It's not like normality is a requirement of acceptability, is it?. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-01-01] Reference
This relief of renewed normality is delicious -- thanks to Miss West. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 15] Reference
They also share a feeling that normality is banal, even terrifyingly so. From Wordnik.com. [The Drama of the Gifted Parent] Reference
But given Germany's and Europe's past, normality is not only boring, but also reassuring. From Wordnik.com. [Those Reassuringly Dull Germans] Reference
Check out this weaselly use of the passive: “Though both words are in common use, normality is considered preferable to normalcy.”. From Wordnik.com. [2009 May « Motivated Grammar] Reference
It perfectly illustrates some of the things I was saying about him - how in some of his storie, something really bizarre happens, and them normality is resumed. From Wordnik.com. [The Stories of John Cheever] Reference
The backgrounds of some are better documented than those of us mere mortals but lots of people have "interesting" family histories - excessive normality is in many ways abnormal. From Wordnik.com. [Why Would Anyone Want to Go Into Politics?] Reference
Normalcy is what people call normality when they no longer take it for granted. From Wordnik.com. [The Economist: Correspondent's diary] Reference
The result, says Ivan Krastev, a Sofia-based pundit, is "an implosion in the idea of normality". From Wordnik.com. [Edward Lucas] Reference
Morrissey, do you think many of us are happy with this prison called normality/conformity and wouldn't escape if we could?. From Wordnik.com. [Manchester Evening News - RSS Feed] Reference
Normal, of course, is subjective, and though 28-year-old Beth is clearly sane and well-adjusted, her normality is a million miles from suburban Croydon, or even Kensington. From Wordnik.com. [Life and style | guardian.co.uk] Reference
Maybe she’ll help him regain normality. kcball Says. From Wordnik.com. [A CHIME OF REDS • by C.L. Holland] Reference
Herman Van Rompuy stressed the "normality" of the meeting. From Wordnik.com. [Zapatero's State of Denial Will Be Felt Far Beyond Spain as Pain Spreads] Reference
He estimated it would take about a month to restore "normality". From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
Spain only reached "normality" in the common sense a couple of years ago. From Wordnik.com. [The Nuances of EU Unemployment, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference
Finally, "normality" has certain practical benefits one would wish for one's children. From Wordnik.com. [Racist, Sexist, and Homophobic] Reference
Those who live daily on the edge, their lives in danger, regularly wish for "normality". From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-12-01] Reference
So we hadn't really had time to -- and some kind of -- reach some kind of normality here. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 18, 2007] Reference
In 2006, we observed a return to a kind of 'normality' after the major events of the last few years. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2007-06-01] Reference
But it was a wonderful vacation, and I feel truly ready to return to "normality", refreshed and raring to go. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-08-01] Reference
Even so, there's still the excitement of the illicit meetings so taking the step to "normality" will always be a risk. From Wordnik.com. [Thoughts on infidelity] Reference
She gives the appearance of 'normality' but is seriously dangerous, why oh why do these psycho's want to rule the world? by. From Wordnik.com. [Diagnosing Sarah Barracuda; Borderline? Bipolar?] Reference
Rather than the 17 million units a year analysts used to expect, the new "normality" might be just 14 million or 15 million. From Wordnik.com. [Detroit's Crash Doesn't Stop the Race] Reference
Well, British airport authorities are telling us that they hope to have the situations return to some kind of normality by tomorrow. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 10, 2006] Reference
It would take more than a year for life to get back into any kind of normality, but at least now it could take the first wary steps. From Wordnik.com. [The Holy Thief]
But there are strong indications that this "normality" is only a lull in a pre-planned programme of intermittent disruptive activity. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
But only once, after all the dull-minded praise of her regretfully gone "normality," were there some words that were fired with verve. From Wordnik.com. [Buried Alive, The Biography of Janis Joplin]
Life in New Orleans has not returned to pre-storm "normality," despite billions of federal dollars that never seem to reach the ground. From Wordnik.com. [Georgianne Nienaber: Louisiana's Landrieu Calls for Resignation of FEMA Chief of Staff] Reference
He meant to say "normality" for instance, when he first spoke of a "return to normalcy," but he liked the sound of his own word better. From Wordnik.com. [Frank Dwyer: Another Historical Analogy for Desperate Republicans] Reference
Because he's experienced "normality," Howard's world encompasses several qualities which Hank's presumably did not -- in particular, loss. From Wordnik.com. [What Is The Ha-Ha? by Dave King] Reference
The "normality" of a path is based on how the program operates. From Wordnik.com. [Slashdot: Science] Reference
Until 'normality' is achieved, monetary policy is easy - that's right EASY. From Wordnik.com. [Henry Thornton Blogs] Reference
What is more, the recovery, when it comes, will not be a return to 'normality'. From Wordnik.com. [Socialist Party] Reference
I mean, you can talk about how that life used to be "normality," but there's just no way to go back there. From Wordnik.com. [Ben Hammersley's Dangerous Precedent] Reference
Psychiatrists view mental health as a spectrum, with serious illness at one end and "normality" at the other. From Wordnik.com. [New Scientist - Online News] Reference
Maybe I know now that it is easier for me to be true to myself when I'm away from what passes for "normality". From Wordnik.com. [TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com] Reference
"It contributes to a social climate in which even minor deviations from 'normality' are seen as unacceptable," he says. From Wordnik.com. [ScrippsNews] Reference
To cautiously celebrate this hopeful return to 'normality', here are some of the things that we know about the Victoria Line. From Wordnik.com. [Londonist] Reference
Palestinians, Hamas argued, must not get themselves accustomed to the "normality" of living under the Israeli military occupation. From Wordnik.com. [iToot Stream] Reference
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