fall on stony ground

But so far they have all fallen on stony ground.

It was too early in the morning, and the effect fell on stony ground.

This appears to have fallen on stony ground in my case.

But this proposal, like others, has fallen on stony ground.

Their marriages had fallen on stony ground but it seemed to me there was still hope.

"I'm glad not everything I've said has fallen on stony ground.

Some initiatives have already fallen on stony ground, but, as we see in subsequent features, others keep coming.

Alan's charming smile fell on stony ground with her.

I see by the stubborn look on your face that you do not believe me and my words are falling on stony ground.

But his plea for nonviolent resistance is falling on stony ground, at least among the relatives of the prisoners.

But the seed fell on stony ground.

"And your words fell on stony ground.

This is the seed-corn falling on stony ground.

Teachers have never favoured Ofsted, but their criticisms have fallen on stony ground.

"Somehow I always had the impression that my utterances of undiluted wisdom were falling on stony ground," he answered.

Confirmation, then, that if the good-food gospel is preached with sufficient conviction, not all the seeds will fall on stony ground.

It sounds like a way to sow ice crystals or a version of the biblical proverb about seed falling on stony ground.

The platitudes seemed to work on the mourners, but to Darrah they fell on stony ground.

Again, the relatively popular policy of the privatization of industry fell on stony ground when it was proposed for extension to the electricity supply industry and to water services.

Paradoxically, Ugolinhas fallen in love with Manon, though his declarations of love fall on stony ground leading in the end to tragedy.

The idea of seed lying in the dust is further more likely to arouse memory of the parable (Matthew xiii, 18-23) of the seed that fell on stony ground.

The college was slow in responding to the challenge and Black's efforts to persuade the college to a merger especially with Royal Holloway College 'fell on stony ground'.

Many correspondents complained that their constructive advice, as opposed to their prying, fell on stony ground, since most peasants lacked the means to put technical advice on agriculture into effect.

Opinion polls showing that as many as 8 percent of all Muslims intend to vote for the Hindu nationalists suggest that the B.J.P. appeals have not entirely fallen on stony ground.

If an outline idea has been discussed over the lunch table ring up to carry it further, and if you have floated an idea by post and have heard nothing phone up to see if it has fallen on stony ground.

But so far they have all fallen on stony ground.

It was too early in the morning, and the effect fell on stony ground.

This appears to have fallen on stony ground in my case.

But this proposal, like others, has fallen on stony ground.

Their marriages had fallen on stony ground but it seemed to me there was still hope.

"I'm glad not everything I've said has fallen on stony ground.

Some initiatives have already fallen on stony ground, but, as we see in subsequent features, others keep coming.

Alan's charming smile fell on stony ground with her.

I see by the stubborn look on your face that you do not believe me and my words are falling on stony ground.

But his plea for nonviolent resistance is falling on stony ground, at least among the relatives of the prisoners.

But the seed fell on stony ground.

"And your words fell on stony ground.

This is the seed-corn falling on stony ground.

Teachers have never favoured Ofsted, but their criticisms have fallen on stony ground.

"Somehow I always had the impression that my utterances of undiluted wisdom were falling on stony ground," he answered.

Confirmation, then, that if the good-food gospel is preached with sufficient conviction, not all the seeds will fall on stony ground.

It sounds like a way to sow ice crystals or a version of the biblical proverb about seed falling on stony ground.

The platitudes seemed to work on the mourners, but to Darrah they fell on stony ground.

Again, the relatively popular policy of the privatization of industry fell on stony ground when it was proposed for extension to the electricity supply industry and to water services.

Paradoxically, Ugolinhas fallen in love with Manon, though his declarations of love fall on stony ground leading in the end to tragedy.

The idea of seed lying in the dust is further more likely to arouse memory of the parable (Matthew xiii, 18-23) of the seed that fell on stony ground.

The college was slow in responding to the challenge and Black's efforts to persuade the college to a merger especially with Royal Holloway College 'fell on stony ground'.

Many correspondents complained that their constructive advice, as opposed to their prying, fell on stony ground, since most peasants lacked the means to put technical advice on agriculture into effect.

Opinion polls showing that as many as 8 percent of all Muslims intend to vote for the Hindu nationalists suggest that the B.J.P. appeals have not entirely fallen on stony ground.

If an outline idea has been discussed over the lunch table ring up to carry it further, and if you have floated an idea by post and have heard nothing phone up to see if it has fallen on stony ground.