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- noun Plural form of
qualm .
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Examples
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"The reality is, these become exclusive for the use of dogs to the exclusion of other users," said Parks Board Chairman Terry Holme, who supported the proposal despite what he described as "qualms."
The Seattle Times 2011
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I found out early on that the best way to disarm their initial qualms is to make them laugh.
"The Hollywood Quad" is ready for his close-up BA Haller 2008
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It must be remembered that I am dealing with an order of Nature which knows nothing of our shames and qualms, which is not only unconscious of itself but unconscious of anything but its immediate desire; but I am dealing with it to the understanding of a very different order, to whom it is not enough to do a thing which seems good in its own eyes, but requisite also to be sure of the approbation of its fellow-men.
Lore of Proserpine Maurice Hewlett 1892
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In fact, I fully endorse these long sentences of Tkacik's responding to the more uncertain Kevin Drum, who isn't sure why the threatened bank disclosures don't give him the same "qualms" as the diplomatic cables:
WikiLeaks Prompts Orgy Of Media Self-Abnegation The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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In fact, I fully endorse these long sentences of Tkacik's responding to the more uncertain Kevin Drum, who isn't sure why the threatened bank disclosures don't give him the same "qualms" as the diplomatic cables:
WikiLeaks Prompts Orgy Of Media Self-Abnegation The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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The piece begins with the editors stating that they have "qualms" with Warren.
The Washington Post's Demented Take On The Warren Appointment 2010
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The piece begins with the editors stating that they have "qualms" with Warren.
The Washington Post's Demented Take On The Warren Appointment 2010
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In fact, I fully endorse these long sentences of Tkacik's responding to the more uncertain Kevin Drum, who isn't sure why the threatened bank disclosures don't give him the same "qualms" as the diplomatic cables:
WikiLeaks Prompts Orgy Of Media Self-Abnegation Jason Linkins 2010
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The piece begins with the editors stating that they have "qualms" with Warren.
The Washington Post's Demented Take On The Warren Appointment 2010
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The piece begins with the editors stating that they have "qualms" with Warren.
The Washington Post's Demented Take On The Warren Appointment 2010
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