10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AVUNCULAR»
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avuncular in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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Dickens Refigured: Bodies, Desires, and Other Histories
Active proscription is left to the uncle - and to the avuncular. The avuncular Eve
Sedgwick, in her reading of The Importance of Being Earnest, turns from the law
of the father to the law of the aunt and uncle, from the paternal to what she calls ...
true that I do not have the right to exercise the avuncular duties, let these tonics
be of harm" [though they proved to be beneficial]. 1 5 This young man Kasela
went to Waana who knows Mbela Khuumba [Waana and Mbela Khuumba share
the ...
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Personality and Personality Disorders: The Science of Mental ...
... 0.161 0.216 MZ twins 2565 0.291 0.508 0.394 0.465 Parents 12827 0.070
0.150 0.144 0.151 Avuncular 3753 0.003 0.097 0.092 0.080 MZ avuncular 2194
0.038 0.135 0.114 0.157 MZ cousins 1184 0.016 0.092 0.074 0.081 DZ cousins
685 ...
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The Science of Mental Health: Personality and personality ...
70 Table • Summary correlation! between relatives i pooled across sexes) lor
EPQ measures Relation nlPr) Psychoticitm IPI Eoru version IEI GomAHfon
Neurodcism (N) Lie ILJ Spouses Slbj DZ iwiiu MZrwin* Parrais Avuncular MZ
avuncular ...
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Personality and Psychopathology
MZ Twins DZ Twins Siblings Parent-offspring MZ Avuncular Avuncular MZ
cousins Cousins Spouses MZ-in-law Sib/DZ-in-law Parent-in-law MZ affine
avuncular Affine avuncular Spouses of MZs Spouses of DZs Variable Stature
Conservatism ...
C. Robert Cloninger, 1999
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Issues in Sexuality and Sexual Behavior Research: 2013 Edition
(2013 Apr 23) Center for Addicti0n and Mental Health, Toronto: Birth Order and
Avuncular Tendencies in Samoan Men and Fa'afafine By a News Reporter-Staff
News Editor at Life Science Weekly — New research on Sexual Behavior ...
If Odysseus's “familial” lie has something lacking in Uncle Nissim's avuncular lie,
then the question becomes this: what is the narrative truth that is involved in
Uncle Nissim's lie and perhaps absent in Odysseus's? The avuncular lie is in fact
...
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Structural Anthropology
In the latter case, the avuncular relationship, while present, may be submerged
within a differentiated context. For instance, we can conceive of a system whose
point of departure lies in the elementary structure but which adds, at the right of ...
Claude Levi-strauss, 2008
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Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present: A Dictionary ...
Landor, Rupert {Works (1846), 11. 571]. Love . . . paternal or avuncular. 1854.
Thackeray, Newcomes, v.Clive, inthe avuncular gig, is driven overthe
downstoBrighton, to his maternal aunt there. Ibid., x\. Clive had passed the
avuncular banking ...
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Biostatistical Genetics and Genetic Epidemiology
Table 1 The maximum LIC value for full sib, half-sib, grandparent-grandchild, first
cousin, and avuncular pairs, for a marker with n alleles (n- \)(2n2- 1) (71+ l)2(«- I)
3 (71+1)2(71- I)3 (n - I )(4n6 - n5 - 47I7 (71 - I)(2>i4-713-37r+l). Type of relative ...
Robert C. Elston, Jane M. Olson, Lyle Palmer, 2002
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AVUNCULAR»
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avuncular is used in the context of the following news items.
Laura Washington: Lefties' love of Sanders won't be enough
Sanders' presidential peregrinations are taking Hillary Clinton head on, The avuncular aspirant is wagging a metaphorical finger across her ... «Chicago Sun-Times, Jul 15»
Sam Leith: Cunning plan of robbing Auntie to pay Granny
We all think of apple-cheeked grannies and avuncular dispensers of Werther's Originals. What's more, we all expect to become them. So as a ... «Evening Standard, Jul 15»
Pat Kane: Designs on humanity's future
... Dr Low couldn't be a more reassuring front-man for the benefits of reproductive medicine, going by his avuncular pictures yesterday. «Scotsman, Jul 15»
Andy Murray outdoes James Ward in finding a swift resolution
“C'mon James, just go for it,” yelled an avuncular voice, and Ward responded by winning the first three games of the second set in a row. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
'Self/less': Film Review
In Seconds, the villain of the piece was the avuncular head of the organization providing second chances, played to sinister perfection by Will ... «Hollywood Reporter, Jul 15»
Comedian Adam Buxton brings new show to Manchester …
An avuncular slacker worshipped by his fellow nerds, Buxton has had cult status since his brilliant work on the Adam and Joe show. «Manchester Evening News, Jul 15»
We're not evil; we help feed the world, says Monsanto's boss
Born and raised in the former mining and steel town of Larkhall, near Glasgow, Hugh Grant is a mild-mannered, thoughtful and avuncular figure ... «The Sunday Times, Jul 15»
Alice down the microscope
Adopting the tone of a Victorian professor, reminiscent of Carroll himself, the narrator mixed both technical detail and avuncular hectoring to ... «OUPblog, Jul 15»
Inside story: Time to sober up
With a head full of grey curls and academic knowledge, he is avuncular, unassuming and exudes measured empathy. A recognised expert in ... «New Zealand Herald, Jul 15»
Egypt under the New July Republic
Sisi is a president whose oratory style where it was once vaguely flirtatious has now become avuncular as he settles into the role of protector of ... «Jadaliyya, Jul 15»
