In analyzing history do not be too profound, for often the causes are quite superficial. From LearnThat.org. [Ralph Waldo Emerson]
superficial measurements. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
A few superficial editorial changes. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
superficial similarities. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
The lacerations probably looked pretty bad right after the accident, but they were what we call superficial. From Wordnik.com. [LET ME CALL YOU SWEETHEART] Reference
In the video, she takes aim at what she calls superficial pop culture and the effect it is having on young girls ` images. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 25, 2006] Reference
This statement would be much too superficial from a historian's point of view. From Wordnik.com. [Trygve Haavelmo - Prize Lecture] Reference
So why would progressives want to participate in superficial nonsense like RePugniScums do?. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Bayh Claims ‘There’s A Fighting Chance’ Obama Will Call For A Spending Freeze] Reference
They must also be wary of measures that have a short-term superficial appeal, yet have adverse long-term consequences. From Wordnik.com. [ProfessorBainbridge.com] Reference
And, if that be seen and known, how vain and superficial is even this knowledge when it sways not the heart unto obedience!. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume VI (Acts to Revelation)] Reference
The terms superficial and deep allude to the relative position of the abscess, and simple and multiple to the number present. From Wordnik.com. [Common Diseases of Farm Animals] Reference
Deep-rooted as our differences may be, they nevertheless remain superficial. From Wordnik.com. [Georges Pire - Nobel Lecture] Reference
The student is being treated at the hospital for what are described as superficial wounds. From Wordnik.com. Reference
This projection of deeper, subterranean motivations onto the superficial is a silly business. From Wordnik.com. [Why men shave their heads.] Reference
LORD: There was, in fact, what was determined to be what ` s called a superficial laceration on the top. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 14, 2005] Reference
"Katherine has more surface brightness, but of course she's superficial, that is, compared with her sister.". From Wordnik.com. [Molly Brown's Senior Days] Reference
General Higino Carneiro described as superficial a U.N. report that opposition forces may have started to pull out. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
'They can get inflamed, causing a condition referred to as superficial thrombophlebitis and, rarely, they can bleed. From Wordnik.com. [Home | Mail Online] Reference
The remaining ascending fasciculi form a part of the complex known as the superficial antero-lateral fasciculus (tract of Gowers). From Wordnik.com. [IX. Neurology. 4d. Composition and Central Connections of the Spinal Nerves] Reference
Honestly, too many 37s postings are sensational and superficial, which is a shame because you generally post very interesting stuff. From Wordnik.com. [Original Signal - Transmitting Web 2.0] Reference
Now, you can't do it as some kind of superficial sham. From Wordnik.com. [Oral History Interview with William C. Friday, November 26, 1990. Interview L-0145. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)] Reference
Many are being treated for minor injuries, such as superficial cuts. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 7, 2005] Reference
So I laid down on my bed, falling into some kind of superficial sleep. From Wordnik.com. [two hours of dancing fingers] Reference
I'm not going to take the kind of superficial evidence that they have. From Wordnik.com. [Jones, Louis F.] Reference
Have you been able to rule out that the work that was kind of superficial?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 1, 2007] Reference
I say very carefully, "superficial", and, of course, it is very superficial. From Wordnik.com. [A Press Pilgrim's Progress] Reference
So if someone calls you 'superficial' they might be really complementing you. From Wordnik.com. ["The RenGen is a psychographic more than a demographic..."] Reference
It does appear that they went through some kind of superficial perfunctory process. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 18, 2006] Reference
I would not, then, take the risk of inflicting upon you this kind of superficial approach. From Wordnik.com. [The Politics of QuebecToday and Tomorrow] Reference
The doctors described it as superficial, meaning it wasn't very deep and they were able to remove it. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 23, 2008] Reference
Could Leslie's expression of remorse remain "superficial," as was charged in her 2003 parole hearing?. From Wordnik.com. [John Waters: Leslie Van Houten: A Friendship, Part 5 of 5] Reference
How do you look at yourself in the mirror every morning when this is the kind of superficial thing you do?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 6, 2010] Reference
Again, this is an indication of 'superficial' progress for these changes can never affect more than a very few. From Wordnik.com. [Triumph's Part 3 - At Work] Reference
So it's doing some damage, but mostly it appears it's just kind of superficial damage to the outside of the craft. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 4, 2004] Reference
On MSNBC, Mika Brzezinski apologized for possibly sounding "superficial," then went on to discuss McCain tics and smirks. From Wordnik.com. [Kathlyn and Gay Hendricks: Body Politics: What McCain's Smirks, Tics And Jaw-Clenches Really Mean] Reference
Instead, Fidel accused Mr. Obama of being "superficial," adding for good measure that he occupied an "inglorious office.". From Wordnik.com. [Big Brother Weighs In] Reference
I think that "superficial" is absolutely the right word for the knowledge or the lack of knowledge Palin showed yesterday. From Wordnik.com. [Free-Associated Press] Reference
MOOS (on-camera): How do you look at yourself in the mirror every morning when this is the kind of superficial thing you do?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 6, 2010] Reference
MOOS (on camera): How do you look at yourself in the mirror every morning when this is the kind of superficial thing you do?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 9, 2010] Reference
Smaller, more personal learning spaces are essential; implicitly labeling a campaign for them as "superficial" holds no water. From Wordnik.com. [Dan Brown: David Brooks Made Me Wring My Hands: Obama and His Education Secretary Pick] Reference
In addition, guard interviews were "superficial," containing little information on what each saw and did before discovering the bodies. From Wordnik.com. [Guantanamo Detainee Deaths] Reference
And a University of South Florida scientist told HuffPost those beaches, thanks to a "superficial" cleanup job by BP, remain contaminated. From Wordnik.com. [Obama's Beach Will Be Clean, But Oil Lies Beneath Sand Nearby] Reference
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