Study with desire is real activity; without desire it is but the semblance and mockery of activity. From LearnThat.org. [William Godwin (1756-1836), English political writer.]
He hoped his claims would have a semblance of authenticity. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
I had laid out like an eight-week to ten-week timeline where we could get the city back in semblance of order. From Wordnik.com. [08/31/2005] Reference
(as it is strongly expressed by Tacitus) into a certain semblance of wine, was sufficient for the gross purposes of German debauchery. From Wordnik.com. [The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire] Reference
I don’t care if Jackie Chan doesn’t fit Goku’s general look, why can they not retain semblance of Asian culture, in either film?. From Wordnik.com. [Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Nobody’s Asian in the Movies] Reference
There ` s got to be some kind of semblance as to this investigation. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 15, 2009] Reference
They need to get some kind of semblance of a routine back in their lives. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 18, 2005] Reference
You ` re not saying that this has any kind of semblance to slavery, are you?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Oct 12, 2006] Reference
Perhaps higher if we see any kind of semblance of character and honesty in the days and weeks ahead. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 19, 2007] Reference
And it's still, you know, two weeks later, it's still very hard to try and come to grips with any kind of semblance of sense or reason. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 9, 2007] Reference
Or maybe some shred of evidence, of some kind of semblance of interest. From Wordnik.com. [Seeing the Forest] Reference
But in the north held a mist and a kind of semblance of far-off mountains. From Wordnik.com. [1492] Reference
But seriously guys, your ads at least need to make some kind of semblance of sense. From Wordnik.com. [lucasmcdonnell.com] Reference
"Of what good is it to recall the semblance of life when I cannot recall the spirit?. From Wordnik.com. [She] Reference
That House is no representative of the people at all, even in "semblance" or "in form.". From Wordnik.com. [The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 03 (of 12)] Reference
Under the old rules, any document deemed to have a "semblance" of relevance was fair game. From Wordnik.com. [The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed] Reference
Linda Lingle for her wise and tough decisions that she has to make in order to bring some kind of semblance to balance the budget. From Wordnik.com. [Starbulletin Headlines] Reference
Closer ties to China require some semblance of trust. From Wordnik.com. [Japan Is Fading] Reference
But even some tiny semblance of closure can be crucial. From Wordnik.com. [Helping Rwanda to Weep] Reference
Probably not-without some greater semblance of law and order. From Wordnik.com. [The Road To Hell] Reference
The American lieutenant colonel helped Zena find some semblance of it. From Wordnik.com. [Love and War] Reference
How can we do it and still keep somewhat of a semblance of a story going?. From Wordnik.com. [Sierra's Queen Is Still On Top Of Her Game] Reference
People should have some semblance of privacy and decency with these things. From Wordnik.com. [Cell Phones: It's History] Reference
"They gave white males the semblance of power in return," Lee says bitterly. From Wordnik.com. [Drums, Sweat And Tears] Reference
A decade of civil war has left Somalia with only the semblance of a government. From Wordnik.com. [Not Even Any Pens To Push] Reference
The new "Woman" is given a back story with some semblance of emotion and depth. From Wordnik.com. [Tune In, Turn On] Reference
"The purpose is to provide a semblance of security at polling booths and rallies.". From Wordnik.com. [Ballots Or Bullets] Reference
Part of that campaign is creating the semblance of a powerful, resurgent military. From Wordnik.com. [Hollow Tipped Threat] Reference
The only reason we have some semblance of it is there are to many people to track. From Wordnik.com. [Wired Top Stories] Reference
As a result, once hopeless situations are moving toward some semblance of normalcy. From Wordnik.com. [Don't Abandon Afghanistan] Reference
Still, most of these books, even the darkest ones, cling to some semblance of hope. From Wordnik.com. [Generation R (R Is for Reader)] Reference
And that, in turn, requires a world-class military — or at least the semblance of it. From Wordnik.com. [Hollow Tipped Threat] Reference
"We're either going to see a bloodbath-or negotiation and some semblance of a peace process.". From Wordnik.com. [Goodbye, Mobutu?] Reference
It's a big victory for a family that has waited, for years now, for some semblance of justice. From Wordnik.com. [At Long Last, A Small Justice] Reference
"Imposing this kind of semblance of a partial solution from outside goes against the very idea of. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Sarkozy warns Mideast peace talks must be restarted to avoid 'catastrophe'] Reference
What's noticeably missing from this normally passionate country is any semblance of Olympic spirit. From Wordnik.com. [Can Rocca Rev up Torino?] Reference
The French avant-garde prizes color, stilts and frenzy over any semblance of coherent entertainment. From Wordnik.com. [It Could Have Been Worse] Reference
Best thing: Fewer and fewer Cubans can still muster even a semblance of standing "with Fidel," as the phrase goes. From Wordnik.com. [Requiem For A Revolution] Reference
Despite the semblance of order on Tbilisi's streets, Saakashvili has decisively lost the first round to the opposition. From Wordnik.com. [Hollow Victory] Reference
Critics argue that the glossies are so beholden to advertisers that they have lost any semblance of editorial independence. From Wordnik.com. [The Glamour And The Gloss] Reference
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