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  • noun Plural form of superiority.

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Examples

  • Dalrymple's hope to settle ancient quarrels about the "superiorities" of

    A Short History of Scotland Andrew Lang 1878

  • Of Scotland it is enough to say that free voting had practically ceased to exist both in counties and in boroughs, as the borough franchise was the monopoly of self-elected town councils, and the county franchise of persons, often non-resident, who happened to own "superiorities".

    The Political History of England - Vol XI From Addington's Administration to the close of William IV.'s Reign (1801-1837) John Knight Fotheringham 1867

  • Instead, these resentments are only extinguished when we finally accept the humanity that exists in all of us irrespective of faith, our ability to empathize with one another and the courage to relinquish arrogance and superiorities which, if not discarded will ultimately extinguish us one and all.

    Qanta Ahmed, MD: In Search of the Moderate Muslim: It Takes an Ummah 2010

  • As far back as 1999, when Berkshire announced the acquisition of a majority stake in utility MidAmerican Energy, Mr. Buffett said his company's "truly large superiorities over" the S

    Welcome to Buffett's New Normal Liam Denning 2010

  • As far back as 1999, when Berkshire announced the acquisition of a majority stake in utility MidAmerican Energy, Mr. Buffett said his company's "truly large superiorities over" the S

    Welcome to Buffett's New Normal Liam Denning 2010

  • Instead, these resentments are only extinguished when we finally accept the humanity that exists in all of us irrespective of faith, our ability to empathize with one another and the courage to relinquish arrogance and superiorities which, if not discarded will ultimately extinguish us one and all.

    In Search of the Moderate Muslim: It Takes an Ummah 2010

  • Metaverse should not be a place to reconstruct but to deconstruct our borders, superiorities, chains and mind cages.

    Archive 2008-11-01 Alpha Auer 2008

  • Metaverse should not be a place to reconstruct but to deconstruct our borders, superiorities, chains and mind cages.

    Whatever next? A Furry in Istanbul? Alpha Auer 2008

  • At dinner last night -- attended by the likes Ross Mayfield, president of Socialtext, David Sifry, founder of Technorati and a member of the illustrious Sifry clan, as well as new friends from the Italian and English worlds of technology -- we talked over wine and good food about social technology and the Italian telecom industry, before the inevitable discussion about cultural differences and claimed superiorities.

    Hopelessly Optimistic in Italy Levy, Joshua 2008

  • At dinner last night -- attended by the likes Ross Mayfield, president of Socialtext, David Sifry, founder of Technorati and a member of the illustrious Sifry clan, as well as new friends from the Italian and English worlds of technology -- we talked over wine and good food about social technology and the Italian telecom industry, before the inevitable discussion about cultural differences and claimed superiorities.

    Hopelessly Optimistic in Italy 2008

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