Indulging in pleasantries?

Indulging in pleasantries?

indulging in carelessly idle games?

indulging in carelessly idle games?

While you are indulging in varieties.

While you are indulging in varieties.

Perhaps merely indulging some barbaric custom.

Indulging in some beer and skittles, eh?

Indeed they were, before that, indulging in affluence,

Indeed they were, before that, indulging in affluence,

Now the word tolerance, if you look at it in the dictionary, connotes allowing, indulging and enduring.

Tell me, Frank... have you been indulging in what I call 'Mrs Weaver's weakness for social in formalities'?

In Pakistan instances continue to be reported where customs, practices and misinterpretation of religion are cited as justifications for indulging in acts of discrimination against women.

I understood you to say that you reported to our plant ill... and you're here in Berlin indulging in diversions... which are very much beyond your means?

18. Mr. Otuyelu (Nigeria) welcomed the intention of the Executive Director to combat international crime without indulging in finger pointing, but with determination to do what was right.

(O Muhammad!) If you obey the majority of those who live on earth, they will lead you away from Allah's path. They only follow idle fancies, indulging in conjecture.

(O Muhammad!) If you obey the majority of those who live on earth, they will lead you away from Allah's path. They only follow idle fancies, indulging in conjecture.

The international community must contribute to the revival of our State and to stand by our side in our effort to rebuild our nation rather than indulging in trivialities.

While the above provisions can theoretically be used to punish a public servant indulging in discrimination against women it does not appear to have been used and can be further developed.

We do know the habit of lying, indulging in fantasies... which the boy developed in infancy, have progressed to the stage... where he himself was having difficulty... distinguishing what was true and what was not.

The Act also provides for penalties for offences such as being members of unlawful associations, dealing with the funds and use of the premises of unlawful associations, indulging in unlawful activities etc., committed by various persons.

But (He does not accept) the repentance of those who continue indulging in evil until death draws near and they say We now repent nor of those who die disbelieving. For them We have a grievous retribution in wait.

But (He does not accept) the repentance of those who continue indulging in evil until death draws near and they say We now repent nor of those who die disbelieving. For them We have a grievous retribution in wait.

Many people around the world are indulging in what the Germans call schadenfreude pleasure at the suffering of others. The pleasure appears to be derived from the suffering the United States is enduring after four years of efforts to stabilize Iraq.

It may seem to most Japanese that their continuing economic power affords them the luxury of indulging such ingrained habits. Perhaps they should bear in mind Ernest Hemingway s description of how a man goes broke slowly, then all at once.

For example, is it possible to patent DNA sequences and to label classified genes or to decide that a gene is defective without in fact infringing the human rights of the individual carrying those genes and without indulging in eugenics?

In view of these violations and the escalation of Israeli threats against Lebanon, its territorial integrity and people, Lebanon requests the United Nations to deter and prevent Israel from indulging in such grave acts which are a threat to international security and peace.

Indeed, Israel s critics in Europe are indulging in a frivolous banalization when they compare the recent Gaza conflict or the battle of Jenin in 2002 with its 58 casualties among Palestinian combatants (Israel lost 25 soldiers) to Auschwitz, a death factory where 30,000 Jews were slaughtered daily.

After almost 70 years of peace, Europeans seem to have forgotten why unity was so important, indulging nationalist sentiment without regard for its potential consequences. At the same time, they fail to grasp that their economies are too closely interconnected for independent economic policy to work.

In view of the escalation of Israeli threats against Lebanon, my Government relies upon the United Nations to deter and prevent Israel from indulging in such acts and holds Israel fully responsible for any consequences, since these acts constitute a threat to international peace and security.

Lastly, he said he regretted the lack of determination shown by the Security Council, which even as it boasted of what it had done in Timor Leste, was indulging in unacceptable foot dragging in respect of Western Sahara, where the decolonization process had been going on for 40 years.

Against this background, the ECB has yielded to immense political pressure, particularly from France and Italy, to loosen monetary policy further and weaken the exchange rate. But indulging the old political reflex of manipulating the exchange rate to create a competitive advantage will yield a short term fix at best.

The people apos s willingness to tolerate the inevitable costs of this severe crisis without indulging in irresponsible behaviour, while placing their hopes in the recovery of growth through the continuation of the economic reforms under way, showed the Argentines apos firm commitment to a stable economic context and the possibility of predicting policies.

I mean, it's a hobby of mine that I've been indulging in for the last few years, and it all started out with this picture of the American artist, Donald Baechler I had hanging at home. I had to look at it every day and after a while I just couldn't stand the mess anymore this guy was looking at all day long.

This is precisely the attitude that raises the hackles of domestic critics, especially on the left, who argue that a country facing India s crippling social and economic problems cannot afford the luxury of indulging in space exploration. Critics have portrayed the Mars mission as an irresponsible ego trip by pampered scientists disconnected from the harsh realities of Indian poverty and suffering.

Some of the perceived potential benefits include pleasure derived directly from the psychopharmacological effects of the drug pleasure derived indirectly through the perceived improved performance of the individual in different contexts the thrill of indulging in quot risky quot behaviour and the social benefits that may be derived from being associated with a group or subculture in which illicit drugs are consumed.

Paul who is, ironically, a physician went so far as to mention the many children he knew who suffered profound mental disorders after having had vaccinations, indulging the anti vaccination advocates who might support him politically, while stopping short of making a false scientific claim. (By his logic, vaccines make people taller, too after all, nearly every child I have known has grown taller after being vaccinated.)

The staunchly pro American Saakashvili launched successful economic reforms and an all out assault on police corruption, though he, too, eventually was accused of taking bribes and indulging autocratic impulses. Having come to power in the revolt that overthrew the corrupt Shevardnadze, he resorted to the same Soviet style techniques intimidating and discrediting opponents, dispersing dissenters by force to keep his opponents at bay.

In the current situation, the US cannot reduce the real value of its government debt significantly by indulging in a bout of inflation, because the average maturity on existing debt is very short only about four years. And the projected fiscal deficits imply that the additional debt that will be issued during the next decade will be as large as the total stock of debt today.

In the meantime, Greece s regulatory authorities would be keeping a watchful eye over commercial lending practices, while a debt brake would prevent our government from indulging in old, bad habits, ensuring that our state never again slips into primary deficits. Cartels, anti competitive invoicing practices, senselessly closed professions, and a bureaucracy that has traditionally turned the state into a public menace would soon discover that our government is their worst foe.

Most Indian politicians wear rings with stones tailored to specific planetary conjunctions that are providential for them, or designed to ward off malefic influences from planets unfavorably situated on their birth charts. Many swear it works for them others take the agnostic view that one has nothing to lose by indulging such beliefs, except the price of the ring a sort of Hindu version of Pascal s famous wager.

Although no one should expect the British to join the euro any time soon, political leadership within the EU requires the acumen to take account of the central interests of one s own country and those of the other member states without indulging in threats. This, however, requires an adequate understanding of those interests and a willingness to cooperate on the basis of mutual trust, which should be a given within the European family.