Dislike Sentence Examples

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  • On the other hand it has been specially recorded of two of the species of spider-destroyers that they have great dislike and apparent fear of these little poisonous Hymenoptera.

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  • When sympathy and dislike are both discarded or allowed for, he remains one of the most astonishing, if not exactly one of the most admirable, figures of letters.

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  • It has been said that persons who dislike authority often show great devotion to " authorities "; and the word dogma might make a similar transition.

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  • They would have to be made of stone to dislike you.

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  • When but three years old he had a virulent attack of small-pox which left his face disfigured, and contributed to his father's dislike of him.

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  • The Malays are indolent, pleasure-loving, improvident beyond belief, fond of bright clothing, of comfort, of ease, and they dislike toil exceedingly.

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  • Whatever one may think of the cogency of such arguments, it seems safe to conclude that thinkers, who dislike constructive idealism, but accept time and space as boundless given quanta, reach in that way the thought of infinity, and if they are theists, necessarily connect their theism with reflexions on the nature of Time and Space.

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  • Lao is therefore rather a political than an ethnical title, and the people cordially dislike the name, insisting on their right to be called Thai.

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  • Unfortunately his firmness developed into obstinacy, and exhibited itself in continued confidence in officers who had proved to be failures, and in dislike of some of his ablest generals.

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  • He'd served as Damian's executioner for thousands of years, a position he found fitting for his general dislike of the human capacity for evil.

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  • Alexander was also an idealist, but his ideals were apt to centre in himself; his dislike and distrust of talents that overshadowed his own were disarmed for a while by the singular charm of Speranski's personality, but sooner or later he was bound to discover that he himself was regarded as but the most potent instrument for the attainment of that ideal end, a regenerated Russia, which was his minister's sole preoccupation.

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  • Even the Reynolds loved him, and they had every reason to dislike him for taking her away from their son.

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  • Friction had soon arisen with New Netherland, although, owing to their common dislike of the English, the Swedes and the Dutch had maintained a formal friendship. In 1651, however, Peter Stuyvesant, governor of New Netherland, and more aggressive than his predecessors, built Fort Casimir, near what is now New Castle.

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  • Although he was anxious to marry this lady, the match was rendered impossible by the dislike of George II.

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  • Dlugosz refused the archbishopric of Prague because of his strong dislike of the land of the Hussites; but seven years later he accepted the archbishopric of Lemberg.

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  • Destined for the church by the family council which deprived him of his birthright, he was sent when about thirteen years of age to St Sulpice, where he conceived a dislike of the doctrines and discipline thrust upon him.

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  • The years 1830-1833 are especially memorable for a disastrous outbreak of sheep-rot and for agrarian outrages, caused partly by the dislike of the labourers to the introduction of agricultural machines.

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  • He treated the Levellers with some severity and showed his instinctive dislike to revolutionary proposals.

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  • His dislike of the truth was clear.

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  • Madame Comte conceived a dislike to the circle she found there, and this was the too early beginning of disputes which lasted for the remainder of their union.

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  • He is inspired with the dislike and jealousy of governments so often felt and expressed by thinkers formed in the social atmosphere of the 18th century.

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  • Grote maintained that on the whole the allies had little ground for complaint; but in so doing he rather seems to leave out of account the Greek's dislike of external discipline.

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  • But after a time Delbriick, suspected of inspiring his charge with a dislike of the Prussian military caste and even of belonging to a political secret society, was dismissed, his place being taken by the pastor and historian Friedrich Ancillon, while a military governor was also appointed.

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  • The same dislike would be roused by the Athenian alliance with Alexander of Pherae (368-367).

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  • Here he soon excited the dislike of his young companions, who procured his banishment from the court.

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  • The two men didn't simply dislike one another—the feelings ran far deeper.

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  • A lot of people from the Huston area have reason to know the Medena's – some even have reason to dislike them.

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  • His tastes were those of a student, and he did not disguise his dislike of public functions and the constant little journeys which take up so much of a bishop's time.

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  • His support of Pitt's Reform Bill was qualified by a just dislike of the ministers' proposal to treat the possession of the franchise by a constituency as a property and not as a trust.

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  • It was natural, therefore, that he should dislike the university, and as natural that the university should dislike him.

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  • In the evening, when Prince Andrew went to him and, trying to rouse him, began to tell him of the young Count Kamensky's campaign, the old prince began unexpectedly to talk about Princess Mary, blaming her for her superstitions and her dislike of Mademoiselle Bourienne, who, he said, was the only person really attached to him.

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  • Cats dislike the scents from these items.

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  • Moreover, paying such honor to Bagration was the best way of expressing disapproval and dislike of Kutuzov.

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  • She was sincere enough in her dislike of Roman jurisdiction and.

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  • His dislike of the Ecclesiastical Titles Assumption Bill, the rejection of which he failed to secure in 1851, prevented him from joining the government of Lord John Russell, or from forming an administration himself in this year.

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  • He did not dislike the work, but was or thought himself cruelly treated.

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  • There is only one answer; the principal cause of this complete and irretrievable collapse is to be sought for in the folly, egotism and selfishness of the Polish gentry, whose insane dislike of all discipline, including even the salutary discipline of regular government, converted Poland into something very like a primitive tribal community at the very time when every European statesman, including the more enlightened of the Poles themselves, clearly recognized that the political future belonged to the strongly centralized monarchies, which were everywhere rising on the ruins of feudalism.

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  • His great literary power, his reputation for benevolence, and his known toleration and dislike of doctrinal disputes caused him to be much more favourably regarded than most churchmen by the philosophes of the 18th century.

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  • In 1842 it carried a new law of primary instruction, which aroused the dislike of the anti-clerical Liberals.

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  • One of his motives in taking this course no doubt was a strong personal dislike of Peel, with whom he had often been in collision, and who had singled him out in 1829 for what must be called a marked affront.

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  • Whichever you get you will probably dislike it.

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  • Lucien soon conceived a dislike for a duty which opened up no vista for his powers of oratory and political intrigue, and repaired to Corsica.

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  • This was the source of his intense dislike of the Puritan and Nonconformist conception of the church, which afforded no tangible or definite form.

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  • Later in the centu r y Dionysius of Alexandria applies some acute criticism to justify the Alexandrian dislike of the Apocalypse.

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  • But the essential narrowness and timidity of his general outlook prevented him from detecting and estimating latent forces, either in politics or in matters strictly intellectual and moral; and this lack of understanding and sympathy accounts for his distrust and dislike of the passion and fancy of Shelley and Keats, and for his praise of the half-hearted and elegant romanticism of Rogers and Campbell.

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  • Wellington's intimate association for several years with the sovereigns and statesmen of the Grand Alliance, and his experience of the evils which the Alliance existed to hold in check, naturally led him to dislike Canning's aggressive attitude towards the autocratic powers, and to view with some apprehension his determination to break with the European concert.

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  • For some years the emperor, with his sound common-sense and dislike of exaggeration, held the balance fairly between the two extremes; but long years of uninterrupted labour, anxiety and disappointment weakened his zeal for reform, and when radicalism assumed more and more the form of secret societies and revolutionary agitation, he felt constrained to adopt severe repressive measures.

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  • The whole system of Peter was deliberately directed against the chief evils from which old Muscovy had always suffered, such as dissipation of energy, dislike of co-operation, absence of responsibility, lack of initiative, the tyranny of the family, the insignificance of the individual.

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  • Adalberon wrote a satirical poem in the form of a dialogue dedicated to Robert, king of France, in which he showed his dislike of Odilo, abbot of Cluny, and his followers, and his objection to persons of humble birth being made bishops.

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  • He was not very successful in negotiating the treaty on behalf of the Protestant interest in Germany, Richelieu having a special dislike to him.

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  • Finn came to the conclusion that young birds have no instinctive knowledge of the unpalatability of distasteful insects, but that experimental tasting soon teaches them to recognize and avoid species they have previously rejected with dislike, and that having once learnt the lesson they long remember it.

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  • But when another butterfly of the same species, but with the wings cut off, was offered to her she promptly ate it without showing any sign of dislike.

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  • The people remained listless, giving no indications of any eager dislike of the government policy.

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  • The steady dislike of the princes was the best proof of the,importance of the cities.

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  • The peoples, too, fully shared the dislike of their rulers to the idea of a closer union with North Germany.

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  • He was now able to carry out, at least partially, his railway schemes, for he could afford to ignore Liberal dislike to state railways, and if he was unable to make all the lines imperial, he could make most of them Prussian.

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  • On the other hand, the natural dislike of the United States felt by the loyalists and their descendants was deepened and broadened, and has not yet wholly died away, especially among the women of the province.

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  • Connected with this was the boundary struggle with Manitoba, the latter province being aided by the federal government, partly out of dislike for Mowat, partly because the crown lands in the disputed territory would, had it been adjudged to Manitoba, have been under federal control.

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  • After a few years regency he was assassinated at the instance of the young sovereign, who at an early age developed a dislike for control and jealousy of his rights as caliph.

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  • The violent dislike he conceived for Buoncampagno exerted a marked influence upon his subsequent actions.

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  • Russia and Saxony entered into it heartily, and France, laying aside her ancient enmity towards Austria, joined the empress against the common object of dislike.

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  • He was again in Paris after the return of Napoleon from Elba, and showed his dislike of the Bourbons and his sympathy with Bonaparte by writing in 1816 a pamphlet entitled The substance of some letter s written by an Englishman resident in Paris during the last reign of the emperor Napoleon.

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  • On the other hand, dislike of mystical interpretations of natural facts has driven many capable naturalists to another extreme and has led them to insist on the "all-powerfulness of natural selection" and on the complete indefiniteness of variation.

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  • Bohmer had a great dislike of Prussia and the Protestant faith, and a corresponding affection for Austria and the Roman Catholic Church, to which, however, he did not belong.

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  • Thus he inherited from his earliest years, with certain traditions of birth and high station, a strong dislike of British rule in Ireland and of the dominant owners of the soil, a firm attachment to his proscribed faith, and habitual skill in evading the law; and these influences may be traced in his subsequent career.

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  • He was for the most part merely a tool in the hands of the Committee of Union and Progress, and though he was supposed to dislike the pro-German policy of Enver Pasha, he was unable to take any effective steps to oppose him.

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  • Even tame buffaloes seem to have an inveterate dislike to Europeans.

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  • There was, however, some jealousy of the ease with which Americans secured land grants, and an entirely just dislike of " bad " Americans.

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  • This arrangement increased the regent's dislike of the British, and a fresh outbreak occurred in 1848-49.

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  • These demonstrations, however, were the outcome not of any returning partiality for her own family, but of her intense dislike, in which she resembled Queen Elizabeth, of any "successor," "it being a thing I cannot bear to have any successor here though but for a week"; and in spite of some appearances to the contrary, it is certain that religion and political wisdom kept Anne firm to the Protestant succession.

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  • She will be queen of all her subjects, and would have all the parties and distinctions of former reigns ended and buried in hers."' Her motive for getting rid of the Whigs was not any real dislike of their administration, but the wish to escape from the domination of the party,' and on the advent Ibid.

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  • His dislike to rationalism in religion also made him one of the numerous opponents of Benjamin Hoadly's Plain Account of the Nature and End of the Sacrament.

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  • While in opposition his mind was swayed to and fro with conflicting emotions of dislike to the head of the ministry and of desire to share in the spoils of office.

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  • Meanwhile, his great rival Coke, whose constant tendency to limit the prerogative by law and precedent had made him an object of particular dislike to James, had on two points come into open collision with the king's rights.

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  • Although his motive was, in great measure, a feeling of personal dislike towards Ellesmere, yet it is not improbable that he was influenced by the desire to restrict in every possible way the jurisdiction of a court which was the direct exponent of the king's wishes.

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  • The two leading ideas are a dislike to the Unknowable in all its forms, and a reliance on the validity of our personal experience.

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  • The introduction of mammals has been largely influenced by economic conditions, when, indeed, it was not absolutely accidental and unavoidable; but in the case of birds it has been more gratuitous, so to speak, in many cases, and hence is looked upon with especial dislike by naturalists.

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  • But most of all did they dislike his practice of flooding England with strangers from beyond seas, for whom offices and endowments had to be found.

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  • But the growing belief that the whole scheme was merely intended to serve the purposes of the Roman Catholics converted their dislike into deadly opposition.

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  • He knew well that the appeal to abstract reason and the hatred of aristocracy would spread over Europe like a flood, and, as -he was in the habit of considering whatever was most opposed to the object of his dislike to be wholly excellent, he called for a crusade of all established governments against the anarchical principles of dissolution which had broken loose in France.

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  • The sympathies of the Whigs, and especially of the Whig prime minister, Lord John Russell, were with the people; and Lord John displayed his dislike to the Romanizing tendencies of the Tractarians by appointing Renn Dickson Hampdenwhose views had been formally condemned by the Hebdomadal Board at Oxfordto the bishopric of Hereford.

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  • The Sepoys again had an ineradicable dislike to serve beyond the sea, and the invasion of Pegu necessitated their transport by water to the seat of war.

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  • But the country, being in enjoyment of considerable prosperity, paid only a languid attention to the scheme; its indifference was reflected in the House; the Conservatives were encouraged in their opposition by the lack of interest which the new bill excited, and the almost unconcealed dislike of the prime minister to its provisions.

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  • In the East (Council of Ephesus, 431) he was helped by the entanglement of Pelagianism with Nestorianism, just as in the West the ruin of Nestorian prospects was occasioned partly by dislike for the better known system of Pelagianism.

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  • The schism was due to race rivalries, and to dislike for the ever-growing claims of the see of Rome.

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  • Historically, great issues have hung upon the dislike by which High Lutheranism and High Anglicanism, those two midway fortresses between Rome and Geneva, have been estranged from each other.

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  • In Germany, dislike of the Prussian policy of " Union" - the legal fusion of the Lutheran and Reformed Churches - gave life to a High Lutheran reaction to which has shown some vigour in thought and some `Union."

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  • Many dislike the subject; some would thrust it into practical theology.

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  • He was "thought of" for various boroughs, Marylebone among the number, but his democratic Toryism seems to have stood in his way in some places and his inborn dislike of Radicalism in others.

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  • In Judaism, as in other, especially Oriental, religions, the natural dislike of material defilement has been elevated into a religious sentiment, and made to support a complicated system of quasi-sanitary abstinences and ceremonial purifications; then, as the ethical element predominated in the Jewish religion, a moral symbolism was felt to reside in the ceremonial code, and thus aversion to impurity came to be a common form of the ethico-religious sentiment.

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  • Papuans have usually a great dislike to d 'a ' rain and carry a mat of pandanus leaves as a protection against it.

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  • The compromise that resulted from these conflicting forces suited Elizabeth very well; she had little dislike of Catholics who repudiated the papacy, but she was forced to rely mainly on Protestants, and had little respect for any form of ecclesiastical self-government.

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  • Rabi` to select Ali, knowing that the dislike felt towards him by the Khorasanians would double their strength in fighting against him.

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  • His own wish was to call Abu Ahmad, a son of Moktafi, or a son of Moqtadir, to the Caliphate, but the majority of generals preferring Qahir because he was an adult man and had no mother at his side, he acquiesced, although he had a personal dislike for him, knowing his selfish and cruel character.

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  • The dislike of the Conservatives to President Santa Maria was occasioned by his introduction of the law of civil marriage, the civil registration of births and deaths, and the freeing of the cemeteries.

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  • A great dislike is shown generally to a written contract binding the parties to a fixed date; and, as a rule, on breaking it the Persian always appeals for and expects delay and indefinite days of grace.

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  • As Aga Mahommeds power increased, his dislike and jealousy of the Muscovite assumed a more practical shape.

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  • He is said to have been parsimonious, and certainly he was quicker to receive than to reciprocate hospitalities; but his mean establishment and mode of life are explained by the retired habits of his wife, and her dislike of company.

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  • The heavy losses sustained by the Indians during that outbreak, and their dislike and distrust of the colonial Spaniard, account for the comparative indifference with which they viewed the rise and progress of the 1814 colonial revolt against Spain, which gave the South American states their independence.

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  • By the popes, who represented Italian interests, they were always looked upon with dislike and jealousy, even when they had become zealous Catholics, the founders of churches and monasteries; with the Greek empire there was chronic war.

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  • Shortly afterwards Korybutovic, who had taken part in this great victory, incurred the dislike of the extreme Hussites, and was obliged to leave Bohemia.

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  • She had permitted Darnley to journey to Scotland, and it has been asserted that she entangled Mary into this union; but on the other hand she and her council declared their dislike of the proposed marriage, and ordered Darnley and his father to repair to London, a command which was disobeyed.

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  • An attempt to illustrate household equality by having the servants sit at table with the rest of the family was frustrated by the dislike of his two sensible domestics for such an inconvenient arrangement.

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  • As early as 1744 Edwards, in his sermons on the Religious Affections, had plainly intimated his dislike of this practice.

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  • They have been regarded with' much dislike by most economists, and some dues of the kind which existed in London, viz., dues on coal and wine imported, and metage dues on grain, were much imposed until their final abolition in recent years.

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  • The swine would be sacrificed as having caused the death of Adonis, which explains the dislike of Aphrodite for that animal.

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  • An ordinance passed in 1827, abolishing the old Dutch courts of landroost and heemraden (resident magistrates being substituted) and decreeing that henceforth all legal proceedings should be conducted in English; the granting in 1828, as a result of the representations of the missionaries, of equal rights with whites to the Hottentots and other free coloured people; the imposition (1830) of heavy penalties for harsh treatment of slaves, and finally the emancipation of the slaves in 1834,3 - all these things increased the dislike of the farmers to the government.

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  • The parlement of Paris shared this dislike, and succeeded in reducing the number of Protestant members of the chambre de l'edit from six to one.

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  • The strong political position secured to the French Protestants by the edict of Nantes was very objectionable, not only to the ardent Roman Catholics, but also to more moderate persons, and the payments made to their ministers by the state were viewed with increasing dislike.

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  • Healy, voiced the general dislike in Ireland of the Budget of 1909, the rejection of which by the House of Lords had precipitated the dissolution of parliament.

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  • But the most serious cause for dislike to government action was the interference by the governor-general, in 1907, with their religious customs, by the suppression of hundreds of their congregational schools, and the closing of numbers of their churches.

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  • In reality this Dorian immigration probably consisted of a series of inroads and settlements rather than a single great expedition, as depicted by legend, and was aided by the Minyan elements in the population, owing to their dislike of the Achaean yoke.

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  • He had a deep dislike of England, and a strong desire to recover Minorca and Gibraltar, which she held.

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  • His experience at Frankfort had diminished his dislike of popular representation, and it was probably to the advice of Lassalle that his adoption of universal suffrage was due.

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  • His dislike of Calvinism, or his antipathy to external complications, however, prevented him from taking any serious steps to defend Protestantism from the attacks of the counter-reformation.

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  • He loved Alex, of that she was certain, and sometimes she got the distinct impression that Alex felt something for him - something besides dislike.

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  • I don't dislike Alex – even if he did steal you from me.

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  • He had a visceral dislike of Europe.

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  • Nothing but enmity on your part, and deep-rooted dislike, can account for your resting contented without possession of the Father's gift.

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  • Over the years, our friendship grew through our mutual love of music and mutual dislike for each other's football teams.

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  • John Ellis had a very strong dislike of hanging women.

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  • It would take the most elitist of football purists to dislike Sensible Soccer 2006.

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  • Even so, their dislike of the common state is not frivolous.

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  • If you dislike yourself, then this implies the inferiority complex is dominant at that moment.

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  • Most people dislike getting sparked every time they touch something metallic.

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  • In fact, he appears to have an almost pathological dislike for what we represent.

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  • Annoyances There are only a few things that I really dislike, and some of them are rather petty.

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  • I guess messing page formats up is yet another reason to dislike chocolate raisins.

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  • As a group we tend to be very self-referential, and dislike learning from other disciplines.

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  • They may dislike mucky morality, financial shadiness and jobs for the boys, but it rarely affects how they vote.

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  • Many people dislike the slight bitterness of endive, but others consider it rather sprightly.

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  • A verdict we have to accept (but which i dislike intensely) which i doubt brings any succor to the victims family.

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  • The operation of sympathy is not unidirectional; most children dislike angering their parents, and enjoy pleasing them.

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  • British attitudes shifted from relative openness to dislike and distrust, and even racial xenophobia.

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  • Taking up his residence at Philadelphia, he wrote a few months later to Thomas Russell expressing unqualified dislike of the American people, whom he was disappointed to find no more truly democratic in sentiment and no less attached to order and authority than the English; he described George Washington as a "high-flying aristocrat," and he found the aristocracy of money in America still less to his liking than the European aristocracy of birth.

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  • Charles Albert felt a certain interest in Liberal ideas and was always surrounded by young nobles of Carbonarist and anti-Austrian tendencies, and was therefore regarded with suspicion by his royal relatives, Metter nich, too, had an instinctive dislike for him, and proposed to exclude him from the succession by marrying one of the kings daughters to Francis of Modena, and getting the Salic law abolished so that the succession would pass to the duke and Austria would thus dominate Piedmont.

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  • Financial considerations, lack of proper transports for an expeditionary corps, fear of displeasing France, dislike of a policy of adventure, misplaced deference towards the ambassadorial conference in Constantinople, and unwillingness to thwart the current of Italian sentiment in favor of the Egyptian nationalists, were the chief motives of the Italian refusal which had the effect of somewhat estranging Great Britain anc Italy.

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  • Turgot, on hearing of this, wrote an indignant letter to the king, in which he reproached him for refusing to see him, pointed out in strong terms the dangers of a weak ministry and a weak king, and complained bitterly of Ailaurepas's irresolution and subjection to court intrigues; this letter the king, though asked to treat it as confidential, is said to have shown to Maurepas, whose dislike for Turgot it still further embittered.

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  • Perhaps his impressions were too gloomy; his whole enthusiasm had been for the Corsicans, who still maintained an unequal struggle against the French; he deeply resented his father's espousal of the French cause; and dislike of the conquerors of his native island made him morose and solitary.

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  • With the scholar's dislike of textbooks, he rapidly acquired a thorough knowledge of the ancient historians, quickly passed on to medieval times, and here it was that he formed as the ideal of his life the study of universal history, the works of God as displayed in the history of the human race.

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  • This is of considerable historical value, but is marred to some extent by the author's dislike for Louis XI.

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  • A letter to Voltaire on his poem about the Lisbon earthquake embittered the dislike between the two, being surreptitiously published.

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  • Martagon, candidum, chalcedonicum, Szovitzianum (or colchicum), bulbiferum, croceum, Henryi, pomponium - the "Turk's cap lily," and others, will grow in almost any good garden soil, and succeed admirably in loam of a rather heavy character, and dislike too much peat.

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  • Frederick William, seeing his son apparently absorbed in frivolous and effeminate amusements, gradually conceived for him an intense ., dislike, which had its share in causing him to break off the negotiations for a double marriage between the prince of Wales and Wilhelmina, and the princess Amelia, daughter of George II., and Frederick; for Frederick had been so indiscreet as to carry on a separate correspondence with the English court and to vow that he would marry Amelia or no one.

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  • The ignorant fanaticism of the multitude viewed speculative studies with deep dislike and distrust, and deemed any one a Zendik (infidel) who did not rest content with the natural science of the Koran.

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  • His contempt of luxury, his avoidance of hyperbole and dislike of excessive ceremony, his protection to commerce and consideration for his soldiers, the reluctance with which he assumed the crown almost at the close of his reignall these would have been praiseworthy in another man; but on his death the memory of his atrocious tyranny alone survived.

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  • In spite of his hostility to the Jesuits, his dislike of friars in general, and his jealousy of the Inquisition, he was a very sincere Roman Catholic, and showed much zeal in endeavouring to persuade the pope to proclaim the Immaculate Conception as a dogma necessary to salvation.

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  • The duke of Wellington, Sir Robert Peel and several other members of the ministry, moved perhaps by personal animosity, and certainly by dislike of his known and consistent advocacy of the claims of the Roman Catholics, refused to serve with him.

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  • The Briton has an inveterate dislike of third-class travel by sea, even on short trips.

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  • Mozart was popularly supposed to dislike the flute as an instrument, but you would never know it from this spirited and tuneful piece.

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  • Also, the very nature of the competitiveness in our society creates a dislike of failure.

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  • There is nothing worse than feeling miserable all day at work in something you dislike.

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  • The other sign is likely to have many traits you naturally dislike.

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  • Fortunately, because they are free, you can switch to another program if you dislike the one you originally downloaded.

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  • He soon overcomes his crewmates' distrust and dislike and becomes a valued member of the Voyager crew.

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  • The only other concerns reported with Botox are social; there are some people who find they dislike having a face that is less communicative, as others may view them as unemotional.

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  • Although Ethel and Fred had never met, that didn't stop them from developing a strong mutual dislike, fueled via telephone mes­sages and third-party comments.

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  • This resignation was possibly due to his dislike of Henry's foreign policy.

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  • Although Aventinus did not definitely adopt the reformed faith, he sympathized with the reformers and their teaching, and showed a strong dislike for the monks.

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  • The death of Wishart produced a deep effect on the Scottish people, and the cardinal became an object of general dislike, which encouraged his enemies to proceed with the design they had formed against him.

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  • Marie Antoinette soon won the affection and confidence of the dauphin and endeared herself to the king, but her position was precarious, and both Mercy and Maria Theresa had continually to urge her to conquer her violent dislike for the favourite and try to conciliate her.

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  • While he manifests no wholesale dislike to doctrine, such as is seen in the Broad Church school, Bruce inverts the Catholic estimate.

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  • The answer to dogmatic atheism, that it implies infinite knowledge, has been well stated in John Foster's Essays, and restated by Chalmers in his Natural Theology, and its force is recognized in Holyoake's careful qualification of the sense in which secularism accepts atheism, " always explaining the term atheist to mean `not seeing God' visually or inferentially, never suffering it to be taken for anti-theism, that is, hating God, denying God - as hating implies personal knowledge as the ground of dislike, and denying implies infinite knowledge as the ground of disproof."

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  • Augustus also entered into communication with the Huguenots; but his aversion to foreign complications prevailed, and the incipient friendship with the elector palatine soon gave way to serious dislike.

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  • He played a slight part in the War of Independence, and was taken prisoner in 1781, her treatment resulting in a lifelong dislike of Great Britain.

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  • The later years of her power were marked by the promotion of her old pupils, the children of the king and Mme de Montespan, to high dignity between the blood royal and the peers of the realm, and it was doubtless under the influence of her dislike for the duke of Orleans that the king drew up his will, leaving the personal care of his successor to the duke of Maine, and hampering the duke of Orleans by a council of regency.

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  • Possibly he was embittered at the time by the fact that, owing to the strong personal dislike of the king, caused chiefly by the contemptuous tone in which he had spoken of Hanover, he did not by obtaining a place in the new ministry reap the fruits of the victory to which he had so largely contributed.

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  • This experiment was partially successful, but the instinctive dislike of bees to anything of a fibrous nature caused them completely to spoil their work of comb-building in the endeavour to tear or gnaw away the linen threads whenever they got in touch with them.

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  • Actually, it was only his father that he seemed to dislike... and maybe Dulce.

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  • Yet was it actually instinct or was she merely being influenced by Alex's dislike of his father?

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  • Possibly... probably - but Alex certainly didn't dislike money.

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  • The two men didn't simply dislike one another—the feelings ran far deeper.

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  • Neither the years nor the num­ber of interviews made his dislike for the task any less, but expe­rience did help in knowing who to believe and who was telling sto­ries.

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  • What is it that you dislike about Alex?

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  • He took an immediate dislike to Bastion; the man was short and thick with close-set blue eyes as cold as a winter's morning.

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  • A lot of people from the Huston area have reason to know the Medena's – some even have reason to dislike them.

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  • The Society's slide projector took a dislike to Brian Philps ' carousel but was soon appeased by use of its own.

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  • For example, I may decide not to go to Bali both because I dislike Bali and because I find the journey burdensome.

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  • People I know who dislike Tori feel that she's too caustic, too edgy.

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  • It may be that Philip's animosity toward her stems more from being hurt and let down by his former daughter-in-law, than actual dislike.

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  • The management of scarce resources is a prime issue for the pass-on practice about which a number of people expressed dislike.

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  • I took an immediate dislike He has a hard look about him.

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  • Some people seem to take an instinctive dislike to having attributes in an XML document whose content is 20 lines long.

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  • In the top ten was this little lady and I couldn't have explained my irrational dislike of her half as well as this.

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  • What is wrong with encouraging intense dislike of a religion?

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  • I... well I just dislike the way Wordpress has a gazillion different views for managing comments.

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  • There will be people who have a visceral dislike of Europe.

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  • I dislike my boss's ambiguously worded emails because they require me to ask for clarification before taking action.

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  • As with any product, you will find mixed reviews from those who both love and dislike a product.

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  • You won't be able to swaddle your infant for long, however, since once she starts to move more freely, she'll dislike the confines of a swaddling blanket.

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  • Ask them what they like and dislike about their particular brand and model.

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  • Is this play fighting or has she grown to dislike her own brother?

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  • Although Himalayans are laid back in nature, most cats dislike water and grooming regardless of their nature.

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  • Try to experiment; perhaps you could alternate the use of herbs and powders to see which ones they dislike the most.

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  • Herbs that cats dislike include cayenne, lavender and rosemary.

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  • No matter how many disagreements you have or how much you dislike your ex, your children are not part of the marriage.

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  • Your child may start to dislike the other parent and resist staying with him/her or listen to anything the other parent says.

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  • Some people don't mind it, but if you dislike the odor, take capsules instead of teas or tinctures.

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  • Children are drawn to bright vivid colors and quickly know which colors they like and which ones they dislike.

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  • The fact the scent goes on dry is also a plus for many women who dislike the dry time and wet feeling of most perfumes.

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  • Participants may dislike the classroom environment because they don't want to share their stories with others; they may be afraid of being judged.

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  • Yeah. He was THAT good-looking, but that just made me dislike him even more.

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  • Also, if you take a modeling class and decide you dislike it, then you won't have to waste money on shows and portfolios.

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  • Brewer's yeast is rich in B vitamins but has a strong taste that some people dislike.

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  • They start to discover what foods they like and dislike and cater their diets appropriately.

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  • One of the disadvantages to traditional fondant is that many people dislike the taste or feel it is too sweet.

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  • This was her mother's decision, and Whitestone has come under fire for her dislike of sign language.

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  • She is very affectionate to me and my husband, but she has a real dislike for other people and dogs.

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  • They are deep-rooting and dislike disturbance, taking some while to regain strength.

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  • Some seeds germinate better if started directly in the garden soil; they dislike being moved.

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  • Most people dislike ranch homes because of their plain exterior.

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  • They dislike the smell and will stay as far away from the plants as they can.

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  • If you love Merlot but dislike Chardonnay, then you will probably prefer organic Merlot over organic Chardonnay.

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  • Find out what motivated them to choose their new home and what they like and dislike about it.

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  • Surgery may not be for everyone, and those who dislike the idea of sleeping with masks and surgical procedures may benefit from exploring oral devices to address the sleep problem.

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  • Your child might dislike being awoken during an episode, or may become very uncomfortable if woken up.

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  • He has a rather healthy dislike for the Yason, which means that he chose the right career field, it seems.

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  • Born Hanzo Hasashi of Japan, he seems to have a strong dislike, yet at the same time a definite respect for Sub-Zero.

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  • It doesn't feel as cluttered or overbearing as Yahoo does and I've yet to find a game that I seriously dislike.

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  • Not much to dislike here, the Patz was well rounded, had real depth and was generally a crowd pleaser.

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  • If they dislike certain items in a pre-packaged basket, consider creating your own.

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  • Part of the reason why many people dislike PDA phones is the added bulk, but the Centro is very small.

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  • An interesting feature of fructose intolerance is that children affected by the disorder develop a powerful protective aversion (feeling of intense dislike) to sweet-tasting foods and beverages.

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  • For other children, however, being ignored or rejected by peers may be a lasting problem that has lifelong consequences, such as a dislike for school, poor self-esteem, social withdrawal, and difficulties with adult relationships.

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  • Older school-age children and adolescents may not be interested in drawing, but they can make a list of experiences they like and dislike.

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  • Many adults dislike the sight of babies with pacifiers.

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  • In fact, red hair was looked upon with dislike by the Irish as well as the English historically.

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  • If you dislike visiting your stylist every couple of months for just a few hair highlights, then platinum blonde may not be for you.

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  • However, many women dislike being tethered to a machine or feel that their birthing team pays more attention to the machines than their needs.

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  • It has fervent fans as well as many who dislike its alarmist style.

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  • Many people dislike condoms because they reduce the sensation of sexual intercourse.

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  • Others dislike the effort involved in using them.

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  • Semi formal short dresses are ideal for women who dislike the way fabric on longer skirts can get wrapped around their legs and hinder movement.

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  • For example, some babies dislike hats and headbands and will balk at kitty ears, no matter how cute.

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  • At heart, though, she is a good character, and this provides viewers with many opportunities to dislike the characters who treat Shane badly or who they hope will break up with her.

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  • Try not to vent about your boyfriend/girlfriend because your friends may be looking for reasons to dislike this person even more.

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  • A reputable jeweler may point out design flaws that you haven't noticed, but they should not steer you toward designs outside your price range or styles you dislike.

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  • Some products are difficult to find, or you may find you dislike the taste of a particular kind of flour.

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  • There's very little to dislike about Donna Sharp purses, and everything to like.

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  • The only problem with this site is that they ask for an email address, so if you dislike giving that information out, try looking elsewhere.

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  • They are very affectionate with their friends and family, but dislike new situations at first.

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  • Oxen dislike change and prefer things to stay focused.

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  • Whenever Aquarius takes up the banner to help another person, she'll set aside her dislike for confrontation and force herself to endure until the wrong has been righted.

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  • Most girls, especially those in middle and high school, dislike looking exactly like everyone else.

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  • For example, most autistic children dislike pretend play and many do not play with toys in the typical ways.

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  • While some students and parents dislike the idea of strict dress codes, mandatory school uniforms ensure that every child looks alike, possibly leveling the bar when it comes to income and status levels.

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  • Make sure your child knows that it's okay to dislike parts of camp - it's not a situation where "You'll have fun whether you like it or not!"

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  • The whole reason kids are excited about vacation is that it is something different; it's not that they dislike classes.

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  • Some classic film enthusiasts greatly dislike the use of Technicolor, but some love it.

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  • While many people dislike horror movies because of the disturbing or gory themes, just as many like them for those same reasons.

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  • Many fans dislike the movie for its take on the role of Michael, feeling that the portrayal is a bit more comical than frightening.

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  • Others dislike the show's overt dramatization of the personalities among the TAPS members.

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  • One of the main reasons many people dislike shopping online is the difficulty of returning merchandise.

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  • Perhaps you love a shoe on the market but dislike the material.

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  • When Dr. Drake returned to GH in 2006, his character was a struggling alcoholic whose son, also on staff at the hospital, felt a combination of ambivalence and dislike for his father.

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  • The pairing haters are distinctive in their dislike for a certain pairing by renaming it.

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  • For some, this may mean allowing their own dislike of characters to color their recap.

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  • Many writers and producers dislike spoilers because they hamper the drama, the ability to tell stories and to reveal character development.

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  • Aquarians are progressive, forward-thinkers who dislike being told what to do.

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  • Although many people prefer to practice yoga while barefoot, yoga shoes can be useful if you practice outdoors or simply dislike showing your bare feet.

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  • Many therapies for autistic children have been developed over the years and while some find approaches like applied behavioral analysis to be extremely effective, many kids on the spectrum dislike these approaches.

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  • An adult who speaks a different language than those around him may dislike learning the new language.

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  • Others will develop an instant dislike to you that you'll never overcome.

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  • What did you dislike about your lease favorite former supervisor?

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  • I am not sure how well this diet works for others who do not have issues with dairy products or a dislike of salads or frequent servings of met.

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  • One of the biggest reasons people dislike exercise is because they don't enjoy it.

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  • Finally, the cotton lined or brushed satin gowns are most often available in pastel colors or white, so if you dislike wearing those shades, you might be disappointed by the selection.

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  • You can also talk to her and ask her to look at catalogs or lingerie pictures online to help you know what she'll like or dislike.

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  • While many men dislike this unflattering kind of lingerie, women like wearing it for warmth and comfort.

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  • Brian Dunkelman parted ways with the show in a mutual decision - he was open about his dislike of the show, and Fox Networks were said to be unhappy with his performance.

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  • Some critics dislike the new rap added to the song, but the one addition that seemed to be universally disparaged was the use of autotune - a studio pitch correction program made popular by rapper T-Pain, who uses it for all of his vocals.

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  • Contrary to popular belief, people don't dislike her because she's pretty; they dislike her because she's mean.

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  • Although many of the drag queens had confrontations with each other, one of the ongoing problems on the show was the rest of cast's dislike for Rebecca Glasscock.

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  • They instinctively dislike Klingons, a handy trait when trying to ID Klingons in your midst, and are death to grain.

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  • Lord Aberdeen made no secret of his dislike for the Turks, and openly expressed his disbelief in the reality of their reforms; and in January 1853 the tsar, in conversation with Sir Hamilton Seymour, the British ambassador at St Petersburg, spoke of the Ottoman Empire as " the Sick Man," and renewed the proposals for a partition made in 1844.

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  • He allied himself with the Republican party on its organization, but his inborn dislike for political manoeuvring prevented his ever becoming prominent in its councils.

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  • Other connubial speculations foundered on the personal dislike of the princess for the various suitors proposed to her, so that on the death of her mother (May 1727) and the departure to Holstein of her beloved sister Anne, her only remaining near relation, the princess found herself at the age of eighteen practically her own mistress.

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  • A native of Pernambuco, when a young man he married against the wishes of his mother, who took a violent dislike to the bride.

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  • The state of sullen dislike which followed was after a while succeeded by more active evidences of hostility.

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