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- adjective Insufficiently
emphasized
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Examples
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Similarly, although there is no question that the role and importance of women was grossly underemphasized in some books of the Bible, this reflects as much a strong cultural bias as it does any conspiracy.
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Scott defends postmodern/experimental fiction against the charge that "character" is underemphasized.
Narrative Strategies 2009
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Please permit me to describe some of the main points that may have been missed, overlooked, or underemphasized in the commentary and decisions that have brought us to where we are today before discussing our performance at Sears Holdings in more detail.
Sears Chairman Unleashes 15-Page Manifesto About Um, Everything - The Consumerist 2009
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It exemplifies one of the show's underemphasized strengths—revealing the effect of cross-cultural influences on American Indian artists.
Artifacts to Artworks Lee Rosenbaum 2012
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They thought it overemphasized condoms and underemphasized abstinence.
David J. Olson: In Africa, Asia and South America, Catholics Grapple with Morality of Condoms David J. Olson 2010
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They thought it overemphasized condoms and underemphasized abstinence.
David J. Olson: In Africa, Asia and South America, Catholics Grapple with Morality of Condoms David J. Olson 2010
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Meanwhile, members of the environmental community - particularly those who feel that their constituencies were underemphasized in the last enforcement cycle or under the last presidential administration, are no doubt taking heart at the shape of things to come.
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They thought it overemphasized condoms and underemphasized abstinence.
David J. Olson: In Africa, Asia and South America, Catholics Grapple with Morality of Condoms David J. Olson 2010
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Hellenistic body/spirit dualism underemphasized the fact that our bodies are good and holy, failing to understand both body and spirit as part of the same whole, which is described by the Hebrew word nephesh, or "ensouled body."
Paul Raushenbush: 5 Suggestions for Re-Creation This Summer 2010
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These programs can and do play a critical role in elevating women's status in the business world, by fortifying women with underemphasized competencies.
Why Business Schools Are Failing Women Selena Rezvani 2010
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