At this time Germany and Russia were the black sheep of the European community, so a rapprochement between them seemed only natural. |
Dorothea Dix was born in Hampden, Maine, the daughter of an alcoholic Methodist preacher who was the black sheep of a wealthy merchant family. |
The whole thing was debunked by three university professors who quickly became the black sheep of the scientific establishment. |
Now, I'm the black sheep of the family, the ungrateful and neglectful daughter. |
I'm already a black sheep as it is, I didn't need to be pushed out further. |
What we are is a family and like every family we have some black sheep and our behaviour is sometimes totally unacceptable. |