Sentence examples for annoying good from inspiring English sources

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Years ago, I read an essay by Anne Lamott in which she described breaking up with a friend because she couldn't bear hearing the friend boast about her (well-deserved, but annoying) good fortune.

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Only a few weeks ago he was on record saying nothing annoys good civil servants more than lazy ones.

No figures were available for the numbers who left their posts, but Sir Jeremy said there had been a willingness to implement the scheme, as "nothing annoys good civil servants more than seeing lazy civil servants going year after year without addressing that performance problem".

A little bit of monitoring only annoys the good workers, causing them to slacken off.

For some, the idea of being "annoyed" into good posture may be a bit frustrating.

In hiring me from San Francisco Hastingss, J.D ., Judge Hand sought to annoy the good ole' boys surrounding him.

Boston Cream Pie Not to annoy the good people of Boston, but pie and ice cream exist separately for a reason.

Don't annoy a good room-mate.

Try to be someone other people want to play with, if you act lame you can get kicked out of a room, but if you're cool (i.e. you don't spam or insult or annoy people) good players will play with you, or at least play against you and be willing to help you.

It's sending a continuous stream of dolphin noises into my ears, along with a droning techno beat, and it works, as far as I can tell, on the principle that whatever is extremely annoying must be good for you.

The FDA plans to regulate mobile health products, which, as much as government intervention is annoying, is a good thing.

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