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Meanings of well-intentioned in английском
Marked by good intentions though often producing unfortunate results.
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Examples for "well-meaning"
Examples for "well-meaning"
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Words intended to be well-meaning may in fact have the opposite effect.
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For a moment Powell yearned to blast this well-meaning clumsy young normal.
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Nor did the well-meaning parson entirely escape comment in the higher quarters.
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I do not for a moment deny that their intentions are well-meaning.
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But that is the way in which well-meaning policemen destroy valuable evidence.
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The very life of the oasis was imperilled by our well-meant artifices.
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Their well-meant efforts did not have the effect of terrorizing the author.
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This well-meant action had an effect the opposite of that hoped for.
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The appeal, energetic and well-meant as it was, had no result whatever.
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It was well-meant, but she was not at all pleased with it.
Usage of well-intentioned in английском
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Decades of well-intentioned conservation have done little; a new approach is required.
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Incoming advice and guidance from older people will almost certainly be well-intentioned.
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But a policy to curb prices, however well-intentioned, is just as bad.
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She clearly believes the decision was as misguided as it was well-intentioned.
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In the wake of many notable recalls this is a well-intentioned idea.
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The cocking of a gun warned the well-intentioned officer to hurry away.
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Many of his books feature noble, well-intentioned men struggling with their flaws.
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Still it is a thoroughly well-intentioned book and eminently suitable for invalids.
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We're only well-intentioned fools who go around putting plasters over the sores.
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There will be occasions where a well-intentioned spank gets the desired results.
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Bob was well-intentioned, but tact did not enter greatly into his composition.
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She had seen well-intentioned people come and go without really improving the situation.
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South Yorkshire Police said its actions were well-intentioned but ultimately flawed.
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She pointed out that this was a counterproductive strategy, however well-intentioned.
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How far all this is from today's ethically well-intentioned nature writing.
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Countless, well-planned, well-intentioned date nights have been tainted as a result.