How mean-spirited so many of us have become -- how quickly and how frequently we demean others.
The rallies, which lack the heavy transportation, high-quality signs and rigorous organization of Sandinista events, are generally more spirited, leading many outside observers to give a clear electoral edge to the opposition.
Covering more than a hundred miles of trail through Idaho and Oregon, Winnemucca located the Bannock camp, spirited her father and many of his companions away, and returned with valuable intelligence for General O.O.
Many treasures were spirited out of Iraq during the nineteenth century, the heyday of imperialist archeology.
This brought scores of slaves to the Union line, though many more were spirited deeper into Confederate territory by their owners.
In the generations between, villages were burned, children spirited away as slaves and many youths, known as the Lost Boys, were left to wander hundreds of miles across the lion-infested veld in search of safety.
These days, though, the political currents seem to be running against strict Islamic conduct, and night life in the capital has become more rambunctious and free-spirited than many people can remember.
Cry political correctness all you want, but it felt mean-spirited, as many of these "point and laugh at the freaks" segments do.
She said that another appealing aspect is that the films espouse "very positive values--they're not ugly or mean-spirited". While many sci-fi movies tend to have a bleak point of view, Roddenberry's vision of the future is uplifting and hopeful.
Many ethnic Albanians in western Macedonia wield Kalashnikovs spirited across the frontier.
