countenance
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definition
verb
he was reluctant to countenance the use of force
admit as acceptable or possible.
noun
his impenetrable eyes and inscrutable countenance give little away
a person's face or facial expression.
she was giving her specific countenance to the occasion
support.
example
Is there any parent who would argue for, or 'countenance' , the early evacuation of one sick child from an Intensive Care Unit bed in favour of their own child?
he was reluctant to 'countenance' the use of force
No judicial 'countenance' can or ought to be given in matters of taxation to any system of extra-legal concessions.
This was an insult he could no longer 'countenance' , and so he had decided that all high-risk surgeries would be transferred to another hospital.
We all know the ABC would never give 'countenance' to the perverted influence of base and vulgar advertising.
his impenetrable eyes and inscrutable 'countenance' give little away
he was reluctant to 'countenance' the use of force
she was giving her specific 'countenance' to the occasion
she was giving her specific 'countenance' to the occasion
The man, appropriately, shone his 'countenance' approvingly upon her.
Moyes cannot help but 'countenance' going the same way.
his impenetrable eyes and inscrutable 'countenance' give little away
It is irresponsible and it should not be engaged in, and it should not be 'countenanced' .
Defeat from Wales in London on Saturday cannot be 'countenanced' by a nation who continually boast of their strength in depth and competition for places, but who suddenly look bereft in key areas.
Some friends say she is already 'countenancing' life outside of Downing Street.
Hard, fearful looks crowned their 'countenances' as they gazed upon us.
Racist behaviour is criminal, and cannot be 'countenanced' .
The servant, as that was now what he all-too-obviously was, prayed no one would notice his slip of the tongue, but clearly they remained unanswered by the expressions on everyone's surprised and confused 'countenances' .
Forced to smile under the sudden shift of attention to them, Althia placidly glided into the throne room on the arm of her sister, any evidence of their recent quarrel absent from their 'countenances' .
Many faces appear and I try and commensurate local architecture with 'countenances' .
Several portraits feature beautiful faces, some with deeply lined, wizened 'countenances' .
But the arrogance that enables Cassell to be such a reliable shooter in the clutch prevents him from 'countenancing' the fact that he's a defensive liability.
As for the Americans, theirs were grim 'countenances' .
Jean just let a small smile escape her visage, and then turned her 'countenances' back in to a frustrated manner.
Her intense awareness of the camera's abilities is registered in every detail of her pictures, in the precision of their compositions, and in the 'countenances' of her subjects.
Capital punishment has been outlawed most places, and even where it is allowed, brutality of that kind would not be 'countenanced' .
Perhaps in reaction to the comments of their unseen interlocutors, their 'countenances' are frozen in exasperation - one man leans forward, preparing to lunge in protest, while the other agitatedly wags his pencil.
It was the perfect damsel-in-distress expression, she'd seen executed on the 'countenances' of several ladies.
But, when you do notice the facial features, it is as though your pupils have adjusted to the darkness, and beautiful and strangely familiar 'countenances' reveal themselves.
We think 'countenancing' any other position would totally undermine our members going about their duty and put them at phenomenal risk.
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