| Megan quickly slapped her hand away from her mouth and gave her a reproving look. |
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| He fixed her with a mildly reproving glance which diluted quickly into a fond grin. |
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| His tone was gently reproving, but I was determined not to let him talk me down. |
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| Now, however, he was looking straight at her, eyes direct, face serious and tone reproving. |
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| In the complaint filed, the complainant alleged that the judge had used a haughty tone, had a reproving look and made unjustified comments. |
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| Since Mr Abacha took over in 1993, Britain and America have tried reproving words and mild sanctions to push him towards democracy. |
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| Beijing University put up notices reproving students for some rowdy behaviour and ordering calm. |
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| They had to put up with the reproving look of their supervisor, who would ostracize them because of their actions. |
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| It is essential to avoid the adoption of a reproving attitude towards commercial and industrial use of space. |
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| In the not-so-distant past, society was much more outwardly homogenous and conformist, and the law did not shrink from reproving conduct deemed offensive to public morals or likely to corrupt youth. |
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| He also stressed the fact that a definition of ethics should be part of a positive approach and that a purely reproving attitude towards commercial and industrial exploitation of space must not be adopted. |
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| So all of Hedwig's night-time jaunts and her many reproving hoots may be taken as signs of her great magical ability or my pitiful lack of research, whichever you prefer. |
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| First was the basic moral stance of reproving vice and rewarding virtue. |
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| Bonaventure used his authority so prudently that, placating the first group and reproving the second, he preserved the unity of the order and reformed it in the spirit of St. Francis. |
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| Jacob rebuked Simeon and Levi for arousing the enmity of neighbouring tribes and, on his deathbed, gave his blessing to their younger brother Judah, reproving Simeon and Levi for their cruelty. |
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