New Word Groups In Modern Writing
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Friday, May 15, 2009
26. Militant nationalism
Chinese governmant seeks to preserve its ideology
of
militant nationalism
and self-dtermination.
25. hunker down
Canned food and cheap goods thrive in a recession, as
consumers
hunker down
to shave expenses.
Monday, April 20, 2009
24. Surgical bankruptcy
A
surgical bankruptcy
that makes the domestic
auto industry is stronger is something that may
not be desirable, but inevitable.
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
23. Brutally honest
All new electronic medical gadgets that measure
your pressure or
heartbeats
are
brutally
honest.
22. Crunches underfoot
In Afghanistan, history literally
crunches underfoot.
21. Clenched orotundity
George W. Bush's presidency was strait-jacketed by
his inability to command any style by
clenched orotundity.
20. Perceptive assessment
Tayeb Salih's
perceptive assessment
of the relationship
betweetn East and West, his complex weaving of personal
and politiacal lives, and the beauty of his prose has redefined
fiction.
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