10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PERFUNCTORINESS»
Discover the use of
perfunctoriness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
perfunctoriness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Report of the Whole Proceedings of the Late General ...
t t This perfunctoriness appears, to take an example or two, in the preaching of
the word. In our preparations it comes out, in our not seeking, laboriously and
prayerfully, for those things which might be the most fitted under God, to save and
...
Free Church of Scotland. General Assembly, Alexander Moody Stuart, 1844
2
Theory of the Leisure Class
The rehearsal ofthe service (theterm “service”carries a suggestion significant for
the pointin question) grows more perfunctory as the cult gains in age and
consistency, and this perfunctoriness of the rehearsal isvery pleasing tothe
correct ...
3
On the Thirty-Nine Articles: A Conversation with Tudor ...
1. Faith. in. God. and. in. Christ. (Articles. 1,. 2). The Thirty Nine Articles begin with
five articles on the doctrines of the Trinity and the incarnation. We may observe in
the first place a certain perfunctoriness about them. It is not simply that out of ...
4
Juan Esquivel: A Master of Sacred Music During the Spanish ...
Esquivel never descends to the perfunctoriness demonstrated by Lassus in some
of his masses;68 but even so, however much one admires the contrapuntal skill
undeniably exhibited in this work, the composer never matches the artful ...
5
Theory of The Liesure Class
The rehearsal of the service (the term "service" carries a suggestion significant for
the point in question) grows more perfunctory as the cult gains in age and
consistency, and this perfunctoriness of the rehearsal is very pleasing to the
correct ...
6
Fifteen Thousand Useful Phrases
... the moon slowly rose In a spirit of indulgent irony In a strain of exaggerated
gallantry In a tone of after-dinner perfunctoriness [perfunctoriness = with little
interest] In a tone of musing surprise In a tumult of self-approval and towering
exultation ...
7
The Theory of the Leisure Class; An Economic Study of ...
suggestion significant for the point in question) grows more perfunctory as the
cult gains in age and consistency, and this perfunctoriness of the rehearsal is
very pleasing to the correct devout taste. And with a good reason, for the fact of its
...
8
The Simon & Schuster Book of Greek Gods and Heroes
Recreates the popular myths of ancient Greece, including the legend of Odysseus.
Alice Low, Barry R. Katz, 1985
9
Daily Report: People's Republic of China
2) It is necessary to ensure the quality and guard against perfunctoriness.
Attention should be focused on two types of cases. One involves
overcautiousness, lacking the courage to tackle contradictions and concrete
problems and symbolically ...
United States. Foreign Broadcast Information Service, 1991
10
Summary of World Broadcasts: Far East
On the one hand, we must guard against perfunctoriness; and on the other hand,
we must guard against the erroneous past practices of cruel struggle and dealing
relentless blows. To prevent perfunctoriness, leading cadres at various levels ...
British Broadcasting Corporation. Monitoring Service, 1984
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PERFUNCTORINESS»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
perfunctoriness is used in the context of the following news items.
A Sleeper Awakened With Color
There is a certain perfunctoriness to its details, in the cluster of oleander at the top right, for example, as well as an inability—which almost ... «Wall Street Journal, Jun 15»
James Bond 007: revisiting You Only Live Twice
She wouldn't make a list of Rubbish Bond Girls – which I suppose is a positive, yet also an indictment of Aki's complete perfunctoriness. «Den Of Geek, Mar 15»
Grand Dames: The Eternally Regal Diana Ross Opens Brooklyn's …
Still, even for its perfunctoriness and a few understandably human rasps, she sang the songs nearly note-perfectly — that clarion, sparrowlike ... «Vulture, Feb 15»
Centennial Reflections, Future Prognoses
The lustre, effervescence and personal commitment of its erstwhile managers have been sorely replaced with remoteness, perfunctoriness or, ... «The Guardian, Jan 15»
Council prayers bill makes progress: MP “rejoices” to live in country …
It lasted just 45 minutes, and was notable for its perfunctoriness and lack of intellectual vigour. The discussion of the Bill, for example, saw MPs ... «National Secular Society, Jan 15»
Hollywood sign access remains a battle between competing interests
She and others were stopped by a security guard who delivered the bad news with practiced perfunctoriness. He dutifully handed visitors ... «Los Angeles Times, Dec 14»
Andrew W.K. with The Nightbeast, Music Band and Punani Hunter at …
... Beck's stature is how he still does his biggest hit and crowd-pleaser, the slacker anthem "Loser," without the slightest trace of perfunctoriness. «Nashville Scene, Jul 14»
Spike Jonze's Her review: Electric ladyland
... see her through any role she takes on but it's dimmed here by the perfunctoriness of Jonze's writing in the few scenes in which she appears. «Sydney Morning Herald, Jan 14»
Crimes Against Humanities
It is also the source of its intellectual perfunctoriness. Imagine a scientific explanation of a painting—a breakdown of Chardin's cherries into the ... «The New Republic, Sep 13»
Gore Vidal still holds up
... as Vidal himself had said about the perfunctoriness of death notices and the fleeting fame of literary figures these days, “that would be that. «Salon, Aug 13»
