Word: ferret
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...there are those who will ferret it out. And when they do, it too often becomes an issue. They proceed to ask, almost always in sinde or presumptious tones, "Were you a debutante?", "Do you belong to a country club?" or, "Do you know any Jews...
...dazzling, personal, unorthodox, paradoxic your assumptions (paradoxes are not equivocations), the more interesting an essay it is likely to be. (If you have a chance to confer with the assistant in advance, of course--and we all like to be called "assistants," not "graders"--you may be able to ferret out one or two cosmic assumptions of his own; seeing them in your blue book, he can only applaud your uncommon perception. For example, while most graders are politically unconcerned, not all are agnostic. This is an older generation, recall. Some may be tired of seeing St. Augustine flattened...
...Federal Government had jurisdiction over Lake Winnipesaukee. Combining his love of New Hampshire with his passion for history, Souter headed off to museums and historical societies to dredge up scraps of information. He spent weeks with ancient maps spread out over his office, scanning each meticulously to ferret out tiny differences. When Souter went to Washington to present his case, he went alone and without notes. His argument -- that since a boat could not get to the ocean from the lake, it was not a navigable waterway subject to federal control -- was so cogent and airtight that the Coast Guard...
...dazzling, personal, unorthodox, paradoxic your assumptions (paradoxes are not equivocations), the more interesting an essay it is likely to be. (If you have a chance to confer with the assistant in advance, of course--and we all like to be called "assistants," not "graders"--you may be able to ferret out one or two cosmic assumptions of his own; seeing them in your bluebook, he can only applaud your uncommon perception. For example, while most graders are politically unconcerned, not all are agnostic. This is an older generation, recall. Some may be tired of seeing St. Augustine flattened...
Ever wonder where all the artistic talent at Harvard is hidden? Ever consider that there is only one small student are gallery on campus to house the talent? Ever think that a House committee would be the agency to ferret out that talent...