And in the Ethical Culture movement the effacement is complete. From Wordnik.com. [The Social Disability of the Jew] Reference
The thinning and shortening is called effacement, and is measured in percent, from 0 to 100. From Wordnik.com. [Mothering Twins] Reference
This process is called effacement. From Wordnik.com. [The Simple Guide to Having a Baby] Reference
A little self-effacement is good for the world. From Wordnik.com. [explanation please?] Reference
Rubin's self-effacement was always a bit of shtick. From Wordnik.com. [Rubin’s Detail Deficit] Reference
All her movements were marked by well-bred self-effacement. From Wordnik.com. [Maigret in Holland]
"Don't credit me with too much self-effacement!" he grinned. From Wordnik.com. [The Hermit of Far End] Reference
His survival in London had required a radical self-effacement. From Wordnik.com. [William Langewiesche on Mouloud Sihali] Reference
Most applicants opt for self-aggrandizement over self-effacement. From Wordnik.com. [The Perfect Essay] Reference
Even if you're just feigning self-effacement, it will serve you well. From Wordnik.com. [Lesley M. M. Blume: The Art of Standing Apart] Reference
This kind of self-effacement is a signature ingredient in Sorensen on Sorensen. From Wordnik.com. [Tom Alderman: Ted Sorensen - Unassuming Insider at the Center of Power] Reference
Bertolucci's film is very much a film of deconstruction, a story of effacement. From Wordnik.com. [Mike Miley: "Marlon Brando": 1950-1972] Reference
Hilary sat on his grand bed and Fox performed his usual feat of self-effacement. From Wordnik.com. [Tied Up in Tinsel]
The prospective husband and wife were enjoying their usual state of effacement, but. From Wordnik.com. [A Woman's Impression of the Philippines] Reference
It reigns with serenity and in complete self-effacement, amidst the wildest confusion. From Wordnik.com. [FTC's Blogger Endorsement Rules & Regs: Not Really Needed - Shelly Palmer - MediaBizBloggers] Reference
He continues the tradition of self-effacement in Harold Ramis's new film, "Bedazzled.". From Wordnik.com. [Beauty Is Only Skin Deep] Reference
He could never be the spokesman; that might well be the reason for his self-effacement. From Wordnik.com. [An Excellent Mystery]
In some people this negation or effacement of the self is a predominant characteristic. From Wordnik.com. [Human Traits and their Social Significance] Reference
No mutilation, no gore; just an effacement -- prompt and absolute -- 'there wasn't any.'. From Wordnik.com. [Concerning Cats My Own and Some Others] Reference
Deportation, colonization, and a voluntary political self-effacement have all been advocated. From Wordnik.com. [Twentieth Century Negro Literature Or, A Cyclopedia of Thought on the Vital Topics Relating to the American Negro] Reference
I'll admit I'm like him in a number of ways, but humility and self-effacement are not among them. From Wordnik.com. [Flowers for Algernon]
And I think it was Twain ` s bluntness and Grant ` s self-effacement that really fit well together. From Wordnik.com. [Grant and Twain: The Story of a Friendship That Changed America] Reference
My eyes bear witness that our hearts are in accord; you and we alike are pained at the effacement of. From Wordnik.com. [Hellenica] Reference
Cervical effacement: The process through which labour contractions cause the cervix to get very thin. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 24] Reference
Because it seems to me that the effacement of America would be a two-term undertaking, at the very least. From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
Central to the current Lion - (King) - ization has been the near complete effacement of Jackson's pedophilia. From Wordnik.com. [Michael Kimmel: The Current Glorification of Michael Jackson Ignores His Darker Side] Reference
"Because it seems to me that the effacement of America would be a two-term undertaking, at the very least ...". From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
Mr. Mecutchen bowed to Mr. Vickers, and Mr. Vickers bowed to Mr. Mecutchen, with a sort of grotesque self-effacement. From Wordnik.com. [Lippincott's Magazine, October 1885] Reference
However, the two women share a reputation for being much tougher in private than their self-effacement might suggest. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
BERNHARD: I don ` t know it ` s just because of his self-effacement and his sort of mock embarrassment of his whole being. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 5, 2009] Reference
And in all the crowd a sense of guardedness and softness and self-effacement: a curious soft sensibilité, touched with fear. From Wordnik.com. [The Plumed Serpent] Reference
The diffident charm that was so effective in "The Crying Game" still works, but his self-effacement is approaching self-parody. From Wordnik.com. [Meryl (Yes, Meryl) Goes Macho] Reference
We must aim at nothing less than the complete effacement of the financial evils that necessarily followed a state of civil war. From Wordnik.com. [State of the Union Address (1790-2001)] Reference
The other was Campion; he had work to do on his own account and he had long-since mastered the difficult art of self-effacement. From Wordnik.com. [The Return of Mr Campion]
Olivet turned to Charles, who had been standing near the door with the attentive self-effacement of the perfectly trained servant. From Wordnik.com. [Salvage for the Saint]
Viewed in the light of their second station ... they manifest absolute servitude, utter destitution, and complete self-effacement. From Wordnik.com. [Statement on Bahá’u’lláh] Reference
His twisty smile, debonair charm and twinge of self-effacement bring a much-needed jauntiness to an otherwise buttoned-down production. From Wordnik.com. [The Life Of The Party] Reference
The spiritual domination of the Greek patriarchate had tended more effectually than the temporal power of the Turks to the effacement of. From Wordnik.com. [Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary"] Reference
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