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The plainness and directness of both thought and expression which characterise him were doubtless qualities of his age, but the author of the Iliad ( similar to Voltaire, to whom Arnold happily compares him ) must have possessed this gift in a surpassing degree.

This usage is similar to what-ho !, both an expression of surprise and a call to attention.

The first German celebration on a fairly large scale was held in 1805 ( the 1150th anniversary of his death ), followed by a similar celebration in a number of towns in 1855 ; both of these were predominantly Catholic affairs, which emphasized the role of Boniface in German history as opposed to Protestant views on the role of Martin Luther, and especially the 1855 celebrations were an expression of German Catholic nationalism.

Another indication of the popularity of " Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus " is the use of " Yes, Virginia, there is ( a ) ( subject – person, object, activity, and / or concept )" ( or similar phrase ) in satire, parody, and as an idiomatic expression to insist that something is true, without the expression becoming a cliché.

The first ever true carnival expression of this Brazilian festivity, officially recognized by Carnaval historians in Brazil, took place in Rio de Janeiro, with the " préstitos ", very similar to a musical processions, in 1641, when D. João IV was crowned in Portugal as a King and parties were celebrated in Rio public streets.

The custom, known as the ' table of Abraham ' ( simāt al-khalil ), was similar to the one established by the Fatimids, and in Hebron's version, it found its most famous expression.

This leads to an expression very similar to the Arrhenius equation.

In China, for example, a similar expression of affection consists of rubbing one's nose against the cheek of another person.

In Christianity, the Catholic Church rejects the similar expression " religion of the book " as a description of the Christian faith, preferring the term " religion of the Word of God.

* Genetic cluster, a group of genes ( or proteins, or metabolites ) whose expression or concentration is similar across a range of conditions

Ultimately, according to her theories in works such as Survival and her exploration of similar themes in her fiction, Atwood considers Canadian literature as the expression of Canadian identity.

The expression " Lightning never strikes twice ( in the same place )" is similar to " Opportunity never knocks twice " in the vein of a " once in a lifetime " opportunity, i. e., something that is generally considered improbable.

In the Bazaar, written towards the end of his life, Nestorius denies the heresy for which he was condemned and instead affirms of Christ " the same one is twofold " – an expression that some consider similar to the formulation of the Council of Chalcedon.

A similar adjective is gender-normative ; Eli R. Green wrote, " The term ' cisgendered ' is used of the more popular ' gender normative ' to refer to people who do not identify with a gender diverse experience, without enforcing existence of a ' normative ' gender expression.

The church is the foremost example of the Charismatic movement in Sweden, closely related to Word of Faith, and it may be viewed as a Swedish expression similar to Pentecostal elements in American Christianity.

A similar expression exists that includes r ( the absolute value of the transport ratio ).

Apparently, a similar expression was used in Roman Republican times already, e. g. by Plautus.

The French often use the expression " la France profonde " (" Deep France ", similar to " heartland ") to designate the profoundly " French " aspects of provincial towns, village life and rural agricultural culture, which escape the hegemony of Paris.

The expression can however have a pejorative meaning, similar to the expression " le désert français " (" the French desert ") used to describe a lack of acculturation of the provinces.

The surface expression is rarely preserved, but is usually similar to a maar volcano.

* Pissis is a Finnish expression for female youth behaving in a similar manner.

* Tar Heel-an expression that was used during the civil war and became the origin of the state's nickname-even though similar is not the origin of the town.

The personal quality of Samuel Beckett is similar to qualities I had found in the plays.

The career of Charles 12, is obviously very similar to that of Napoleon.

A similar amateurish characteristic is revealed in Adams' failure to check the accuracy and authenticity of his informational sources.

But there is, nevertheless, always a subtle difference in the way in which supposedly similar opinions are held.

First of all there is ample area in East Greenwich already zoned in the classification similar to that which petitioner requested.

What was missing in the Governor's argument, as in so many similar arguments, was a premise which would enable one to make the ethical leap from what might be militarily desirable to what is right.

Although a similar situs for tangible property is mentioned in the statute, this is cancelled out by the provision that definite kinds of property `` and all other tangible property '' situated or being in any town is taxable where the property is situated.

The resulting setup, it was declared, `` would be similar to that which is in successful operation in a number of metropolitan counties as large or larger than Rhode Island ''.

Super-Set No. 2 is made up of similar exercises, but this time done with dumbbells, and using both `` moon '' and flat benches.

Chuck a length of 1/8'' '' dia. drill rod into a drill press or some similar turning device and while it is rotating file the end square and then file a slight taper 1/8'' '' long.

There is the free intra-city `` rent it here, leave it there '' service, as an example, the free delivery and collection at the airport, dockside or your hotel, luggage racks, touring documents and information and other similar services.

There is one exception to the above statement as has been pointed out, and that is that fluids can relax by flowing into fields of lower rates of shear, so the statement should be modified by stating that the mechanics are similar.

) This is, of course, a similar type of behavior to that indicated by birefringence studies.

The life history of the alkali bee is similar to that of Andrena, but the first activity of the adults does not take place until summer, and the individuals hibernate in the prepupal stage.

In litters of eight mice from similar parents, the number of mice with straight instead of wavy hair is an integer from 0 to 8.

This theorem is similar to the theorem of Kakutani that there exists a circumscribing cube around any closed, bounded convex set in Af.

In hunger stimulates man too the situation is very similar.

) These general facts are mentioned to make clear that the total situation in the two families is similar enough to warrant comparison.

It will be seen that where the scope is similar, the Athabascan ratios come out somewhat higher ( as indeed they ought to with a total ratio of 2.8 as against 3.5 or 4: 5 ) except for verbs, where alone the Athabascan ratio is lower.

For example, suppose another excess profits tax similar to prior laws is enacted, providing for carryover of excess profits credits.