ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD ENORMOUS
From Latin ēnormis, from ē- out of, away from + norma rule, pattern.
10 QUOTES WITH «ENORMOUS»
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enormous.
All cultures are different. Some commit genocide. Some are uniquely peaceful. Some frequent bathhouses in groups. Some don't show each other the soles of their shoes or like pictures taken of them. Some have enormous hunting festivals or annual stretches when nobody speaks. Some don't use electricity.
Despite the enormous role that local government plays in our daily lives, the constitution makes not one mention of it.
Lawrence Ferlinghetti had a tremendous education as an artist and also an enormous knowledge of literarture.
Africa's agricultural sector has enormous scope for development, which would benefit both the continent's economy and its people.
Men who love their mothers treat women wonderfully. And they have enormous respect for women.
The thing is, when you see your old friends, you come face to face with yourself. I run into someone I've known for 40 or 50 years, and they're old. And I suddenly realize I'm old. It comes as an enormous shock to me.
Every decision that they take has enormous consequences, and ripple out from the White House.
To love a person is to know and love the person. But we can pick up an enormous amount about another human being just by exchanging a couple of sentences. It's not yet knowledge; it's an intuition that motivates you to want to find out more.
I don't write about good and evil with this enormous dichotomy. I write about people. I write about people doing the kinds of things that people do.
I came here as a practical man, to talk, not simply on the question of peace and war, but to treat another question which is of hardly less importance - the enormous and burdensome standing armaments which it is the practice of modern Governments to sustain in time of peace.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ENORMOUS»
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enormous in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
enormous and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Great Big
Enormous Book of Tashi
A compendium of all thirty-two Tashi tales follows the clever gnome's daredevil escape from a warlord on the back of a swan and his confrontations with giants, ghosts, and other monsters.
Anna Fienberg, Barbara Fienberg, 2012
When a farmer grows the biggest potato in the world, he needs the help of his entire family and their pets to get it out of the ground.
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FR3: The
Enormous Turnip
Seven titles in the popular First Reading series are re-issued with hardback covers with audio CDs inserted into a wallet inside the back cover, making the book and CD easy to store together.
graf Aleksey Nikolayevich Tolstoy, 2011
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Enormous Changes at the Last Minute: Stories
Seventeen stories written over the past fifteen years reveal the author's vision of human love and tragedy
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The Big Big Big Book of Tashi
Collects the first seven books of the Tashi series in which he uses his cunning to defeat giants, ghosts, witches, and demons.
Anna Fienberg, Barbara Fienberg, 2001
This edition restores to the work much material that was deleted from the manuscript for the book's 1922 publication and is illustrated with drawings Cummings made while imprisoned in France.
E. E. Cummings, George James Firmage, 2014
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The
Enormous Watermelon
Storybook characters try to pull up a large watermelon; (a variation on The Giant turnip folktale)
The Enormous Crocodile is a greedy grumptious brute who loves to guzzle up little girls and boys. But the other animals have a scheme to get the better of this foul fiend, once and for all! www.roalddahl.com
Author, reviewer and critic John Coleman wrote this book, the very first volume in the Traveller's Companion series. Coleman, renowned for penning the shortest film review in history (of Skidoo he wrote "Skidoo.
Henry Jones, John Coleman, 2005
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Eight
Enormous Elephants
What happens when eight enormous elephants come to visit? They slip and skate all over the floors and dance on the table and slide down the stairs. Until
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ENORMOUS»
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enormous is used in the context of the following news items.
OPM Breach Was Enormous, FBI Director Says
Mr. Comey, describing the theft as an “enormous breach” during testimony before the Senate Intelligence Committee, said his own personal ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
Capital Journal Daybreak: OPM Data Breach Was Enormous | 2016 …
OPM DATA BREACH WAS ENORMOUS, FBI DIRECTOR SAYS: Federal Bureau of Investigation Director James Comey said the White House ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
Rick Falkvinge: 'Bitcoin Will Have Enormous Political Effects in the …
Do you think it will have any major political effects on the region? RV: It will have profound and enormous political effects on the region, as well ... «CoinTelegraph, Jul 15»
People Are Quick to Judge Miley Cyrus, But the Enormous Amount …
People are quick to judge Miley Cyrus because she isn't so big on clothes, but the gleefully eccentric pop icon is enormous when it comes to ... «moviepilot.com, Jul 15»
Guest opinion: Climate change's enormous risks for SC require …
The economic risks to society from climate change are enormous, which is why transforming our energy system should be a priority for all ... «Hilton Head Island Packet, Jul 15»
The iPhone 7 is going to be 'an enormous button', according to a …
Obviously it's a little more complex than that, with reports claiming the next Apple device will feature Force Touch technology. This will enable a ... «Metro, Jul 15»
Cavendish faces 'enormous pressure' to win Tour stage
With two, possibly three, sprint opportunities left in the 2015 Tour, Cavendish faces “enormous pressure,” said lead-out man, Mark Renshaw ... «velonews.competitor.com, Jul 15»
Enormous leak exposes Hacking Team as blackhat organization
The security community is buzzing about the release of more than 400GB of corporate data from the Italian security firm Hacking Team, ... «ExtremeTech, Jul 15»
Alan Shatter: Fine Gael face 'enormous challenge' to secure two …
Former Justice Minister Alan Shatter believes it will be an “enormous challenge” for Fine Gael to secure two seats in his constituency in the ... «Irish Independent, Jul 15»
Robert Sestok unveils the enormous City Sculpture Park
There are 29 welded steel sculptures, most around 8 feet tall. You don't notice at first that they're in a perfect grid, spread throughout the ... «Detroit Metro Times, Jul 15»
