ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PARIAH
From Tamil paraiyan drummer, from parai drum; so called because members of the caste were the drummers at festivals.
TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PARIAH»
The term «pariah» is quite widely used and occupies the
54.989 position in our list of most widely used terms in the
English dictionary.
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3 QUOTES WITH «PARIAH»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
pariah.
Serbia has become a pariah nation, untouchable like a leper.
Iranians are very proud and don't want to become a pariah state like North Korea.
Jews survived all the defeats, expulsions, persecutions and pogroms, the centuries in which they were regarded as a pariah people, even the Holocaust itself, because they never gave up the faith that one day they would be free to live as Jews without fear.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PARIAH»
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A frightening, darkly comedic look at people surviving a zombie onslaught, from award-winning comics sensation and novelist Bob Fingerman.
Once part of the holy triumvirate ruling the South Boston Irish mob, Kyle Nevin is set up by his boss Red Mahoney, which leads him to a court case and a stretch in the slammer.
It’s about to get a hell of a lot worse . . . When the dead man’s replacement is also brutally killed, suspicion falls on Doyle himself. Then he receives an anonymous message. This is just the beginning, it says.
Originally published with the alternate title "The World is Taboo," this story from Murray Leinster recounts the valiant efforts of intrepid explorer Calhoun to save a race of outcast blue-skinned beings afflicted with a crippling health ...
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Pariah: Misfortunes of the British Kingdom
Pariah is a retrospect of Tony Blair's recent New Labour plebiscite, so far the most absurd 'election' of the twenty-first century.
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Ending Forced Labour in Myanmar: Engaging a
Pariah Regime
The International Labour Organization’s (ILO) efforts since the early 1990s to address the forced labour situation in Myanmar represent a rare example of success in influencing the behaviour of that regime, and this book gives a first ...
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pariah people: the anthropology of antisemitism
The author offers and anthropological explanation for the phenomenon. in making use of anthropological analysis this book provides an explanation of the failure of apparently promising strategies for Normalising the status of Jews.
This is a place where man and monsters, angels and demons, deities and demigods fight for supremacy -- and where the fate of a newborn child can hang in the balance and decide the difference between restoration of the galaxy or its ...
The quaint little seaside town of Granitehead seemed like a perfect place for John and Jane Trenton to start their life together.
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Mastering InDesign CS5 for Print Design and Production
Comprehensive reference and tutorial on Adobe InDesign CS5 If you want to thoroughly master InDesign from the basics through advanced topics, Mastering InDesign CS5 for Print Design and Production is the book you need.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PARIAH»
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How will Donald Trump affect the 2016 presidential election?
... anxious white voters — make it exceedingly perilous for the Republican Party to treat Mr. Trump as the pariah many of its leaders now wish ... «HeraldNet, Jul 15»
Even the weather didn't deter Chris Froome as he became Britain's …
And the one prior to him was Armstrong, cycling's eternal pariah, who was stripped of all seven. Froome will also continue struggling for ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
Workers who gossip cause distractions: survey
Why is it important not to be the office pariah, whom everyone shuns? “Most jobs today require teamwork and strong collaboration skills, and ... «New York Post, Jul 15»
Appeasement of Iran will backfire
Until last week, Iranian dissidents and reformers had blamed the theocracy for earning Iran pariah status abroad and economic ruin at home. «Albuquerque Journal, Jul 15»
Why does it seem Dr Phillips is in election mode?
He also made the assertion that people who hitherto saw Jamaica as a pariah state are now lining up to lend us money. Note the narrative: ... «Jamaica Observer, Jul 15»
US top senator: Iran deal turned Congress into pariah
U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Corker has said that the U.S. had been “fleeced” in the course of the nuclear talks ... «Tehran Times, Jul 15»
Cormorants: pariah or plummy?
There seems to be no middle ground on people's opinion of cormorants. You either like them or despise them. Wonder if Mikey likes them? «Daily Mining Gazette, Jul 15»
Sen. Bob Corker Rails Against the Iran Deal
"In the process of being fleeced, you have turned Iran from being a pariah to now Congress being a pariah." Republican Sen. James Risch of ... «National Journal, Jul 15»
Iran's shaky post-pariah plans for its banking and financial system
Attention is turning to how Iran's banks and financial system will fare when a bevy of western sanctions are lifted in the wake of the Iran nuclear ... «Asia Times, Jul 15»
The Reeducation of Blackboard, Everyone's Classroom Pariah
You remember Blackboard, don't you? It's that not-so-sleek site you used to submit assignments to your college professors—the one you ... «Wired, Jul 15»
