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Then I find myself at the old-new cathedral, begun about a century ago, and finished about fifty years since -- a 'poorish' heartless edifice in the bald Italian manner, and quite unsuited to these old Flemish cities.

A Day's Tour A Journey through France and Belgium by Calais, Tournay, Orchies, Douai, Arras, Béthune, Lille, Comines, Ypres, Hazebrouck, Berg Percy Hethrington Fitzgerald 1879

From a poorish location in the first cut – as Augusta National calls its carefully manicured light rough – beside the fairway on the par-five 2nd, he hit a fine shot with his rescue club and took two putts from 40 feet to recover the earlier loss.

Masters 2011: Lee Westwood and Luke Donald in fight to seize the day | Richard Williams 2011

I do genuinely believe there have been some poorish decisions that, in my opinion, wouldn't necessarily have hit other clubs, Gill said.

David Gill slates FA colleagues for Manchester United 'victimisation' 2011

I do genuinely believe there have been some poorish decisions that, in my opinion, wouldn't necessarily have hit other clubs, Gill said.

David Gill slates FA colleagues for Manchester United 'victimisation' 2011

In the end it was judged a "poorish liquefaction", Lewis noted, but at least the transformation had eventually taken place.

Rereading: Naples '44 by Norman Lewis 2011

He will be remembered for little more than handing over huge swathes of power to the EU without the whole-hearted consent of the British people, presiding over a poorish collection of Tory MPs of whom a fair few proved to be personally flawed and for his hypocritical affair with, of all people, the appalling Edwina Currie.

Cherie & Gordon Trash Smuggo's 'Legacy' 2008

"This was a poorish neighborhood where people went about their daily lives, and now it's hip and groovy with pubs and spas and gyms," says Wendy Melechen, who has owned The Printer since 1986.

Guidebook that held blacks' hands during segregation reveals a deeply altered D.C. and inspires a play J. Freedom du Lac Washington Post Staff Writer 2010

"This was a poorish neighborhood where people went about their daily lives, and now it's hip and groovy with pubs and spas and gyms," says Wendy Melechen, who has owned The Printer since 1986.

Road through segregation 2010

All you have to do is get a reasonably well paid job abroad in a poorish country and live the ex-pat lifestyle.

Upstairs, Downstairs and servant porn | Kathryn Hughes 2010

He will be remembered for little more than handing over huge swathes of power to the EU without the whole-hearted consent of the British people, presiding over a poorish collection of Tory MPs of whom a fair few proved to be personally flawed and for his hypocritical affair with, of all people, the appalling Edwina Currie.

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