Noun : paving stone; building stone. From Dictionary.com.
Adverb : stone cold. From Dictionary.com.
Demand that the death sentence/stoning is abolished. bb. From Wordnik.com. [Celebrating Christmas may provoke minority groups. « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG] Reference
The thrill of a stoning is short-lived, it can't last for much longer than the initial rush. From Wordnik.com. [The Stoning of David Paterson] Reference
He called the stoning sentence "the height of barbarism.". From Wordnik.com. [VOA News: Top Stories] Reference
President Jose Manuel Barroso calling stoning "barbaric.". From Wordnik.com. [The Purdue Exponent] Reference
Some of "the people" even floated the idea of stoning David. From Wordnik.com. [Pros and Cons] Reference
He called the stoning sentence "the height of barbarism.". From Wordnik.com. [Iran: Stoning Case Not Human Rights Issue] Reference
And did you get their reaction to the idea of stoning people?. From Wordnik.com. [Brad Balfour: Iranian Actress Shohreh Aghdashloo Speaks Out Loudly About The Stoning of Soraya M.] Reference
Among the groups involved in his stoning were the "Freedman.". From Wordnik.com. [Rev. Chuck Freeman: If St. Paul Had Been a Texan, Our 'Christian' Officials Would Have Executed Him] Reference
Less known than the stoning was the brutal reprisal a few days later. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 31, 2007] Reference
This practice was incorporated into the Hajj known as the stoning ritual. From Wordnik.com. [Learn From The Sacrifice Of Abraham.] Reference
Kouchner called the stoning sentence "the height of barbarism" and said her case has become. From Wordnik.com. [Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion] Reference
Kouchner called the stoning sentence "the height of barbarism" and said her case has become a. From Wordnik.com. [The Jakarta Post] Reference
French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner called the stoning sentence "the height of barbarism.". From Wordnik.com. [Latest News - Yahoo!7 News] Reference
Afghan authorities say they did not authorize the stoning, which is a punishment usually saved for adultery. From Wordnik.com. [Right Pundits] Reference
The stoning is a window into the increasing militancy (and also anti-Americanism) of the Islamic forces in Somalia. From Wordnik.com. [Nicholas D. Kristof] Reference
27% of self-identified Republicans believe in stoning adulterers. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » Don’t Ask Don’t Tell] Reference
The ever popular "stoning" conversations at school are something that still exist. From Wordnik.com. [writerchic88 Diary Entry] Reference
Earlier this week, European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso called stoning. From Wordnik.com. [Home - BostonHerald.com] Reference
Prior to this campaign, the term "stoning" (sangsaar) was censored in the Iranian media. From Wordnik.com. [Elham Gheytanchi: Iranian Women's Rights: Interview with Soheila Vahdati] Reference
It is doubtful if even the ancient Jews had found "stoning" as efficacious a "cure for souls" had they thrown wide as she. From Wordnik.com. [The Spinner's Book of Fiction] Reference
Even gross human-rights violations in Islamic countries -- such as stoning adulterers in Iran -- could be immune from criticism. From Wordnik.com. [Fighting Racism, U.N.-Style] Reference
The actual stoning is recorded in. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible] Reference
Son of Iranian 'stoning' woman urges global pressure. From Wordnik.com. [The Statesman] Reference
You can move along now to your next 'stoning' target. From Wordnik.com. [WHAT REALLY HAPPENED] Reference
It is willing to apply medieval punishments such as stoning while working to develop the technological sophistication for nuclear weapons. From Wordnik.com. [KSL / U.S. / National] Reference
The stoning is the most hazardous of the rituals. From Wordnik.com. [Over 2m head for Arafat] Reference
"stoning" passages (as some of Professor Volokh's commenters seem to assume) but were instead. From Wordnik.com. [Phi Beta Cons] Reference
The crowd began stoning the house and a wild melee ensued. From Wordnik.com. [Basra Melee] Reference
Several women accused of adultery were sentenced to death by stoning. From Wordnik.com. [Learning to Live With Radical Islam] Reference
Then they start stoning these two men for having an inappropriate relationship. From Wordnik.com. [One Woman’s Escape From Iran] Reference
That does not mean we should accept the burning of girls 'schools, or the stoning of criminals. From Wordnik.com. [Learning to Live With Radical Islam] Reference
The widely publicized sentences of mutilation and stoning rarely came to pass (although floggings were common). From Wordnik.com. [Learning to Live With Radical Islam] Reference
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