Word: hollowed
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...there is a very good reason why the earliest moral codes developed by humanity command us to refrain from, say, stealing or committing adultery. The moral catch phrases mentioned above seem hollow because they are the mere reflection of this fundamental principal. Quite simply, basic honesty is the absolute foundation upon which any successful and benign society must rest. If this foundation is absent, basic human happiness and liberty begin to crumble away...
...professional athlete and performer, Maxwell's explanation rings hollow. Somehow, he wants us to believe that fan's words were harsh enough to deserve a right hand to the jaw. Is that possible...
...sophomore English concentrator says herloss of faith in religion last year may havecontributed to her condition. "I felt thateverything was kind of hollow if there's no divinebeing," she says...
...argument the attorney general makes is hollow," said Nadler, an election-law specialist. "They're basically saying they have discretion to do whatever they want...
...Democratic Party leader who has gadded about with ex-Nazi storm troopers and nubile nightclub strippers was the soul of propriety. As he stood waiting to disembark, surrounded by the latest members of his ever-shifting constellation of advisers, bodyguards and hangers-on, his pale blue eyes betrayed the hollow disorientation of an actor between scripts who suddenly finds himself at a loss for words...