Sentence examples for not prodding from inspiring English sources

Linda had been on commendably good behavior lately, exerting superhuman restraint in not prodding Emily to check out this college or look into that music program.

Ms. Madlala-Routledge suggested that public officials take AIDS tests, then backtracked to make clear that she was not prodding Mr. Mbeki.

THEY are the most unobtrusive of scientists, sitting politely behind their storm windows, not prodding or testing or vivisecting, just observing.

Moreover, the Regents said, current oversight has not prodded the schools to improve.

Demand would have been even less had schools not prodded parents to request waivers for their children.

Armstrong was in fourth place at the bell lap, and the crowd could not prod him to win.

When she could not prod Lewisboro officials to tell her the fine for speeding, for instance, she decided against going out and speeding just to find out.

This week there was no sign of a scalpel.The basic concern about the package is that it will not lead to much fiscal expansion; it will probably not prod the Bank of Japan into a sufficiently bold monetary stimulus; it will not take the pressure off well-run companies; and it will not repair the broken banks.

As long as the sufferer is not prodded too hard, or denied a clear view of television, no ethical rules are violated.But things are much more delicate when it comes to teaching pupils about psychiatric disorders not least because the very definition of mental illness is controversial and varies from culture to culture.

Cotterill almost doubled the lead as his 25-yard free-kick flew wide, while Clayton Donaldson could not prod home after David Stockdale spilled the ball.

As a result of that damage, they had a neuropsychological syndrome called auto-activation deficit, or AAD: Even while fully conscious, they could sit completely idle and mute for hours if they were not prodded to action or speech by caregivers.