The succession was never secure and jealousy seeped corrosively down the generations. From Wordnik.com. [The Mind Behind The Empire of Moghul: An Interview with Alex Rutherford] Reference
Netanyahu has a long record of inflammatory statements and corrosively negative attitudes. From Wordnik.com. [Fear More of a Factor Than Hope as Israel Votes - The Lede Blog - NYTimes.com] Reference
I now have to shower after typing that sentence because it corrosively attacked my moral fibers. From Wordnik.com. [CBS Announces William Shatner Will Be Dad In Sh&t My Dad Says | Manolith] Reference
Rainwater that may or may not already be corrosively acidic will surely turn toxic the minute it hits pavement. From Wordnik.com. [Grasscrete®] Reference
Worst of all, these sad realities create a corrosively low morale inside the classrooms that cripples teaching and learning. From Wordnik.com. [David E. Thigpen: Why Our School Equity Lawsuit Is More Important Than Ever] Reference
If fighting for justice seems hard in the face of all of the ugliness, that is because power used corrosively is positively evil. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-04-01] Reference
The problem is the corrosively partisan mood in the House these days, especially over anything to do with the war in Afghanistan. From Wordnik.com. [John Geddes] Reference
All of them sensed the disaster approaching, doom riding the air as heavily, as corrosively as the wind-driven sand in the southern sterim. From Wordnik.com. [The Dark Queen]
Inevitable disappointments, large or small, become unbearable under such circumstances, corrosively souring even the joys of the 'good life'. From Wordnik.com. [Thomas Hoving, Wendy Burden and the End of Elite Privelige?] Reference
His poetry corrosively and obsessively studied itself and was utterly unconcerned with the specificity of things and with relationships to people. From Wordnik.com. [Poetry] Reference
If the U.S. does not create such a large works program, I believe we are going to face a long period similar to the 1930s with corrosively high unemployment. From Wordnik.com. [Paul A. London: Unemployment and Economic History] Reference
He corrosively dissolves the half-truths of religious history to penetrate to what really hap - pened there: myth springs from human ignorance or gullibility. From Wordnik.com. [Dictionary of the History of Ideas] Reference
Smith himself has always come across as a tireless word generator, spewing out invective that is sometimes corrosively to the point, sometimes defiantly impenetrable. From Wordnik.com. [FallNews - they grease the roads! *truckers' pin-up edition*] Reference
He says, "It is a testimony to the power of humans, after inventing material technology and the unequal distribution of its spoils, to corrosively subordinate its have-nots.". From Wordnik.com. [How Social Hierarchies Affect Your Health] Reference
But perhaps nothing the historian's office does is more valuable than placing the current times -- widely regarded as corrosively partisan -- into proper historical perspective. From Wordnik.com. [As a historian in the House, Fred Beuttler puts current events in perspective] Reference
Most corrosively, I often (really often) blow tons of time ramping up to some new bauble only to ultimately discover it lacks some critical piece (export, reminders, etc. etc.). From Wordnik.com. [Boing Boing: December 26, 2004 - January 1, 2005 Archives] Reference
Even if it makes the issue die down for a bit in the mainstream media, in the long run it will blow up again or gnaw away at your brand corrosively to make you look foolish, dishonest or even mildly unhinged. From Wordnik.com. [Social media is poop scoop, not turd polish at Helpful Technology] Reference
"Learning to Be Me" is just about the best of his short stories, a corrosively powerful examination of the nature of identity and consciousness with bears comparison with Kafka, and an opening line of Austenesque brilliance. From Wordnik.com. [:Acquired Taste] Reference
But, wherever he drank, his liquor was poured from the bartender's own bottle or from one of similarly innocuous contents; for then as now bartenders did not themselves imbibe the corrosively potent distillates in which they dealt. From Wordnik.com. [Gray Lensman]
This has all the hallmarks of the corrosively inept statist governing style of the Brown Blair period, their botched administrative fiddling is directly responsible for worsening the chaos and destruction in this area as it has been in so many others. From Wordnik.com. [Bitter Funny and True] Reference
This has all the hallmarks of the corrosively inept statist governing style of the Brown Blair period , their botched administrative fiddling is directly responsible for worsening the chaos and destruction in this area as it has been in so many others. From Wordnik.com. [Monday Open Thread] Reference
The dependency and paternalism were corrosively interlocked. From Wordnik.com. [latimes.com - News] Reference
Liberal stance one of the reasons we feel so corrosively cynical about politics. From Wordnik.com. [Edmonton Sun] Reference
But it had at length begun to eat more corrosively into my peace of mind than ever I had anticipated. From Wordnik.com. [Memorials and Other Papers — Complete] Reference
And they wonder, they actually wonder, why so many Canadians feel so corrosively cynical about politics and the political process. From Wordnik.com. [Edmonton Sun] Reference
Beowulf Boritt's corrosively stark set feels like the inside of a cauldron, but brilliantly uses water to create a sense of danger and isolation. From Wordnik.com. [PegasusNews.com stories] Reference
Anti-corruption campaigners are getting ready for another big push, though the corrosively gloomy media make many feel that such efforts are hopeless. From Wordnik.com. [The Economist: Correspondent's diary] Reference
In a way, President Obama these days seems damned if he does, damned if he doesn't, a voice of moderation in a corrosively shrill, partisan political milieu. From Wordnik.com. [The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com] Reference
The surface waters of Arctic Ocean, the "most vulnerable ocean in the world," are already corrosively acidic during the ice-free season, said Dr. Richard Feely. From Wordnik.com. [Nunatsiaq News - Online] Reference
The problem is that such a corrosively cynical approach to governance causes foundational damage, and typically it is not recognized until the whole thing collapses. From Wordnik.com. [Corrente] Reference
More corrosively, the players - the sitting legislators and current staffers - know that after leaving Congress, they can comfortably make the family fortune by joining the lobbying profession. From Wordnik.com. [The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com] Reference
We’ve won the past 2 elections by stating strongly how the chaos and failure of the beginning of the decade was directly caused by a corrosively unproductive philosophy about government. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Poll: Americans think standing for principle is more important than bipartisan compromise.] Reference
Inflation grew (corrosively). From Wordnik.com. [The Truth About Cars] Reference
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