Well-meaning

  • 111As well as — as as ([a^]z), adv. & conj. [OE. as, als, alse, also, al swa, AS. eal sw[=a], lit. all so; hence, quite so, quite as: cf. G. als as, than, also so, then. See {Also}.] 1. Denoting equality or likeness in kind, degree, or manner; like; similar to;… …

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  • 112The World Well Lost — is a science fiction short story by Theodore Sturgeon, first published in the June 1953 issue of Universe . It has been reprinted several times, for instance in Sturgeon s collections E Pluribus Unicorn , Starshine , and A Saucer of Loneliness .… …

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  • 113may as well — informal used for suggesting something when you cannot think of anything better to do We may as well go home. There s nothing more to do. • Usage note: May as well and might as well have exactly the same meaning …

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  • 114Roswell That Ends Well — ] Broadcast and receptionThe episode won an Emmy Award in the Outstanding Animated Program (Programming Less Than One Hour) category in 2002.cite web|title=Farewell to the funny future|url=http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary 0286… …

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  • 115John Adams: The Meaning of the American Revolution — ▪ Primary Source              John Adams sent the following lucid essay to Hezekiah Niles, editor of the Weekly Register, on February 13, 1818, and Niles praised it three weeks later. Those who delight to trace the early dawnings of the American… …

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  • 116might (very) well — might (very) well/easily/spoken phrase used for saying that something is likely to happen or is likely to be true We might well have to wait six months before we know the answers. The crisis might very easily lead to war. Thesaurus: to be certain …

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  • 117War Is a Force That Gives Us Meaning — is a 2002 nonfiction book by Chris Hedges. In the book, Hedges draws on classical literature and his experiences as a war correspondent to argue that war seduces entire societies, creating fictions that the public believes and relies on to… …

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  • 118Dawkins' God: Genes, Memes, and the Meaning of Life — Dawkins God   …

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  • 119emotive meaning — The emotive meaning of a term is the attitude or other emotional state that is conventionally taken to be expressed by a straightforward use of it. Thus a derogatory term conventionally expresses some kind of contempt or hostility to some class… …

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  • 120oil well — A well bored in the crust of the earth and the components thereof to a deposit of crude oil. A structure within the meaning of a lien law. 24 Am J1st Gas & O § 114. Not a mine. 36 Am J1st Min & M § 2 …

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