But it is also a land so prudish that its film industry has only recently started to show kisses on screen.

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Which, it has to be said, is really rather prudish of them.

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Since copyright law allows for prudish nannies, according to professor Doris Long of Chicago's John Marshall Law School, the judge in Colorado could decide in ClearPlay's favor.

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In the end it's like watching a video with a prudish nanny who knows where the naughty bits are and covers your ears or eyes at the right moments.

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When it comes to personal morality, Australia has moved away from the prudish censoriousness that was such a strong feature of national life until the early 1970s, and perhaps beyond.

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The casual sensuality of their sales staff was so different from the sedate, prudish sophistication of the Connaught Place stores that we might as well have been on a different planet.

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So Microsoft has taken its own, prudish initiative here.

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In the end it's like watching a video with a prudish nanny who's seen this flick before, knows where the naughty bits are and covers your ears or eyes at the right moments.

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You don't have to be prudish to feel queasy reading such pledges, especially with the knowledge that Francine and the twins were present in the house over the holiday season when he wrote them.

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But when it comes to "eve teasing" (as this practice is euphemistically called), I would argue the opposite: It is precisely the stubborn hold of India's prudish culture that has made many Indian men so callow.

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The front must appear perfect, even prudish.

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