Instances such as these, then, turn upon the accentuation. From Wordnik.com. [On Sophistical Refutations] Reference
Southern tongue in vain attempting the Celtic accentuation. From Wordnik.com. [The Fair Maid of Perth] Reference
It was complemented by a single ruby bracelet for accentuation. From Wordnik.com. [Mistborn] Reference
I am not shouting, I am highlighting for accentuation and emphasis. From Wordnik.com. [Why Liberal Christianity Isn't Bankrupt] Reference
Rapid and marked accentuation of unidexterity is a pubescent change. From Wordnik.com. [Civics and Health] Reference
"I thought I would supply the proper accentuation for you, that's all.". From Wordnik.com. [Crown and Anchor Under the Pen'ant] Reference
Square, all contributed to the accentuation of her material well-being. From Wordnik.com. [Turn About Eleanor] Reference
But you see, if you hang up on an accentuation of this stressful. From Wordnik.com. [TEDBUNDY]
Three cablelike tentacles writhed in a complex gesture of accentuation. From Wordnik.com. [Codgerspace]
Next, he repeated thee same prayers, but louder and with increased accentuation. From Wordnik.com. [Childhood] Reference
There was at that time a curious accentuation of the common alternation of night and day. From Wordnik.com. [In the Days of the Comet] Reference
Allison's accentuation of the natural beauties of the spot, Caleb allowed himself to smile. From Wordnik.com. [Then I'll Come Back to You] Reference
George Eliot's strong accentuation of the race is the Gospel of annihilation to the individual. From Wordnik.com. [Cobwebs of Thought] Reference
Film-3D isn't like the real world -- it's an accentuation of it; or, in other words, a gimmick. From Wordnik.com. [Martin Scorsese Says Even Films Like Precious Should Be in 3D | /Film] Reference
Thus out of rhythm grows very naturally an accentuation which gives balance, structure, and form. From Wordnik.com. [Spirit and Music] Reference
The current climate trend commenced with a sharp accentuation of temperature rise rates from the mid-1970s. From Wordnik.com. [Dangerous Climate Change] Reference
For me, the links and windows issue is more of a “rhythm of the read” interruption/accentuation function. From Wordnik.com. [Drive-By-Shooting Sundays: Strong White Papers] Reference
It was a sonorous, harmonious, and flexible dialect, the vowels seeming to admit of very varied accentuation. From Wordnik.com. [Twenty-Thousand Leagues Under the Sea] Reference
The well-known accentuation of contrasting elements does not interfere with the balance, because it is mutual. From Wordnik.com. [The Principles of Aesthetics] Reference
Then I realized, blushing, that doing this must have as its consequences the greater accentuation of my figure. From Wordnik.com. [Dancer Of Gor]
It may be as well to add at this point a few explanatory words concerning the plan of accentuation adopted here. From Wordnik.com. [Fray Luis de León A Biographical Fragment] Reference
That reluctant turning from the window, the accentuation in that movement of the shoulders was like a nod to me. From Wordnik.com. [Hunger] Reference
"I am very happy," said the lady, with that sweet, lisping accentuation of English which well became her lovely mouth. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 20, June, 1859] Reference
However, you know, I think the accentuation of the invasion and the liberation differs between one country to another. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 25, 2003] Reference
Accustomed to the harsh dialect of the North, my voice was almost intractable in obtaining their melodious accentuation. From Wordnik.com. [Mizora: A Prophecy A MSS. Found Among the Private Papers of the Princess Vera Zarovitch] Reference
To be sure they tended to have certain things in common, such as the accentuation and enhancement of the slave's figure. From Wordnik.com. [Magicians of Gor]
BUT this was their Day of Days, and they had determined (using their own accentuation) to BE there and to be there EARLY. From Wordnik.com. [History of the American Negro in the Great World War His Splendid Record in the Battle Zones of Europe; Including a Resume of His Past Services to his Country in the Wars of the Revolution, of 1812, the War of Rebellion, the Indian Wars on the Frontier, the Spanish-American War, and the Late Imbroglio With Mexico] Reference
"No," she said; and her voice was singularly clear and sweet, but with something foreign in the slow accentuation of words. From Wordnik.com. [The Mystery of a Turkish Bath] Reference
Lamentable (Very): This word seems to admit of three degrees of comparison, which are indicated by the accentuation, thus. From Wordnik.com. [Highways & Byways in Sussex] Reference
The exceptional sounds only occurred under certain specified conditions, having to do with the old Indo-European accentuation. From Wordnik.com. [STUDY OF LANGUAGE] Reference
To be sure they tended to have certain things in common, such as the accentuation and enhancement of the slaveâ ™ s figure. From Wordnik.com. [Magicians of Gor]
It is reinforced by Accent, which, as the name implies, is the accentuation of details that require to be brought into prominence. From Wordnik.com. [Style in Singing] Reference
This lady has a very sweet voice, and flexible, pure accentuation, and is altogether as good an elocutionist as we have ever heard. From Wordnik.com. [The Canadian Elocutionist] Reference
Alternate accentuation and non-accentuation are facts in the living organism of the universe; this may be expressed, not explained. From Wordnik.com. [The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 1, January, 1864] Reference
The current initiatives will see the accentuation and expansion of the role the department has traditionally played in the government. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
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