For me, the most absorbing pieces link spiritual reflection and cultural criticism. |
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The endosymbiotic theory states that eukaryotic cells once became larger cells by absorbing a prokaryote. |
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So one huge mountain of this stuff in every mine and it's absorbing carbon dioxide. |
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Molecules may change their rotational energy levels by absorbing energy from electromagnetic radiation in the microwave region of the spectrum. |
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Children learn by absorbing information through daily interactions and experiences with other children, adults, and the world. |
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These experiences have made them more comfortable with absorbing new ideas and practices, including those introduced by foreigners. |
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Parasitic plants may affect host fitness by absorbing resources that are essential for host growth and reproduction. |
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They are also advised to invest in a good pair of shoes that are built for absorbing the impact of road running. |
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She writes an absorbing character study mixed with equally absorbing science writing, delivering a powerful and moving science book. |
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But irrespective of whether you are a collector, this is an absorbing book for anyone interested in history or other cultures. |
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Quickly and mercifully, the initial apprehension disappears as the book turns into an intense and absorbing read. |
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Combine them with a dark, gripping story, rich characterisation, superb direction from Eastwood and you have a powerful, absorbing thriller. |
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What lent interest and made it absorbing was the competitive edge between the two parties, and the skill they displayed. |
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Deadwood combines fascinating character studies with intelligent writing and an absorbing plot. |
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Particularly absorbing is the account of Mario's battles with back injuries and cancer, and the lessons to be learned from them. |
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Intimate cinematography and the drama of events unfolding makes for intense, absorbing viewing. |
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It's really fascinating, and I feel it's what turns a blog from a series of chats into an absorbing internal narrative, or conversation. |
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Who entertained whom and what the food and conversation were like were matters of absorbing interest. |
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Another issue of absorbing interest, and still greater complexity, is that of how a composition comes into being, from conception to completion. |
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The result is big enough to be absorbing, but small enough to be manageable. |
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Electrons move from one orbital into another by absorbing or emitting a quantum of energy, just as Bohr explained. |
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Her absorbing, internationally acclaimed debut explores the modern German psyche through the experiences of three ordinary people. |
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It is packed in an airtight container such as a foil pouch to prevent it from absorbing moisture. |
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They fill up the thyroid gland and stop it from absorbing any radioactive iodine released by the reactor. |
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Common brick is like a sponge, absorbing water and wicking moisture to the chimney interior. |
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Painting functions here like a terrifying energetic machine, absorbing, destroying, recycling, recomposing images of vastly different origins. |
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The ice-free seas will further exacerbate the melt, as the reduced reflection of light will result in the dark seas absorbing more warmth. |
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The machine is, however, capable of absorbing programs in any other language written in Latin characters. |
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The final section consists of seven appendices and extensive notes, an absorbing read in themselves. |
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With a book in hand, I'd dive joyfully into the world being created, absorbing every word into my skin, losing myself in the pages. |
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His typography does revere words, but I would add that Martin likewise does not shy from absorbing the models of language to frame his work. |
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I would tag along, listening, a small shadow absorbing a vision of a much better land beyond. |
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Austere and absorbing, Escape is a convincing descent into a maelstrom of anguish and, ultimately, deadly despair. |
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This magician gained his magic power by absorbing or copying it from his enemies. |
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Written with charm and humour, this is a touching, absorbing oddity of a book about love, grief, avarice and generosity. |
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After a full day of absorbing the scenic views of the beautiful outside creations, can you imagine coming home to bare walls at each corner? |
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The exhaust outlet of the unit is connected to a baffled sound chamber within which a plurality of sound absorbing elements are positioned. |
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Embedded within Pole's framework of clicks, snaps and scratches are subtle yet absorbing layers of sound. |
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Atoms may acquire energy that excites electrons by random thermal collisions, collisions with subatomic particles, or by absorbing a photon. |
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The responding officer barks back, with the concern of a man who could be absorbing a bullet in the chest. |
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This is an absorbing and thoughtful novel, though its ambiguities occasionally frustrate. |
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The basic creative material was there for an absorbing, thought-provoking novel. |
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Such selective frequency absorbing photovoltaics will then allow houses to be different colors. |
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The bazaars, colorful food markets and constant flow of border-hoppers provide absorbing spectacles. |
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If readers can overlook Kung's personal foibles, the memoirs tell an absorbing story, most especially when the author himself is not the focus. |
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In this image the sungazer lizard is basking in the sun on a dry rock absorbing in the sun's heat rays. |
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To keep caviar from absorbing a slight metallic taste from metal servers and utensils, present it on glass, shell, or bone. |
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Heavy industry was favoured against light industry, with engineering, metallurgy, energy and chemicals absorbing the lion's share of the funds. |
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These can be used to tackle climate change by absorbing carbon dioxide, and also as a replacement for mineral oil. |
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As it was, I slammed onto the floor of the shaft with my knees bent, absorbing the shock, but the force of the sudden stop pitched me forward. |
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For example, mistletoe grows on trees and supplements its nutrition by absorbing nutrients from the tree. |
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Instead, they were looking at me curiously, like I was a particularly absorbing monkey at the zoo. |
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This line from the movie perfectly sums up the twisty, fascinating premise of this very absorbing movie. |
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That someone sits in front of a screen absorbing images like blotting paper and turns into a serial killer is ridiculous. |
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Eight booms, presently across the river, are absorbing the oil along with a surface skimmer. |
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Quite how a boxer with such a poor capacity for absorbing a blow has gone 24 fights undefeated remains a mystery. |
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Escaping the obvious, her works allow for a freedom of interpretation and reading, each unfolding an absorbing narrative. |
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With all of the reality shows that make TV watching a complete bore, I was glad to finally see something new, fresh, absorbing and entertaining. |
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A certain amount of narratorial omnipotence has to be practised if absorbing stories are to be created. |
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Like a field absorbing fresh spring rains, we can continue to soak ourselves in the Spirit's presence, absorbing more and more of his life. |
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Their faces are upturned with closed eyes, as if they are absorbing power from the sky. |
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It may not be comfortable reading but it is utterly absorbing and wildly funny. |
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The target is probably where you're choosing to focus their effect, absorbing the brunt of the tangle. |
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One method they use, fluorescence spectroscopy, involves recording optical spectra from molecules absorbing and emitting light. |
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This is Tyree's tenth novel and one of his most absorbing and spellbinding. |
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One of the notable things is the floor, made from a special synthetic material that looks firm, but is springy and sound absorbing. |
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Apply the mixture to your windows with a clean sponge and squeegee off the liquid, absorbing any drips with a cloth. |
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They feature nubbled comfort footbed, shock absorbing midsole, and traction outsole. |
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Mary was happy to walk hand in hand with him, absorbing the exciting atmosphere at the track. |
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The forest will provide some much-needed lung space to Bangaloreans and act as a carbon sink by absorbing vehicular and other emissions. |
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As trees take root, they would begin absorbing carbon dioxide, turning the region back into a carbon sink. |
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But the duo kicked again on the final lap to take an absorbing head-to-head battle down to the wire. |
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The water passing through the piping cools rooms by absorbing heat during the summer and is warmed to heat the spaces during the winter. |
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This cavil aside, the exhibition is a well-paced and absorbing study of the most influential exponent of an under-rated decorative art form. |
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In fact in retrospect, he is a much more absorbing artist than the old girl herself. |
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Over time, a faster version was born, absorbing extra elements of ragtime such as the charleston. |
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Mr Bull has drawn from the Hippocrene spring to refresh a subject that seemed stale, and his book is as witty, sexy and absorbing as his subject. |
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However, the beef became tasty after absorbing the sweet and sour tastes of the preserved tangerine peel wrapped outside. |
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The book teems with passion and panache and is graced with an authoritative yet absorbing style. |
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Patients with pancreatic insufficiency have difficulty absorbing calcium and are especially at risk for developing osteoporosis. |
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This is not likely to warm the cockles of your heart, but it can be hugely seductive and at times totally absorbing in its intensity. |
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In fact, recent studies show that eating salads with fat-free salad dressing may prevent your body from absorbing beneficial phytonutrients! |
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Whatever else happens, we must not stick to the ideas of communizing the South or absorbing the North. |
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Variegation in leaves is caused by a loss of light absorbing pigments in the plant cells. |
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Once the main plot line gains some momentum, it becomes absorbing, building to a riveting confrontation with a truly chilling character. |
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This leads to an accumulation of fluorescent proteins absorbing blue light and thereby appearing yellow. |
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In addition to rubbing shoulders with a live famous mycologist, forayers generally expect a lecture about some absorbing topic. |
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At ecdysis, the animal sheds the old exoskeleton while absorbing large quantities of water to stretch the new exoskeleton. |
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Some of them even went so far as to ingest tape worms to avoid their bodies absorbing the goodness from food and so remaining thin. |
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A weekly mask, either hydrating or oil absorbing, will also keep skin dewy and supple. |
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There are better puzzle games out there, that offer more absorbing and addictive bouts of rapid, simple fun. |
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It was grittily down-to-earth, absorbing, and best of all, made me want to re-read some of Murdoch's novels. |
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Impurities in the material can interact electronically, changing their oxidation state, which leads to absorbing color centers and bulk damage. |
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Rob's strengths lay in absorbing the pressure and criticism, and in doing this well he more than proved himself courageous, gutsy and tough. |
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She feels my heart going out to her, my comfort and love enfolding and absorbing her pain. |
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Root vegetables fill pan beneath orange-thyme roast chicken, absorbing vibrant flavor from the drippings. |
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My friends instantly, abundantly, responded, some agreeing with the premise, others either objecting or not fully absorbing it. |
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I have read many books about different aspects of this enormous subject, but none that brings the diverse pieces together so well, in such an absorbing and truly masterly way. |
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Consider those surrounded by vacated cubicles, absorbing the work of those who were let go, anticipating their own unkind fate. |
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In eight locations, blood samples were obtained by piercing the skin with a sterile lancet and absorbing a drop of blood on a piece of filter paper. |
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He fluently weaves between a canvas of dark and light tonalities to the effect of instilling an absorbing listening experience upon the would-be viewer. |
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Finally, how are the absorbing questions of alterity and alienation treated by a postcolonial or displaced subject in an autobiographical novel written from such an elsewhere? |
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A very absorbing movie that is relatable and relevant on many levels. |
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To avoid the cards absorbing disturbing vibrations or energies wrap them in a black cloth, silk if you can afford it, and put the wrapped cards in a box. |
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The world of the super-rich non-dom is a truly absorbing place. |
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The evening is an absorbing night out and one not to be lightly ignored. |
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However, headguards, whilst absorbing energy from punches, present an even larger target to be hit and thus the number of blows striking home may well increase. |
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The report says that these demands are absorbing resources, thereby reducing funds for community services that could help to contain rising hospital admissions. |
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High-fiber foods are thought to speed food through your intestines, thereby preventing your body from absorbing potentially carcinogenic food additives. |
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The ride has a Germanic firmness about it, but passenger comfort is always well controlled, the suspension absorbing poor road surfaces in an effective way. |
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Cattails and bulrushes are especially efficient at absorbing large quantities of nitrogen and phosphorous, substances easily transported in runoff. |
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The first material is acrylate, a highly absorbent material that gels with exudate fluid and is capable of absorbing up to 300 times its own weight. |
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It's an absorbing enough match, without being a total nail-biter. |
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Then there are snippets of absorbing esoterica, such as the fact that Mozart wrote the tune to Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, or that Vienna has its own Vegetable Orchestra. |
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The unit of absorbed dose is call the gray, which is the amount of energy in joules from the radiation absorbed per kilogram of the absorbing material. |
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Reidy was relieved at finally recording a win over his tormentors, but less than happy with the seven kicks at goal his team missed over an absorbing seven-try thriller. |
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I met Friedman in January in his elegant high-rise San Francisco condo, with an absorbing view of both the Pacific Ocean and the San Francisco Bay. |
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Jade and Pearl shapes natural sea sponges to fit a woman's body, absorbing flow and likewise averting the dilemma of throwaways, synthetic fibers and bleaching. |
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The light absorbing coating may comprise one of a paint, a lacquer, a tape, a ceramic, a hot melt plastic, a resinous plastic, a plastisol, or an epoxy material. |
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Wit changes to anguish to make up a very absorbing narrative. |
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Russia, having annexed the Crimea, had embarked on a titanic struggle with the Ottoman Empire which was absorbing stupendous quantities of manpower and treasure. |
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Champions Eastern Province set the ball rolling with an absorbing encounter against Northerns in the A section of the men's interprovincial hockey tournament on Monday. |
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A controversial penalty try in the seventh minute of injury time at the end of this absorbing match dealt a hammer blow to the hopes of champions Boroughmuir. |
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Robert Ross has written an absorbing and interesting book that should stimulate more research on culture and representation in South African history. |
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The film is absorbing rather than depressing, uplifting rather than sad. |
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Those genes included one for a light-sensitive plant protein called a phytochrome, which changes shape upon absorbing certain wavelengths of red light. |
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In his low-key documentary, Blitz has succeeded in creating drama out of everyday life that is highly absorbing, despite it's lightweight subject matter. |
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The best-selling author delivers an absorbing and provocative new novel about the low-down schemes and broken dreams that follow a fractured marriage. |
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We know that Mockingbird, played by Adrianne Palicki, will be making an appearance, as well as the absorbing Man. |
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But for a truly intimate and absorbing experience, head over to Studio Theater on 14th Street. |
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His contempt for judges and politicians was so absorbing that I read the book in two sittings. |
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The central rule of the game is kill or be killed, and playing it is utterly absorbing. |
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Meanwhile, Chris Bavin introduces truckers to a secret ingredient that stops us absorbing so much fat. |
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What's forming these tracks is the salt in the soil absorbing any available moisture in the air, a process known as deliquescence. |
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Paper towels lead a brief and unglamorous life, absorbing spills, wiping away messes and substituting for napkins and tissues. |
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Then there is the absorbing, not to say frenzying, interest, which attends our important elections. |
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Italy subsequently dropped its objections to Germany's goal of absorbing Austria. |
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It soon became the one absorbing object of Henry's desires to secure an annulment. |
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During these early years, humans are capable of absorbing more information than later on. |
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Tilman Riemenschneider, Veit Stoss and others continued the style well into the 16th century, gradually absorbing Italian Renaissance influences. |
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The closed cell structure of white oaks prevent them from absorbing preservatives. |
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California and Arizona are major producers of citrus crops, although growing metropolitan sprawl is absorbing much of this land. |
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After a black hole has formed, it can continue to grow by absorbing mass from its surroundings. |
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When behind an absorbing mask, the CZT sensor array can determine the direction of the rays. |
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The atmosphere acts as a thermal engine, absorbing heat at higher temperatures, releasing heat at lower temperatures. |
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Other colors can appear in the presence of light absorbing impurities, where the impurity is dictating the color rather than the ice itself. |
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By the 1890s it had extended its realm across Central Asia to Afghanistan, absorbing local states in the process. |
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Radar absorbing material, containing resistive and sometimes magnetic substances, is used on military vehicles to reduce radar reflection. |
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Lichens make their own food from their photosynthetic parts and by absorbing minerals from the environment. |
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The oceans are normally a natural carbon sink, absorbing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. |
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In addition to their direct effect by scattering and absorbing solar radiation, aerosols have indirect effects on the Earth's radiation budget. |
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They mixed extensively with speakers of Tuu languages, absorbing features of their languages. |
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The girl gathered up his puppyship and held him close against her. He curled down contentedly absorbing the warmth of her arms and body. |
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Deposited particles may adversely affect the performance of optoelectronics by absorbing or scattering the light beams. |
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This classification includes at least 583 species that attract, trap and kill prey, absorbing the resulting available nutrients. |
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He pauses, absorbing the sunshine streaming into his garden. |
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What do you think it is, abstractly, that makes this period so absorbing? |
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Energy absorbers in vehicles are based on crushing by compressive impacts, thereby absorbing mechanical energy. |
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A writable matte article with a water absorbing layer and polymer has been patented. |
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The decrease in the quota will lead to absorbing the surplus in supplies and thusly push the price to USD 75 pb, said Bodai. |
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Something's out of kilter if I'm doing more emitting than absorbing. |
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During the absorbing phase of the embossing process, a compressional model of the cells can be used. |
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Marin's French literature class is half French and half minority, with the unrulier Muslims, black and white, absorbing most of his attention. |
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As the amount of snow cover decreases, darker bedrock is exposed, absorbing sunlight and reradiating additional heat into the alpine bowl. |
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In general, dark particles increase warming by absorbing solar radiation reradiating it toward the earth. |
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Meanwhile, friendly geezer greengrocer Chris Bavin introduces some truckers to a secret ingredient that stops us absorbing so much fat. |
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In truth, Planck's equation was only valid for laboratory blackbodies constructed from highly absorbing materials. |
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Bowen and Eastwood developed boron cage compounds as fillers for shielding and absorbing neutrons. |
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Its opening, almost shouted glissandi threatened intonation, but the JCS coped admirably, and we later heard an absorbing combination of layered textures from the two choirs. |
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Written by Clive Hollick, a civil engineer and historical reenactor, The Battle of Benburb 1646, is an absorbing and readable account of this telling combat. |
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What starts as an absorbing portrait of Swank's lonely frontierswoman later morphs into an odd-couple comedy before settling on a character study of Briggs. |
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The ZnO-coated polyester had better UV absorbing property and water repellence due to the good homogeneity and dispersion of ZnO micropartices in the textile polymeric matrix. |
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It was a dramatic finish to an absorbing, fast-paced game but Blackburn will be deeply unhappy with referee Anthony Taylor as Nzonzi's handball was harsh. |
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The Sheffield FA played by its own rules until the 1870s with the FA absorbing some of its rules until there was little difference between the games. |
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In fact, the steel, now trademarked as Flash Bainite, has tested stronger and more shock absorbing than the most common titanium alloys used by industry. |
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The pad can also include deodorizing agents, an impermeable layer, or a middle absorbent layer for absorbing moisture from or applying treatments to a pet. |
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Ribonuclease activity of RLL toward yeast tRNA was assayed by determining the generation of acid-soluble, UV absorbing species with the method of Mock et al. |
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Zeaxanthin could be ingested as a supplement, but there is evidence that human bodies are better at absorbing carotenoids from whole foods, such as green leafy vegetables. |
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Curriculum Vitae elevates Yoel Hoffmann's penchant for mingling real and invented life to a new pitch, absorbing his entire life story into what masquerades as a novel. |
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The coverage was on an all-risks basis in some cases, absorbing CBI risks derived from a supplier's insolvency for political, economic, credit or other reasons. |
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It is absorbing many words from the regional languages of Pakistan. |
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They work by absorbing ultraviolet light, exciting the electrons, and creating a powerful oxidizing agent that can kill microbes and break down organic compounds. |
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In the waiting room on the final day of the procedure, Richard Ades sat reading cover to cover anything he could get his hands on, absorbing none of it. |
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It is also hygroscopic, readily absorbing water vapour from the air. |
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The Treasury in Italy is seeking alternate funding channels following the near saturation point of the country's banking sector in terms of absorbing debt. |
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For instance, an extreme cooperation exists between plants and the mycorrhizal fungi that grow on their roots and aid the plant in absorbing nutrients from the soil. |
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The sea therefore has a greater capacity for absorbing heat than the land, so the surface of the sea warms up more slowly than the land's surface. |
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Without the use of nitrogen, which prevents each coal bed from swelling and thus reducing the room for absorbing the greenhouse gas, the amount absorbed drops by half. |
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By absorbing the nitrogen oxide gas, the compound forms an iron nitrosyl complex that can be converted into ammonia, thus liberating the iron catalyst for further use. |
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This absorbing doorstopper from acclaimed biographer Adam Sisman promises to change that with a study informed by hundreds of hours' access to the man himself. |
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Privatization through the stock market is more likely to be the method used when there is an established capital market capable of absorbing the shares. |
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The problem for him was that Bellamy, his former team-mate at Coventry, was absorbing the jubilant noise of the 50,000 Geordies and photosynthesizing it into energy. |
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The apparatus includes a layer formed of a material capable of absorbing liquid and a formable material coupled with the layer formed of the absorbent material. |
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The innovative nanofibers are better at absorbing and retaining water and may be used in clothing, as well as for a wide range of filters and medical materials, Toray said. |
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