in shrift in English

in confession (to a priest)

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1. 6 The notion got short shrift in Washington.

2. 14 They gave us short shrift.

3. 17 We got short shrift.

4. 7 I gave that idea short shrift.

5. 10 Of this breed we can make short shrift.

6. 15 Unfortunately,[www.Sentencedict.com] culture is given short shrift.

7. 9 They made short shrift of my request.

8. 1 The idea has been given short shrift by philosophers.

9. 26 And in government, accounting systems give the long term short shrift.

10. 13 Working people will give short shrift to political projects.

11. 12 The House will give short shrift to the bill.

12. 5 Commanders who undervalued or ignored Ultra get short shrift.

13. 18 These annoying memos will get short shrift from the boss.

14. 11 Sir Partha thinks this gives the poor short shrift.

15. NURSE See where she comes from shrift with merry look.

16. 8 He gave short shrift to criticisms of Government policy.

17. NURSE Have you got leave to go to shrift to- day?

18. 21 As we shall see later these sources often receive short shrift in many of the papers.

19. 16 This kind of talk, however good, gets short shrift from me.

20. 19 Perkins's policy failures are often given short shrift or blamed on others.

21. 28 To expect me to get the work done in a week is to give short shrift.

22. Curiosity is one of those personality traits that gets short scientific shrift

23. 27 Money into housing and consumer goods, while business and infrastructure investment got short shrift.

24. 30 All idle talk wasted our time and we should give It'short shrift.

25. 25 A lot of people are uncomfortable praising others; they give the good points short shrift.