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I looked up. There, next to Miss Temple, stood the same black column which had frowned on me in the breakfast-room at Gateshead.

Lavish spending on such things as ministerial cars is being frowned on. The new government seems to be tackling corruption.

But parents Hepburn and Tracy must deal with the fact he is black at a time when interracial marriages were frowned on .

"Any form of entrepreneurship was frowned on, yet there was less monolithic industry than in the Soviet Union, " he says.

The Master always frowned on anything that seemed sensational. "The divine" , he claimed, "is only found in the ordinary" .

Office romance, which used to be frowned on, has become an increasingly common occurrence these days.

Minority governments, although common in other Nordic countries, are frowned on in Finland and would only be considered as a last resort.

The Beijing authorities heartily approved of becoming an industrial powerhouse but frowned on the financial arrangements this entailed.

Well knowing that his ministers frowned on such prodigal conduct, he decreed execution for anyone who dared to admonish him.

The older generation have always frowned on some of the ideas of the young.

Eccentricity is frowned on at Cambridge; at Oxford it is a cult. Poetry is encouraged at Oxford; philosophy finds its home in Cambridge .

The doctor frowned on the use of so much salt in the food.

It encouraged marriage and children, and frowned on illegitimacy and women at work.

Traditional Chinese culture frowned on divorce.

The Master always frowned on anything that seemed sensational.

The manager frowned on your proposal.

They frowned on pleasure: the theatre, novels, secular music.

The manager frowned on their plan although it was very reasonable .

Using taxpayers' money to bulk up abroad would be frowned on.

His parents frowned on his staying out late.

Five fine funny frogs frowned on furry furniture.

Most private equity funds would have frowned on such deals because they offer little influence and are already publicly traded.

Such sales are not frowned on if no coercion is involved.

I have to watch the speed, as the jet is begging to go supersonic, something that is frowned on at air shows.

nowadays this is regarded as a normal thing to do but then it was frowned on, and her father certainly didn't want her in our bed.

My teacher frowned on my view.

Certain grammatical constructions that are accepted in America adrc frowned on in British English.

eg. Mary wanted to go to Europe by herself, but her parents frowned on the idea.

Tom wanted to go to France by himself, but his parents frowned on the idea.

Others do all kinds of things which are frowned on by the first group.

Tom wanted to go to France, but his parents frowned on the idea.

Doodle suddenly toward their pants blocked. . . Then frowned on teacher say: the teacher. I can not kiss!

Hong Kong accents are also frowned on, as are the use of English acronyms which have no Chinese equivalent, such as NBA and GDP.

and expressing the entire range of human emotions and enjoying the pleasure of the senses were no longer frowned on

The original definition of C frowned on, but permitted, the interchange of pointers and integers;