Sentence examples for of a scrupulous from inspiring English sources

The portrait of the composer that emerges is of a scrupulous miniaturist whose music expertly treads the line between contemporary pop and traditional theatrical modes and who wields an impressive verbal precision.

Organizing a terrorist action "has much more in common with the approach of a scrupulous accountant than that of a guerrilla fighter," writes the author of "Memoirs of an Italian Terrorist".

Not altogether a beast, in spite of his grotesque passion, Humbert determines to dose the child with sleeping pills and achieve his transport by indirection, out of a scrupulous regard for her purity.

It now seems possible to conclude, however, that the most striking accomplishments of his reign bear the ultimate impress of the complex personality of a scrupulous, suspicious, rigorous, visionary, determined man who fervently believed himself called by God to act as judge of the morals and welfare of his subjects.

McInnis described the author's work as that of "a scrupulous reporter".

As an expression of their responsibility to the dead, they can insist on a scrupulous rendering of historical detail; many therefore can be comfortable only with precise documentary efforts at re-creation.

If I dedicate a full half-hour of my life to a scrupulous inspection of a new Generation Z (yes, he looks that young) kitchen whiz from England, I expect more in return than a winning smile and a recipe for vodka-soused watermelon.

Some of Francis's first moves—his decision not to live in the Apostolic Palace, and not to wear some of the regal papal vestments were viewed in certain quarters as subtle rebukes of Benedict, a scrupulous observer of papal traditions and dress.

Towards the end, he increasingly reminded observers of his own description of Lonoff: a scrupulous artist hiding out in "the goyish wilderness of birds and trees where America began and long ago had ended".

And it is worth taking a moment to celebrate Beauman's great originality and skill – as a maker of phrase, as a master of simile, as a scrupulous selector of words.

Then Danny begins to grow less irresponsible, to the horrified disgust of Pilon, and a scrupulous rascality of his playmates begins to deteriorate.