It might not, of course, be meant as a compliment, but Vancouverites stoutly intend to take it as one.
Many progressives in California take that as a compliment since Greeks are ostensibly happier.
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Hebborn, had he lived to read them, would have taken them as a compliment.
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Donovan himself was known as "Wild Bill, " and it was not always meant as a compliment.
They wield the word "un-Islamic" as an insult rather than as a compliment.
So when I'm criticized for doing that I take it as a compliment.
There was something I kept thinking about as I spoke with Gaylord and Hanson, and I hoped they wouldn't be offended if I brought it up, because I meant it as a compliment.
"I take it as a compliment that we have got this result, the team had a good game and I think it is a good result, " veteran Milan midfielder Clarence Seedorf said, AFP reported.
It is for this reason that operators, who desperately need Wi-Fi to serve as a viable extension of their mobile business, have only been able to use it as a compliment to their current offerings.
Tomlinson admitted that the rumours have been discussed in the Port Vale dressing room but added that the squad see it as a compliment to how far they have come in a short space of time.
When it created the Market Vectors Brazil Small Cap back in 2008, it was a way for investors to tap into the burgeoning middle class in Brazil, and was seen as a compliment to the iShares MSCI Brazil ETF.
Once again, almost as a backhanded compliment, the home fans burst into their Brodeur chant.
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So when somebody receives a Grammy, they look upon that as the ultimate compliment.
In the coffee houses of Lvov, optimistic Galician intellectuals see all this as a backhanded compliment.
Sir Samuel addresses his readers as equals, paying them the compliment of assuming that they are as interested in the issues as he is, and willing to be stretched.
That is not a compliment, as AOL, which began as a proprietary online service, started its long decline at about that time, after missing the impact of the new, open environment of the world wide web.
In reality though, women often struggle with how to graciously accept a compliment while not coming across as vain, overly confident, or stuck-up.
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The partnership between FOX Sports and MLB Network has added a new dimension to the Saturday and postseason broadcasts as well as the inclusion of new personalities to compliment the team of Joe Buck and Tim McCarver.
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Once you have employees on board, focus on being a good boss, such as by regularly taking the time to thank and compliment staff members, adds Dr. Daniels.
English soccer fans see Chelsea as a nouveau-riche upstart, while Germans refer to Bayern Munich as "FC Hollywood, " which sounds like a compliment, but actually means the club's players are a bunch of entitled, egotistic monsters.
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Terry thanked them for the initial compliment, before explaining what attributes he felt he had as a role model.
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In a backhanded compliment to the Lib Dems, he described the party as "our gallant allies, without whom life would be much more difficult for us" to laughter from peers.
Over the past week, the Kansas City Royals have been the subject of several rumors due to their willingness to use prized prospect Wil Myers as a pawn to secure another legitimate and accomplished starting pitcher to compliment Jeremy Guthrie and the recently acquired Ervin Santana.
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One should not, for example, compliment a host on any specific item in his home, as he will then feel obliged to offer it as a gift.
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