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  • But I will tell you that humankind's evolution, as foretold by Mr. Stanton and his colleagues, is a blissfully inspired reductio ad absurdum -- or more accurately inflatio ad absurdum -- of the ethos of consumption that now sustains the economies of prosperous nations.

    'WALL-E' Is Richly Human Tale of a Robot 2008

  • But I will tell you that humankind's evolution, as foretold by Mr. Stanton and his colleagues, is a blissfully inspired reductio ad absurdum -- or more accurately inflatio ad absurdum -- of the ethos of consumption that now sustains the economies of prosperous nations.

    A richly human tale of a robot 2008

  • The inflatio ad absurdum of the species is no doubt Ancient Evenings.

    Screams and Whispers Towers, Robert 1986

  • "Swelling (_inflatio_) of the testicles is due sometimes to humors trickling down upon them (_rheumatizantibus_), sometimes to abscess, or to gaseous collections (_ventositate_), and sometimes to escape of the intestines through rupture of the siphac."

    Gilbertus Anglicus Medicine of the Thirteenth Century Henry Ebenezer Handerson

  • Although Ecolab is employing effective pricing strategies to offset the raw material inflatio n, raw material costs are expected to remain a headwind in the third quarter.

    unknown title 2011

  • They will keep buying it or run the risk of massive inflatio at home.

    Latest Articles 2009

  • One other kind of denouement for the American inflatio is worth mentioning, not because it was likely to happen because it was not.

    Mises Dailies 2009

  • With such economic malaise, cooling inflatio and a proven willingness to delivering large rate cuts to the benchmark rate, the true international value of the New Zealand dollar (as a carry currency) is essentially put into jeopardy.

    Currency Trading News by DailyFX 2008

  • ; yahooBuzzArticleSummary = 'Article: Stockpiles of rice are dwindling worldwide while prices -- and inflatio are soaring.'

    Inflation and Food Shortages? 2008

  • July 11th, 2006 at 3: 44 pm marblex says: even if they do pass “minimum” wage hikes … they’ll take it back with inflatio

    Think Progress » Top White House Staffers Pocket $4,200 Raise, Fight $2 Minimum Wage Increase 2006

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