Examples
“A sign of the times was the founding of the Washington Temperance Society in 1840 by six former heavy drinkers in Baltimore.”
“It is a sign of the times that a ten-million-dollar airplane may be considered "cheap," but surely American industry can produce a competitive fighter for one-half to one-third the cost of current, more complex aircraft.”
“A notorious example was the beautiful daughter of Lozhe the Rav, who was not restrained by her father's conspicuous relation to Judaism from exhibiting her lovely black curls like a maiden; and it was a further sign of the times that the rav did not disown his daughter.”
“Mrs. Lily Devereaux Blake had charge of the campaign in New York City, and Mrs. Marianna Chapman looked after the Brooklyn section, while a most stimulating sign of the times was the organization of a committee of New York women of wealth and social influence, who established their headquarters at Sherry's.”
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RELI - biblical phrases
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RELI - Biblical collocations
Biblical collocations and collocations relating to the Bible. This is just a stud. The topic is enermous.
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