Although UPN frowned officially upon this practice, unofficially the network and its parent company, Paramount Pictures, turned a "blind eye" in this instance due to the circumstances of the situation.

She added that the nickname used to be the Brew Dogs, but that was before the Army officially frowned on the consumption of alcoholic beverages.

The use of Singlish when speaking in classes or to teachers, however officially frowned upon, is rather inevitable given that many teachers themselves are comfortable with the variety.

Beatles music was banned by Fidel Castro from 1964 to 1966 and officially frowned upon for years after, passed from hand to hand like musical (italics)samizdat.

If the prince is officially frowning on the Street, their loyalties will be less strained if we have closed our doors without putting up a fight.

They frowned on it for a few centuries and officially purged it at the Council of Constantinople in 381.

Although officially frowned upon, such trends apparently struck the chord among a large section of the Croatian public and Vuco acquired a loyal following.

Disney's animated characters --officially frowned upon by some in Russia when the country was under Soviet control - twirled on the dance floor.

Whilst officially frowned upon, it was tolerated.

Naomi Imbesi had the kind of lush figure modern society officially frowned upon as "overweight," and a good percentage of that society privately had fantasies about.