Many writers struggled against the era's compulsive reserve not just with racy subject matter but also with compulsive prolixity. |
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The text exhibits a remarkable prolixity, considering that it is only 284 words long. |
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He was acutely aware of the problems of prolixity and worked hard to prune his original drafts, but his interest in minute analysis led inevitably to an expansive style. |
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Redundancy of subjects and prolixity of expression accompany the mammoth and tedious labours which otherwise are expounded with extraordinary effort and concentration. |
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Simonides was known for his tendency toward concision and his rejection of prolixity. |
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He tried to refine his language, but, to judge by the prolixity of his later theoretical writings, his efforts resulted in no permanent improvement. |
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As middle age brings portliness to once lean-and-hungry politicians, so, freed from the tyranny of print and paper, the web brings prolixity to publishers. |
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Must I then for twenty-three mortal days endure the prolixity of that tedious woman? |
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Professor Rodell was inveighing against the jargon and prolixity which often beclouds legal and judicial writing but he was also being critical of the overall quality of judgment-writing. |
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Heaven knows we don't want a return to the portentous prolixity of Star Wars or the philosophical blather of the Matrix trilogy, but some small relevance to the world we live in would have been appreciated. |
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Much of the point of Emin's work is in its hurried prolixity, its urgent rush of words: words stitched on blankets, scrawled in Biro, mono-printed, appliquéd, embroidered on the walls of tents, spun out in neon tubes. |
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Despite its prolixity and many contradictions, it is an impressive work. |
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