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Obviously, such a Northern tourist's purpose is somewhat akin to a child's experience with Disneyland: he wants to see a world of make-believe.
At this point a working definition of idea is in order, although our first definition will have to be qualified somewhat as we proceed.
Fortunately, it is possible to be somewhat more concrete and factual in diagnosing the involvement of values in education.
Having hedged its bets in this way, PHS apparently decided it would be possible to make some sort of determination after all: `` At present radiation levels, and even at somewhat higher levels, the additional risk is slight and very few people will be affected ''.
For the near term, however, it must be realized that the industrial and commercial market is somewhat more sensitive to general business conditions than is the military market, and for this reason I would expect that any gain in 1961 may be somewhat smaller than those of recent years ; ;
The assisting musicians from the Vienna Octet are somewhat lacking in expertise, but their contribution is rustic and appealing.
This whole development is certain to be of interest to the readers, for the idea has so often been mentioned, somewhat wistfully.
Rates for American cars are somewhat higher, ranging from about $8.00 a day up to $14.00 a day for a Chevrolet Convertible, but the rate per kilometer driven is roughly the same as for the larger European models.
This calculation results in an enthalpy rise which is somewhat high because it assumes a mass flow equally distributed over the plug cross section whereas in reality the mass velocity is expected to be smaller in the regions of higher temperatures.
the former figure is based on a somewhat unusual birth of four by a Central American female ( see chapter on Laying, Brooding, Hatching, and Birth ), the latter on a `` normal '' newly born individual.
It is of interest that her menarche was somewhat later than the average for the girls in this group.
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.
First is the long and still somewhat obscure process of preparation, planning and discussion.
The tendency for general business activity to soften somewhat is becoming more evident.
Although the pause in the advance of general business activity this year has thus far been quite modest, it is hard to escape the conclusion that the softening process will continue into the first quarter of 1961 and possibly somewhat longer.
It is as follows: `` The usual sensitivity tests showed that the specific qualities of skin-perceptiveness ( pressure, pain, temperature ), as well as the kinesthetic sensations ( muscular feelings, feelings in the tendons and joints ), were, as such, essentially intact, although they seemed, in comparison with normal reactions, to be somewhat diminished over the entire body.
A quiet but sturdy theme, somewhat folklike in character, appears whenever the old monk speaks of the history he is recording or of his own past life:
The consequence of this is that the girls at Brooklyn College outnumber the boys and do somewhat better academically.
Missionary outreach by friendly contact looks somewhat different when one reflects on what is known about friendly contact in metropolitan neighborhoods ; ;
The reason, says the Housing Center, is that the builders invited to the intentions conference `` are generally among the more successful businessmen, and usually do somewhat better than their fellow builders ''.

is and less
Bryn Mawr Drive is only two or three miles from the Spartan, and it took me less than five minutes to get there.
It is noteworthy that the majority of the delegates to the Congress were from the less developed, former colonial nations.
Whether a concept analogous to the principle of internal responsibility operates in a nation's external relations is less obvious and more difficult to establish.
Poetry for a Persian is nothing less than truth and beauty.
It is much less difficult now than in Lincoln's day to see that on both sides sovereign Americans had given their lives in the Civil War to maintain the balance between the powers they had delegated to the States and to their Union.
About one-third as long, it is less intimate and detailed, but better coordinated, more concise and more dramatic.
Gustaf Vasa is a superb example, and Charles 10,, the conqueror of Denmark, hardly less so.
So we see that a specialist is a man who knows more and more about less and less as he develops, as contrasted to the generalist, who knows less and less about more and more.
The young William Faulkner in New Orleans in the 1920's impressed the novelist Hamilton Basso as obviously conscious of being a Southerner, and there is no evidence that since then he has ever considered himself any less so.
Mr. Nehru is subjected to stern lectures on neutralism by our Department of State, and an American President observes sourly that Sweden would be a little less neurotic if it were a little more capitalistic ''.
Being less encumbered by material embodiments they partake more of what is divine.
But to me innocence is far less tangible.
This is less than the length of a jet runway -- well within the circle of destruction.
In Plato's mind there is an irresolvable conflict between the poet and the philosopher, because the poet imitates only particular objects and is incapable of rising to the first level of abstraction, much less the highest level of ideal forms.
In his study Samuel Johnson, Joseph Wood Krutch takes this line when he says that what Aristotle really means by his theory of catharsis is that our evil passions may be so purged by the dramatic ritual that it is `` less likely that we shall indulge them through our own acts ''.
Everyone is more or less sceptical and virtually no one has been willing to accept Lappenberg or Kemble's position on that point.
If this choice is less exciting than New York Democrats may wish, it nevertheless must be made.
But for the United States and its SEATO allies to attempt to shore up a less tough, less combat-tested government army in monsoon-shrouded, road-shy, guerrilla-th'-wisp terrain is a risk not savored by Pentagon planners.
Whether it is or not, the propaganda impact on the free world of the document scheduled to be adopted at this meeting will be far less than had been originally anticipated.

is and caustic
As a result, wet cement is strongly caustic and can easily cause severe skin burns if not promptly washed off with water.
Art is sometimes etched into glass via the use of acid, caustic, or abrasive substances.
In addition to being a nuisance, the residue from burnt black powder is hygroscopic and with the addition of moisture absorbed from the air, this residue forms a caustic substance.
Care is required in handling elemental sodium, as it is potentially explosive and generates inflammable hydrogen and caustic sodium hydroxide upon contact with water ; powdered sodium may combust spontaneously in air or oxygen.
Voltaire's caustic response to Leibniz ' doctrine that this is the best possible world.
Another product available over-the-counter that can aid in wart removal is silver nitrate in the form of a caustic pencil, which is also available at drug stores.
The Man Who Came To Dinner is about the caustic Sheridan Whiteside who, after injuring himself slipping on ice, must stay in a Midwestern family's house.
Holden is the calmer, more reasonable of the duo ; Banky, meanwhile, is the caustic and short-tempered half.
The specific composition of diterpene or triterpene esters varies, and determines how caustic and irritating a particular species is.
When this treatment is finished, the fish ( saturated with lye ) has a pH value of 11 – 12 and is therefore caustic.
* Devore: This variety is produced with a caustic solution.
Electricity is delivered to the follicle through the probe, which causes localized damage to the areas that generate hairs, either through the formation of caustic lye ( galvanic method ), overheating ( thermolysis method ), or both ( blend method ).
Silver nitrate is also sometimes used in dermatology in solid stick form as a caustic (" lunar caustic ") to treat certain skin conditions, such as corns and warts.
Mr. Ryan is angular and vicious as the uneasy king-pin of the town, and Walter Brennan is cryptic and caustic as the local mortician with a streak of spunk.
# Immersion: The cellulose is dissolved in caustic soda: ( C < sub > 6 </ sub > H < sub > 10 </ sub > O < sub > 5 </ sub >)< sub > n </ sub > + nNaOH → ( C < sub > 6 </ sub > H < sub > 9 </ sub > O < sub > 4 </ sub > ONa )< sub > n </ sub > + nH < sub > 2 </ sub > O
# Viscose: The " yellow crumb " is dissolved in a caustic solution to form viscose
At first cellulose in the form of wood pulp is soaked in caustic soda and after this " steeping " for a specified period of time it is shredded and allowed to age (" Mercerising ").

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