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Odd how we applaud those who place all their focus on the flesh and very little on the spirit but look unapprovingly at those who seek to develop the spirit and control the flesh.

Bishops slam 'unacceptable' health care bill 2009

It’s also worth noticing that (however her politics) Jane Fonda uses the word precisely right: to refer (not unapprovingly) to a woman’s private parts, not degradingly to the woman herself. “Ass” or “asshole” are similarly unobjectionable when they refer to a donkey or the anus, but not when employed to characterize the whole human being.

Congratulations to Jane Fonda! Ann Althouse 2008

Lee, I challenge you to find any occasion where I cited CO2Science either approvingly or unapprovingly other than the above thread observing that their characterization of Loso was in this instance inaccurate.

Loso: Varves in Alaska « Climate Audit 2007

On Knowledge and Faith, he mentioned me not unapprovingly, and contented himself with a reminder to me not to feel myself too soon beyond being surprised.

Recollections Of My Childhood And Youth Brandes, George, 1842-1927 1906

Knowledge and Faith_, he mentioned me not unapprovingly, and contented himself with a reminder to me not to feel myself too soon beyond being surprised.

Recollections of My Childhood and Youth Georg Morris Cohen Brandes 1884

He had spoken not unapprovingly of the marriages of ladies of high rank to men who had rendered great services to the countries for which they had fought, and said that, with such ample means as Thirza would possess, there would be no need for him to seek for a wealthy match for her.

With Frederick the Great A Story of the Seven Years' War 1867

Do read the rest where Friedman speaks, not really unapprovingly, of the "Beijing Consensus".

Blue Crab Boulevard 2010

Sir Hugo did not think unapprovingly of himself; but he looked at men and society from a liberal-menagerie point of view, and he had a certain pride in Deronda's differing from him, which, if it had found voice, might have said -- "You see this fine young fellow -- not such as you see every day, is he?

Daniel Deronda George Eliot 1849