AS a country, we bask in the praise of foreigners, but when they are critical as they often are we
bristle with indignation and go into our usual ostrich mode.
And that gives a strident voice to his verses which
bristle with indignation and fiery assertions about what is right, what is wrong, where we are, where we were, and where we should be.
The truth is - and as much as the suggestion will make Lennon
bristle with indignation - Scottish football is a wasteland now that Rangers are rotting in a mess of their own making.
The BNP will
bristle with indignation, and claim their opposition to both, but their very existence creates the anti-matter of protesters who will ensure violence whenever the two sides should collide.
Some Newcastle fans will
bristle with indignation that their club might be considered a stepping stone to bigger and better things, but the lure of Old Trafford for Hughes is similar to the affinity Shearer has with St James's Park.
It is a criticism which has been levelled at the Parkhead men for five years, and one which causes Celtic manager Martin O'Neill to
bristle with indignation.
With a few exceptions, Scots just don't have that kind of mentality, yet they
bristle with indignation when someone like the Irish travel firm CIE picks up the honours.
What really makes me
bristle with indignation is hearing people say they don't trust bearded men.
the editor
bristle with indignation at the Dangerous Antics of
It is an illustration of the strength of feeling in this regional dispute that those on Wearside will
bristle with indignation at the pomposity of such an arrogant suggestion.
Ask if he's considering retirement, Sir Norman suddenly pretends to
bristle with indignation, although his trademark cheeky, chirpy wink and smirk persuade that this is only a prank.
SEEING a picture of himself in an advertisement made Barry Wedgwood
bristle with indignation.