Word: phrasings
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...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 by a phrase or a phrase or reading about the "Xian myth...
...compare New Testament translations with the original Greek. A Maronite Catholic, Michael was grounded in his faith, believing that religion was at the heart of everything it means to be human. He became a resource for everyone and was sought out to explain arcane doctrine or translate a puzzling phrase. While Michael could be staunch in his opinion, says an editor who worked closely with him, "he was a person of remarkable equanimity. He tried to persuade by logic, never by charged or heated words, and I never once knew him to lose his temper...
...written statement following the fatal stabbing of Bunting Fellow Mary Joe Frug earlier this month, Wilson said, "The reaction of the entire Radcliffe community is one of shock, sadness and anger." But what is that "entire Radcliffe community" for which she speaks? Many would interpret that phrase as meaning the group of administrators, staff members and visiting scholars who work at Radcliffe, as well as the active members of organizations like the Radcliffe Union of Students...
...think this country is adrift," Hart said. "I like the president's phrase of a New World Order, but I don't think we're going to get it by bombing Baghdad. The New World Order isn't just about punishing aggression...
...first recorded use of the phrase "death of the yuppie." In hindsight, this can be seen as wish fulfillment...