Word: axioms
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...seems to be the axiom that the closer the subject is to the present day, the higher the enrollments,” de la Durantaye said...
...Beijing's government enclave. Mao's favorite meal, red roast pork with bitter melon, is on the menu, as is Deng's family recipe for chicken. (That dish comes garnished with black- and white-cat sculptures?carved out of beets and turnips?in honor of Deng's famous economic axiom: It doesn't matter if the cat is black or white, as long as it catches mice.) The culinary allusions continue with the dessert offerings: yuan xiao, rice-paste dumplings stuffed with peanuts and black sesame, are listed as Chiang Kai-shek's balls. Elegance is combined with camp...
...popular axiom when defining the Harvard experience is, ‘The best part about Harvard is the people,’” Black says. “The best part about not playing anymore is that I’ve met so many people I feel I’d never have met without quitting football…The highlight of my time here has been interaction with an array of incredibly interesting people...
There's a jokey axiom in Hollywood: Show business is a homophobic, anti-Semitic industry dominated by homosexuals and Jews. In reality, Sandler is widely admired within the entertainment community for proudly proclaiming his Jewish heritage. And it's one reason that audiences of all stripes like him: Adam Sandler seems authentic; he's not hiding anything. His hilarious Chanukah Song, which he introduced on Saturday Night Live, is considered a holiday classic...
There’s an old axiom in football that defense wins championships. If that axiom still holds true, the Crimson will need to vastly improve its defensive performance if it is to repeat its 2001 Ivy League championship...