high-mindedly

Putting it even more high-mindedly, ought one not to prefer an author like Eliot, who really did give her whole enormous mind to religious and social and colonial questions, over a vain actor-manager type who used pathetic victims as tear-jerking raw material, and who actually detested the real subjects of High Victorian power and hypocrisy when they were luckless enough to dwell overseas?

The Dark Side of Dickens 2010

Putting it even more high-mindedly, ought one not to prefer an author like Eliot, who really did give her whole enormous mind to religious and social and colonial questions, over a vain actor-manager type who used pathetic victims as tear-jerking raw material, and who actually detested the real subjects of High Victorian power and hypocrisy when they were luckless enough to dwell overseas?

The Dark Side of Dickens 2010

Putting it even more high-mindedly, ought one not to prefer an author like Eliot, who really did give her whole enormous mind to religious and social and colonial questions, over a vain actor-manager type who used pathetic victims as tear-jerking raw material, and who actually detested the real subjects of High Victorian power and hypocrisy when they were luckless enough to dwell overseas?

The Dark Side of Dickens 2010

One minute I was high-mindedly snickering at a patient who was acting like a typical reality-TV exhibitionist bonehead, and the next I was agape as Dr. Drew pointed out exactly why that behavior could kill them.

Josh Wolk's Pop Culture Club talks 'Sex Rehab with Dr. Drew': Silly, then powerful, then back again | EW.com 2009

Putting it even more high-mindedly, ought one not to prefer an author like Eliot, who really did give her whole enormous mind to religious and social and colonial questions, over a vain actor-manager type who used pathetic victims as tear-jerking raw material, and who actually detested the real subjects of High Victorian power and hypocrisy when they were luckless enough to dwell overseas?

The Dark Side of Dickens 2010

Davis claimed "high-mindedly" that his campaign had had no choice but to respond to Obama's alleged race-card playing, while Axelrod pushed the campaign's new macro-message that the McCain camp had made a clear strategic choice to take the low road.

McCain Campaign Keeps Hitting Obama Over "Race Card" 2009

As the paper notes, McCain high-mindedly denounced such tactics when he was the target of them in 2000, and again during the GOP primary this year, when he described the robo-slime being directed at him as "scurrilous stuff."

Big News Orgs Picking Up On Magnitude Of McCain's Robo-Slime Campaign 2009

I've been reading this series as its been re-released by Drawn & Quarterly, and feel rather proprietarily fond of the fussy Mrs. Fillyjonk, the always lovesick Mymble, the practical but mean Little My, the outlaw Stinky, and of course Moominpappa (top-hat wearing, high-mindedly silly), Moominmamma (supremely competent but not at all fussy), Moomin himself (a wistful everyman) and Snorkmaiden (his on-and-off girlfriend, moody but loveable).

Archive 2009-01-09 Book Nerd 2009

American in his or her right mind wouldn't want a part of this high-mindedly sensual romp?!

Jann Karam: A Superficial Take on Politically Historical Events as Perceived While Watching CNN and MSNBC 2009

In the magazine's mind, "the country" (as opposed to 106,000 voters in the 5th Congressional District of Illinois) high-mindedly sent Emanuel (himself a victim of classic Washington caricature, one which misses a distinctly soft and generous side) to take over for Blago in Congress and Fitzgerald to later "hunt him down."

James Warren: This Week in Magazines: Rahm Emanuel's Likability, the Truth about Yoga, Torture in America, Runners' Diets, and Affleck's Paparazzi Strategy 2009