Thompson was referring rather to the lack of a front-runner, a situation abhorrent to Republicans' political nature.
But the idea was abhorrent to all denominations until the 19th century, when the new American religion of Mormonism adopted it.
That prospect, abhorrent to asado-loving Argentines, would matter less if other parts of the economy were as productive as agriculture but few are.
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"It is abhorrent to justify taking someone's life because prisons are overcrowded or the public's alleged support for the death penalty, " the statement said.
The idea of an armed citizenry is abhorrent to progressives.
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Unless they do, the Democrats will be hit by spending cuts they don't want and the Republicans saddled with tax rises plus defence cuts that are abhorrent to them.
We believe that it is abhorrent to think of human beings as "collateral damage, " and we refuse to be silent as our government continues to pursue illegal, immoral wars of aggression.
In the old days, there was the Soviet threat out there a single permanent foe, well-equipped militarily and ideologically abhorrent to the American people on which the public could focus.
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Since then the influence in Myanmar of both India and, especially, China has grown, while ASEAN's decision-making and diplomacy have been handicapped by the membership of a government abhorrent to the West.
And Muslims the world over poured scorn on Sheikh Muhammad Munjad, a puritanical Palestinian preacher, when he suggested earlier this month, on a Saudi television show, that since mice are abhorrent to God, Mickey Mouse deserved to die.
Those are abhorrent words to those who oppose any inkling of activism in their jurists.
The idea that Joe Sixpack is paying taxes and Phil Driscoll is being given tax breaks for money he uses to pay for vacation homes is both abhorrent and absurd to this retired SBC pastor who continues to receive part of his retirement in the form of a housing allowance.
In the top-down, unitary state they run, they are, in a real sense, responsible for the abhorrent acts committed to enforce their population decrees and laws.
The North Wales AM described the website postings, in which some fans said they hoped the owners' children "died of Aids", as "totally abhorrent" during questions to the Business and Budget Minister on 18 January 2011.
The Constitution had to change to correct the abhorrent acceptance of slavery and women without a vote !
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"It is unforgivable for anybody who is an elected member, who is a member of Cornwall council to say such an abhorrent thing, " said Mr Paget.
"For a British company to be selling a piece of technology that is useless when it's meant to be saving lives is abhorrent, " Lou McGrath, chief executive of the charity, Mines Advisory Group, told Newsnight.
Cecile Richards, president of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, said in a statement that the Fifth Circuit ruling "sets an abhorrent precedent" as many states are set to consider bills or ballot measures that would restrict birth control and abortions.
"I have to say the absolute witch-hunt which is going on at the moment - and the idea a child naked is something to be frowned upon - is absolutely abhorrent, " he added.
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Park's bold tactic, among other things, is getting people to think about America's relationship with abhorrent governments.
U.S. President Obama called the law "abhorrent" and said his administration has made it clear to the Karzai government that it objects to the law.
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Indeed, if you judge by the available polling data, a Russian government that was truly reflective of the popular will would treat gays in an absolutely dreadful manner, a manner which, to be perfectly clear, I personally consider abhorrent and barbaric.
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Ch Supt Gavin Robertson, who heads the Tayside Police Crime and Intelligence Division, said: ''We are all determined to shine a light on the malevolent and wholly abhorrent crime of human trafficking.
Mr Agius described the actions of those who had fixed rates as "abhorrent", but said at no point were these actions revealed to the board.
Initially, moral authorities encouraged this type of donation because they believed it abhorrent that a donor should be paid for the trouble of undergoing surgery to provide a vitally needed body part to another individual.
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For a few decades the city survived on an abhorrent trade in Chinese coolies, nearly half of whom were shipped through Macau to places like Cuba and Peru.
She said ministers were working with the police and Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) to make sure they had proper guidance and information to deal with cases of the practice, which she described as "abhorrent".
Every citizen is entitled to her day in court to have her claims considered under the rule of law and free from these abhorrent acts.
"It reminds me of a quote from ' The Night Of The Generals' that went something like 'What is admirable on a grand scale is abhorrent on a small scale', " commented another CNN reader known as Davidji, referring to the 1967 movie about a Nazi murder investigation during World War II.
"Whilst any use of racist language is abhorrent, what is reassuring for me is that in the 10 cases that have been referred to the IPCC, six involve other officers who have stood up and raised concerns, showing that we are an organization that will not stand for any racist behavior, " he said.
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