A pond microcosm can be self-sustaining unless chemicals are introduced. From LearnThat.org.
And it's the cosmos in microcosm, of course – another advantage. From Wordnik.com. [Poem of the week: What mystery pervades a well! by Emily Dickinson] Reference
Peggy Drexler's letter repeats, in microcosm, the fuzzy thinking at the heart of her book. From Wordnik.com. [Letters to the Editor] Reference
If there is one work that contains, in microcosm, both the Zola and Céline influences, it is. From Wordnik.com. [Mariano Azuela] Reference
These two developments, I submit, signpost in microcosm a road to a future that is survivable, sane, and sustainable. From Wordnik.com. [Jeremy Leggett: The Singular Genius of a Simple Solar Lantern] Reference
At the moment, I can only list these experiences and hope they convey - in microcosm, anyway - what Altman means to me. From Wordnik.com. [GreenCine Daily: Robert Altman, 1925 - 2006.] Reference
The Finnish pavilion at Shanghai World Expo 2010 portrays our country in microcosm, presenting both Finland and its society to the world. From Wordnik.com. [Amazing Pavilion Exhibition At Expo 2010 in Shanghai] Reference
His life, in microcosm, is our life today. From Wordnik.com. [Author of "HPL and His Legacy" : The Lovecraft News Network] Reference
That could turn out to be Griffey 2002 in microcosm. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Errors and excitement in Cincinnati] Reference
South Africa has been described as a microcosm of the world. From Wordnik.com. [SELECTED STATEMENTS AND OTHER PRESS RELEASES, 1963-1983] Reference
This incident is the whole Arab/Israeli relationship in microcosm. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Pollak on Uniquely Israeli Stupidity] Reference
A man has been termed a microcosm; and every family might also be called a state. From Wordnik.com. [A vindication of the rights of woman] Reference
A man has been termed a microcosm, and every family might also be called a state. From Wordnik.com. [Chap. XII] Reference
In fact, Illinois has often been referred to as a microcosm for the entire nation. From Wordnik.com. [Best Syndication -] Reference
Diala often a macrocosm -- called a microcosm of Iraq because of its mixed ethnic makeup. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 30, 2007] Reference
We see a kind of microcosm of how America has reacted to this. From Wordnik.com. [Remarks By The President In Discussion With Students] Reference
Really, this is a kind of microcosm of what is going on in and around this area. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 8, 2007] Reference
The Busby defeat was a kind of microcosm for this pattern of Democratic failure. From Wordnik.com. [Printing: Why Democrats Lose] Reference
She bowled over one pupil with "microcosm," another the next minute with "metonymy". From Wordnik.com. [Ruth Fielding of the Red Mill Or, Jasper Parloe's Secret] Reference
You know, she ` s created this kind of microcosm of the United Nations in her own home. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 14, 2008] Reference
Hellwinning in microcosm right in Glasgow. From Wordnik.com. [Could It Be, Yes It Could, Something's Coming, Something Good!] Reference
And so Jerusalem does operate as a kind of microcosm of the city. From Wordnik.com. [Palestine Blogs aggregator] Reference
The country is a "microcosm" of the global HIV/AIDS challenge, the. From Wordnik.com. [Medlogs - Recent stories] Reference
Man compared to the World or Universe; called a "microcosm", 667-l. From Wordnik.com. [Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry] Reference
The word "microcosm" has its roots in Greece dating back to yesteryear when. From Wordnik.com. [The Joplin Globe, Joplin, MO Home] Reference
(Instead of "microcosm ..." more apt might be Virginia Woolf's "literal metaphor ...."). From Wordnik.com. [Crosscut] Reference
Those who are left form a microcosm which is representative enough of the world at large. From Wordnik.com. [Mental Efficiency And Other Hints to Men and Women] Reference
Yorkers are so wrapped up in their "microcosm" that they are incognizant of the macrocosm. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy] Reference
It was baseball 2002 in microcosm. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Errors and excitement in Cincinnati] Reference
It's the writing world in microcosm. From Wordnik.com. [making it work] Reference
'' microcosm '' of India with people from different regions of India living together harmoniously. From Wordnik.com. Reference
It isn't just Congress — Congress is a microcosm of America. From Wordnik.com. [‘No One Forgives Anyone’] Reference
The heartbreaking scene in which we see her playing tennis shows her life in microcosm. From Wordnik.com. [Lolita At 50, And Forever Young] Reference
In a sense, I am a microcosm for when others in the movement have a real beef with him. From Wordnik.com. [For McCain, the 'Right' Friends] Reference
"Our prisons are a microcosm of our society," says a senior Justice Department official. From Wordnik.com. [Criminal Justice System] Reference
The Master TeacherModern popes matter in spiritual microcosm as well as historical macrocosm. From Wordnik.com. [How Benedict XVI Will Make History] Reference
Each evening, though I didn't know it at the time, the outside world intrudes on this microcosm. From Wordnik.com. [Allez Hoop At The World's Court] Reference
Want the messiness of human life and understanding in microcosm?. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-09-01] Reference
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