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  • At fifty years of age, he began to be grievously afflicted with the stone and nephritic colic; but bore with cheerfulness the most excruciating pains of his distemper. The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March
  • He took to antiquarianism, which is a sort of philtre, driving its votaries mildly insane, and filling them with emotions which, on the whole, are probably more often happy than grievous. Hawthorne and His Circle
  • Mrs Forbes accused the council of "grievously" letting down local residents. Telegraph.co.uk: news business sport the Daily Telegraph newspaper Sunday Telegraph
  • So Nur al-Din abode awhile, eating and drinking and making merry and bidding and forbidding those who tended the horses; and whoso neglected or failed to fodder those tied up in the stable wherein was his service, he would thrown down and beat with grievous beating and lay him by the legs in bilboes of iron. The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night
  • Chelmsford crown court had heard her admit grievous bodily harm and she was sentenced to two years prison, suspended for two years. The Sun
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  • In recent years Pete suffered grievously from stomach cancer, but his courage and commitment remained undaunted.
  • The jury found him not guilty of one charge of grievous bodily harm - a fractured big toe on the child's left foot.
  • This continues until the owner reports the account as stolen, or worse, the account is banned by Blizzard for botting (a grievous violation of the terms of service). How the Virtual Gold Trade Works
  • What a grievous loss his death is to American culture and to those of us who knew him personally, admired, and loved him.
  • Her death was a grievous shock.
  • But he refused the will and the heart, and every time, when he was unable at the beginning to leap sideways out of the inclined trough, he fell grievously from the inside of the loop, bruising and injuring himself. CHAPTER XXVI
  • He was last week found guilty at Ipswich crown court of false imprisonment, conspiracy to apply a corrosive liquid and conspiracy to cause grievous bodily harm. The Sun
  • a grievous cry
  • Having suffered grievously from biological weapons attacks in the past, China supports work that helps comprehensively to strengthen the effectiveness of the convention. It has actively participated in the work of drawing up a Protocol of the Ad Hoc Group of States Parties to the BWC established in 1994, and has made contributions to the progress of the negotiations on the Protocol.
  • Still, the losses were grievous. The Times Literary Supplement
  • Mr Morris said the victims had suffered from a very grievous mistake.
  • There goes a woman," resumed Roger Chillingworth, after a pause, "who, be her demerits what they may, hath none of that mystery of hidden sinfulness which you deem so grievous to be borne.
  • They are accused of public violence, assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm and malicious damage to property after a demonstration outside the mayor's house in protest at electricity cut-offs in the city.
  • We've been struck a grievous blow, but it's not a mortal blow.
  • If he says that it requires a constitutional amendment to rectify this grievous error, then, by gum, I am all for it.
  • Now lieth he in his halls forspent with grievous age, but other griefs are mine. The Iliad
  • Obama's policies are certainly worthy of objurgation, especially his grievous misjudgment at the end of 2009 to cast an additional 30,000 troops into the Afghan abyss in support of a failing counterinsurgency (COIN) strategy. Michael Hughes: Bush Created A No-Win Situation in Afghanistan for Obama
  • It is a bedside story with a difference, featuring allegations of theft, grievous bodily harm and murder. Times, Sunday Times
  • They were both found guilty of causing grievous bodily harm.
  • The loss of his father was a grievous blow.
  • It was grievous to see such a young spirit so blanched, -- so utterly unelastic. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 104, June, 1866
  • M. Cuvier suspects that I may have mistaken for it the animal called by naturalists the dugong, and vulgarly the sea-cow, which will be hereafter mentioned; and it would indeed be a grievous error to mistake for a beast with four legs, a fish with two pectoral fins serving the purposes of feet; but, independently of the authority I have stated, the kuda ayer, or river-horse, is familiarly known to the natives, as is also the duyong (from which M.layan word the dugong of naturalists has been corrupted); and I have only to add that, in a register given by the Philosophical Society of Batavia in the first The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants
  • Section 18 requires an intention to do grievous bodily harm or an intent to resist or prevent the lawful apprehension or detainer or any person.
  • The pair denied conspiracy to murder, the alternative charges of conspiracy to cause grievous bodily harm and conspiracy to rob. Times, Sunday Times
  • He pleaded guilty to criminal damage and inflicting grievous bodily harm. The Sun
  • Chelmsford crown court had heard her admit grievous bodily harm and she was sentenced to two years prison, suspended for two years. The Sun
  • We're talking serious grievous bodily here, maybe loss of life and limb.
  • The lady was grievously offended, and changed her whole behaviour in regard to me.
  • Their loss would be a grievous blow to our engineering industries.
  • Carlo Ancelotti dashes to Italy to visit 'grievously' ill father I'll take a Kop loss provided we win Premier League title, says Neville To mark eight years of his restaurant, restaurateur Nikhil Chib and wife Natasha played host to a bunch of friends and of course, foodies. Daily News & Analysis
  • Having suffered grievously from biological weapons attacks in the past, China supports work that helps comprehensively to strengthen the effectiveness of the convention. It has actively participated in the work of drawing up a Protocol of the Ad Hoc Group of States Parties to the BWC established in 1994, and has made contributions to the progress of the negotiations on the Protocol.
  • The London-born star will be appearing in the new Star Wars film in the spine-chilling part of General Grievous.
  • Training costs for city workers were grievously underestimated.
  • The Bhagavat Purana is full of stories of individuals who were ready to forgive the perpetrator for even the most grievous of offenses. Gadadhara Pandit Dasa: My Religion Is Better Than Yours
  • To whom the prince said: Demean thee not disordinately, lest thou perish by grievous death. The Golden Legend, vol. 7
  • Call it grievous, call it odious, that we may by all means possible put ourselves and others out of love with it. Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi)
  • She was leaving her husband; what was more grievous to her, she was leaving her home; she was on the streets of New York, with her small savings in her greasy purse -- clasped tightly in her two hands under her "Sunday cape," that was trimmed with fringe and tassels in a way to remind you of a lambrequin. McClure's Magazine, Vol 31, No 2, June 1908
  • Analysis of police statistics showed that common assault, and assault with intent to do grievous bodily harm, were mostly committed at home or at places of entertainment, such as bars and shebeens.
  • He was carried off, at first with fears that he had suffered a grievous injury. Times, Sunday Times
  • The country's belligerent veto threats seemed to signal its willingness to force grievous splits in the Security Council.
  • A pied-piper's trail of opportunity discarded, needless abasement endured, and a grievous ransom paid in blood and treasure.
  • Section 18 requires an intention to do grievous bodily harm or an intent to resist or prevent the lawful apprehension or detainer or any person.
  • Another 40 people are facing charges of riot and conspiracy to cause grievous bodily harm.
  • Cops also recorded 1,800 grievous bodily harm offences and 13,600 robberies at knifepoint. The Sun
  • But impeachment is an extreme step which must only be considered for the most grievous wrongdoing.
  • He was released on police bail after being questioned on suspicion of three counts of murder and 18 counts of causing grievous bodily harm with intent. The Sun
  • It was in that desperate and curious limbo known as the "exit concourse," where baffled creatures wait to meet others arriving on trains and maledict the architect who so planned matters that the passengers arrive on two sides at once, so that one stands grievously in the middle slewing his eyes to one side and another in a kind of vertigo, attempting to con both exits. Plum Pudding Of Divers Ingredients, Discreetly Blended & Seasoned
  • Britain's most grievous economic failing is low productivity. Times, Sunday Times
  • Having suffered grievously from biological weapons attacks in the past, China supports work that helps comprehensively to strengthen the effectiveness of the convention. It has actively participated in the work of drawing up a Protocol of the Ad Hoc Group of States Parties to the BWC established in 1994, and has made contributions to the progress of the negotiations on the Protocol.
  • Lego Star Wars General Grievous Minifigurine with cape star wars grievous vader leia skywalker jawa ewok c3po Grievous Star | SciFi, Fantasy & Horror Collectibles
  • The affluent farmers, who owned farmhouses, grievously misused it.
  • God (saith [6779] Fulgentius) is delighted in the conversion of a sinner, he sets no time; prolixitas temporis Deo non praejudicat, aut gravitas peccati, deferring of time or grievousness of sin, do not prejudicate his grace, things past and to come are all one to Him, as present: 'tis never too late to repent. Anatomy of Melancholy
  • His disease was grievous: He had an infirmity, a weakness; he had lost the use of his limbs, at least on one side, as is usual in palsies. Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume V (Matthew to John)
  • He was jailed for 18 months for grievous bodily harm by a court in Guernsey after it heard that he had spat blood at police. Times, Sunday Times
  • Debbie Tucker Green's recent Royal Court play, Truth and Reconciliation – though nothing like as so skilfully carpentered as Dorfman's – covered a huge swathe of history to suggest that some crimes are so grievous they can never be forgiven. Death and the Maiden – review
  • And he that will not obey to him that hath the cure over him when he enseigneth and teacheth him good that he is bound to do, he sinneth grievously and is inobedient, which is deadly sin. The Golden Legend, vol. 1
  • But a lesser plea of inflicting grievous bodily harm was accepted by the CPS. The Sun
  • Annie, and John Fry took a pick to keep him safe; but she curbed to and fro with her strong forearms rising like springs ingathered, waiting and quivering grievously, and beginning to sweat about it. Lorna Doone
  • And ye shall understand, if it like you, that at mine home-coming, I came to Rome, and shewed my life to our holy father the pope, and was assoiled of all that lay in my conscience, of many a diverse grievous point; as men must needs that be in company, dwelling amongst so many a diverse folk of diverse sect and of belief, as I have been. The Travels of Sir John Mandeville
  • Thus dishonest reporting has made truth a casualty of the war, causing grievous damage to the integrity of the journalistic profession.
  • A man has been charged with causing grievous bodily harm with intent. The Sun
  • Narcissism, in psycho-therapeutic parlance, is a term used to indicate a superficial personality type with a hyper-inflated sense of self to compensate for a grievously wounded core. Judith Acosta, LISW, CHT: Nice But Not Good: The Art of Spotting Narcissists
  • He had been the victim of a grievous injustice.
  • Next January 26 will see another grievous blow. The Sun
  • A man is in custody charged with grievous bodily harm. The Sun
  • pietism," of what is foolishly called "goody-goody," has long been abroad; a grievously exaggerated dread; a mere parody of rightful jealousy for sincerity in religion. Philippian Studies Lessons in Faith and Love from St. Paul's Epistle to the Philippians
  • Samantha Berg and Melissa Farley have both pushed the claim that advocates for decriminalization believe social stigma is the most grievous injury against sex workers. Monica Shores: Prostitution "Experts" Versus Prostitutes: Why Don't All Sex Workers Deserve a Voice?
  • Then, fair sister, I doubt that if we abide in virginity that we shall make the word of God vain, and be also despising and inobedient, by which we shall fall into a grievous judgment, where we shall have no hope of reward, but shall run in great torment and pain. The Golden Legend, vol. 5
  • Now it was, it is clear, that the sword of sorrow pierced her through and through, for the Queen of martyrs was fearfully and mortally wounded in that part which is impassible, that is, in her soul; and she bore the death of the Cross in that which could not die, suffering all the more her grievous inward death, as outward death departed farther from her. Meditations on the Life and Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ.
  • However, the manifold blunders and petty jealousies of this official are now producing such grievous results that his downfall is almost certain, and if his removal in disgrace from a position which he has proved himself totally unfit for be considered a satisfaction to those he has injured, why then I, among others, am morally assured of that amount of vengeance, at least. The Civil War In America
  • The first alternative is hard, but the second too grievous for impaired powers of endurance; I must therefore find what expression I may, and tell you how my life has been beshrewed ever since, a boy of twelve, I first incurred the obloquy of being shy. Apologia Diffidentis
  • It looks like a reward for grievous failure; and the appearance does not deceive. Times, Sunday Times
  • They were both found guilty of causing grievous bodily harm.
  • Resources had been absorbed by the war effort, with the result that both equipment and infrastructure were in a grievous state.
  • So Nur al-Din abode awhile, eating and drinking and making merry and bidding and forbidding those who tended the horses; and whoso neglected or failed to fodder those tied up in the stable wherein was his service, he would thrown down and beat with grievous beating and lay him by the legs in bilboes of iron. The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night
  • He stands accused of inflicting grievous harm on Britain through gross political and economic incompetence. The Sun
  • To implant eight is an act of medical negligence that could properly be considered grievous bodily harm. Times, Sunday Times
  • Nevertheless, she outraged not, though her eyes were frightening Annie, and John Fry took a pick to keep him safe; but she curbed to and fro with her strong forearms rising like springs ingathered, waiting and quivering grievously, and beginning to sweat about it. The Ontario Readers Third Book
  • Woe is thee! what grievous outrage hath been wreaked on thee! fearful penalty for thy foul deed hath the deity imposed, whoe'er he is whose hand is heavy upon thee. Hecuba
  • She had in law no individual existence, and consequently no action could be brought by her to redress the grievous wrong; indeed, _according to the law she had suffered no wrong_, but the husband had suffered all, and was entitled to all the redress. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II
  • The objection that chastening is grievous is here anticipated and answered. Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
  • So far from all prosperity awaiting the people as the false prophets say (Jer 23: 17), wrath is in store for them. grievous -- literally, "eddying," whirling itself about, a tornado. Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
  • At Grimsby crown court he pleaded guilty to causing grievous bodily harm. Times, Sunday Times
  • And as a bondmaid steals away from a wealthy house, whom fate has lately severed from her native land, nor yet has she made trial of grievous toil, but still unschooled to misery and shrinking in terror from slavish tasks, goes about beneath the cruel hands of a mistress; even so the lovely maiden rushed forth from her home. The Argonautica
  • The two defendants deny conspiracy to murder, conspiracy to cause grievous bodily harm and conspiracy to rob. Times, Sunday Times
  • In 1988, Brown, a former Bob Dole staffer, had grievously wounded Democratic nominee Michael Dukakis with the infamous Willie Horton commercial, which (unfairly) portrayed Dukakis as the kind of softie liberal who would set murderers free so they could kill again. The Secret War
  • To us of the Lombard League, it was grievous that she should remain so doggishly faithful to her tyrant; though it is to be granted that perhaps fear had as much to do with her devotion as favor. Italian Journeys
  • a grievous offense against morality
  • He survived in spite of suffering grievous injuries.
  • This year Katie showed kids how to make Darth Vader holding an umbrella, General Grievous eating a taco, a Jawa in love, Luke & Leia as roller disco stars, Chewbacca with his pet Han Solo, Yoda with a sparkly lightsaber and more. The Official Star Wars Blog » Comic-Con 2010: Kids Draw Star Wars Panel
  • Also it respecteth very much the hard scirrhous and cancarous tumours, and the grievous soares, and dangerous ulcers of the matrix. Spadacrene Anglica The English Spa Fountain
  • Sport has suffered grievously from the excesses of the few recently.
  • Fortunately, the grievous damage to the reactor did not result in any injuries or deaths, in large part because of the robust design of all of the plant's systems.
  • But the male assumes his influence to be normal, human, and the female influence as wholly a matter of sex; therefore, where women teach boys, the boys become "effeminate" -- a grievous fall. The Man-Made World; or, Our Androcentric Culture
  • They were a grievous burden to her; she would much have liked to put them in the fire; and once Mr. Moore, who had observed her sitting and sighing over them, had proposed a private incremation in the counting-house; but to this proposal Caroline knew it would have been impolitic to accede - the result could only be a fresh pair of hose, probably in worse condition. Shirley, by Charlotte Bronte
  • The British were grievously disappointed at the battle's outcome.
  • Either way, it is a grievous blow to the most pleasant and popular of jockeys. Times, Sunday Times
  • The lusts treated of in the four following chapters, are not only lusts of adultery, but are more grievous than those since they exist only from adulteries, being taken to after adulteries are become loathsome; as the lust of defloration, which is first treated of, and which cannot previously exist with any one; in like manner the lust of varieties, the lust of violation, and the lust of seducing innocencies, which are afterwards treated of. The Delights of Wisdom Pertaining to Conjugial Love
  • Narcissism, in psycho-therapeutic parlance, is a term used to indicate a superficial personality type with a hyper-inflated sense of self to compensate for a grievously wounded core. Judith Acosta, LISW, CHT: Nice But Not Good: The Art of Spotting Narcissists
  • To prevent them from supposing that the service to which he calls them is grievous, he teaches them by the word rejoice how pleasant and desirable it is, since it furnishes matter of true gladness. Reformed Baptist Fellowship
  • Quiet type, but with a neat turn in grievous bodily harm.
  • ‘This shocking incident was a terrible loss for the British Army, and struck a grievous blow to the families of the six soldiers,’ he added.
  • Hypochondriacal or flatuous melancholy, is that which the Arabians call mirachial, and is in my judgment the most grievous and frequent, though Bruel and Laurentius make it least dangerous, and not so hard to be known or cured. Anatomy of Melancholy
  • These things being grievous to those concerned, as we are, though perhaps those at quiet are too little concerned in the matter, therefore when I could no longer forbear, I thought good to present to public view the warrantableness of our holy communion, and the unreasonableness of their seeking to break us to pieces. Works of John Bunyan — Volume 02
  • Her death is a grievous loss to the whole of the community.
  • A FOOTIE star has been charged with grievous bodily harm over an alleged pub brawl. The Sun
  • Indeed when things are dissolved and made thus tender and soft, and are as it were turned into a sort of a carrionly corruption, it must needs be a great difficulty for concoction to master them, and when it hath mastered them, they must needs cause grievous oppressions and qualmy indigestions. Essays and Miscellanies
  • His death was a grievous blow to the world's respect for Marxist art and literature. Times, Sunday Times
  • The pair denied conspiracy to murder, the alternative charges of conspiracy to cause grievous bodily harm and conspiracy to rob. Times, Sunday Times
  • The accused, who were all Chinese and from London, admitted various charges including grievous bodily harm, kidnap and false imprisonment.
  • And if rain be evil and distemperate in its qualities, and discording to place and time, it is grievous and noyful to many things. Mediaeval Lore from Bartholomew Anglicus
  • She denies murder, causing grievous bodily harm and arson with intent to endanger life. Times, Sunday Times
  • The 16-year-old appeared at Chelmsford Crown Court for sentencing after a jury convicted him of wounding the other boy with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.
  • She said there was a danger of the public not realising how grievous were the crimes being committed.
  • It is said that sundry Tortoises dwelt once in a certain island abounding in trees and fruiterers and rills, and it fortuned, one day, that a Francolin, passing over the island, was overcome with the fiery heat and fatigue and being in grievous suffering stayed his flight therein. The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night
  • The Irish and Bristol Channels were closed or grievously obstructed.
  • Marriages go through difficulties, friendships go through tests, and events can occur that are unexpected and grievous.
  • Devereux knew his ill-formed emotions were a grievous fault, even as he indulged them. THE TOUCH OF INNOCENTS
  • “Rather, it is our position that use be restricted to only those situations where the individual is combative — sometimes called assaultive — or poses a significant risk of death or grievous bodily harm to the officer, the subject, themselves, or the public.” Taser Limits Urged for Canadian Police - The Lede Blog - NYTimes.com
  • The jury was told that he had been convicted of grievous bodily harm and child cruelty against a girl in Essex in April 1998.
  • The NSW gynaecologist, known as GSR, is on trial at the NSW District Court, facing charges of female genital mutilation and maliciously inflicting grievous bodily harm. The Australian | News |
  • Alas, alack, and the other grievous sentiments; I cannot ‘cry over spilled milk’ as they say.
  • He was jailed yesterday for three years after admitting inflicting grievous bodily harm, but will be out early because of time served on remand. The Sun
  • Which words being ended, she withdrew her selfe towards the middest of the Tarras, despairing of escaping (with life) from the heates violence; and not once onely, but infinite times beside (among her other grievous extreamities) she was ready to dye with drought, bemoaning incessantly her dolorous condition. The Decameron
  • Then the merchants grievously robbed the people, so that a bushel of corn or half a measure of wine was hardly sold for a triens. The Early Middle Ages 500-1000
  • But the charge of inflicting grievous bodily harm with intent was dropped. The Sun
  • grievous bodily harm
  • Thousands of offences including grievous bodily harm and malicious wounding are being cleared up with no more than an apology. Times, Sunday Times
  • His agonie was very great, and his joyful laugh soon turned to grievous gioaning. Sabbath in Puritan New England
  • Thirdly and lastly, Has God thought fit to cast thy lot amongst the poor of this world, and that either by denying thee any share of the plenties of this life, which is something grievous; or by taking them away, which is much more so? Sermons Preached Upon Several Occasions. Vol. II.
  • A man could disinherit either of his children by declaring his intentions in his will, but only for grave reasons, such as grievously injuring his person or character or feelings, or attempting his life. The Old Roman World, : the Grandeur and Failure of Its Civilization.
  • Now, this were not so grievous, if it were not a step to the death to come, and a degree of it introductive to it. The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning
  • So I'm bent by such grievous tortures, painful to suffer, piteous to behold.
  • Judge Wolfgang Backen read out his list of previous crimes: theft, several cases of actual and grievous bodily harm, stabbing a man and drink-driving. Criminal Muslim murders sister in “honour” killing
  • With all her autocracy, and her grievous mistakes, she was a humble-minded, large-hearted, unselfish woman, of the stuff of which martyrs are made. Times, Sunday Times
  • At Grimsby crown court he pleaded guilty to causing grievous bodily harm. Times, Sunday Times
  • But she was convicted of inflicting grievous bodily harm at Preston crown court. The Sun
  • He pleaded guilty to grievous bodily harm with intent. Times, Sunday Times
  • Romans admitted a charge of grievous bodily harm with intent after changing his plea. The Sun
  • Being chastised by the Americans in public reflected a grievous loss of face. Times, Sunday Times
  • _Thirdly_, If God hath forgiven me so many grievous offences, if he hath pardoned so heinous and innumerable injuries, that amount to a kind of infiniteness in number and quality, O how much more am I bound to forgive my brethren a few light and trivial offences? The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning
  • A FOOTIE star has been charged with grievous bodily harm over an alleged pub brawl. The Sun
  • Also, just to prove that copyediting is never truly finished, that it merely reaches a point where one has to stop because the presses must roll, I spotted a grievous typo in the author's note of B is for Beginning (the cover illustration, which Rick Kirk did for "Hoar Isis," was attributed to "Persephone"), and I emailed Bill at subpress about it. "The echo there, of me and you."
  • He has a previous conviction for grievous bodily harm in 1999, and admitted assaulting her causing actual bodily harm, but the magistrates decided to commit him to Swindon Crown Court for sentencing.
  • The remembrance of our misdoings is grievous to us; the burden of them is intolerable.
  • In a letter addressed to priests around the world, the pontiff said he was profoundly hurt by what he called the most grievous form of evil.
  • The loss of his father was a grievous blow.
  • Having suffered grievously from biological weapons attacks in the past, China supports work that helps comprehensively to strengthen the effectiveness of the convention. It has actively participated in the work of drawing up a Protocol of the Ad Hoc Group of States Parties to the BWC established in 1994, and has made contributions to the progress of the negotiations on the Protocol.
  • It is by the orders of Bowani herself; for I have wronged her, and she is angry and has loudly proclaimed to me that thuggee is ended -- that her protection is for ever withdrawn from me and my fellows, because, O misery, we have grievously offended her. Tales of Destiny
  • A FOOTIE star has been charged with grievous bodily harm over an alleged pub brawl. The Sun
  • 'O thou who dost sway mortal and immortal things with eternal command and the terror of thy thunderbolt, how can my Aeneas have transgressed so grievously against thee? how his Trojans? on whom, after so many deaths outgone, all the world is barred for Italy's sake. The Aeneid of Virgil
  • To implant eight is an act of medical negligence that could properly be considered grievous bodily harm. Times, Sunday Times
  • If D coshes V and he dies, D would be liable for murder as he intended to cause grievous bodily harm.
  • He was last week found guilty at Ipswich crown court of false imprisonment, conspiracy to apply a corrosive liquid and conspiracy to cause grievous bodily harm. The Sun
  • Claire and Wynn were also charged with conspiracy to inflict grievous bodily harm on Cotter.
  • But a lesser plea of inflicting grievous bodily harm was accepted by the CPS. The Sun
  • He had pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing to attempting to cause grievous bodily harm. Times, Sunday Times
  • The science teacher admitted grievous bodily harm without intent. Times, Sunday Times
  • Another 40 people are facing charges of riot and conspiracy to cause grievous bodily harm.
  • The conduct may be either causing a wound or causing grievous bodily harm.
  • Contrast Re 7: 3; Eze 9: 4, 6. grievous -- distressing to the sufferers. sore upon the men -- antitype to the sixth Egyptian plague. which had the mark of the beast -- Therefore this first vial is subsequent to the period of the beast's rule. Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible
  • But a lesser plea of inflicting grievous bodily harm was accepted by the CPS. The Sun
  • Thousands of offences including grievous bodily harm and malicious wounding are being cleared up with no more than an apology. Times, Sunday Times
  • Grievous bodily harm, about twenty-five years ago.
  • Liddle is also charged with grievous bodily harm.
  • Then he said to him, O my son, thou art but young in years and the damsel is fair, so belike thy heart will be taken with her and it will be grievous to thee to vend her. The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night
  • He was charged with maliciously inflicting grievous bodily harm.
  • Appeals by three others who admitted causing grievous bodily harm also failed. The Sun
  • Enemies who are naturally allied against him, when an innocent remark that he makes in class is elevated to the status of a grievous racial slur against the only two black students in his class.
  • Apostles Peter and Paul, and to all the saints, that I have sinned exceedingly in thought, word, and deed, _through my fault, through my fault, through my most grievous fault_. ' Madame Delphine
  • It is a grievous fact for us to confront, but many of them wore apparel of the commonest, talked loudly, and doubtless said "thisaway" and "thataway," and "Watch y 'doin' of?" and "Whur yi goin 'at? The Complete Works of James Whitcomb Riley, Volume 10
  • Three weeks ago, the Adi Sankara temple in Kalady, Kerala, his birthplace, suffered a grievous attack: thieves broke into the sanctum sanctorum and stole a precious emerald Siva linga, which is valued at over Rs Rediff.com
  • He pleaded guilty to grievous bodily harm with intent. Times, Sunday Times
  • Their loss would be a grievous blow to our engineering industries.
  • He was jailed for 18 months for grievous bodily harm by a court in Guernsey after it heard that he had spat blood at police. Times, Sunday Times
  • Since grievous bodily harm can be committed by an omission it would be strange if assault and battery could not be.
  • ” This they do in order not to draw down on themselves the hatred of the spirits who live in the trees, and who are apt to avenge themselves by visiting with grievous sickness such as injure them wantonly. Chapter 9. The Worship of Trees. § 1. Tree-spirits
  • God's gifts, and often make them occasions of sin; but this outcry of the beam against the mote, which is so grievously prevalent in the religious world, is very unseemly. Personal Recollections Abridged, Chiefly in Parts Pertaining to Political and Other Controversies Prevalent at the Time in Great Britain
  • Each one is a grievous loss. Christianity Today
  • However, the manifold blunders and petty jealousies of this official are now producing such grievous results that his downfall is almost certain, and if his removal in disgrace from a position which he has proved himself totally unfit for be considered a satisfaction to those he has injured, why then I, among others, am morally assured of that amount of vengeance, at least. The Civil War In America
  • I marketing manager jobs as distressfully god has obstructive my bowleg grievously to complemental my celesta to sussex i was too suppositional to see when i was at irrelevantly. Rational Review
  • The country has suffered grievously from an unprecedentedly severe drought.
  • He had pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing to attempting to cause grievous bodily harm. Times, Sunday Times
  • The two defendants deny conspiracy to murder, conspiracy to cause grievous bodily harm and conspiracy to rob. Times, Sunday Times
  • a grievous loss
  • ‘Due to our own mistake, the promotional CD… had material with a grievous editorial error,’ the letter says.
  • He survived in spite of suffering grievous injuries.
  • Give me some suggestions so I don't make the grievous error of leaving something out and then getting two dozen emails about it.
  • He believed he had been grievously wronged by those around him.
  • For love is a perpetual [5345] flux, angor animi, a warfare, militat omni amans, a grievous wound is love still, and Anatomy of Melancholy
  • But the charge of inflicting grievous bodily harm with intent was dropped. The Sun
  • The greatest battle of the campaign was fought on the Suvla plain on 21 August, but, despite grievous losses, the greatly reinforced Turks held their ground.
  • But the following years bring misfortune more grievous than any in London.
  • Each one is a grievous loss. Christianity Today
  • His death was a grievous blow to the world's respect for Marxist art and literature. Times, Sunday Times

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