Three things too much, and three too little are pernicious to man; to speak much, and know little; to spend much, and have little; to presume much, and be worth little. From LearnThat.org. [Miguel de Cervantes (1547-1616)]
It is time to undertake the reform of what I call a pernicious prejudice. From Wordnik.com. [The Duchess of Berry and the Court of Charles X] Reference
My eyes overflow, my dear Pauline; and Maitland will chide me for indulging what he calls a pernicious sensibility. From Wordnik.com. [The Unexpected Legacy] Reference
It skews consumption and investment in pernicious ways. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » The High Cost of Subsidized Homeownership] Reference
Yet more pernicious is the result when that worldview is encoded, unquestioned, systemic. From Wordnik.com. [Should Women Rule?] Reference
The ingroup-outgroup distinction has the power to distort and bias our attitudes towards outgroup members in pernicious ways. From Wordnik.com. [Smart Mobs » Blog Archive » Beware of the Others?] Reference
"spontaneous" remissions and relapses in pernicious anemia. From Wordnik.com. [George R. Minot - Nobel Lecture] Reference
Dr. Rush called a pernicious ague, and, although bled many times and fed on. From Wordnik.com. [Hugh Wynne, Free Quaker] Reference
If you don't get enough vitamin B12, you develop a condition known as pernicious anemia. From Wordnik.com. [BellaOnline - The Voice of Women] Reference
A lack of vitamin B12 in the blood can lead to a blood disorder called pernicious anemia. From Wordnik.com. [Health News from Medical News Today] Reference
Fear of the other - if you leave out the pernicious, which is an editorial add on - is natural. From Wordnik.com. ["An image right there... of the Leaning Tower of Pisa and ... the Washington Monument.... You tell me why those 2 phallic symbols are placed there..."] Reference
One hesitates to destroy an illusion, no matter how pernicious, that is so delightful while it lasts. From Wordnik.com. [The Diary of a Man of Fifty] Reference
Persistent, prolonged, and very much aggravated cases of morning sickness are termed pernicious vomiting. From Wordnik.com. [The Mother and Her Child] Reference
The cells become oversized and poorly shaped, and begin to function ineffectively, a condition called pernicious anemia. From Wordnik.com. [The World's Healthiest Foods] Reference
The qualification was designed to break down what ministers have called the pernicious divide between theoretical and practical education. From Wordnik.com. [Eye on Britain] Reference
I can think of little more "pernicious" than that. From Wordnik.com. [Bloggers Getting (Too?) Cozy With Candidates in NH] Reference
And here's something that kind of pernicious, Carol. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 26, 2005] Reference
Mr. Kennedy did not exaggerate when he termed it "pernicious". From Wordnik.com. [Scientology is a cult...] Reference
(inability of the bloodstream to carry oxygen) called pernicious anemia. From Wordnik.com. [The World's Healthiest Foods] Reference
One Senior Fellow described the decision as 'pernicious', and wondered would the next step be a Professorship of Horsemanship. From Wordnik.com. [Italian Culture, edd. Ó Cuilleanáin, Salvadori & Scattergood (Four Courts Press, 2006)] Reference
JJB Sports has evidence of 'pernicious' allegations against chairman. From Wordnik.com. [Blogposts | guardian.co.uk] Reference
Indigenous red squirrels are threatened by "pernicious" grey cousins. From Wordnik.com. [ABC News: Top Stories] Reference
Yes, it's this kind of pernicious culture that leads to the elevation of the Lee. From Wordnik.com. [politicalbetting.com] Reference
Bernanke: Too big to fail a 'pernicious' problem photo: Creative Commons/nourtarek. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Business News] Reference
Bernanke: Too big to fail a 'pernicious' problem photo: Public Domain/QuiteUnusual. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Business News] Reference
"It can be and is quite true that I am addicted to that so-called pernicious habit. From Wordnik.com. [The Argosy Vol. 51, No. 3, March, 1891] Reference
I had heard mention of the book at home, as a very powerful but very "pernicious" book. From Wordnik.com. [The end of an era,] Reference
Bernanke: Too big to fail a 'pernicious' problem photo: Creative Commons/IowaPolitics. com. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Obama presses Congress, says financial reform needed to protect consumers, keep banks healthy] Reference
According to the researcher, generating electricity from waste avoids "pernicious" impacts. From Wordnik.com. [D Mag - News] Reference
You know the word "pernicious," which Webster's defines as "highly injurious or destructive.". From Wordnik.com. [Latest Articles] Reference
I don't know exactly why, but I suspect some writers get themselves into some kind of pernicious, spiraling death dance with these markets. From Wordnik.com. [Ecstatic Days] Reference
"pernicious" form, "argues that if only Israel did not exist, many of the world's problems would go away.". From Wordnik.com. [The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com] Reference
"pernicious" by good and earnest-minded men; but I know that heart-ache will be salutary -- at least I trust so. From Wordnik.com. [Charlotte Brontë and Her Circle] Reference
"It's a very pernicious situation when doctors need to consider carrying guns to practice medicine," says a Colorado abortion practitioner. From Wordnik.com. [High Anxiety] Reference
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