Which preposition to use with scrupulous
I found she was coming down backwards, which I took to be a mere girlish freak, or perhaps a piece of coquetry, practised on myself: but I afterwards found, that about the time the earth is at the full, the whole family pursued the same course, and were very scrupulous in making their steps in this awkward and inconvenient way, because it was one of the prescribed forms of their church.
Persons who are scrupulous about the recitation of the Hours should have help from their confessors, who should deal specifically with any of the scruples which arise in the daily task.
What is more painful to Anglo-Saxons is that the British Government has been no better nor more scrupulous of its pledges.
The true spirit of liberty, although devoted, persevering, bold, and uncompromising in principle, that secured is mild and tolerant and scrupulous as to the means it employs, whilst the spirit of party, assuming to be that of liberty, is harsh, vindictive, and intolerant, and totally reckless as to the character of the allies which it brings to the aid of its cause.
His own evident love for books had been the best possible insurance that these particular borrowers would be more scrupulous than the general.
He was no more scrupulous on most subjects than the ordinary man of his own class.
Instead of the last words he gives un cuor di virtù armato, being over-scrupulous for his great-uncle's reputation. XXXII.
They are good enough to be scrupulous over their growing coldness.
Sir ANDREW FREEPORT, and all other my Friends who are scrupulous to Promises of the meanest Consideration imaginable from an Habit of Virtue that way, have often upbraided me with it.
And if I was so scrupulous towards slaves, you may judge what my life must have been with your sons.
There is perhaps something in the Beginning of it which I ought in Modesty to conceal; but I have so much Esteem for this Correspondent, that I will not alter a Tittle of what she writes, tho' I am thus scrupulous at the Price of being Ridiculous.
Some of the least scrupulous among themsuch as Staring, Hugh, Cutting Dick, and old Tom Woottonhave often discussed the possibility of secretly visiting it, and making a perquisition of its stores; but they have been hitherto restrained by their fears of their terrible and vindictive master.