How To Use Flattering In A Sentence
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As the scores indicate - typically gelid to frozen - the shots seem to fall in the unflattering to outright frightening range.
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Virtually foolproof to use, it flattering.
Times, Sunday Times
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Then unflattering photos of her exercising appeared.
The Sun
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Judah and Jerusalem desolate then this credit of the prophets, and the hopes of the people, will both sink together; the former will be found false in flattering the people and the latter foolish in suffering themselves to be imposed upon by them, and so exposed to so much the greater confusion, when the judgment shall surprise them in their security.
Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi)
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Bond's unflattering portrait lacks generosity, but at least it's an antidote to sentimental bardolatry.
Times, Sunday Times
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Also outstanding are the eye shadows, in an array of flattering colours that really stay put.
Times, Sunday Times
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The lightweight fabric makes this voluminous new shape more flattering.
Times, Sunday Times
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It was cool without being chill, and took the warmth of one's hand flatteringly soon, as if it liked to do so, yet kept its freshness; it was smooth without being glossy, mat as a pearl, and as delightful to roll in the hand; and of an exquisite, alarming frangibility that gave it, in its small way, that flavour which belongs to pleasures that are dogged by the danger of a violent end.
The Judge
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Almost six months ago, foreign-policy macher Perle vowed to sue him for writing an unflattering feature about him in The New Yorker.
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Remind yourself that the right filter can be fantastically flattering, and she probably doesn't look that good in real life.
Times, Sunday Times
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It is dangerous crisis when a proud heart meets with flattering lips.
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Humans are discussed as arrogant and blundering, an unflattering contrast to the innocent and compassionate chimps or gorillas.
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It's flattering, glamorous and something to hide beneath.
Times, Sunday Times
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Better photographs (if not as flattering) appear in the sports pull-outs every day now.
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From the same perspective, she also comments unflatteringly on the Yugoslav war crimes tribunal.
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The neckline is a natural scoop necked cowl which looks figure flattering when worn.
She's way too cool
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What was your intention in using such an unflattering picture when you could have easily used a normal picture?
Times, Sunday Times
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A Kendal primary school is basking in the warm glow of enthusiastic praise after receiving a flattering report from the judges of a training and development award.
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However, a similar outfit can be created with a silk camisole and flattering suit.
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In addition to this flattering appearance, the face of the country is such, as to promise success whenever it shall be cultivated, the trees being at a considerable distance from each other, and the intermediate space filled, not with underwood, but a thick rich grass, growing in the utmost luxuriancy.
The Expedition to Botany Bay
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Seems the organizers like the cut of my "immoderate moderator" jib, which is deeply flattering and rewarding as I always have a lot of fun doing it.
Uninstalled
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Birds in this family are also known, unflatteringly, as oilbirds, frogmouths, and goatsuckers, the last based on an old myth that these birds use their expansive maws to steal milk from goats.
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They remembered their Ruskinian youth, and the confidence with which they would once have condemned it; and they had a sense of recreance in now admiring it; but they certainly admired it, and it remained for them the supreme expression of that time-soul, mundane, courtly, aristocratic, flattering, which once influenced the art of the whole world, and which had here so curiously found its apotheosis in a city remote from its native place and under a rule sacerdotally vowed to austerity.
Their Silver Wedding Journey — Volume 3
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They had set up their picnic in a slight shade and Matt peppered her with flattering comments that kept her blushing.
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They believe foreigners deem it "uncivilised" and are worried it will cast the city in an unflattering light when Expo 2010 begins.
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[2] "Almost prehistoric" was the verdict of the distinguished film editor Ralph Rosenblum, who worked on The Producers and has reminisced none too flatteringly about his sole collaboration with Brooks, whom he characterizes as a bullheaded amateur who had no idea how to use the resources of the camera to create humor.
Double Take
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One thing I've noticed about clothing construction in the stores is the unnatural waistline, whether it's skirts or slacks, and how unflattering it is.
The Value of Clothing in Creating a Mood
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Perhaps the headshot was simply unflattering: bad light, forehead grease, that kind of thing.
Times, Sunday Times
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It is dangerous crisis when a proud heart meets with flattering lips.
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It is very flattering and an honour to have a portrait that will hang with such distinguished people.
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Not all photographical images of my phizog are flattering; and not all are accurate; but these are splendid.
Archive 2010-02-01
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Like the as-yet-unpublished "Lexicon," Elements contains all manner of facts collated from the object work; unlike that project, it has been published with full consent from the author, if Pullman's preface is anything to go by: "It's flattering, of course, to find one's work the object of such care and attention; but how much more satisfying when the work of reference that results is so accurate, and so interesting, and so good.
Archive 2008-04-01
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Chances are, if you do not find skinny jeans or leggings a flattering choice for your figure, you won't find jeggings flattering either.
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It's ugly, unflattering and boring.
Times, Sunday Times
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Peaked woollen caps - perky, but potentially as unflattering as beanies.
Times, Sunday Times
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But now the "massas" in the DNC want to put us back on the planation (back to ominous music, unflattering pictures of Hillary Clinton).
Obama: Don't Be Confused, I'm Serious About Ending War
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The backless gown was flattering; she was not a very voluptuous woman, but she was certainly not shapeless either.
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Exclamation marks suggest a certain unflattering ingratiation, especially in letters written to strangers.
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The couple spent most of their wedding night with the magazine's picture editor making sure no unflattering images made it on to the printed page.
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As the day wears on and temperatures spike, perspiration and oil create a sticky film, taking ‘dewy’ to an unflattering extreme.
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You may think a text is too flattering but the feelings expressed are genuine.
The Sun
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The silhouette of the dress is also flattering and very va-va-voom.
Una LaMarche: Project Runway Episode 4 Recap: Cooter Couture
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She will now enjoy this year's party season as a trim size ten, not worrying about unflattering photos.
The Sun
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The unflattering signs of age on her face are emphasized, giving her visage that sense of gravitas associated with old men in old-master paintings.
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Becker used the unflattering term "self-righteous" to capture this idea and many times the expression of this is unflattering but it need not be as virtueless as that.
Paul Pardi: Protesting Protestantism: Why Religion Must Continue To Change
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Your hairdresser can suggest a flattering hairstyle - very short is usually best.
The Sun
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They had to often wear unflattering and unfeminine clothes.
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Always wear high heels, they are much more flattering to one's legs," she said.
WEB OF DREAMS
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Black is apparently out and colours like bright green are in - this despite the fact that emerald green and hunter green or pistachio green are unflattering to female skin.
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Again, thank you all for the encouragement, the flattering reviews, and your unbeatable, unflagging enthusiasm.
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Poor Aethelred of Mercia gets a very unflattering portrayal, and probably has grounds for joining the Support Group for People Unfairly Maligned in Historical Fiction.
Sword Song, by Bernard Cornwell. Book review
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It proved as he anticipated, for Wakatta, who must have received a highly flattering account of us from Eiulo, was not satisfied until he had bestowed upon each one of us, Johnny included, similar tokens of his regard, Max rushing forward, with an air of "empressement," and taking the initiative, as he had promised.
The Island Home
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It's flattering to know that other clubs have shown interest and seem to rate me.
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The skin tones are decidedly greenish, which is not particularly flattering.
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The club's penchant for flattering only to deceive is now way beyond a joke.
Times, Sunday Times
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Hers, I thought, must be a curious soul, where in spite of a strong, natural tendency to estimate unduly advantages of wealth and station, the sardonic disdain of a fortuneless subordinate had wrought a deeper impression than could be imprinted by the most flattering assiduities of a prosperous
The Professor, by Charlotte Bronte
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What could be more flattering to a middle-aged woman than a portrait?
Times, Sunday Times
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Does she think if she screams "Death Panels" it will deflect from the very unflattering Vanity Fair article about her?
Palin gets tough on Obama's health care proposals
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The love that drives him increasingly looks like something baser and less flattering--a kind of bewitchment he seems helpless against, though it comes from within.
Archive 2009-08-16
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a flattering color
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Our 'recessionista' version of this dress is available in two-toned chocolate brown and is miraculously flattering and sexy.
Gossip Girl Fashion - Available Now!
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Grandbois: The last time I heard anything remotely flattering about Buckwaldo Mudthumper I was three feet deep in viscous sewage that had found its way into my garden apartment at the behest of one Mr. Juan Mandible Sick-Eyes and his uncompromising hoses.
Daniel Grandbois' Lucky Unlucky Lucky Days
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It's a question all education leaders, politicians, and the chattering classes have been busying themselves with since the release of Davis Guggenheim's searing (and unflattering) documentary.
Steve Barr At Big Task Weekend: We're Close, But We're Still Just 'Cute'
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The love of their country is with them only a mode of flattering its master; as soon as they think that master can no longer hear, they speak of everything with a frankness which is the more startling because those who listen to it become responsible.
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As a picture of his undoubted ability, wit and charm, this is not flattering.
Times, Sunday Times
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Acne's double-breasted jacket and M by Missoni's wide palazzo pants are great and more flattering than drop waists if – like me – you're a bit pear.
In a bit of a flap: Lauren Laverne
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Wearing noise-cancelling headphones is not a flattering look, more of a metal detectorist one.
Times, Sunday Times
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Thirty years earlier, as a small boy in unflattering grey flannels, I stood and craned my neck to gawp at a model of the largest creature on earth, suspended from the ceiling of London's Natural History Museum.
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It is dangerous crisis when a proud heart meets with flattering lips.
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Not only does it offer an unflattering view of her stomach and corset-bra, but it appears to be throttling her.
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His virtues, as well as the vices of Elagabalus, contracted a tincture of weakness and effeminacy from the soft climate of Syria, of which he was a native; though he blushed at his foreign origin, and listened with a vain complacency to the flattering genealogists, who derived his race from the ancient stock of Roman nobility.
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
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Jones was formally honored by the King, presented with a gold-hilted sword, engraved, Jones happily recorded, “with these extremely flattering words: Vindicati Maris Ludovicus XVI remunerator Strenua Vindici reward from Louis XVI to the valiant avenger of the rights of the sea.”
John Paul Jones
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It was unflattering, stark white, and short in length with a high-collared bolero jacket.
My Fair Wedding
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Politicians lost their immunity from unflattering exposure.
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It took an own goal and a penalty to give a flattering veneer to the scoreline.
Times, Sunday Times
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‘For those lucky enough to have an oval face, like Cat Deeley, pretty much anything goes but especially flattering for slightly longer faces are off centre partings with a flick to one side,’ he adds.
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I think there is a lot of truth in that statement even if it does paint an unflattering portrait.
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We have always thought of ways to make our clothes flattering.
Times, Sunday Times
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As someone who has only ever designed websites as an aside to proper work or as a glorified hobby, this is hugely flattering, and something I may just take up.
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his deference to her wishes was very flattering
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He was appointed in 2002 to pull Grendon into the mainstream of the prison system, and speaks unflatteringly of what he found when he arrived.
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Do you have any cases of prosecution for treason for publishing material merely unflattering the United States 'conduct in waging war?
Balkinization
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To say progress has been slow would be flattering it.
Times, Sunday Times
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The finest laces, satins and silk prints have been combined to create a functional yet flatteringly feminine treasure of knickers, bras and camis.
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I checked out the MC6 with vocals, guitar and drums, and was greeted with the characteristic flattering unsubtlety that I've always thought the hallmark of the dbx sound.
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The love of their country is with them only a mode of flattering its master; as soon as they think that master can no longer hear, they speak of everything with a frankness which is the more startling because those who listen to it become responsible.
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And independents would be puzzled by his kind and flattering praise of John McCain compare to his Obama trashing while he was running in the primaries. — jimSF
Biden and Anita Hill, Revisited - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com
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She is as untruthful as she is flattering.
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You may think a text is too flattering but the feelings expressed are genuine.
The Sun
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I think a stretchier fabric would have been more flattering.
Una LaMarche: Project Runway Episode 2 Recap: Hot Pregnant Messes
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The love of their country is with them only a mode of flattering its master; as soon as they think that master can no longer hear, they speak of everything with a frankness which is the more startling because those who listen to it become responsible.
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I knew he was only flattering me because he wanted to borrow some money.
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There were pleasant and flattering obituaries about him, hundreds of letter and telegrams.
THE AMBASSADOR'S WOMEN
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Interviews with old-timers and vintage footage blend well with gorgeous snowy scenery and soft Gaelic music to paint a flattering picture of this latterly beleaguered resort.
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By the 1820s it had become common to attribute definable features to the age, usually in unflattering terms.
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Isella was found to be a mother; and then the storm burst upon her and drabbled her in the dust as fearlessly as the summer-wind sweeps down and besmirches the lily it has all summer been wooing and flattering.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 07, No. 43, May, 1861 Creator
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A woman in Florida wrote some rather unflattering remarks about a local sheriff in the newspaper.
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It is dangerous crisis when a proud heart meets with flattering lips.
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These flattering styles include double front and back darts to offer a shapely silhouette and have been carefully scaled from small to plus sizes.
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He is foppish and vain (he writes a very flattering line in autobiographies) - but also dashed fanciable.
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For the types Blair now calls "wimmin", there were all-women shortlists and a minister for women; for magazine editors, Blair held flattering lunches; and for civilians, focus groups like the one at which Alastair Campbell, in a break from squabbling with his colleagues, found himself shocked by the all-girl superficiality.
What woman could ever compete with Tony 'cojones' Blair?
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A voluminous tulip shape is flattering, especially if you are worried about your bottom or hips.
Times, Sunday Times
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Miss Gaskett "heeled" Wallie with flattering faithfulness and incidentally imparted the information that a friend from Zanesville,
The Dude Wrangler
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We have always thought of ways to make our clothes flattering.
Times, Sunday Times
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Make sure students realise that 'fat' is an unflattering or pejorative word.
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Sometimes there was a wry little aside to leaven the mix, such as a comment about the unflattering effect of the fashionable ultra-short men’s coat on a middle-aged courtier of ample girth, or the tendency of a two-foot steeple hennin those tall cone-shaped head-dresses worn by great ladies at the time to poke people in the eye.
Daughter of York, by Anne Easter Smith. Book review.
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The outfit is also really unflattering and has no shape.
The Sun
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The elegist of one of her daughters by an earlier marriage referred to her flatteringly as “sweet mother Scribonia.”
Caesars’ Wives
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One, that the waspie is indeed incredibly flattering (of course).
Times, Sunday Times
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He referred to your work in terms of high praise/in flattering terms.
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The 59 per cent is rather flattering to the antis.
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The love of their country is with them only a mode of flattering its master; as soon as they think that master can no longer hear, they speak of everything with a frankness which is the more startling because those who listen to it become responsible.
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He would NOT have written in flattering tones about how they eschew gadgetry in favor or a more low-tech way of hunting.
Poor Representation
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Edgar, to whom this was communicated, saw with terror the ascendance thus acquired over her judgment as well as her affections, and became more watchful and more uneasy in observing the progress of this friendship, than all the flattering devoirs of the gay Baronet, or the more serious assiduities of the Major.
Camilla
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We love jumpsuits because they are everything fashion should be: flattering, easy to wear, sexy and hip.
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Although it is flattering to be thought personally responsible for allowing a proven war criminal to remain in office, in the end I don't buy the fuss.
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And to think before posting a link to'the unflattering picture of them after their fourth tequila shot '.
Times, Sunday Times
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And to think before posting a link to'the unflattering picture of them after their fourth tequila shot '.
Times, Sunday Times
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Stay fit, dress to suit our figure, get a flattering hairstyle, and enhance nature with the right touch of makeup.
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At North Sea, cons regularly slip unflattering press cuttings under the door of Archer's cell in a fruitless effort to rile the peer.
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She was everything he had dreamed of finding — wealthy and independent in her own right, desirous of only a few months 'diversion, very lovely, beddable in the extreme, and flatteringly interested.
Irresistible
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Her influence on the Chancellor has tidied up his life, his chaotically untidy homes and his unflattering clothing.
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The love of their country is with them only a mode of flattering its master; as soon as they think that master can no longer hear, they speak of everything with a frankness which is the more startling because those who listen to it become responsible.
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Has it shaped up after some less than flattering preview notices?
Times, Sunday Times
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On the one hand, how flattering to have such devoted fans!
Times, Sunday Times
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And so it would appear from his none too flattering article in yesterday's Telegraph.
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Your hairdresser can suggest a flattering hairstyle - very short is usually best.
The Sun
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Some styles are so flattering that they instantly become classics.
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Recently, a couple of music crits have tried to cast a less flattering shadow on the band.
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65 Thus accounting for his sickness, improbably enough but in flattering way.
The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night
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He did remember that they contained a lot of flattering words about the Soviet host.
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As she watched his expression harden, she decided he wouldn't consider the comparison flattering.
Only You
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Michael Viner's essay at the Huffington Post about making a deal -- supposedly a headline-grabbing six-figure deal -- for a book from former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich is a masterpiece in avoiding unflattering facts.
Huffing and Puffing about the Blagojevich Deal
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I find it very flattering that people comment on some of my posts and I try to respond, either in this blog or on the pages of those who have been so kind as to visit me.
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Work with your agent to set up refreshment pit stops where your home or grounds can be seen from flattering angles.
Times, Sunday Times
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She says: 'It is so flattering and exciting.
The Sun
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Go back further, to the heavy-hitters of the western canon, and plenty of unflattering portraits exist as well.
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But the shift from lampooning celebrities to flattering them was another thing entirely, a brazen case of poacher turning gamekeeper.
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A rare self-portrait, which the artist had slashed when told it was too flattering, has been patched up by a restorer from the National Gallery.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph
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An embarrassing but relatively minor incident of low-rent political hackery is probably the most flattering light that can be cast upon McDonnell at this point.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Virginia “Confederate History Month” Proclamation
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I have told police officers what l think of them to their face even if it has not been flattering so far l have avoided arrest and l suffer from this tactlessness to everyone, rather know for it l am afraid.
G20 police assault verdict SHOCK! « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG
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Can't find any flattering pics of the cardie, not even on Ravelry, but I love it.
Calmer-worthy? - And She Knits Too!
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This is a very flattering and super quick skirt to make and your end product will look best if a drapey good quality fabric is used.
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As stated above, there's not much to look at during the show and the spotlights often add an unflattering hue to Chris.
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There were pleasant and flattering obituaries about him.
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Recent biographies paint an unflattering portrait of a sociopath motivated by the basest desires-to control, to abuse, to dominate.
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Here are some other celebs with a less than flattering web presence.
The Sun
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It cast an unflattering light upon the skin, it made voices echo.
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There was one fire larger than the rest; from its dimensions, it might be termed a "bonfire," such as is made by the flattering and flunkeyish peasantry of old-world lands, when they welcome home the squire and the count.
The War Trail The Hunt of the Wild Horse
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Of the defendant and his lawyer, she is less flattering.
Times, Sunday Times
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Regardless, the extremist component to the Obama photoshopped photo, again unlike the chimp comparison, is flattering transparent for any the single meaningful or caring about the hardship of black folk in the story of the USA.
Archive 2009-12-01
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It is dangerous crisis when a proud heart meets with flattering lips.
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Countless scarves were whirled in the air as the 'cules' (literally meaning 'arses' - a historical, if fairly unflattering, term for Barça's fans) sang along to the Barcelona anthem in celebration of another win over their greatest rivals.
101 Great Goals - latest football videos and international soccer goals from the Premier League, Champions League,La liga, Serie A, World Cup, UEFA Cup and more
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In the past I had donned an unflattering blue raincoat - a refuse-sack with armholes - and taken the famous ‘Maid of the Mist’ boat journey right up to the Falls, to experience first-hand the sheer force and power of the roaring cascade.
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Virtually foolproof to use, it flattering.
Times, Sunday Times
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What do these unflattering portraits tell us about the current status of designers?
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Their findings suggest that many were flattering themselves in their self-reported profiles.
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All that money and that kimbo person still can't find a haircut that's flattering?. o.o.o.o.0.0.0.
Dlisted - Be Very Afraid
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He was disgruntled by Clara's unflattering comments about his brother.
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I'm not flattering myself with some deluded belief of self-importance, if things get out of hand (which probably/hopefully they will not) I'll be the one getting really upset.
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For ladies, there's the flattering yet functional full length bridle mac from Mackintosh.
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While you might not like the $300 price tag, generally European cuts are far more flattering to guys with narrow waists/shoulders.
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This style of dress is flattering to most women.
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... which, given the size of my nose, may only result in flattering improvements.
Nose to the Grindstone
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I still think the staleness is there and very flattering to people who actually prefer straitened horizons.
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She took the new circumstances in with a single cast up of her wary eyelids; and her, and her skill in surgery and art in medicine, I praised to lull her fears, which procured me the denomination of old friend, as well as handsome gentleman: she went so far as to add, in a fit of natural warmth, nice fellow; and it is the truth, that this term effected wonders in flattering me: it seemed to reveal to me how simple it was for Harry Richmond, one whom gipsies could think a nice fellow, to be the lord of Janet's affections -- to be her husband.
Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith
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The shape has been gently molded into a flattering curve, with hidden layering used to create and remove weight where needed.
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However, he was, of course, bound by protocol to make a few flattering comments about this.
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My fears of an unflattering portrait with a Pinocchio nose begin to recede.
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The young staff officer was so elated by the apparently flattering selection of the fair anonyma that he never considered the idea of possible foul play.
A Fascinating Traitor An Anglo-Indian Story
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This is a more flattering option than an oversized top, which can make a big man look like a bouncy castle.
Times, Sunday Times
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What's flattering is that he has me on his mind when he's at home.
USATODAY.com
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Here are some other celebs with a less than flattering web presence.
The Sun
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We'd dearly love to grab squares of iridescent fabric and twist them into fabulously flattering Jerry Hallesque wraps.
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Yet his mind still fluctuated between the counsels of clemency and of revenge; the zeal of the bishops had almost extorted from the reluctant emperor the promise of a general pardon; his passion was again inflamed by the flattering suggestions of his minister Rufinus; and, after Theodosius had despatched the messengers of death, he attempted, when it was too late, to prevent the execution of his orders.
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
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The batwing shirt is popular for its easy style and flattering fit.
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Not that the Blues are invincible, for there can also be passages of play that show them in a much less flattering light.
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Might anyone in particular recognise themselves in a less flattering portrayal?
The Sun
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There's a reason why none but the skinniest, or bravest, wear white - it's not very flattering.
The Sun
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Clinton's selective memory about unflattering episodes in his life is indeed interesting, considering his ability to recall the minutest details of his childhood.
BILL'S SELF-PORTRAIT
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You have to diffuse light in a flattering way.
Times, Sunday Times
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Add visuals, complete with wigs and gowns, and the image is even less flattering.
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Normally this looks better at a distance but here the nag is seen from its most unflattering angle, a chalky blob, the equine equivalent of ‘does my bum look bigger in white?’
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He knows he is often seen in a less than flattering light.
Times, Sunday Times
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His flattering remark brought a blush in to her cheeks.
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In no manner of feigning or flattering, but in soothfastness of good love and clean charity.
The Form of Perfect Living and Other Prose Treatises
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She is especially known for her way with kohl and being able to give anyone a flattering smoky eye.
Times, Sunday Times
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But is he flattering to deceive and will there be yet more disappointment?
Times, Sunday Times
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An unflattering training photo made it look as though the newlywed Toon defender had piled on the pounds on honeymoon.
The Sun
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This means untidy hair, unflattering clothes and no make-up.
Times, Sunday Times
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This flattering straight cut coat is stipple quilted in 2 lengths, one just below the knee and one to above the ankle.
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In 1030, the legendary King Canute, who once tried to command the tides of England in mockery of his flattering courtiers, invaded the lands of Olaf in Norway.
The Last Viking Warrior | Heretical Ideas Magazine
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In a high quality game, the better side certainly won, but by a flattering margin, as they were able to maximise their chances with some pacy finishing.
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It was flattering, certainly; in a way self-flattering by identifying their master as the worthiest; but nonetheless sincere.
The Times Literary Supplement
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You may think a text is too flattering but the feelings expressed are genuine.
The Sun
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Instead of darts, gently ease the waistline to the waistband for the most flattering fit.
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The lightweight fabric makes this voluminous new shape more flattering.
Times, Sunday Times
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I think there is a lot of truth in that statement even if it does paint an unflattering portrait.
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In terms of womanhood, the words conjure up something, well, unflatteringly female.
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It gave the scoreline a flattering look.
The Sun
