Krempe was a little squat man with a gruff voice and a repulsive countenance; the teacher, therefore, did not
prepossess me in favour of his pursuits.
The approach was not such as to
prepossess people--an ill-smelling, dark passage, a staircase half- lighted by bars through which stole a glimmer from a neighboring yard; on the first floor a low door studded with enormous nails, like the principal gate of the Grand Chatelet.
She is perfectly well-bred, indeed, and has the air of a woman of fashion, but her manners are not such as can persuade me of her being
prepossessed in my favour.
Next day, to make some return for his entertainment, he took upon him to divert me with some of those stories which the monks amuse simple people with, and told me of a devil that haunted a fountain, and used to make it his employment to plague the monks that came thither to fetch water, and continued his malice till he was converted by the founder of their order, who found him no very stubborn proselyte till they came to the point of circumcision; the devil was unhappily
prepossessed with a strong aversion from being circumcised, which, however, by much persuasion, he at last agreed to, and afterwards taking a religious habit, died ten years after with great signs of sanctity.
"I see, sir," said Partridge, falling down upon his knees, "that your honour is
prepossessed against me, and resolved not to believe anything I say, and, therefore, what signifies my protestations?
She wanted to ascertain the feelings of each of her visitors; she wanted to compose her own, and to make herself agreeable to all; and in the latter object, where she feared most to fail, she was most sure of success, for those to whom she endeavoured to give pleasure were
prepossessed in her favour.
In tallying, health
prepossess has a key role to play in healthcare planning decisions--where to locate a new service, whether or not to advance a new national screening program and decisions on best regard highly for money in health and social care provision.[19]