Suddenly he drops dead and his soul is whisked away, to his not inconsiderable consternation, to heaven to be judged. |
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One person will find his stimulant in an emergency while another may feel anxiety and consternation. |
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There was genuine consternation at the bar as the newspaper report was read aloud. |
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The elder daughter finds to her consternation that her marriage is on the rocks. |
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Each point is conveyed with a sense of astonishment and consternation at the world he depicts. |
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In his consternation, making the most of a dwindling lucidity, he asks only that his brother accompany him to the hospital the following day. |
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The prince, whose bachelorhood caused consternation to his father, has said he plans to marry one day but only when he is ready. |
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If the names don't confuse you, the psychological web that these tricksters weave will cause consternation. |
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The prospect of a minority government and especially of a hung parliament has caused consternation in business circles. |
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To my editorial consternation, he has no objection to being seen as didactic in his novels. |
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The kids stomped around noisily much to the consternation of the waiters who nevertheless stood stoically in attendance. |
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The design caused consternation among heraldists for some of its changes of the traditional papal heraldry. |
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To his consternation, then horror, he discovers he can't remember his name. |
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Then clattering drums liable to cause clubland consternation start up, sounding like they're trying to lock into a pattern. |
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An impasse was reached and the lorry remained where it was for nearly three hours, to the consternation of motorists behind. |
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How he maintains his athletic prowess is a subject of fascination among his fans and consternation among his opponents. |
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His consternation increased upon discovering that he had only two travelling companions aboard the entire train. |
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A shallow pit is dug with initial gusto, to my mother's mild consternation. |
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These people are normally quickly eliminated, but they can cause real consternation among their neighbours. |
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This decision has caused widespread consternation among those opposed to the directive. |
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There was also consternation at measures allowing police to go barefoot and even shirtless in stations. |
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I waved him over and he rushed towards me with an expression of consternation, looking over his shoulder. |
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The decision by New York's leaders to borrow the words of others has been greeted with consternation in some quarters. |
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He encourages his followers to rise against the oppressors, which causes much consternation in the Vatican. |
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This guideline caused consternation among representatives of these companies in these regions. |
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After six illegal balls, consternation grew among the home players and supporters. |
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There's some consternation about a foreign policy survey released in Australia early this week. |
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Advances have been made, but not without some consternation from the right over the past six years. |
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Jill, your book has a happy ending that created consternation among some early readers. |
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Filing through the border control, I know that my arrival is going to cause consternation amongst the officials. |
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Our media will then proceed to trumpet this beyond all reason as cause for alarm and consternation. |
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The continuation of such appalling conditions is cause for anger and consternation across a wide spectrum of animal lovers. |
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A Cockney costermonger is revealed as the new Earl of Hareford to the consternation of his aristocratic relations. |
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After much consternation and consultation, it was arranged that the Queen would doss down with a wealthy family. |
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The latest scheme has caused similar consternation among traders. |
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But that month provided motivation, not consternation, and not even his brief blow-up over an incident with Jimmy at Indianapolis could dilute his focus for long. |
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The Delaware primary result will be the topic of much handwringing, pontificating and consternation in coming days. |
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The central message of the book caused the most consternation. |
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The Spanish health ministry has given assurances that the Spanish public is not at risk, but consternation is growing. |
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Amidst all the pandemonium, the show just carried on to the consternation of some guests. |
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Imagine his consternation if he were prevented from putting on such a show. |
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Turkey and Iraqi Kurdistan have enjoyed warming ties in recent years to the consternation of Iran. |
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The anguish among New York Times staffers over the paper's handling of the Judith Miller saga has mounted in recent days, much to the consternation of its top executives. |
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His remarks caused consternation on both sides of the Atlantic. |
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Another cause for consternation is peddlers of bad policy leaning on conventional wisdom that, while generally believed, turns out to be false at every turn. |
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To my consternation, the Prime Minister's police escort was clearing all vehicles off the bus route so that the PM's entourage could speed down the middle of the road. |
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Back in the 1960s, when I was but a young flibbertigibbet, there was consternation when The Sunday Times introduced the concept of including a magazine with the newspaper. |
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You can horrify the tabloids and cause consternation in the wings. |
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Redditch were causing the odd moment of consternation in the City defence but Wilson's men held firm and never looked in real danger of conceding. |
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One of them has just gotten back together with his ex-girlfriend, much to the consternation of the other two, who've recently enjoyed a threesome with her. |
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He reveals his consternation at Jones for not paying enough attention to it in the cinematography. |
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This caused consternation to Henry, who feared the establishment of a rival Norman state in Ireland. |
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This caused consternation to Henry II, who feared the establishment of a rival Norman state in Ireland. |
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This caused considerable consternation amongst the SNP left as the two main left leaders were opposing each other in the contest. |
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This caused great consternation among the aristocracy, who insisted that long use in itself constituted licence. |
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The disastrous wrecking of a Royal Navy fleet in home waters brought great consternation to the nation. |
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The closure of this vital port to the United States caused anger and consternation. |
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The genuine source of consternation, however, was her label Interscope. |
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Mama's boy Michael and single mother Candace are about to get married, much to the consternation of his overbearing mother, Loretta. |
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Sparky, the cause of this commotion, lay on the operating table, blissfully unaware of the consternation he was causing. |
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Much to the consternation of Richards, Jagger had signed a solo deal with CBS Records, and he spent much of 1984 writing songs for his first solo. |
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It was probably worth four millennia of consternation and regret. |
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With England's first Test against Bangladesh five days away, the appointments have caused consternation among the chattering classes in the team room here. |
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Their audience had been listening in increasing consternation. |
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However, by 1885 it would appear the visitors were becoming a nuisance as the earl closed the castle to visitors, causing consternation in the town. |
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To my consternation, even though the Audio-Technica has the smallest cantilever, it provides absolutely no reference mark as to where it is located. |
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This action caused some consternation in Aragon and Castile. |
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Brown died 10 days after her accident, and to the consternation of her private secretary, Sir Henry Ponsonby, Victoria began work on a eulogistic biography of Brown. |
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These events caused great consternation at the English court. |
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