3 QUOTES WITH «STOLID»
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stolid.
Not until the human heart is stolid to poetry, the human eye blind to beauty, not until the intellect ceases its quest for truth and conscience finds its quietus either in universal defeat or in triumphant success, will organized religion cease to be.
I wouldn't want to leave it so long before doing a play again, I get very stolid and sluggish if I do too much telly.
Miami is nothing like me, and that's why I need to be here - it's the opposite. I'm practical, where this place is moody, I'm stolid in my interior, where this place has a certain flair, and I'm materialistic in a sense that this place is fundamentally spiritual - there's a quicksilver quality about this place.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STOLID»
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stolid in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
stolid and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Dictionary of Confusable Words
solid/stolid/stout As applied to character or temperament, solid means reliable or
genuine: 'Charlie was a good solid worker, completely dependable,' 'The
neighbors were respectable but dull people, typical solid citizens.' Stolid is used
for ...
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Contemporary Caribbean Women's Poetry: Making Style
In an untitled poem included in her first collection, In Circles, Allfrey sets up a
contrast between the 'stolid spirits' and the Trail spirits' in which the former 'feed
on wood and iron, /they grow stolid/on a diet of plumbmg,/Ixxiks, chairs, lamb
cutlets/ ...
Denise DeCaires Narain, 2004
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VoLT - Vocabulary Learning Techniques Vol-I
The art of running a state is called statecraft. Usage: ' Issues of statecraft require
great deliberation. STOLID [stol-id]: showing little emotion, unexcitable,
unemotional, impassive Memory key: The word stolid sounds like 'solid'. 'Jo ho
andar se ...
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Chambers Universal Learners' Dictionary
stole2, stolen see steal. stolid ['stolid] adj (usu derog) (of a person etc) not easily
excited, unimaginative and rather dull: He is a very interesting person but his wife
is rather stolid; a stolid schoolgirl; a stolid-looking girl. sto lidity, 'stolidness nus.
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Fahrenheit 451: A Novel
His job is to destroy the most illegal of commodities, the printed book, along with the houses in which they are hidden.
For stern and stark, against the stolid cope Of the sad, rainy, and enormous night
That sexless face had fix'd itself upright At once, and, as it were, mechanically,
With no surprise; as much as to imply That it had done with this world everywhere
, ...
The policemen were stolid; the reporters were stolid; the proletariat was stolid;
the majority of the witnesses were stolid, and in particular the representatives of
various philanthropic agencies who gave the most minute evidence about the ...
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The Dynamics of the Armed Struggle
For theobserver allgunmen, even to adegree the stolid,have an enormous bottled
energyand bringwiththemthe senseof danger. The most effective such
gunmenoften have toberunon a short leash, watched to seeif it is the killing
theylike,not ...
9
Vocabulary Building for a Masters Degree
The earthquake shattered Stuarts usual stolid demeanor; trembling he crouched
onthe longer stable ground. • Stolid (adj): not easily arousedorexcited: showing
little or no emotion. • : dull;impassive. • Synonyms: apathetic, coldblooded ...
Idoniboye B. Bagshaw, 2014
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The SAT Word Slam: Rhyme Your Way to a Better Vocabulary and ...
Stolid. (adj) “stOL-id” When yourteacher Will not change your grade . . . When
herfinal decision is solid . . . If she justwill not budge, Or she just doesn't care,
Good luck, Pal. That teacher is stolid.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STOLID»
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stolid is used in the context of the following news items.
Remarkable airlift rescues 200 rhinos from poachers
The complex process involves the Botswana army and a chartered cargo plane that can lift off with 10 of these crated, stolid 3,000-pounders. No endangered ... «Washington Post, Jul 15»
Ian McKellen is an aged Sherlock in the stolid Mr. Holmes
It's easy to imagine Ian McKellen playing Sherlock Holmes with a Gandalfian twinkle in his eye, but the first glimpse of him in the title role of Mr. Holmes betrays ... «A.V. Club Milwaukee, Jul 15»
Storied yet never stolid, England and Australia revisit Ashes amid …
Yes, it may be a decade exactly since English cricket entranced the nation in one of the greatest tussles for the urn – one they won too, of course, after almost 30 ... «The National, Jun 15»
Arthur and George, episode two, review: 'stolid and stodgy'
The second, however, was stolid and stodgy, as if not quite trusting its viewers to handle the book's more esoteric flights of fancy, as Arthur Conan Doyle's ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Mar 15»
Leonora Carrington transcended her stolid background to become …
Leonora Carrington revolted against her bourgeois background in Thirties Lancashire, eloped to Paris with Max Ernst and became a record-breaking Surrealist ... «The Independent, Mar 15»
4-4-2 in modern football: tactically obsolete or stolid perfection?
But when executed to perfection, it is arguably the most stolid formation employed in European football today. In the words of Michael Cox, “Without the ball, ... «Squawka Football News, Mar 15»
CD reviews: Ryan Bingham, Robin Williamson, Imagine Dragons …
Stolid pop rock is a core promise here, for example in the title track and the balladry of Second Chance. But Imagine Dragons also get groovy in a way Maroon 5 ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Feb 15»
2015 BAFTAs - The Winners
Hosted by Stephen Fry, this year's BAFTAs was a pretty stolid affair, with no real upsets or surprises in each of the categories. We'll have a full fashion round-up ... «Entertainment.ie, Feb 15»
Can-do Rexam should run with the Ball — straight off the stock market
The drinks-can maker has been a stalwart member of the FTSE 350 for years. But a stolid performance means that the City would feel guiltily relieved to see it go ... «Financial Times, Feb 15»
Jury Roasts Ulbricht as Silk Road's Real 'Dread Pirate'
The still-boyish looking Ulbricht, 30, kept a stolid face, but his sister wept into her lap as the first of seven counts read "guilty." Ulbricht's parents held their ... «Courthouse News Service, Feb 15»
