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Underneath this lies the half-conscious belief that language is a natural growth and not an instrument which we shape for our own purposes.
Larry Strauss: State of the Union -- What Will I Tell My Students? Larry Strauss 2011
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Underneath this lies the half-conscious belief that language is a natural growth and not an instrument which we shape for our own purposes.
Larry Strauss: State of the Union -- What Will I Tell My Students? Larry Strauss 2011
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Articulating my thoughts and feelings brings them from half-conscious vibes into the light where they can be explored, enhanced, and quite often rejected.
Lessons from My First Year Blogging | Managing Greatness 2010
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Only half-conscious of what he did, he rubbed himself against her thigh, seeking relief for the rising ache in his cock.
How to Woo a Reluctant Lady Deborah Gonzales 2011
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It is only6:30 a.m.out inCalifornia, and Andy is only half-conscious.
The Search Susan Kleinman 2011
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The present emergency is new in human history, and a movement to prevent its worst effects can perhaps not be based wholly on half-conscious models of past successes such as ending the slave trade, gaining votes for women, outlawing child labor, building a social safety net, seeking equal rights for blacks, opposing a colonial war, or enlarging the role of women.
Craig K. Comstock: Models for a Movement Craig K. Comstock 2011
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He punched on, with his left hand only, and as he punched, doggedly, only half-conscious, as from a remote distance he heard murmurs of fear in the gangs, and one who said with shaking voice:
Chapter 15 2010
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It looks at our conscious and half-conscious responses to all sorts of trends that are flowing out of the future towards us.
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The present emergency is new in human history, and a movement to prevent its worst effects can perhaps not be based wholly on half-conscious models of past successes such as ending the slave trade, gaining votes for women, outlawing child labor, building a social safety net, seeking equal rights for blacks, opposing a colonial war, or enlarging the role of women.
Craig K. Comstock: Models for a Movement Craig K. Comstock 2011
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This incomprehensible oversight is immediately apparent to any half-conscious reader, and works to undermine Mr. Shakespeare's credibility from the outset.
A Felinist Critique of Macbeth Catherine Davis 2011
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