Word: sightedly
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...among the final four teams, and in sight of the Cup, but was blown away, 6-1, by international powerhouse Argentina in the semifinals...
...taking such a line, Japanese nationalists came remarkably close to foreign Orientalists who assume that everything that looks Western in Japan must be superficial. The "real Japan," it is often thought, must be hidden away somewhere, out of the sight of ignorant outsiders, and utterly unlike anything else in the world. This convergence of views had political consequences after Japan's defeat in 1945. American and Japanese liberals wanted Japan to have a liberal constitution as the basis of a real democracy. Conservative Japanese officials argued that such an arrangement would not be in tune with the real Japanese spirit...
...life” and “death.” The real, academic competition that defines Harvard life, and that we so assiduously sweep under the rug for the sake of social peace, spills out with a vengeance. And it isn’t a pretty sight...
...included in the magic that was about to take place inside the hall. Magic it was. Five women and a sign language interpreter came dancing onto the stage, decked out in bright colours and African dress, and immediately the audience was spellbound by Sweet Honey in the Rock. The sight of the black female a cappella singers dancing beneath the statues of the dead naked white men from long ago that decorate the hall highlighted the power and immediacy of Sweet Honey. When Ysaye Barnwell used her effortless, supernatural vocal range to begin the “Chant?...
...sight of the blade slot made me think - if you will excuse these featherweight reflections - about the old rituals. Long ago, when men wore hats, shaving was a far more serious and ceremonial business than it is now. I keep to some of the old forms. I use a shaving brush, for example...