calcibus verberatam, ac sanguins cruentatam, jussit exspoliari, et piscinae immergi. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 3
Some of the most popular pairings pitted contrasting advantages and disadvantages against one another.
I mean, who doesn't want a product that is easier to use, has less locking contention, minimizes storage administration, makes access to administrative data easier, and so on?
Like Gideon, her mother only existed in scraps of moments, in colors and sound, all disconnected and dissonant.
Omissions in my recent article must have caused confusion.
It is therefore unsurprising that such seizures are sometimes confused with panic attacks.
Heat will only leave the container by radiation, convection and conduction if the temperature of the container is higher than the surroundings.
In present-day usage, despite Fowler's strictures, concern for classical and linguistic purity is minimal and the coining of etymological hybrids is casual and massive.
Yet his paranoid fear of plots and conspiracies beset him to the end of his life. The Collins History of the World in the 20th Century
They dismiss concerns that some of the Africans who flocked to Libya under Mr. Gadhafi's policy of pan-Africanism might be subject to retribution.
De Forest had only one seat to his buggy, and it was rather irksome to be conveying two ladies around all the time. The Expressman and the Detective
If you think you can work out a containment system where all the defense wonks have failed, have at it.
But the consumer magazine also noted that people rated the no-frills carriers slightly worse than two years ago.
Another group of supervisors from light manufacturing industry are undertaking a conversion course to catering supervisor.
The turning supporter facilitates the closing of the cargo container and simultaneously provides the reinforcement to the cargo container.
It had been always understood, by watchful politicians, that the Repeal agitation slumbered only until the reinstalment of a Conservative administration. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 54, No. 334, August 1843
These days Britain's race laws are configured in Brussels.
Consequently many penalties are cleared just before the finish. Times, Sunday Times
A study by Conservation International, an American organisation, found that nearly a third of frogs, toads, newts and other amphibian species were likely to disappear within 100 years.
But after three consecutive nights of camping out I'd had enough, especially since the last had been spent near Verdun in Le Foret du Mort Homme, which translates as Dead Man's Forest.
Or is the idea of foreign policy beyondmilitary commitmentsso far off the radar that when the polls open, everything will hinge on the pitch-and-toss of national concerns? And Now, The Choice « shattersnipe: malcontent & rainbows
Considering my diminutiveness, the size of the pail in my lap, and my drinking out of it my breath held and my face buried to the ears in foam, it was rather difficult to estimate how much I drank. Chapter 3
As the firm's engraver, he requires an artistic eye and a considerable amount of strength.
My most recent "convo" with a fixed-gear freestyler. BSNYC Friday Fun Quiz (Special Thursday Edition)!
Simply inserting the word "conservation" in the pesticide label and slightly watering down the percentage of the active ingredient, brodifacoum, does not make this rodenticide safe for wildlife, nor will it make it any less persistent. Maggie Sergio: The Proposal to Poison a Wildlife Refuge
By convention, this assent is always forthcoming.
A reduced short chain fatty acid concentration has also been reported in pouch contents from patients with pouchitis compared with those without.
Connection is here something both yearned for and guarded against. The Times Literary Supplement
Recently the firm has been connected with more abortive bids than successes. Times, Sunday Times
An Ohio appellate court last week reversed a lower court ruling that the city's pernicious treatment of marijuana users was unconstitutional under state law.
These frigging Congresspeople better wake up and see the sun before it's too late! GOP is 'no friend of seniors' DNC says in TV ad
It takes into consideration those factors which we deem relevant, and relates their significances.
Follow up with a fine cigar from the San Andres Valley and a good cup of Soconusco cafe. A Tamal Made by Someone Else
The fifth position went to a phishing activity, in which a university hacker stole Internet users' personal information by luring them to provide confidential data on disguised Web sites.
To avoid fattening, unhealthful fats, you need to understand what types of foods they are concealed in.
Still, for the medium term, either the government needs to scutinize refinery activity much more closely, adopt new regulatory authority and aggressively enforce antitrust laws, or it must intervene to deconcentrate the market. Robert Weissman: What To Do About the Price of Oil
These positions are frequently referred to respectively as objectivism and constructionism.
The main component of the Earth's field – which defines the magnetic poles – is a dipole generated by the convection of molten nickel-iron in the outer core the inner core is solid, so its role is secondary; remember that the Earth's core is well above the Curie temperature, so the iron is not ferromagnetic. Does Zonal Swishing Play a Part in Earth's Magnetic Field Reversals? | Universe Today
It highlights key facets of presidential policies and priorities, difficulties and conflicts, while charting the developing nature of the office.
Josefina Scaglione's YouTube video When Mr. Laurents first called the willowy soprano, who speaks with lushly rolled r's and sometimes interrupts conversation to ask the meaning of an English word, she was performing the role of Amber Von Tussle in a Buenos Aires production of "Hairspray. I've Just Met a Girl Named Josefina
The conflict threatens to spill over into neighbouring regions.
We sincerely apologise for the inconvenience caused. Times, Sunday Times
Moreover, don't these choices facilitate a feminist reading of the text, deconstructing sentimentality to expose masculine failings and feminine rebellion?
One consequence of epidemiological research into the contribution of lifestyle factors to cancer risk has been to blame the individual who develops cancer.
Some random bluster and name-drop: "In 2005, we sponsored Rock the Vote, [garbled, something about wine], we got a chance to connect with President Obama then. "I want to see that invitation": D.C. 'Housewives' recap and fact-check (#8, Oct. 1)
Curiously, for a politician who made much of the fact that what happened in the rest of the world was not always Washington's concern, diplomacy has been the keynote of his first months in office.
That's why I contend, with just a soupçon of exaggeration, that Britain's big choice will be made on May 29.

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