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Значения термина well-meaning на английском

Marked by good intentions though often producing unfortunate results.

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        Not unfriendly or threatening.

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              Examples for "well-intentioned"
              Examples for "well-intentioned"
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              Decades of well-intentioned conservation have done little; a new approach is required.
              The Guardian
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              Incoming advice and guidance from older people will almost certainly be well-intentioned.
              The South African
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              But a policy to curb prices, however well-intentioned, is just as bad.
              Reuters
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              She clearly believes the decision was as misguided as it was well-intentioned.
              The Guardian
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              In the wake of many notable recalls this is a well-intentioned idea.
              Wired
              1
              The very life of the oasis was imperilled by our well-meant artifices.
              Fountains in the Sand: Rambles Among the Oases of Tunisia
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              Their well-meant efforts did not have the effect of terrorizing the author.
              Flames
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              This well-meant action had an effect the opposite of that hoped for.
              The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 21 / The Recent Da...
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              The appeal, energetic and well-meant as it was, had no result whatever.
              The Life of John Clare
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              It was well-meant, but she was not at all pleased with it.
              Fisherman's Luck and Some Other Uncertain Things
              Использование термина well-meaning на английском
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              Words intended to be well-meaning may in fact have the opposite effect.
              The Irish Times
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              For a moment Powell yearned to blast this well-meaning clumsy young normal.
              The Demolished Man
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              Nor did the well-meaning parson entirely escape comment in the higher quarters.
              Wyandotté; Or, The Hutted Knoll: A Tale
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              I do not for a moment deny that their intentions are well-meaning.
              The rebels of ireland: the dublin saga
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              But that is the way in which well-meaning policemen destroy valuable evidence.
              John Thorndyke's Cases / related by Christopher Jervis and edite...
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              Stuart was a butt for even the well-meaning boys of the town.
              Bart Stirling's Road to Success; Or, The Young Express Agent
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              He was mild in temperament, affable in demeanor, goodnatured, affectionate and well-meaning.
              The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 5: ...
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              Additionally, the planets suggest that incoming information could be well-meaning but inaccurate!
              The South African
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              I sized up the doctors here as a couple of well-meaning fools.
              Swirling Waters
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              The mother is a well-meaning, hard-working, moderately intelligent woman of about 45.
              Pathology of Lying, Accusation, and Swindling: A Study in Forens...
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              But Charles, in spite of his hypocritical character, was a well-meaning boy.
              The Boat Club; or, The Bunkers of Rippleton
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              For the moment he had absolutely no use for this well-meaning blunderer.
              The Sowers
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              She was rather more angry than pleased at the well-meaning sheriffs scepticism.
              Letters on Demonology and Witchcraft
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              It can draw the fussing and ire of well-meaning parents and grandparents.
              Ebony
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              Not all former Topanga characters were as benign and well-meaning as Geer.
              The Guardian
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              The chaplain, a fussy but well-meaning person, has been memorializing about it.
              For the Term of His Natural Life