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So, to be told that I must be high to paint like this, well, it hurt. You all have helped me feel much better, and to carry on!

John failed the exam, it was cold comfort to him to be told that he could take a make-up exam next semester.

Investors ought to be told that the market for ETFs may not always be as liquid as they would like.

He hurried to the railway station out of breath, only to be told that the train leaving for Shanghai had been away for half an hour.

by now in literature to the equation of one sense with another, or to be told that human behaviour is frequently cruel and irrational.

Or had she seen him? They ought to be told that the uncertainty had not been removed by this trip to Mexico.

But, soon to pick up the kids time point only to be told that the tickets are sold out, back in the day.

He returned after the war, only to be told that his wife had left him.

No little girl wants to be told that this is also expected of her, once she comes of age.

The guidance also says that women who are deciding whether to have an abortion must be told that most do not suffer any psychological harm.

I was told there is a very slim chance there might be a different hotel, but I won't be told that until I arrive in Shanghai.

John F Kennedy was not woken to be told that nuclear-capable missiles had been discovered by the CIA in Cuba.

They don't want to be told that such a radical turn to the right is not, in fact, necessary.

Pregnant women should also be told that moderate physical activity, like cycling to work, will not harm them or their unborn children.

Your manager doesn't want to just be told that you can't meet a deadline without getting some indication of what you could do.

You surely are not surprised to be told that you usually listen to music not only with your ears but with your whole body.

The visitors should be told that what they have done is very harmful to the birds, and this kind of thing must be stopped from happening.

In 1991 the Tory government of the day was equally thrilled to be told that primary education had become too progressive.

The effectiveness of positive audible feedback originates in human sensitivity. Nobody likes to be told that they have failed.

I needed to be held, to be stroked, to be told that I would be OK.

Or, more often, to be told that the credit card machine isn't working right now, so how about paying in cash?

Far worse, however, is to be told that we, or the things we do, are typical of our nation.

Patients should be told that labour pain is a timeless component of the "rites of passage" transition to motherhood, he added.

They need to be told that they have to do something, maybe they have to move or they have to prepare.

It was a bitter disappointment to them to be told that their toilsome journey had been made in vain.

All students should be told that there will be serious consequences for any boy harassing a girl in this manner.

And truth be told, that's what I would like them to wear, too. But that's not what my daughters like.

Pregnant women should be told that having an abortion is safer than having a baby, highly contentious new advice from doctors states.

If there is a longer story to be told that requires more information and background, a feature may be better.

I'm curious how this will be handled, but I'm guessing customers will be told that the iPad is first-come, first-served on April 3.

Few of us like to be told that we're average, and Americans are no exception.

Personally, it's lame to be told that sitting still and pouting is anyway to become happy.

One reason is that it is little comfort, in the midst of an economic slump, to be told that life is even harder next door.

I dropped on him today, only to be told that he died three weeks ago.

Infuriating though they are, Europeans come fairly cheap as allies: they basically want to be told that they are wanted.

You surely are not surprised to be told that you usually listen to music not only with your ears but also your whole body.

Players and coaches should be told that they cannot question refs or linos on the pitch or off it.

Only to be told that allegations of abuse against him were exaggerated.

And you'd love most, To be told, That it's all your own.

I hurried to the airport only to be told that the plan had taken off.

Kids should be told that crime does not pay.

t you be told that the two books are no of great benefit.

I have seen it get some people's goat to be told that their color was good and their pulse even.

I was somewhat mortified to be told that I was too old to join.

Many people are overweight in the USA, but no one wants to be told that they are fat.

It's easier for us to be told that we're talented or intelligent--our own beauty is something that we don't want to face.

People don't like to be told that they are wrong.

A new American president will be told that, for the first time in its history, the US is a nation entering relative decline.

In life you will encounter a lot of cynicism and disillusion, you'll be told that certain things are or are not possible.

The Negro citizen may go to register only to be told that the day is wrong, or the hour is late, or the official in charge is absent.

She got there only to be told that they had gone on holiday.

We went to use the pool to be told that pool is closed for maintenance.

People who drink to drown their sorrow should be told that sorrow knows how to swim .

Who needs to be told that a gracious smile will get you a better service in any store?

It is surely discouraging for us to stand in line for more than one hour and then be told that we can't see the manager until tomorrow.

We arrived at the airport on time, only to be told that the flight had been cancelled