10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DAMOCLEAN»
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Damoclean in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
Damoclean and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Afghanistan, Iraq and Post-conflict Governance:
Damoclean ...
A comparative study is made of how conflict-terminating negotiations led to maiden democratic elections in Afghanistan and Iraq, pointing various thresholds out through specific chapters, invoking negotiations theories/stages to deepen ...
2
Purposive Diversification and Economic Performance
14. Damoclean. taxation. and. innovation. Numerous government policies
attempt to spur spending for research and development (R&D) in order to
achieve socially desirable innovations and productivity growth. Two government
policies for ...
3
A New Dictionary of Eponyms
It also symbolizes the uncertainty of human greatness and life in general. When
we say "hanging by a thread" we mean being in imminent danger, a danger that
may be described as damoclean. Damocles was a courtier of Dionysius the Elder
...
4
Camping Voyages on German Rivers
It had become the mark at which all the shafts of their evening and morning wit
were directed, and had already acquired the permanent epithet of "Damoclean."
The Interpreter was getting rather sore on the subject, and beginning to regard ...
Arthur Anthony Macdonell, 1890
Is it possible to keep a ward at any, 102 Testimony, to reform expert, 399 Tetanus,
early symptoms of, 599 the Damoclean sword of epilepsy-— surgery, 94 Theory,
mouse, of pneumonia —Palier, 281 Therapeutic application, of gastric juice ...
6
Derek Jarman: A Biography
125 The question now was whether or not, with the Damoclean sword of
Caravaggio lifted, Jarman could somehow reclaim 'his own centre'.126 In one of
his many interviews for the film, he summed up his position in the following terms:
The ...
7
Homeland Earth: A Manifesto for the New Millennium
The Damoclean Phase The planetary crisis is at the heart of existing uncontrolled
processes, and the latter are at the heart of the planetary crisis. One of the
characteristics of this crisis is the rise in deadly global threats. The bomb dropped
on ...
Edgar Morin, Anne Brigitte Kern, 1999
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The Sketch: A Journal of Art and Actuality
This is the Damoclean sword that she holds over the mighty in the land. Since her
wipingout of the arch-millionaire, Cattaui, she roars with laughter as she goes
through these notes, written on the spot, and gloats over future easy Tbirése is ...
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Recent American Drama: American Writers 7 - University of ...
The Damoclean threat of less than complete success is one of the forces
increasing the dependence of the playwright on his collaborators. The
collaborators too have grown more demanding, more independent. Where in the
past a playwright ...
10
Bernard Shaw: A Psychological Study
Shaw's evident by-passing of his father as a masculine model, leaving him
without a standard male superego, meant that he had to depend more on early
identifications, but it also meant that he was relatively impervious to the
Damoclean ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DAMOCLEAN»
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Damoclean is used in the context of the following news items.
How China's Tire Sector Might Develop
The prospect of rising raw materials prices also sits over the industry like a Damoclean sword. With these multiple threats, the domestic ... «Tire Review, Jul 15»
Has BP finally put the Deepwater spill to rest?
... the fact is that this settlement does largely free it from its Damoclean predicament. Fines it can handle – it's uncertainty that causes sleepless ... «Management Today, Jul 15»
Don Pesci: Connecticut's Grecian future
Consider: The state is groaning under a load of pension debt, about $44 billion, that hangs by a slender thread over its head like a Damoclean ... «New Haven Register, Jul 15»
Apple Music, Taylor Swift style -- duplicity, triumph or cynical PR stunt?
... and Eddy's heartstrings: Cupertino had some sort of late-night Damoclean conversion to the idea that artists should get paid by Apple Music. «Computerworld, Jun 15»
Wind subsidy axe 'could cost jobs'
“If there is a Damoclean sword that is going to be swiped on projects, community projects that cannot get grid connections because they have ... «Energy Voice, Jun 15»
Pakistan must show mercy to Aftab Bahadur Masih, set to die after …
Yet even at this rate, death row is hardly shrinking as Pakistan has more people – 8,261 at the most recent count – under the Damoclean sword ... «Yahoo News UK, Jun 15»
The dangerous lives of trees
The dozens of trees that live close to our houses are both protectors and Damoclean swords. ##Still, it would be a scarce, short life for humans ... «News-Daily.com, May 15»
Curing the ills of the Supreme Court: Part II (standing and justiciability)
The Damoclean sword of the Supreme Court hung over the heads of the other branches of government and their agencies. The judges took on ... «Jerusalem Post Israel News, May 15»
Smaller economies offering bigger returns in the emerging markets …
A slowdown in Chinese economic growth, a pullback in Indian stock prices and the Damoclean sword of U.S. monetary policy are hanging over ... «InvestmentNews, May 15»
How to kill the next generation of startups
But just try to get funding for your startup with that sort of Damoclean sword hanging over both you and a venture backer. As for America's other ... «The Hill, May 15»
