21. The mean-spiritedness and ideological purity that he espouses, all that is becoming apparent, 22. His slogans attacked the Dallas City Council's reputation for mean-spiritedness and ineffectiveness. 23. And there was mean-spiritedness . 24. Even a climax of outrageous mean-spiritedness comes across as a bit of Irish whimsy. 25. The film depicts Murdoch's free-spiritedness in the early part of the relationship. 26. They recommended appeals to public spiritedness . 27. In tone, the books range from affectionate parody to something closer to blithe mean-spiritedness . 28. Is anyone else sick of the mean-spiritedness that has infected our public discourse these days? 29. He condemned elitism and abstract metaphysics, favoring creativity, free-spiritedness and practicality in teaching. 30. And to his credit, the younger Funt maintains the tradition of laughter without mean-spiritedness .