And only the carefully fostered illusion that Kiron and Heklatis were "in control of her" kept her from being snubbed, or worse.

This emergent belief in Khomeini as a divinely guided figure was carefully fostered by the clerics who supported him and spoke up for him in front of the people.

But the illusion of success within the contras, reach, a success that was in the world's interests, was fostered most carefully and covertly.

But I was very tired now; contrary to carefully fostered myth, barbarians do get tired on occasion.

But Taylorism dealt the death-blow to a mentality which had been carefully fostered by archaic capitalism.

Now it appeared that even her carefully fostered sense of perception had, in some manner, deceived her.

At an early age he showed an aptitude for study, which was carefully fostered by his mother.

Rosa's insides turned over, all her carefully fostered haughtiness resolved itself into a small sweat on her upper lip and a moistness in her palms.

Yet their support work with pupils is an intimate part of the 'caring' image the school has carefully fostered and a major encouragement to effective learning.

Frankly, no, despite carefully fostered impressions to the contrary.