Joyce's style of writing was a striking departure from the literary norm. From LearnThat.org. [http://www.ldoceonline.com]
The current middle-class norm of two children per family. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
It set the norm for American homes. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Now, the norm is a one-room house with wall of adobe. From Wordnik.com. [The Costa Chica Of Guerrero And Oaxaca] Reference
They seem to think that breaking from the norm is a bad thing. From Wordnik.com. [Dole to McClellan: You're a 'miserable creature'] Reference
Like your dog, if it's not within what we define as our norm, then its creepy and maybe even scary. From Wordnik.com. [London Free Press] Reference
I just don't think establishing the idea of a "norm" is particularly useful to discussing the way they tell stories. From Wordnik.com. [Conflict, Resolution] Reference
When extremism becomes the norm, is it still extremism?. From Wordnik.com. [Coyote Blog » Blog Archive » What is “Extreme”?] Reference
Therefore, the norm is neither homosexual nor heterosexual. From Wordnik.com. [r_urell: William F. Buckley: Father of Modern "Conservatism"] Reference
What happens when you take what you think you know as the norm?. From Wordnik.com. [Conversation Agent] Reference
In reality, the 50/50 norm is a source of much needless marital strife. From Wordnik.com. [Feminism and Just Price Theory, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference
Lame, I know, but I wanted to find out what the norm is out there for you guys. From Wordnik.com. [EXTRALIFE – By Scott Johnson - Tickets from cops] Reference
That was the norm from the very beginning and that has made the internet valuable. From Wordnik.com. [Boing Boing: April 28, 2002 - May 4, 2002 Archives] Reference
Today, the norm is 30 pounds, and women with their first children often gain more. From Wordnik.com. [The French Way Used To Be the American Way] Reference
Apparently the norm is to get a minor character who dies a horrible gruesome death. From Wordnik.com. [Discourse.net: For the Sci-Fi Geek in Your Life] Reference
However, it's not logically possible that a logical norm is a physical law or state. From Wordnik.com. [Dawkins Goes Limp on Free Will] Reference
But it does not follow, as he suggests, that this norm is constitutionally required. From Wordnik.com. [Letters to the Editor] Reference
That norm is innocent of ethics and morality, and decided on grounds of expediency alone. From Wordnik.com. [Stromata Blog:] Reference
February, with a majority expecting the economy's performance to exceed the long-term norm in. From Wordnik.com. [10News.com - Local News] Reference
Current earnings estimate incorporate margins that are nearly 50% above the long-term norm, said. From Wordnik.com. [Margin Expansion Fueling Corporate Profit Rise] Reference
Strandburg: One way to look at “ignore patents” as a norm is to deal with dual-purpose tools. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-05-01] Reference
Our cultural norm is to not share the news of a pregnancy until it has survived the first trimester. From Wordnik.com. [Angels and Miracles « WholeSelfCoach] Reference
Standing armies being the international norm is a relatively new thing (early to the mid-19 century). From Wordnik.com. [Government vs. Private Debt, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference
The most obvious flaw in this familiar feminist norm is that it completely ignores comparative advantange. From Wordnik.com. [Feminism and Just Price Theory, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference
But this is the norm from the Muslim community; as it is with many other political groups in this country. From Wordnik.com. [Is That Legal?: Cartoon Controversy Arrives At UNC - Chapel Hill] Reference
I don't think that is a longer term norm but we have made really meaningful progress on our business model here. From Wordnik.com. [SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page] Reference
Or do you think just comparable margins is kind of the longer-term norm for both the Seating and the Electrical?. From Wordnik.com. [Lear CEO Discusses Q3 2010 - Earnings Call Transcript -- Seeking Alpha] Reference
There are some advantages to being a writer in New York, and being perceived as part of the norm is one of them. From Wordnik.com. [Admitting to an infection of words «] Reference
But to pretend that this norm is not completely dysfunctional for poor communities today is both foolish and tragic. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » Start Snitchin’] Reference
A "logical norm" is a fairly loose phrase but to me it means something like a mathematical result "2+2 = 4" or a syllogism. From Wordnik.com. [Dawkins Goes Limp on Free Will] Reference
But to pretend that this norm is not completely dysfunctional for poor communities today is both foolish and tragic. thehim Says. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » Start Snitchin’] Reference
Look at the "services" offered in many underdeveloped countries, and you'll see that the norm is not trust, but clear rationality. From Wordnik.com. [The Kind of Worker I Am] Reference
The norm is to attach ‘years’ to our age when we tell it, but you could just as easily assume months depending on the context. From Wordnik.com. [Reading Incomprehension - Freakonomics Blog - NYTimes.com] Reference
Going for the extremes and passing them off as the norm is only a caricature of the truth — a strawman — a sign of a failed argument. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Malkin On Detainee Suicides: ‘Boo-Freakin-Hoo’] Reference
Remember, under Liberalism, the norm is the aberration. From Wordnik.com. [Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local] Reference
The norm is a Rs 500-increase annually within grade scale. From Wordnik.com. [Windfall for Babu���s as Govt. approves 6th PC Report] Reference
And how many standard deviants away from the norm are the democrats?. From Wordnik.com. [Latest Articles] Reference
Coming from a visual arts background, the norm is a still image: photography and painting. From Wordnik.com. [Walker Blogs Combined Feed] Reference
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