Word: profound
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...computers (well, maybe only a couple of weeks overdue) and turned over to editors. These are idiots, most of them, and brutes, with tin ears, the aesthetic sensitivity of insects, deeply held erroneous beliefs about your topic and a maddening conviction that any article, no matter how eloquent or profound or already cut to the bone, can be improved by losing an additional 100 words...
...Days: A Memoir,” discusses the dynamics of her family relationships following the death of her daughter, an event described in her previous memoir “Paula.” Allende warned the audience beforehand that the book had “nothing spiritual or profound in it. It’s just gossip.” The sell-out audience, filled with both dedicated fans and new readers, responded enthusiastically, frequently interrupting her Spanish-accented speech with appreciative laughter. Allende read three chapters from her book. In “Searching for a Bride...
...special Pulitzer also went to Bob Dylan for his profound impact on popular music and American culture...
...Learning from the Universities I exhaled a profound sigh of relief upon reading "Class Dismissed" and learning that some Japanese universities have finally begun to open their doors to foreigners [March 17]. Although superficially Japan has the aura of being international, desperate measures are needed to educate the populace into accepting people from diverse national, racial and ethnic backgrounds. Such openness will be instrumental in pulling Japan away from its old legacy of national seclusion. Mari Oka, Tokyo
...coexistence in the starkest terms. Says David Gibson, author of The Rule of Benedict: Pope Benedict XVI and His Battle with the Modern World: "As he tours the U.S., it's important to underscore that his philosophy has more consonances with our culture than meet the eye--some very profound...