1 I take a dim view of this kind of behaviour.

2 As a keen amateur astronomer I take a dim view of being mistaken for a fortune teller!

3 The tendency of bureaucrats to take a dim view of whistle-blowers is particularly marked in the military.

4 Dr Hallowell would take a dim view of this.

5 We take a dim view of employing virus authors.

6 True, Americans take a dim view of the field so far, if recent surveys by the Pew Research Centre and the Washington Post are to believed.

7 Most take a dim view of Mr Ahmadinejad, who denies that the Holocaust happened but makes veiled threats to unleash another one on Israel.

8 The villagers take a dim view of people who try to impress them.

9 The authorities take a dim view of protests at the best of times.

10 They also take a dim view of overpaid and underachieving bosses , particularly if they fly to Washington by private jet to beg for a handout from taxpayers.

11 But let's assume that as a reader of this paper you take a dim view of these matters.

12 I hope that the Minister is not back-tracking on them because we would take a dim view of that.

13 Most workers instinctively know this and, in most circumstances, take a dim view of union organizing efforts.

14 The company insisted there would be no exemptions and made clear that it would take a dim view of suppliers who did not comply.

15 In my experience, Salafis, adherents of a very strict school of Islam, take a dim view of such displays of femininity.

16 The TV talking heads, disappointed investors, and even investment bankers within BofA who get bonuses in stock and are watching it collapse, take a dim view of its future and Moynihan's leadership.

17 The prospect of one of the Internet's most powerful companies snapping up a major hardware manufacturer has some consumer advocates urging federal antitrust authorities to take a dim view of the deal.