Graduateshotline >> GRE Word List Usage for admonitoryBy Brian Fagan Mr. Fagan's admonitory tone, however, is the book's greatest flaw. Positive examples of deference to nature or to the gods are contrasted with bad patterns of ambition, arrogance and greed. Few consumers escape his censure. ... That incident, along with another involving a public exchange between Joe Scarborough and Keith Olbermann, prompted an admonitory memo from Griffin, reading, “We do not publicly criticize our colleagues.” Olbermann, of course, is no longer with the ... But then there are countless issues in Washington to which this admonitory statement might be applied. But first the current context. For decades we have lived on borrowed money, primarily from the sale of our T-bills, purchased by, say, ... When I think about what a fine from the NBA really means, it isn't really an admonitory action. The NBA, like many other organizations, is a business. When someone associated with the league takes an action that is damaging, it is only fair that the ... "Isaac," comes a polite, admonitory voice from down below. "That's really very rude." Birley, 50, then appears at the top of the staircase, smiling shyly and wearing sepia-toned sunglasses in the semi-gloom. "I'm so sorry," she says, before ushering me ... |