When our vices leave us, we flatter ourselves that we have left them. From LearnThat.org. [Duc de La Rochefoucauld (1613-1680).]
Perhaps I again flatter myself, but I think I've contributed as much to the development and celebration of real American culture as Racistsentative Russell Pearce. From Wordnik.com. [SeeLight:] Reference
The more violent an act the flatter should be the presentation. From Wordnik.com. [CIDER SUNRISE • by Oonah V Joslin] Reference
To be sedulous in promoting anothers good, also to flatter is to honour, as a sign we seek his protection or aid. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter X. Of Power, Worth, Dignity, Honour, and Worthiness] Reference
The planet isn't just getting smaller and "flatter," it's also becoming smarter. From Wordnik.com. [Let's Spend on Broadband and the Power Grid] Reference
With whiplash speed, the governor's office spoke of implementing a "flatter" tax, one that included a charitable deduction. From Wordnik.com. [WSJ: Mormon Church Kills Flat Tax in Utah] Reference
We are witnessing manufacturing Darwinism as the world gets "flatter" (Friedman) and GM's position as the center of (their own) universe is passing. From Wordnik.com. [The Big Three, the Big Swindle and the Boat We Might Catch] Reference
The shakeup comes a week after similar moves were announced at Fannie as part of what its new CEO, Herbert Allison, described as a shift to a "flatter" management structure. From Wordnik.com. [Fannie and Freddie Get Flatter] Reference
I see a small 'flatter' section a mile away with a white line. From Wordnik.com. [TravelPod.com Recent Updates] Reference
In the last two decades, we have seen our planet become smaller and "flatter". From Wordnik.com. [BBC News | Technology | World Edition] Reference
Essentially, these changes move the UI away from its non-touch legacy towards a 'flatter' layout approach that is typical of other touch UIs. From Wordnik.com. [All About Symbian - News] Reference
The only complaint some may have is that the keys are "flatter" than the ones used on other Dell notebooks, so touch typists might have a learning curve when using this notebook. From Wordnik.com. [NotebookReview.com - The Webs Best Source For Laptop Notebook Info] Reference
"flatter" networks (those with fewer routing and peering transit points) in an attempt to optimize performance. From Wordnik.com. [Nemertes Research - Independence, Integrity, Insight] Reference
"The information age has made possible 'flatter' organizations, wider spans of control, and quicker information sharing. From Wordnik.com. [Vp Delivers Reinventing Government Speech At Georgetown] Reference
Platyops has a flatter face and smaller teeth than Lucy. From Wordnik.com. [The New Old Man] Reference
Her shoes are flatter than her mother's and her legs are long. From Wordnik.com. [Dead Mothers] Reference
It's just a bit flatter in flavor than the Jubilee Mr. Brown prefers. From Wordnik.com. ['Personal Melons': Watermelon Farmers Focus On Small And Seedless] Reference
She looked tired, and her cheeks were flatter than they had ever been. From Wordnik.com. [The Spear Master] Reference
Organizations will get flatter as more middle managers are eliminated. From Wordnik.com. [Martin Ford: Will Google Destroy Itself?] Reference
First, this recovery has been significantly flatter than previous economic rebounds. From Wordnik.com. [6 Charts That Suggest The Unemployment Crisis Is WORSE Than It Looks] Reference
Usually, African artists who flatter the Euro-American audience come off compromised. From Wordnik.com. [Amadou And Mariam: Well Beyond Mali] Reference
Most people think that when it comes to video screens, thinner and flatter are better. From Wordnik.com. [It Doesn't Just Look Real--It Is Real] Reference
Sherbet stripes flatter the figure and add preppy pizzazz to Lily McNeal's heather-gray poncho. From Wordnik.com. [TIP SHEET] Reference
Despite saying "don't flatter yourself, it's involuntary," he's clearly lost control over himself. From Wordnik.com. [Janet Turley: Mad Men Season 4, Episode 6 -- Dissolving Identity and the Female Gaze] Reference
"We need to create a system of fewer, flatter, and more agile and responsive structures," he said. From Wordnik.com. [Deals, tidbits of the week in Top Secret America] Reference
"All I can say is, 'Don't flatter yourself by thinking you have an identity that's worth my time.'". From Wordnik.com. [The Borowitz Report: Debtor Nation] Reference
All that would help clear the way for a flatter tax code and lower corporate tax rates to spur job creation. From Wordnik.com. [Sharp Debate Offers a Real Choice on Economy] Reference
A new flatter, faster route has been announced for the Cardiff half Marathon 2010 - visit here for more details. From Wordnik.com. [Cardiff today – cider fest, chinese boxing, Big Weekend and was De Niro really in Cardiff?] Reference
K hanging from the low end of the moon by my feet in a storm half-expected you would be there my step a little flatter. From Wordnik.com. [M, K, A] Reference
He was coached to flatter, to whisper in the ears of clients spontaneous compliments about their third-quarter earnings. From Wordnik.com. [Day & Night] Reference
Instead, the containers are self-stacking because the spout is flatter and each gallon can sit atop another in transmit. From Wordnik.com. [Love ‘em or hate ‘em: Those new-fangled milk containers at big club stores] Reference
The enduring mystery of why men rarely flatter themselves when they take to the dancefloor may finally have been solved. From Wordnik.com. [Scientists identify moves that make men irresistible on the dancefloor] Reference
The flat looking trees never swayed and the inn itself looked flatter than the inside despite the three-dimensional look. From Wordnik.com. [The Impossible Man - Ep.15: Journey and a Half] Reference
The bench enables easier access to the belts (including from behind the seat) and is softer and flatter than many vehicle seats. From Wordnik.com. [Why Consumer Reports Still Says Don’t Buy the Orbit Infant Car Seat] Reference
In place of his old stained workshirt and denim bell-bottoms, he dresses in smart suits tailored to flatter his barrel of a body. From Wordnik.com. ['The Most Popular Politician on Earth'] Reference
Another is a taste for flatter hierarchies that allow the best ideas to rise quickly rather than crawl up the organizational chart. From Wordnik.com. [We All Work For Dot-Coms Now] Reference
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