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opposites differences judging
The comparison between Coleridge and Johnson is obvious in so far as each held sway chiefly by the power of his tongue. The difference between their methods is so marked that it is tempting, but also unnecessary, to judge one to be inferior to the other. Johnson was robust, combative, and concrete; Coleridge was the opposite. The contrast was perhaps in his mind when he said of Johnson: "his bow-wow manner must have had a good deal to do with the effect produced. Virginia Woolf
opposites water gold
If gold has been prized because it is the most inert element, changeless and incorruptible, water is prized for the opposite reason -- its fluidity, mobility, changeability that make it a necessity and a metaphor for life itself. To value gold over water is to value economy over ecology, that which can be locked up over that which connects all things. Rebecca Solnit
opposites telling-the-truth
In society, one doesn't tell the truth, one tells the exact opposite. Nelson Eddy
opposites age becoming
I am becoming more radical with age. I have noticed that writers, when they are old, become milder. But for me it is the opposite. Age makes me more angry. Nawal El Saadawi
opposites temptation satan
The clearest sensation that a human being has when he experiences the holy is an overpowering and overwhelming sense of creatureliness. That is, when we are in the presence of God, we are humbled and become most aware of ourselves as creatures. This is the opposite of Satan's original temptation, "You shall be as gods. R. C. Sproul
opposites impossible
The opposite of nature is impossible. R. Buckminster Fuller
opposites chemistry attraction
In marriage, as in chemistry, opposites have often an attraction. Letitia Elizabeth Landon
opposites would-be strange
Also, I have found that I really like to work in English. It's very strange because it's exactly the opposite of what I thought it would be like. Olivier Martinez
opposites two opinion
In two opposite opinions, if one be perfectly reasonable, the other can't be perfectly right. Oliver Goldsmith
despair fair-play weary
Never flinch, never weary, never despair. Winston Churchill
despair cost easy
Despair is easy, or at least low cost.
despair middle-east do-the-best
You don't despair about something like the Middle East, you just do the best you can. P. J. O'Rourke
despair aviation get-up
When you get to know me, I don't despair - I just get up, clean up, and start again. Avi Arad
despair noble conquer
He who has resolved to conquer or die is seldom conquered; such noble despair perishes with difficulty. Pierre Corneille
despair action oneself
Better to lose oneself in action than to wither in despair. Kate Morton
despair energy latter
I must choose between despair and Energy──I choose the latter. John Keats
despair able would-be
Only someone who had experienced such bitter despair would be able to recognize it in another. Lisa Kleypas
despair would-be ends
There it is!' he thought with rapture. 'When I was already in despair, and when it seemed there would be no end- there it is! She loves me. She's confessed it. Leo Tolstoy
ongoing
It's not a one-shot deal. It's an ongoing situation. Don Lynn
ongoing
This has been an ongoing story for us.
ongoing problem
This has been an ongoing problem in our province.
ongoing pattern
This has been an ongoing pattern with him for years, decades. This is not going to stop.
ongoing operation taking throughout
This is part of an ongoing operation taking place throughout the metro. Alex Wright
ongoing trying
An investigation is ongoing about the accident, and we're still trying to find out what happened.
ongoing talks today
Those talks are ongoing today and they are progressing well.
ongoing sales
If they don't get their sales up, it's not going to be enough. There is going to be ongoing restructuring.
ongoing perceive threat
We perceive this to be an ongoing threat that will be there for many years to come. Craig Johnson