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  • I always enjoy these types of debates because they prove that languages are alive and well whether written, typed, texted, graphed or spoken like evolving English-es. txtng is already shaping up to be a name for itself-the fact that we are talking about it certainly proves its current might.

    On 'It's Only a Theory' DC 2009

  • But more schooling isn't-by itself-the remedy to these problems.

    The Value Of College 2008

  • And if Kramer is right, even anxiety itself-the royal road to self-discovery in psychoanalysis, art and religion-may be just a neurochemical glitch, and no great loss.

    The Case Of Dr. Strangedrug 2008

  • The allies created small zones of security, but elsewhere-even in parts of Mogadishu itself-the gunmen still conducted a reign of terror.

    A Hurry-Up Offense 2008

  • But what if Powell came to represent not a movement but movement itself-the shifting of political tectonic plates (those earth metaphors again!) or the advent of a much more diverse, interracial culture?

    Why Powell's Race Matters 2008

  • The singing was reinforced with splendid stylistic instinct, grace of movement, and communicative feminine warmth which would almost have been enough by itself-the effect was one of sheer magic.

    Archive 2007-07-01 Jaime J. Weinman 2007

  • The singing was reinforced with splendid stylistic instinct, grace of movement, and communicative feminine warmth which would almost have been enough by itself-the effect was one of sheer magic.

    Beverly Sills Jaime J. Weinman 2007

  • And with the same mix of triumph and loss that made Wolves of the Calla a runaway bestseller, The Dark Tower tracks Roland towards his ultimate goal, the tower itself-the center of all time, all place.

    The Dark Tower King, Stephen 2004

  • Yet for all that, the language itself-the bits between all the business - is well spoken.

    Surf's Up, Dude! Shakespeare Catches Wave in Central Park 2002

  • The person he wanted was strong and willful with as much empathy for the enemy as for the world of Dominaria itself-the ability to understand and so defeat the Phyrexians, without turning to their dark purposes.

    Bloodlines Coleman, Loren L. 1999

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