Despite its essential inequities and hidebound nostalgia, Old England was a gentle place of tolerance, common sense, and universal kindliness. |
This is the kind of step that is quite often made in science by a junior researcher, not yet hidebound by tradition. |
From this it is but a short step to viewing those who oppose liberal ideas or policies as hidebound traditionalists, bigots, or ignoramuses. |
Even Germany, the Continent's largest and most hidebound economy, may soon see reform. |
We were not so hidebound by tradition, so we had to discover new ways to express ourselves. |
There's no magic formula that will transform a hidebound organization into one eager to adopt the latest software technology. |