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His aggression assumed titanic proportions but was often expended on the pettiest disputes.

The Grumpy Critic « Tales from the Reading Room

He recalled how the referee penalized the "good guy" for even the pettiest of infringements while the more entertaining guy i.e. the one with more punch literally and figuratively, was indulged.

Carol Smaldino: An Exercise for the Practice of Freedom

The pettiest thing I hate: children are little germ monsters and the snot is neverending and I hate it.

10 Things I Hate About Motherhood (And One That I Love) - Her Bad Mother

A seminal report issued in 1972 in response to allegations of widespread department corruption described ticket-fixing as "one of the pettiest but sometimes most annoying forms of police corruption."

Ticket-Fixing Charges Are Minor Among NYPD Corruption Scandals

In its fire-breathing harangues and nostril-flaring proclamations, its fans discover a confirmation of their pettiest, and most self-pitying, impulses.

Ellis Weiner: "I love John Galt!" (Atlas Shrugged: the Movie)

He will lie about anything to score the pettiest political point.

Think Progress » Rove Falsely Claims Bush Administration Never Said Iraqi Oil Revenue Would Help Pay For War

Everybody needs a positive outlet to help them channel all of their negative energy in order to get past old habits that lead to acts of violence over the pettiest issues.

Tio Hardiman: Unemployment and the United States Homicide Rate

It's the pettiest of things, yet it drives writers crazy.

Anis Shivani: 'Breathless In Bombay' Author Murzban Shroff Reflects On The Real Mumbai: Exclusive Interview

Despite the heavy emphasis on descriptions of violent radicalism, the criminal complaint ultimately accuses Abdullah and several congregants of the pettiest of fencing operations -- 54 powertools, 46 TVs, and the like -- involving small amounts of money ($100, $200, $500).

Stephan Salisbury: Stage-Managing the War on Terror: Ensnaring Terrorists Demands Creativity

And, pettiest of this list but the one with the most impact on the most people: eliminate airport "security" procedures that annoy and delay passengers without improving security, like the removal of shoes, restriction of liquids, and un-casing of laptops.

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