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compunction
1. While I’d had no compunction about eschewing love
2. And, the high spot of the tour, our stop at Navagio (the Shipwreck): Without the slightest compunction, I left behind the two undecided grumblers who happen to be my companions in this trip and dived into the clear blue water from the deck of the boat
3. An odd mixture of clown and killer … he killed two men yesterday with less compunction than I would swat a wasp
4. sudden compunction to confess his crime
5. He'd been outwitted at every turn by a very clever badger who, given the chance, would have no compunction in killing every last one of them
6. Without thought, or compunction, and with surprisingly little regret
7. “Can he help you locate where he is?” asked Colling cautiously, wary even though Elizabeth seemed to have no compunction about someone listening in on their conversation
8. And PETA shows little compunction about the techniques it considers acceptable to compel compliance
9. In a gentle, apologetic voice, she warned them that were she to hear of anything like this happening again, she would have no compunction about informing the police
10. Contrition and compunction are its regular companions
11. As it is impossible for fire and water to live together, it is similarly impossible to mix compunction with a life of luxury
12. Prayer without compunction is like a meal without taste, according to Elias the Elder
13. Theognostos tel s us that compunction can be gained in prayer by temperance, vigilance and humility
14. Niketas Stethatos observes that compunction begets humility and humility compunction
15. spirit of contrition, of compunction is not pleasing to God
16. He would steadfastly stand up for another‘s rights and defend both to the death but if said fellow happened to piss him off, he had no compunction about doing him in; means and methods of little importance, only results
17. She had no compunction about scooting over to me, taking 'sit up straight' to mean 'curl up against uncle Martin and resting your head on his shoulder, then grabbing his hand for emotional support
18. But, all the while, they grab the joys of the ‘here’ with both hands without any compunction as the pleasures of the Hereafter are theirs any way, for the mere fact of their being born Musalmans
19. And that is good enough a reason for the Musalmans to believe that Islam is in danger, to protect which they feel no compunction to resorting to violence
20. Though heavy-hearted, I would not have the slightest compunction, nor would I hesitate one micro-second before blowing all and sundry on this planet to bits, if the “ransom” demanded wasn’t paid in full, instructions followed down to the last detail—if such drastic means of commanding obedience to the terms for saving it were available
21. He has a helluva lot more social capital to burn than I do and no compunction about using it to knock me to rock bottom as payback for all the existing clients they lost when he fired me and the new ones who won’t go near the firm since I left
22. Compunction raced through the minds of everyone
23. Franco shows neither fearnor compunction
24. Either spend the money without compunction, or, if you have compunction, don't spend it
25. By the time the car passed through Colchester she was quite overwhelmed by compunction, and decided that never in her life had she heard of conduct more disgraceful
26. Instantly, without compunction
27. Having little sense of self-preservation, Chuck felt no such compunction when Mrs
28. Marcus had no compunction about hurting anybody
29. People have no compunction to take your turn
30. it is a sort of compunction of conscience
31. Simon said not to jack in here, but these pravers seemed to have no compunction
32. saying it is a sort of compunction of conscience
33. How do you like it? Then stop saying it is a sort of compunction of conscience
34. he's not a man of compunction
35. Lorry's inquiries into Miss Pross's personal history had established the fact that her brother Solomon was a heartless scoundrel who had stripped her of everything she possessed, as a stake to speculate with, and had abandoned her in her poverty for evermore, with no touch of compunction
36. compunction at having provoked him to write them
37. He had just compunction enough for having done nothing for his sisters himself, to be exceedingly anxious that everybody else should do a great deal; and an offer from Colonel Brandon, or a legacy from Mrs
38. Linton stood looking at her in sudden compunction and fear
39. Not so my companion: she ran back in terror, knelt down, and cried, and soothed, and entreated, till he grew quiet from lack of breath: by no means from compunction at distressng her
40. I thank Heaven that my compunction at leaving poor Staunton all alone in this plight caused me to turn my carriage back, and so to make your acquaintance
41. have sent me to stab him without compunction
42. They know that the old major is perfectly capable of blowing up the San Tome mine without hesitation or compunction
43. Club, the second magnum, and the fourth cigar, of the chauffeur kept waiting hour after hour without compunction - which her friends would envy
44. "It is this," he continued, with capricious compunction
45. Alarm at the possible effect on himself of her husband's strongly manifested anger, would have checked any expression of her own resentment, even if she had been quite free from doubt and compunction under the consciousness that there might be some justice in his last insinuation
46. Will had bruised her pride too sorely for her to feel any compunction towards him and Dorothea: her own injury seemed much the greater
47. Not even the slightest tone of compunction for what he was about to do
48. Unable to sleep for compunction, and so to Whittier’s cabin
49. Not so my companion: she ran back in terror, knelt down, and cried, and soothed, and entreated, till he grew quiet from lack of breath: by no means from compunction at distressing her
50. I thank heaven that my compunction at leaving poor Staunton all alone in this plight caused me to turn my carriage back and so to make your acquaintance
