It was the comics that made me conscious of a life outside the little parochial society of Ireland. |
Thus there are some signs that we might get a week of eloquent dispute as opposed to small-minded and parochial bickering. |
It was, and still is, customary for the thurifer then to incense the people in parochial churches. |
A London agent told her years ago that, if she dropped the parochial Morningside background and the pan-loaf Scotticisms, her sales would double. |
Throw in a generous helping of parochial interests, and the result is an overcooked and unappetizing stew. |
Blinkered voters get the parochial leaders they want rather than the worldly leaders they presumably need. |