词汇 | example_english_well-meant |
释义 | Examples of well-meantThese 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. Wellmeant as the effort was, and as many of the people were, for doing that work, it failed in that object. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There are two oddities to this well-meant description. I am surprised at the contrast between the amount of well-meant legislation on these matters and what has been actually done. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The movement of forming silent columns was well-meant in its endeavour to discourage loose and ill-digested talk of a depressing character about the war. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Parts of the documents are ingenious, worthy, wordy, thoughtful and well-meant. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It may have been one of his colleagues who gave the instructions to the district commissioners and no doubt the advice was well-meant. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I believe, well-meant advice inspired by the want of knowledge of people en this side of the water. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I regret that this well-meant debate is doomed to sterility. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It seems probable that in its first partial introduction it was a well-meant attempt to remedy an injustice and a hardship. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is very well-meant but there are other bodies which can take action on these issues. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English A right of veto, however well-meant, cannot be awarded to any section of the population; this causes division. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English It will be just another wasted bureaucratically-controlled, well-meant nonsense. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But often they are ossified by too much well-meant planning. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 My experience did not bear out that well-meant prediction. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Is this not a well-meant clause which it would be difficult to enforce in practice? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 To sum up, then, the opposite of ‘well-meant’ is ‘badly done’. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English When the mistake was discovered a well-meant but unfortunate attempt to correct the mischief simply exaggerated the confusion. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The offer to mediate was well-intentioned and well-meant. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They would much rather do that than depend on these odd subsidies, however well-meant they may be. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I earnestly trust that he will realise that the advice which has been given to him is not only well-meant but is worth taking. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I hope that she will accept that advice as well-meant. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Those missions were well-meant but ill-advised; and that, as we all know, is what a good many people think of the impending visit. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Those very well-meant drug donations are leading to drug deaths. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 What was originally an administrative and legal device had become, through well-meant historical romanticism, a highly emotional division between like and like. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are the differences which arise when our well-meant sentiments come into contact with extremely baffling and extremely obstinate concrete obstacles. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He is attempting to ride off and assume that my sincere and well-meant inquiry had some sinister political motive. 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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