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The first response has come from a largely craven university establishment.

We'll find out in November if this tired, craven propaganda still works.

His craven nature is probably all that prevents him from being a bully.

What could be more craven and unforgivable than "doing it for the money"?

How could a state which made such craven territorial concessions be holy?

Courage was the craven quality, cowardice had been the brave one.

Why he was so craven remains a mystery.

How could they fight such a craven enemy?

Perhaps the most craven attitude of all is the one expressed by the Injunction "don't be certain."

If you are truly so craven, why are you here?

"Why, for that I hate all craven knaves who take orders!"

For a craven moment she was tempted to go back and throw herself on the mercy of the landlady.

Zachary was about to fire again; then, in craven fashion, he ducked and started to flee.

An utterly craven insistence on justice for others.

Result of Congress's foolish and craven gift of such a cost-free option?

The conspirators are a visibly nervous, mostly craven lot.

The House of Representatives was not so craven.

This apparently craven dependence upon the supernatural was the obverse of everything that they were trying to achieve.

"What's really going on here, of course, is the most craven sort of election-year politics.

More than anything else, 'though, is the effect on my self-esteem - I no longer see myself as a weak, craven addict.

It's like someone called the bloody, craven hypocrite into a room and said "We've got a re-election coming up.

"Are we indeed whimpering and craven children, or slaves?

I don't believe you can be so craven!"

Many leaders in the founding generation gagged on this apparently craven pandering to the popular will.

Even had I been a desperate, craven student, Brenda might have been enough for me to call the whole thing off.