| 词汇 | example_english_foolishness |
| 释义 | Examples of foolishnessThese examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. Lightning would continue to illuminate, at least in political rhetoric, the foolishness of the people and the experts alike. The irrigation systems died from our own foolishness and our negligence. The foolishness is glaring in the case of finitely iterated prisoners' dilemmas or centipede games. One official reported that 'to the masses of the people, sanitation is foolishness'. The foolishness and wisdom of age : attitudes toward the elderly as reflected in jokes. We have all heard of unfortunate people who have lost what they call their "life savings" by foolishness or indeed by greed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They cannot be dismantled; they will be buried in concrete—monuments to the foolishness of man for future generations. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I thought that he had espoused foolishness because he had been told to do so. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Such foolishness, widespread in many areas, would be deterred if people had to contribute to a sensible scheme. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A journalist has got to tell the truth about wickedness and foolishness without fear or favour. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They, however, are not to be blamed entirely, or even chiefly, for all the sorry wickedness and foolishness. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 After all, there is the old maxim, caveat emptor—it is impossible to protect everybody from his own foolishness. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Only the ideological foolishness of ultraliberalism and of misguided free trade remained intact. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English By doing so, he has opened himself to charges of hypocrisy and foolishness. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This paper never fails to take an opportunity of pointing out the foolishness of certain sections of industry which are hampering increased production. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The penny-pinching that has gone on here is highlighted by the foolishness we find in so many other aspects. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I should like to pursue a little further the foolishness of that distinction now that we are off the hustings. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That is where foolishness leads you when you try to act virtuously and, with this directive, we are acting stupidly. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English Either the money is spent for their profit, in which case the inhabitants get the profit, or else it is wasted through their own foolishness. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I call that by the name of economic foolishness. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Is any part of the result of that foolishness reflected in this figure, or has the cost of that still to come? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These provisions show the hollowness and foolishness of these proposals. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This shows the foolishness of having a body which is without power and which can, at best, make recommendations. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Where there has been apparent callousness it has usually been because of some slip-up or foolishness or misunderstanding at a lower level. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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