…at private school. But all those prizes now seem to cost a fortune to maintain. Less the blessings they seemed, more a curse. Where to go now to escape the…
Here is the refutation of the refutation of the refutation, on and on ad nauseam, droning on in full public view online and in private forums, chat groups, YouTube videos…
…fact I flee that kind of thing. My faith is quiet and private, there in the background, informing certain aspects of my culture. Those who take the time to get…
…If I compare myself to them, I could only be an utter failure. Like them, I was sent to private school from an early age, but had every last drop…
I remember visiting my dad’s company in the 1980s. He had his own office, a private secretary, access to a pool of secretaries downstairs and an office services team looking…
…at home for our domestic audience. In public, we castigate the purveyors of extremist ideologies, while in private we sign export licences for billions of pounds of arms sales to…
It can be fun replying to the fake bank manager of an impoverished nation promising to transfer 3 million dollars to your private bank account, but you must resist. Alas,…
…didn’t know him, though, because he lived in a grand house behind a tall brick wall, with extensive grounds including ornamental gardens, lakes and a private golf course. He was…
…wandered off to talk in private far away from me. The first event caused much amusement at my expense. The second brought my friend back with a frown on his…
…thought I was being rejected by my peers because they knew I had come onto college from a private school mostly populated by overprivileged rich kids (which was true). With…
…the private realm were the property of the state. If there is a clash, it is between ordinary people who cherish their individual liberties, and ideological states which wish to police…
…But a prayer in private, though I had no religion, somehow felt like hypocrisy. Like mocking words, I thought I should prove my sincerity. So Monday morning, breakfast early, I…
…“It’s something private” at the very least. But mid-term I did what nobody expected; it shocked some, offended a few and upset one or two. “I’ve got something to tell…
…the wiser. I could perform my prayers in private in my room, meals times made easy. Why didn’t I? I guess I was just being honest. More complicated would be…
…been very wealthy, for he managed to send all four of his children to private school. Yes, we had privilege, though I didn’t wear this very well, for it embarrassed…
