The black teapot, being very small and easily filled, ran over while Mrs. Corney was moralising; and the water slightly scalded Mrs. Corney's hand.
La teiera nera, essendo molto piccola e facilmente riempibile, traboccò mentre la signora Corney faceva la morale; e l'acqua scottò leggermente la mano della signora Corney.
Source: Oliver Twist (Original Version)By contrast, officials involved in the creation of the IMF insisted that it avoid developing what Keynes referred to as " grandmotherly powers" , meaning finger-wagging, moralising strictures that unduly curtailed the freedom of member states.
Al contrario, i funzionari coinvolti nella creazione del FMI insistettero affinché non sviluppasse ciò a cui Keynes si riferiva come "poteri da nonna", intendendo dire imposizioni moralizzatrici e direttive che limitavano indebitamente la libertà degli stati membri.
Source: The Guardian (Article Version)" No matter, " said Homais. " I am surprised that in our days, in this century of enlightenment, anyone should still persist in proscribing an intellectual relaxation that is inoffensive, moralising, and sometimes even hygienic; is it not, doctor" ?
The black teapot, being very small and easily filled, ran over while Mrs. Corney was moralising; and the water slightly scalded Mrs. Corney's hand.
La teiera nera, essendo molto piccola e facilmente riempibile, traboccò mentre la signora Corney faceva la morale; e l'acqua scottò leggermente la mano della signora Corney.
Source: Oliver Twist (Original Version)By contrast, officials involved in the creation of the IMF insisted that it avoid developing what Keynes referred to as " grandmotherly powers" , meaning finger-wagging, moralising strictures that unduly curtailed the freedom of member states.
Al contrario, i funzionari coinvolti nella creazione del FMI insistettero affinché non sviluppasse ciò a cui Keynes si riferiva come "poteri da nonna", intendendo dire imposizioni moralizzatrici e direttive che limitavano indebitamente la libertà degli stati membri.
Source: The Guardian (Article Version)" No matter, " said Homais. " I am surprised that in our days, in this century of enlightenment, anyone should still persist in proscribing an intellectual relaxation that is inoffensive, moralising, and sometimes even hygienic; is it not, doctor" ?
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