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The implied claim that mine was the centra role was bound to be an affront to any president.

His conduct was an affront to "my dignity as a woman" , she wrote, before demanding a public apology.

She did not dare affront him, for she understood the pride of artists.

Howard ruled out any such affront to the dignity of his honoured guests, saying only that the APEC outfit would be "very Australian" .

"And you do not cooperate. " The walls of his office made clear that the regime saw the opposition less as a threat than an affront.

The fact that the majority of Chinese are agnostics has always been an affront to American Protestant evangelists.

and the affront it contained to Anne, in Mrs Clay's being of so much use, while Anne could be of none, was a very sore aggravation.

Don't take this as an affront to your trustworthiness -- they just want to see progress along the way.

In this respect it was an affront to the state as much as to the carmaker, whose joint-venture partners are government-owned enterprises.

In Jackson it was counted an affront to the neighbors to start out for anywhere with an empty seat in the car.

Her great white hat with its vulgar, showy flowers was an affront.

He took his son's desertion as a personal affront.

Doubt . . . doubt, is the jealous man says when he has just seen through the keyhole hindquarters about to affront legs that he knows well.

But if American parents did this, it would be seen as shortsighted and an affront to the dignity of their children.

His refusal to see me was an affront.

She seemed to take it as a personal affront if he spent too much time talking with Anna .

Even when no one is killed, the trauma of doors being kicked down and women exposed to strangers is seen as a grave affront.

His contentment would be short-lived. France was bankrupt, and its monarchy an affront to the Enlightenment.

Could he expect to be noticed again by the regiment, after such an affront to Colonel Forster?

If you are challenged, you take it as a personal affront and tend to lash out and fight back in a vengeful manner.

His speech was an affront to all decent members of the community.

New Orleans is an affront to nature, and nature isn't shy about reminding New Orleans of it.

We are not going to swallow any affront from those who do not talk to us on equal terms.

Some think the notion is an affront to those who place cultural, spiritual or aesthetic value on biodiversity for its own sake.

Underlined is: "Each and every irksome Jew is a serious affront to the authenticity and veracity of our German identity. "

Third, the display of religious symbols is an affront to secular societies (this line resonates especially in France and Turkey).

Obama administration officials worried that the Chinese would see the absence of a U. S. venue at the Expo as a diplomatic affront.

She views me, a white male, as a personal affront.

I used to take his faults personally; his dirty clothes on the floor were an affront, a symbol of how he didn't care enough about me.

These deaths are an affront to our common humanity, and undermine the efforts of many countries to achieve their development potential.

Reach " barefaced affront other is concoctive perhaps the fact is calumniatory other " wait for case.

Third, the display of religious symbols is an affront to secular societies (this line resonates especiallyin France and Turkey).

After the entry of WTO, the domestic assets appraisal trade will affront more fierce international competitions and severe challenges.

The Yuuzhan Vong view inorganic technology -- machinery, devices and especially droids -- as an abomination and affront to their gods.

Reframe the situation. Instead of seeing every inconvenience or frustration as a personal affront , imagine a benign explanation.

A 2005 poll in Kenya showed that 96% of respondents felt that homosexuality was an affront to their beliefs.

France was bankrupt, and its monarchy an affront to the Enlightenment.

This will result in a waste of resources and could even affront the very individuals we are working to support.

Prestigious Nobel Prize in any case should not become "winners" an affront to the motherland.

There is no greater affront to the spirit of the Bro Code than a willing violation.

How do you know she finds your race and gender a personal affront?

They saw the protests as a personal affront, a demand for a handout.

Lack of sanitation is a serious health risk and an affront to human dignity.

But the Chinese fund has generated criticism among his opponents, who view it as an affront to Venezuela's sovereignty.

Instead of seeing every inconvenience or frustration as a personal affront, imagine a benignexplanation.

It seems that my lunch was an affront on many counts.

President Bush has said skipping the games would be an affront to the Chinese.

The persecution of gays and lesbians is a violation of human rights and an affront to human decency, and it must end.

The militants' takeover of Buner, a district only 100km (62 miles) from Islamabad, was also considered an affront by many Pakistanis.

These acts are an affront to all standards of human decency and international law.

You've loosened my hands, leaving me alone to affront the broken starlit sky. . . . . .

The act of causing anger, resentment , displeasure, or affront .

Immediately a wave of indignation at this affront swept over the country.

They did not want to affront this mad woman.

It is an affront to the armies of traders, brokers and fund managers who require high costs for their livelihood.

An affront to nature, a blasphemy, man playing God -- such comments were often made.

Sheldon: This affront to justice and decency cannot go unanswered.

G Inanimate objects shouldn't move of their own accord. Put a stop to this affront, oh, say, 20 times.

It's a personal affront to me and every member of our congress.

Such behavior is an affront to society.

The idea that a psychologically healthy person could miss war seems an affront to the idea that war is evil.

Keep your shirt on. He didn't beggarly to affront you. That's just the way he allocutions.

This is an affront to their very specific beliefs . . .

The EU's 6, 000 fur farms are an affront to the values it proclaims.

He put an affront upon me.

How do you affront your failure?

It was an injury and affront to Julia, who ought to have been Mr. Crawford's choice;

The manner of folding a letter, for example, may embody a studied affront.

my thoughts of you are quite cold , except when you affront me

his speech was an affront to them

AFFRONT LIFE AND DEATH ME HOMETIC LAUGHTER,