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When a group of NBC staff members in New York poked fun at her for delivering a report with heavy dramatic flair one night, they were scolded by Tom Brokaw, the anchor of the "NBC Nightly News".
Or, ignoring the bella figura, one can parse Italian political and economic shortcomings in a tone heavy on statistics and with a hint of scolding, the way a susceptible high-school teacher might speak of a seductive student.
They're a mixture of literary nonsense and Bedouin fables all ending with heavy-handed moralising that feels more like a scolding than a resolution.
"Apre bal-la, tanbou lou," he scolded: "After the dance, the drums are heavy," implying that after they celebrated electing Aristide, they'd pay for their choice with too many problems.
You sound like a scold.
In addition to scolding Norway and promising that its standing with China would suffer, it has mounted a heavy-handed campaign to deter other nations from sending any dignitaries to attend the ceremony in Oslo.China has vastly overstated its success in this effort, citing the 100+ countries that will not attend the ceremony as proof that most of the world supports its position.
Was she scolding him?
The scolding began immediately.
"No screaming, no scolding.
Later, Walton continued the scolding.
Private scolding was apparently insufficient.
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