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"For example, the opposition between acute and grave phonemes has the capacity to suggest an image of bright and dark, of pointed and rounded, of thin and thick, of light and heavy, etc."

"For example, the opposition between acute and grave phonemes has the capacity to suggest an image of bright and dark, of pointed and rounded, of thin and thick, of light and heavy, etc."

Roman Jakobson, Russian Scientist

Example, Grave, Light, Opposition

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"I let my game do the talking. I've had incidents like that but when I compare my own story to the stories that have happened forty or fifty years ago particularly to Jackie Robinson for example."

"I let my game do the talking. I've had incidents like that but when I compare my own story to the stories that have happened forty or fifty years ago particularly to Jackie Robinson for example."

Maurice Ashley, Jamaican Celebrity

Example, Talking, Years

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"A good example is far better than a good precept."

"A good example is far better than a good precept."

Dwight L. Moody, American Clergyman

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"There are certain things that are inherently scarce. For example, there is only a certain amount of beachfront property in California. It is going to be scarce, it is going to be expensive."

"There are certain things that are inherently scarce. For example, there is only a certain amount of beachfront property in California. It is going to be scarce, it is going to be expensive."

Ralph Merkle, American Scientist

Example, Property

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"The most powerful moral influence is example."

"The most powerful moral influence is example."

Huston Smith, American Theologian

Example, Influence

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"Raising a small child as a woman while travelling 10 months out of the year would, I believe, be something I would not be able or even want to do, although with the amazing example of Leila, I am no longer so sure."

"Raising a small child as a woman while travelling 10 months out of the year would, I believe, be something I would not be able or even want to do, although with the amazing example of Leila, I am no longer so sure."

Lara St. John, Canadian Musician

Example, Months, Want, Woman

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"For example, Michael Mann's film Collateral - there is certain kinds of stories that lend themselves to digital photography. Some things are very raw stories that digital photography kind of lends itself to."

"For example, Michael Mann's film Collateral - there is certain kinds of stories that lend themselves to digital photography. Some things are very raw stories that digital photography kind of lends itself to."

Matthew Modine, American Actor

Example, Film, Photography

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"Example is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only thing."

"Example is not the main thing in influencing others. It is the only thing."

Albert Schweitzer, German Theologian

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"There have been many great musicians that, Clifford Brown is one great example, I mean he died very early, 25."

"There have been many great musicians that, Clifford Brown is one great example, I mean he died very early, 25."

Sonny Rollins, American Musician

Example, Musicians

44

"I think the only kind of acceptable evangelization is the evangelization of good example."

"I think the only kind of acceptable evangelization is the evangelization of good example."

Andrew Greeley, American Clergyman

43

"An office occupation is another example as not only douse it disrupt the activities of the organization it also can raise the media profile of the campaign."

Ben Edwards, British Entertainer

Example, Media, Occupation, Office

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"For example, the philosophers who were interested in logic were probably rather logical for mathematicians. But the ASL got us together, so we could talk to each other and publish in the same journal."

"For example, the philosophers who were interested in logic were probably rather logical for mathematicians. But the ASL got us together, so we could talk to each other and publish in the same journal."

Stephen Cole Kleene, American Mathematician

Example, Logic, Mathematicians, Talk

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"Be an example, be kind and be simple."

"Be an example, be kind and be simple."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Example, Simplicity, Kindness, Life

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"Dirty Harry, for example. Clint Eastwood was not a rogue cop. He was a maverick cop, but he was a good guy."

"Dirty Harry, for example. Clint Eastwood was not a rogue cop. He was a maverick cop, but he was a good guy."

Charlton Heston, American Actor

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"If, for example, all the codons are triplets, then in addition to the correct reading of the message, there are two incorrect readings which we shall obtain if we do not start the grouping into sets of three at the right place."

"If, for example, all the codons are triplets, then in addition to the correct reading of the message, there are two incorrect readings which we shall obtain if we do not start the grouping into sets of three at the right place."

Francis Crick, English Scientist

Example, Reading, Right

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"I think the greatest way to learn is to learn by someone's example."

"I think the greatest way to learn is to learn by someone's example."

Tobey Maguire, American Actor

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"For example, after developing a sound similar to an elephant trumpeting, I wrote the song Elephant Talk which gave my elephant sound an appropriate place to live."

"For example, after developing a sound similar to an elephant trumpeting, I wrote the song Elephant Talk which gave my elephant sound an appropriate place to live."

Adrian Belew, American Musician

Example, Song, Sound, Talk

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"Sometimes string figures were used to illustrate stories, as in the case of an Eskimo example that depicts a man catching a salmon. Sometimes they had magic or religious significance."

"Sometimes string figures were used to illustrate stories, as in the case of an Eskimo example that depicts a man catching a salmon. Sometimes they had magic or religious significance."

Louis Leakey, British Scientist

Example, Magic, Man, Religious

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"There is no teaching to compare with example."

"There is no teaching to compare with example."

Robert Powell, British Actor

Example, Teaching

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"Jesus is an example. We have other examples, including many of our ancestors as role models who understood the inner meaning of our orientation."

"Jesus is an example. We have other examples, including many of our ancestors as role models who understood the inner meaning of our orientation."

Malcolm Boyd, American Clergyman

Example, Meaning

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"To demonstrate this simultaneity is by no means trivial, because it may for example happen that the product nucleus always forms in an activated state at first."

"To demonstrate this simultaneity is by no means trivial, because it may for example happen that the product nucleus always forms in an activated state at first."

Walther Bothe, German Physicist

Example, First, May, State

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"I'm a perfect example of the grumpy, old man. I'm really good at it."

"I'm a perfect example of the grumpy, old man. I'm really good at it."

Ned Beatty, American Actor

Example, Man, Old

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"Dusting is a good example of the futility of trying to put things right. As soon as you dust, the fact of your next dusting has already been established."

"Dusting is a good example of the futility of trying to put things right. As soon as you dust, the fact of your next dusting has already been established."

George Carlin, American Comedian

Example, Fact, Right, Trying

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"Take the crocodile, for example, my favorite animal. There are 23 species. Seventeen of those species are rare or endangered. They're on the way out, no matter what anyone does or says, you know."

"Take the crocodile, for example, my favorite animal. There are 23 species. Seventeen of those species are rare or endangered. They're on the way out, no matter what anyone does or says, you know."

Steve Irwin, Australian Scientist

Example, Favorite

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"The most important role models should and could be parents and teachers. But that said, once you're a teenager you've probably gotten as much of an example from your parents as you're going to."

"The most important role models should and could be parents and teachers. But that said, once you're a teenager you've probably gotten as much of an example from your parents as you're going to."

Andrew Shue, American Actor

Example, Parents, Teachers

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"There is always some universal proportion, but along with that there are some places where special things happen. Ireland, for example. I've always felt it's interesting to play there. Maybe they just drink more than anybody else."

"There is always some universal proportion, but along with that there are some places where special things happen. Ireland, for example. I've always felt it's interesting to play there. Maybe they just drink more than anybody else."

Ed O'Brien, English Musician

Example, Ireland, Play

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"For example, in Malay, there are pronunciations that are similar to Chinese."

"For example, in Malay, there are pronunciations that are similar to Chinese."

Andy Lau, Chinese Actor

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"I'll give you an example. Henry, the old black guy who cooks the corn bread, he worked on the railroads for about 20 years so he knows how to lay and build track."

"I'll give you an example. Henry, the old black guy who cooks the corn bread, he worked on the railroads for about 20 years so he knows how to lay and build track."

Marc Singer, Canadian Actor

Example, Old, Years

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"I'm very much a lead by example person."

"I'm very much a lead by example person."

Alexandra Paul, American Actress

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"It's not what my job is about. I'm not out to make a political statement. I want to stand for something, but more by example."

"It's not what my job is about. I'm not out to make a political statement. I want to stand for something, but more by example."

Lauren Bush, American Model

Example, Job, Want

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"We could not, for example, arrive at a principle like that of entropy without introducing some additional principle, such as randomness, to this topography."

"We could not, for example, arrive at a principle like that of entropy without introducing some additional principle, such as randomness, to this topography."

Michael Polanyi, Hungarian Scientist

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"We wanted to set a good example for the growing number of divers watching."

"We wanted to set a good example for the growing number of divers watching."

Lloyd Bridges, American Actor

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"I did have fun, for example, in The Black Hole which was very popular among youngsters."

"I did have fun, for example, in The Black Hole which was very popular among youngsters."

Maximilian Schell, Swiss Actor

Example, Fun, Popular

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"May 30 word: Example"People believe a lot more of what they see you do than what they hear you do. That's why it is important that we take the responsibility to set a good, Biblical example. How we live in front of people and even behind closed doors at home is essential to being an effective witness."

"May 30 word: Example"People believe a lot more of what they see you do than what they hear you do. That's why it is important that we take the responsibility to set a good, Biblical example. How we live in front of people and even behind closed doors at home is essential to being an effective witness."

Joyce Meyer, American Author

Example, People, Responsibility, Witness

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"Be an example and open a new way for life."

"Be an example and open a new way for life."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

Example, Life, Way, Teaching

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