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Examples
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Cleverness is actually more important to me than whether I agree or disagree with statement.
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Cleverness is cool and all, but you know what’s better?
IT’S ‘ELECTION’ DAY 2008
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"Cleverness" is a valuable asset but only up to a certain point, and I know of one unfortunately "clever" young chap who almost completely ruined a promising social career by the unexpected failure of one of his pet juggling tricks and the consequent dumping of a large dish of mashed potatoes on the head of a vice-president of the Equitable
Perfect Behavior; a guide for ladies and gentlemen in all social crises Donald Ogden Stewart 1937
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"Cleverness" is a valuable asset but only up to a certain point, and I know of one unfortunately "clever" young chap who almost completely ruined a promising social career by the unexpected failure of one of his pet juggling tricks and the consequent dumping of a large dish of mashed potatoes on the head of a vice-president of the Equitable Trust Company.
Perfect Behavior 1922
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Taking down the bottle of "Cleverness" she added some of the powder to the heap on the dish.
The Patchwork Girl of Oz Baum, L. Frank 1913
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Ojo became a bit uneasy at this, for he had already put quite a lot of the "Cleverness" powder in the dish; but he dared not interfere and so he comforted himself with the thought that one cannot have too much cleverness.
The Patchwork Girl of Oz Baum, L. Frank 1913
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Taking down the bottle of "Cleverness" she added some of the powder to the heap on the dish.
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Ojo became a bit uneasy at this, for he had already put quite a lot of the "Cleverness" powder in the dish; but he dared not interfere and so he comforted himself with the thought that one cannot have too much cleverness.
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Cleverness, in the end, is a sorry (though common) substitute for thematic weight.
Telling Tails Tim O 2009
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Cleverness, in the end, is a sorry (though common) substitute for thematic weight.
Telling Tails Tim O 2009
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