Word: thievish
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...white Australians think of this minority as a bunch of thievish, ignorant welfare bludgers who are played upon by a handful of black demagogues. They oppose the idea of a national apology for past treatment of the Aborigines--a deserved and, in liberal opinion, an essential gesture of goodwill--by saying all this happened in their grandfathers' time, and the living bear no responsibility for it. This is Prime Minister Howard's view too, although--significantly enough--he is quick to drape himself in the nobler emblems of Australian history with which his generation had nothing to do, such...
...white Australians think of this minority as a bunch of thievish, ignorant welfare bludgers who are played upon by a handful of black demagogues. They oppose the idea of a national apology for past treatment of the Aborigines - a deserved and, in liberal opinion, an essential gesture of goodwill - by saying all this happened in their grandfathers' time, and the living bear no responsibilities for it. This is Prime Minister Howard's view too, although - significantly enough - he is quick to drape himself in the nobler emblems of Australian history with which his generation had nothing to do, such...
...moth ate words. That seemed to me a strange event, when I heard of that event, when I heard of that wonder, that the worm, a thief in darkness, should devour the song of a man, a famed utterance and a thing founded by a strong man. The thievish vistant was no whit the wiser for swallowing the words...
...best friend, the Humanist Willibald Pirckheimer, in 1506. "There are so many nice fellows among the Italians who seek my company more and more every day?wise scholars, good lute-players, pipers, connoisseurs of painting . . . On the other hand there are also some of the most false, lying, thievish rascals, the like of which I could not have believed lived on earth. They copy my work in the churches and wherever they find it, and then they revile it and say it is not in the antique manner and therefore not good." But he added: "Here I am a gentleman...
...routine piece, mechanically played. After a pleasant set of Variations by Buxtehude, Davison Joined with violinist Paul Revitt to play Schubert's Duo Sonata, (op.162). Despite the high opus number, it is a product of Schubert's youth, full of happy tunes and harmonic surprises. But Revitt's thievish tone and generally erratic technique made thorough enjoyment of the price difficult. Three Brahms Intermezzi followed, all of them receiving broad, well-molded performances...