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"And Allison Clyde," she finished her announcement: "but you won't mind her," she added, recalling the restiveness of the present generation under boredom.

The Best Short Stories of 1915 And the Yearbook of the American Short Story Various 1915

Certainly one senses in the book's implied author, as well as in its heroine, a disillusionment with the value our culture attributes to literature, a strong feeling that, in Marianne Moore's words, "there are things that are important beyond all this fiddle," and a kind of restiveness at being regarded as "a writer of world importance."

Disturbing the Peace Lodge, David 2003

You mentioned there's a kind of restiveness that was apparent by the time you were named acting President.

Oral History Interview with William C. Friday, November 19, 1990. Interview L-0144. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007) 1990

Kingsley Bangwell, Founder of Youngstars Foundation International and an Ashoka Fellow, spoke passionately about the role of youth in fighting corruption and "restiveness" in the Niger-Delta.

open Democracy News Analysis - Comments Ali Palh 2009

Such restiveness among conservatives also portends a volatile and unpredictable nomination race as Republicans with similar policy positions try to convince skeptics they alone can unite a cultural, economic and security-focused right - and win.

Conservatives Cautious On 2012 Pick Elyse Siegel 2011

It is a distinct and undesirable possibility that the intensifying sectarian Sunni-Alawite confrontation in areas adjacent to the Syrian-Turkish border could lead to a movement of Alawite refugees to Turkey, and an ensuing restiveness among the Alawites there.

Dr. Josef Olmert: Possible Collapse of Assad and Regional Implications Dr. Josef Olmert 2011

That has been the manner of his going, although, of course, he was driven on by restiveness and lust for booty.

Chapter 15 2010

It is a distinct and undesirable possibility that the intensifying sectarian Sunni-Alawite confrontation in areas adjacent to the Syrian-Turkish border could lead to a movement of Alawite refugees to Turkey, and an ensuing restiveness among the Alawites there.

Dr. Josef Olmert: Possible Collapse of Assad and Regional Implications Dr. Josef Olmert 2011

He was slimly built but had a coiled restiveness about him, like a spring waiting to stretch.

Exit the Actress Priya Parmar 2011

* Patriot Act failure a sign of restiveness within GOP ranks: Paul Kane and Felicia Sonmez have the overview of yesterday's defeat of the extension of key Patriot Act provisions, which reveals a "sizable resistance to compromise" from Tea Party freshmen and other House conservatives.

The Morning Plum Greg Sargent 2011