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"I was the victim of the most outrageous and virluent patronisation imaginable."

It's like some kind of mass patronisation tool.

The temple was built under patronisation of Pandyas.

Without a touch of patronisation, they sink into their characters and never attempt to steal scenes from each other."

Yet Europe must also move with the necessary caution, because advice from the West could all too easily be mistaken for patronisation or intervention.

It's the BBC - does one really expect anything but middle class, pseudo-intellectual, patronisation?

The sweet, sweet sound of patronisation.

The Sayyid and Lodhi dynasties that followed the Tughlak dynasty were far more concerned with restoring stability than patronisation of arts or architecture.

Reportedly, "Kashmiri militants could perpetrate such crime because of the aide and patronisation it received from Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI).

It happened, however, that an obscurantist Sultan and a Union of Chinese Secret Societies in one state forbade, independently of each other, any patronisation of the new educational venture.

A puy or pui was a society, often organised as a guild or confraternity, sometimes along religious (Catholic) lines, for the patronisation of music and poetry, typically through the holding of competitions.

Often the influence was cross-bred, and the exchange of ideas between the Netherlandish and Italian artists lead to patronisation by significant figures such as Hungarian king Matthias Corvinus, who commissioned works from both traditions.

He didn't have to change, he simply had to present himself as more of a lovable reprobate than as a spirit of corruption; PR was everything, as long as it didn't cross the thin line over into patronisation.

He is known for the Durga Puja he organised in the newly constructed Shobhabazar Rajbari (king's palace) in Kolkata (then Calcutta) in 1757, his patronisation of numerous performing artistes and his philanthropy.

The Mumbai underworld has been known to be involved in the production of several films, and are notorious for their patronisation of several prominent film personalities; On occasion, they have been known to use money and muscle power to get their way in cinematic deals.

The Nguyễn Lords and the Vietnamese that followed them south brought with them Buddhism into a hitherto Hindu area, and the rulers were known for their patronisation of the Buddhism, in particular with their funding of the construction and recognition of many historic temples in the city.

It is no patronization to say, we have concerns you will not comprehend.

So he was going to give her the pastor's patronization, eh?

It is all too easy to get trapped in sentimentality or patronization.

"This is quite an elegant system," Rashid said with too much patronization in his voice.

From the very beginning the missionaries had patronization from the British officials.

On Tuesday, its charms seemed too palpable for such patronization.

The patronization annoyed her, and she decided it was safe to get a little of her own back.

Hanks laid one hand on Honor's head, and she felt no patronization in the gesture.

Will thought, squirming under a heavy load of patronization.

Resentment for the patronization flared in his father's face.

"That's pretty impressive," Vanyel told him, without even a trace of patronization.

Sir George said with a hint of patronization.

Nikki snorted warily, alive to the least hint of patronization.

The club does demonstrate a fondness for Lucia, but it is often infused with patronization.

Despite occasional touches of patronization - aren't these exasperating locals terribly colorful?

Except among those with a 19th-century view of family values, it's one of the least hospitable for patriarchy and patronization.

His patronization by the Countess of Huntingdon reflected this emphasis on practice.

Oh, not with patronization or malice!

There are times when we can accept sympathy with no loss of honor, so long as it implies no patronization."

And because Theisman had lost when he fought them, she'd ignored his warnings with barely veiled patronization.

The replacement service was slower and less convenient than the train service it replaced, resulting in poor patronization.

Yet, there is no patronization.

That smacks of patronization to me.

Lees also went to India on a tour under the patronization of the Ford Foundation.

Thus under the patronization of Awami rule a new class of 'novo' rich grew like mushroom.