Towards the end of the millennium the movement was nothing more than a few individuals who were unsatisfied with the in their opinion' moderately puristic endeavours of the Icelandic word-commissions. From Wordnik.com. [languagehat.com: HIGH ICELANDIC.] Reference
A small group of determined people could light the puristic fire again. From Wordnik.com. [languagehat.com: HIGH ICELANDIC.] Reference
This result means that Icelandic is the most well-know puristic language. From Wordnik.com. [languagehat.com: HIGH ICELANDIC.] Reference
Since a few decades these two languages are going through an extremely puristic phase. From Wordnik.com. [languagehat.com: HIGH ICELANDIC.] Reference
Looks great btw, puristic and minimalistic, but I doubt riding it would be a walk in a park. From Wordnik.com. [21st Century Monocycle by Ben Wilson | Inhabitat] Reference
But what bother me is her puristic, elitist & really unrealistic view of herself & of post-doc. From Wordnik.com. [Dissed!] Reference
There's a lot of situations where a puristic doctrine has been distorted by the practical considerations. From Wordnik.com. [The Passionate Attachment: America's Involvement with Israel, 1947 to the Present] Reference
Most Israeli pupils say la-bet séfer to the school' lit. to the house book', rather than the puristic le-vét ha-séfer. From Wordnik.com. [languagehat.com: HEBREW OR ISRAELI?] Reference
Hardly anyone I know, including the few persons that are as informed and insightful as you, would deny that I am a rather “puristic” libertarian. From Wordnik.com. [Libertarianism through Thick and Thin] Reference
The antithetic balance and word-jingle, with an exquisite, puristic, precise, and delicate lisp, as of one tasting the flavour of his words throughout. From Wordnik.com. [Cyropaedia] Reference
But apart from that, Pétur distinguised between Pétríska, which has a humorist function and Háfrónska, which is meant as a puristic variant of MI. From Wordnik.com. [languagehat.com: HIGH ICELANDIC.] Reference
Its members were inspired by the puristic extremities of the nineteenth-century Fjölnismen and the fanatic translation of Goethe's Faust by Bjarni Jónsson frá Vogi. From Wordnik.com. [languagehat.com: HIGH ICELANDIC.] Reference
The totalitarian state promoted full emancipation of women and shaped the new forms of their social behavior, at the same time endorsing puristic and even ascetic forms of relationships between the sexes and often persecuting the violators of these norms. From Wordnik.com. [Artists: Russia and the Soviet Union.] Reference
Most Israelis say bekitá bet rather than the puristic bekhitá bet in the second grade' (note the spirantization of the /k/ in the latter); éser shékel rather than asar-á shkal-ím ten shekels' (the latter having a polarity-of-gender agreement with a feminine numeral and a masculine plural noun); aní yaví rather than aní aví I will bring'. From Wordnik.com. [languagehat.com: HEBREW OR ISRAELI?] Reference
Highly puristic concept without a roof or a windscreen. From Wordnik.com. [Luxist] Reference
The interior of the Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG emotion: swing-wing design with a puristic. From Wordnik.com. [Autoblog] Reference
They wrote poems in the puristic language and compared their works in stimulating friendliness. From Wordnik.com. [Life Immovable First Part] Reference
Ruby or as puristic as Python, but as a developer it is worth having at least a working knowledge of. From Wordnik.com. [SonSpring] Reference
They find themselves in puristic situations, in which heroism cannot easily be distinguished from folly. From Wordnik.com. [PegasusNews.com stories] Reference
The minimal use of resources and puristic application of color makes COLORSTRIPE a smart and ecological statement. From Wordnik.com. [DESIGNSPOTTER] Reference
The super sportscar thrills with puristic design, consequent lightweight construction and superb driving dynamics. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Ecclestone dismisses criticism on Schumacher] Reference
The second letter here reproduced expresses a rational approach to the problem, puristic attitudes notwithstanding. From Wordnik.com. [VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol IV No 1] Reference
His language, ultra-puristic, had travelled leagues away from the people without approaching at all the splendor of the ancient speech. From Wordnik.com. [Life Immovable First Part] Reference
In the interior too, the generous use of carbon-fibre underlines the high-performance philosophy and adds a particularly puristic touch. From Wordnik.com. [Automotive Headlines] Reference
It pointed to a puristic design and higher-quality materials, which give a greater feeling of comfort and luxury than in the current model. From Wordnik.com. [timesofmalta.com] Reference
Company insiders described the car as "a puristic two-seater that draws on all the very latest BMW technology and lightweight build processes.". From Wordnik.com. [Gearlog] Reference
The design of the entire campaign is puristic, and features imagery which is both progressive and mildly mystical, but at the same time extremely dynamic. From Wordnik.com. [Top Speed] Reference
Accelerating from zero to 100 km/h in less than 3.5 seconds and with a top speed of 350 km/h this puristic high-performance sports car denotes completely new dimensions in open-top driving. From Wordnik.com. [Luxist] Reference
New York / Affalterbach - For the new SLS, Mercedes-Benz and AMG have developed a puristic sports car interior that combines lightweight construction with dynamism and high emotional appeal. From Wordnik.com. [Autoblog] Reference
The vehicle body has a powerful, wide and muscular stance on the road, and looks extremely compact and puristic not least thanks to the typically short sports car wheelbase of just 2.43 meters (95.67 in) - a whole 22 centimeters (8.66 in) shorter than the R8. From Wordnik.com. [Luxist] Reference
While Red Apple Metallic in conjunction with dark contrasting components on the spoiler and at the rear appeals particularly to the sporting and ambitious rider, the experienced touring rider will definitely enjoy Royal Blue Metallic with White Aluminum contrasting components as a puristic alternative. From Wordnik.com. [webBikeWorld.com] Reference
LMP-cars are more race cars, more puristic. From Wordnik.com. [Motorsport.com: NASCAR* news] Reference
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