The compulsion to take ourselves seriously is in inverse proportion to our creative capacity. When the creative flow dries up, all we have left is our importance. From LearnThat.org. [Eric Hoffer (1902-1983), American writer & philosopher.]
A term is in inverse proportion to another term if it increases (or decreases) as the other decreases (or increases). From Wordnet, Princeton University.
When the direct approach failed he tried the inverse. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
I know that reaching out allows reaching inward and the inverse is also true. From Wordnik.com. [What I Know For Sure] Reference
Mill therefore recommended what he called the inverse deductive method: he saw his discussion of this method in his. From Wordnik.com. [John Stuart Mill] Reference
They seem to be almost in inverse proportion right now. From Wordnik.com. [Dumb Girl, Dumb Boy - :: gia’s blog ::] Reference
Often their plainness on the plate is in inverse proportion to how good they taste. From Wordnik.com. [Hoblutsi and Kugel : The Summer Version] Reference
The inverse is true also: falling interest rates allow for home sale prices to increase. From Wordnik.com. [C'ville Real Estate Bubble? at cvillenews.com] Reference
However, my ability to laugh - at others and myself - has increased in inverse proportion. From Wordnik.com. [sneer] Reference
A rally above 10790 would complete a short term inverse head and shoulders and favor bulls. From Wordnik.com. [Currency Trading News by DailyFX] Reference
The inverse is also true; if trust is low, the leader and organization pay a huge trust tax. From Wordnik.com. [Transparency and Trust] Reference
The trouble is Her Majestys pleasure appears to be in inverse proportion to Her Majestys age. From Wordnik.com. [It Can’t Be……….. But It Is! « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG] Reference
Eggs Hindemith -- Follow the Eggs Auber recipe, except prepare and cook in inverse retrograde. From Wordnik.com. [To Serve Man] Reference
In other words, the rate at which words tend to morph is in inverse proportion to how often they're used. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-10-01] Reference
Of course the inverse is true, in that the less important or troubled a cause, the more attention it receives. From Wordnik.com. [Why journalism matters.] Reference
A cat's interest level will vary in inverse proportion to the amount of effort a human expends in trying to interest him. From Wordnik.com. [UFies.org: December 2002 Archives] Reference
The frequency of the use of the word "seriousness" occurs in inverse proportion to the actual seriousness of s/he who uses it. From Wordnik.com. [Step Back | ATTACKERMAN] Reference
The inverse is that there is incredible street art out there, such as it showcased on this blog page … utter genius in the works. From Wordnik.com. [REVERSE GRAFFITI: Clean Green Street Art | Inhabitat] Reference
I find the wikipedia recent changes general feed to be useful in inverse proportions to the delicious and furl general feeds. From Wordnik.com. [The Ultimate Zeitgeist « Snarkmarket] Reference
Repukes feign a desire for smaller government while lining their pockets at the expense of those who stand by them in inverse solidarity. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » King and Bachmann hatch plan to ‘foment revolution’ with ‘Declaration of Health Care Independence.’] Reference
Sometimes you have a wait a little while for a table, but the food there is fantastic ... though in inverse proportion to its healthiness. From Wordnik.com. [later again] Reference
The inverse is proved true here in the states too, towns wich adopt progressive carry-concealed laws experience significant drops in crime. From Wordnik.com. [Is That Legal?: Gun Control, Campus Shootings, the Wild West, and Kent State] Reference
… the time spent on any item of the agenda will be in inverse proportion to the sum involved. From Wordnik.com. [“Work Expands To The Time Allowed” | Lifehacker Australia] Reference
Quite true, but the inverse is a different matter. From Wordnik.com. [Facetime in the San Francisco Chronicle - The Panda's Thumb] Reference
That thing called the inverse square law really comes into play out past Mars. From Wordnik.com. [doggdot.us] Reference
MBH98 utilize a completely different scheme which one might call inverse regression. From Wordnik.com. [von Storch et al 2004 in IPCC AR4 « Climate Audit] Reference
Plot the Crabon Denti-factor, that is, the inverse relationship between money and sense. From Wordnik.com. [Round and Round: Wheel in the Sky Keeps On Failing] Reference
This process, called inverse Compton scattering, is a common way of making cosmic gamma rays. From Wordnik.com. [dailyindia.com News Feed] Reference
I like James’ idea, of weapons being issued in inverse proportion to the size of the bobby. From Wordnik.com. [Women; Different but Equal (and a little scary) « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG] Reference
This was subsequently diagnosed by a dermatologist, as being part of a condition called inverse psoriasis. From Wordnik.com. [Irish Blogs] Reference
To convert the recorded interlaced video back to 23. 976p, one must remove the pad fields by a process called inverse telecine (IVTC). From Wordnik.com. [VideoHelp.com Forum] Reference
The inverse is true in Boston. From Wordnik.com. [The price of convenience.] Reference
I mean obviously the inverse is true. From Wordnik.com. [Waldo Jaquith - McCain’s vetting process fails him again.] Reference
Their "inverse" regression appears to be PArial Lesat?. From Wordnik.com. [Juckes and the Esper and Jones CVMs « Climate Audit] Reference
Yet a number of "inverse" ETFs made hefty payouts in December. From Wordnik.com. [ETF Investors Expect Tax Hit for Some Funds] Reference
There is a fundamental difference between these "inverse" problems. From Wordnik.com. [A Scenic Shot] Reference
We try now to formulate some kind of inverse to a Bernoulli problem. From Wordnik.com. [Dictionary of the History of Ideas] Reference
One resemblance between the two wars, admittedly, is a kind of inverse one. From Wordnik.com. [An American Iliad] Reference
PE (H), to the "inverse" probability of the data conditional on the hypothesis. From Wordnik.com. [Bayes' Theorem] Reference
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