The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet. From LearnThat.org. [ Aristotle]
His roots in Texas go back a long way. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
He went back to Sweden to search for his roots. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
His music has African roots. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
So a look back at our roots is a worthwhile viewing. From Wordnik.com. [Debates: Fall Calendar Fills Up - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com] Reference
When you dragged out long roots from the soft mulch. From Wordnik.com. [PERSONAL HELICON] Reference
Plus he can offer the stability of long term roots in the community. From Wordnik.com. [Dear Author: Romance Novel Reviews, Industry News, and Commentary] Reference
Most Spanish nouns have Latin roots, similar to the other romance languages. From Wordnik.com. [a question] Reference
In other words, the "grass roots" is what is important is a country like ours. From Wordnik.com. [A World Without Frontiers] Reference
Latin sōlus, alone; see swe- in Indo-European roots + Latin ipse, self + -ism. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-01-01] Reference
The growth of the lily, as that of all bulbous roots, is very quick and speedy. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi)] Reference
Tannhäuser had violently wrested himself from Wolfram, but the name roots him to the spot. From Wordnik.com. [The Wagnerian Romances] Reference
The word diospyros is a combination of the Greek word roots dios, divine, and pyros, wheat. From Wordnik.com. [Museum Blogs] Reference
Well, you are not examined in Greek roots in polite society, which is lucky for some of us. From Wordnik.com. [Rodney stone]
In a sense the fundamental problem of handling transcendental roots is finding a way to label them. From Wordnik.com. [Wolfram Blog : Mathematica 7, Johannes Kepler, and Transcendental Roots] Reference
The second contains 38 words of 90 syllables: 18 of its words are from Latin roots, and one from Greek. From Wordnik.com. [Politics and the English Language] Reference
Tradition and culture, a feeling for one's own place under the sun, a sense of one's roots is essential. From Wordnik.com. [One For My Baby] Reference
The recent killings in Armagh and Banbridge have had much more short-term roots, dating to 1997 and 2001. From Wordnik.com. [The Penal Laws in Ireland] Reference
Doyle has a kind, considerate voice and his choice to sing in Irish roots the songs in a more traditional vein. From Wordnik.com. [Irish Blogs] Reference
Brian is now married and wants to establish long term roots where he has invested heavily over the past 8 or 9 years. From Wordnik.com. [Blog updates] Reference
Atomic Turnip pays homage to the dub roots of dubstep with chest-tickling sub-basslines and a heavily reverberated organ. From Wordnik.com. [Ontario Blogs Feed] Reference
Which the French/Spanish can appreciate since -- wait for it, wait for it -- of the Latin roots for all the dinos 'names. From Wordnik.com. [Oh no, someone spiked the bowl of time punch!] Reference
The conjugation of verbs is familiar to me from Latin and the roots of many of the Spanish words I can recall in the Latin. From Wordnik.com. [Ayuda con mi escribo en espa�ol por favor] Reference
You know, we could have heard about the virtues of hard work, luck, and not forgetting your roots from a true Arlington original. From Wordnik.com. [Quiet Day] Reference
Thinner, quite a bit thinner, and there was no sign of grown in roots, and her makeup was an awful lot lighter and she was older. From Wordnik.com. [Teaspoon?] Reference
The first unreality of the roots was their rigidity. From Wordnik.com. [Edge of the Jungle] Reference
The roots are the hard, persistent things in human speech. From Wordnik.com. [Man And His Ancestor A Study In Evolution] Reference
The instruments used by the nativs in digging their roots is a Strong. From Wordnik.com. [The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806] Reference
It's really grass roots, which is the best form of marketing there is. From Wordnik.com. [Retail Sector and Stocks Analysis from Seeking Alpha] Reference
Their roots could be the deciding factor for some party traditionalists. From Wordnik.com. [Nigeria's former military leader launches challenge for presidency] Reference
You called roots 'ruts' jess now, an 'yuh said we'd' sun 'be whar them other fellers be. From Wordnik.com. [Southern Literature From 1579-1895 A comprehensive review, with copious extracts and criticisms for the use of schools and the general reader] Reference
There the evils exist at their source and roots, that is, in their lusts and enjoyments. From Wordnik.com. [Angelic Wisdom about Divine Providence] Reference
In other cases, the structure and distribution of the roots is the cause of the difference. From Wordnik.com. [Elements of Agricultural Chemistry] Reference
The manner in which the tubers are arranged on the so-called roots is different; thus in the. From Wordnik.com. [The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Vol. I.] Reference
Well, "radical" just means "roots" - like the square root sign is called "the radical", because it's Latin. From Wordnik.com. [Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local] Reference
Young Hispanics are being socialized in a family setting that places a strong emphasis on their Latin American roots. From Wordnik.com. [Denver Post: News: Breaking: Local] Reference
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