| And what does it mean when people take offense and respond in evil and inhuman ways? |
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| In fact, to read through most rap lyrics is to wonder which adults or political constituencies wouldn't take offense. |
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| A red-haired Cuban refugee used to take offense at nearly everything I uttered, finding me unrefined, unlettered, vulgar, and a bore. |
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| The idiotic hypersensitivity of the media continues to search for new and stupid things to take offense at. |
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| He shoots me a nervous sideways look, maybe afraid I'll take offense at the indelicate reference. |
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| We take offense at anything and everything, and savvy media folks shout along all the way to the bank. |
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| I worried he might take offense but, to my surprise, Abu Hassar began to laugh too. |
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| Does it become impossible to mention the historic crimes of Ustashe thugs lest law-abiding Croats take offense? |
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| The trick is to use it sparingly because certain noses take offense of its presence. |
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| The very religious, like Eagleton, may take offense at the brusque, selective, and unsystematic consideration of their creeds. |
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| I wonder if she'd take offense if I ask her to put on a snowsuit. |
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| They may not take offense at the men's do-rags and throwback baseball caps cocked to the side, but some of the women's tight jeans and skirts would certainly provoke ire. |
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| Some people take offense when wiki writers jump up on their soap box and prattle on. |
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| But Marina didn't take offense when Wendy tried ordering her around, finding fault. |
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| But like European Latinos, they are also proud and take offense at any sign of disrespect. |
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| Thanks be to all of you who are faithful and who do not take notice of those who take offense at your love, fervor and fidelity to me. |
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| A few people take offense that an individual is placed in the shadow, others in fact perceive it as a connection with the group. |
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| Indeed, their tradition of etiquette is so complex that they expect foreigners to commit gaffes and seldom take offense when it happens. |
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| I cringed at my tactlessness and hoped he wouldn't take offense. |
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| May has clearly made a decision not to take offense at coverage of her clothing choices. |
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| She might take offense if some Johnny-come-lately thinks he can do a better job. |
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| But the central government can also take offense at this rent that might either be captured by a local elite or serve the interests of an opposition to the center. |
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| In Tokyo, journeys are so long that it is common for people to fall asleep with their head resting on the shoulder of the person sitting next to them, who will never take offense. |
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| Also, these bubbles accept all comments and don't easily take offense. |
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| They won't take offense if you regard them as catty couch potatoes. |
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| I teach a fitness class and have invited people to attend my class, I ask people to join and they take offense to this, they think I am asking them because they are fat or take it as an insult instead of an opportunity. |
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| If your potential client seems to take offense at the fact that you want the terms in writing and wonders why you won't accept a verbal promise, don't let this put you off. |
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| The easiest way to write for the Internet is to take offense. |
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| To those who may take offense at such a proposal, I reply that in today's highly mediatized world discretion is becoming a cardinal virtue once more. |
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