But it reveals a certain unfamiliarity with the details of District life. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » Something for What?] Reference
It may well be that the perception of difficulty here merely reflects unfamiliarity, which is likely true of quite a few of the features often cited as leading to difficulty. From Wordnik.com. [Rambles at starchamber.com » Blog Archive » Quasartupilussuusinnaavoq!] Reference
Perhaps it's simply that "unfamiliarity" that causes some to doubt its authenticity. From Wordnik.com. [Catholic Exchange] Reference
New long snapper adds to training camp of 'unfamiliarity' for Redskins special teams. From Wordnik.com. [Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7] Reference
Maybe something about familiarity in unfamiliarity. From Wordnik.com. [i-claudius Diary Entry] Reference
She did so, but slowly, because of the unfamiliarity. From Wordnik.com. [Come To Grief]
Meeting new people, doing new things, unfamiliarity. From Wordnik.com. [mesocyclone Diary Entry] Reference
This, no doubt, explains my unfamiliarity with the name of Miss. From Wordnik.com. [Punch or the London Charivari, Volume 158, March 24, 1920.] Reference
No single face that hit me with the force of utter unfamiliarity. From Wordnik.com. [The Year's Best Science Fiction 23rd Annual Collection]
He was uncomfortable with its unfamiliarity, and with its spaciousness. From Wordnik.com. [The Best Revenge]
Part of the problem is unfamiliarity -- both on his part and Washington's. From Wordnik.com. [Behind The Wheel] Reference
It had not taken them half an hour to bridge over the gap of unfamiliarity. From Wordnik.com. [The Motor Maids at Sunrise Camp] Reference
There is unfamiliarity in America with the Muslim world and there is ignorance. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 7, 2009] Reference
Or the side that's just worried about any trace of unfamiliarity in a candidate. From Wordnik.com. [Reporter To Wolfson: What Does Hillary Think Of Bill's Pardons Of Weather Underground Members?] Reference
I just chalked it up to inexperience, and unfamiliarity with the national spotlight. From Wordnik.com. [Poll: Obama Winning Over Groups Once Reluctant To Back Him] Reference
This was despite the unfamiliarity of the new country and the strangeness of its customs. From Wordnik.com. [justinker Diary Entry] Reference
So much of their reaction to Obama had to do with unfamiliarity -- and yes, hurt feelings. From Wordnik.com. [Susan Madrak: How About Those White People?] Reference
We squirmed against our restraints, Tiffany more so because of her unfamiliarity with them. From Wordnik.com. [Playing For Daddy] Reference
It struck the sole familiar note in the extraordinary unfamiliarity of everything around him. From Wordnik.com. [Antony Gray,—Gardener] Reference
The bottom line here has to be our prejudices about disability, our unfamiliarity with disability. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 4, 2007] Reference
Its very unfamiliarity made her let it lie unopened beside her plate while she began her breakfast. From Wordnik.com. [The Girls of St. Olave's] Reference
The worst of quotations is that either their staleness is tedious or their unfamiliarity irritates. From Wordnik.com. [Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, June 4, 1919.] Reference
This frequently happens because of nervousness or because of unfamiliarity with prolonged eye contact. From Wordnik.com. [Developing Balanced Sensitivity: Practical Buddhist Exercises for Daily Life (Revised Second Edition) ��� 2 Quieting the Mind and Generating Care] Reference
A near-miss over Missouri last week was attributed to a controller's unfamiliarity with a new keyboard. From Wordnik.com. [The Lee Case: 'No Smoking Gun', Gender Isn't The] Reference
Leave your dog with a smelly old shirt; your familiar odor will offset the unfamiliarity of the kennel. From Wordnik.com. [Ask Tip Sheet] Reference
So it was hard to break through all that unfamiliarity to really talk - not just surface talk like always. From Wordnik.com. [sheepdip Diary Entry] Reference
His task will be challenged by his relative unfamiliarity with the area and the uncertainty of the weather. From Wordnik.com. [The show goes on: Guatemalan landslides challenge Cycle Messenger World Championships organizers] Reference
The Restoree had seen and seized a chance to make use of Sigh-moving-Fast's unfamiliarity with combat conditions. From Wordnik.com. [The False Mirror]
The protected valleys where they had stopped had taken on a seasonal variation that caused an uneasy sense of unfamiliarity. From Wordnik.com. [The Mammoth Hunters]
That absurd exclamation about lighthouses alone might be taken as indicating an unfamiliarity with the humbler walks of life. From Wordnik.com. [The Little Red Chimney Being the Love Story of a Candy Man] Reference
It was the unfamiliarity of the equipment and procedures, the fact that he had no idea what to expect, that he found daunting. From Wordnik.com. [The False Mirror]
I supposed that his cultural unfamiliarity with our legal system could have left him confused about what had actually happened. From Wordnik.com. [Cold Case]
The writing was unfamiliar, and its unfamiliarity woke in him a sudden horrible fear and dread of what the letter might contain. From Wordnik.com. [The Vision of Desire] Reference
It's a fair question, but he turned the emphasis on that guy's unfamiliarity with Obama's record rather than Obama's record itself. From Wordnik.com. [Hillary's Speech: Words Don't Matter, Work Does] Reference
All through the drive in the old-fashioned waggonette the sense of unfamiliarity grew as the children stared -- the twins furtively. From Wordnik.com. [Queensland Cousins] Reference
I feel I understand dogs better and now realise that my antipathy towards them was rooted mostly in unfamiliarity, which led to fear. From Wordnik.com. [Dogs: face to face with my worst enemy] Reference
Despite her initial complete unfamiliarity with the site, Atwood has become one of the best authors to follow on Twitter, building up over 35,000 followers. From Wordnik.com. [Margaret Atwood's Twitter Followers: 'Like Having 33,000 Precocious Grandchildren!' (New York Review)] Reference
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