| 单词 | opaqueness |
| 例句 | Perhaps Aunty Ifeka could see this rally now, and all the people here, or perhaps not, if death was a silent opaqueness. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Its ever-shifting acceptance of what happened — coupled with its notorious opaqueness — doesn’t inspire confidence. Perspective | Collusion? Who needs it when Facebook was allowing Russians to help Trump? 2017-10-31T04:00:00Z So it was traditional: no opaqueness, no serious melancholy, an example of almost perfectly aligned straight-ahead jazz, with some of its limitations and a lot of its thrills. Music Review: Warren Wolf & Wolfpack at 92Y Tribeca - Review 2011-11-17T22:19:55Z All of Weston’s work returns to her interest in poetics along with the gaps and opaqueness found in Black intimate spaces, she said. Studio Museum in Harlem Announces Artists in Residence 2022-10-14T04:00:00Z Perhaps the work's most remarkable qualities – its lack of purpose, its opaqueness, the extremity of its resignation – are the very ones that have led us to ignore it. From fact to fantasie: discovering the real Schumann 2013-05-18T08:01:32Z Ultimately, Ott sees her mission as creating meaningful viewing experiences and "trying to demystify some of the opaqueness of contemporary art for audiences." Yoko Ott: always looking at art outside the frame 2013-01-13T06:35:36Z For all the outward, often blatant signs of Murdoch's influence, there remains an opaqueness to his political role. Murdoch's Politics: How One Man's Thirst for Wealth and Power Shapes Our World by David McKnight – review 2013-02-20T07:01:01Z Why that might suggest that there is opaqueness? Tribune interview with Rahm Emanuel 2012-02-12T13:12:00Z As the violent, manipulative alcoholic and the vain, snobbish fabricator punch and counterpunch in “A Very British Scandal,” the opaqueness of the characters gets tedious and increasingly mystifying. ‘A Very British Scandal’ Review: Claire Foy Gives Up the Crown 2022-04-21T04:00:00Z In a way, its opaqueness was uniquely revealing; an brash signifier of the unique relationship to viewing culture and Weiner’s historical unwillingness to capitulate to fan demands. “Mad Men” spoilers, conspiracy theories, and blatant fan service denied: Matthew Weiner will keep teasing us to the bittersweet end 2015-05-08T04:00:00Z Mr. Milch is hoping that the initial opaqueness of track subculture will give way to fascination. Television: HBO?s ?Luck,? Starring Dustin Hoffman 2012-01-25T15:29:12Z But that concern can be overstated, says Chantry, who notes that traditional models are also so complicated that “there’s a degree of opaqueness already built into them.” AI churns out lightning-fast forecasts as good as the weather agencies’ 2023-11-14T05:00:00Z With the opaqueness regarding the price structure of different auto insurance policies, this is not surprising. Will Progressive Auto Insurance Raise Your Rates for No Reason? 2018-06-26T04:00:00Z Given the league’s penchant for opaqueness over transparency, we may never know exactly who said what when. Commentary: Bruce Arena's ugly exit from MLS shouldn't tarnish his immense legacy 2023-09-10T04:00:00Z Morningstar analyst Geoffrey Warren this week lauded Berkshire's "decentralized business model, broad business diversification, high cash-generation capabilities and unmatched business strength," while lamenting its "lack of engagement and opaqueness" on governance issues. Buffett set for 59th shareholder marathon as big questions loom 2023-05-04T04:00:00Z The opaqueness is part and parcel of a fighting force that Ukraine hastily assembled in the early days of the war, offering the same salaries earned by Ukrainian soldiers. Two WA men died fighting in Ukraine. Their loved ones wonder how. 2023-04-23T04:00:00Z It’s the latest effort in an ongoing movement to make prices and upfront cost comparisons possible in a business known for its opaqueness. Want a clue on health care costs in advance? New tools take a crack at it 2023-01-08T05:00:00Z It's the latest effort in an ongoing movement to make prices and upfront cost comparisons possible in a business known for its opaqueness. Want a clue on health care costs in advance? New tools take a crack at it 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z The opaqueness of algorithms that fuel what people see on social media sites has long been a fascination for conservatives, in particular, who have alleged without evidence that the platforms are biased against them. Elon Musk wants Twitter’s algorithm to be public. It’s not that simple. 2022-04-16T04:00:00Z The lawyers in the negotiations are under an order not to talk about it publicly — creating an opaqueness that has frustrated some advocates for victims. Judge gives more time for Purdue Pharma settlement talks 2022-03-02T05:00:00Z The political tussling between state and federal governments; the breakdown of communication; the opaqueness of which rules apply to whom; an unvaccinated famous athlete that has broken Covid rules. Novak Djokovic: The politics behind Australia's decision 2022-01-14T05:00:00Z Olivier Savignac, a member of De la parole aux actes!, an umbrella association of victim groups established after the report was released, said that a culture of opaqueness and secrecy had been “broken.” French Catholic Church Will Sell Assets to Compensate Abuse Victims 2021-11-08T05:00:00Z Some of that opaqueness and “flexibility” is par for the course in the streaming era, but it’s worth noting. Addison Rae signs Netflix film deal after going from TikTok to He’s All That 2021-09-08T04:00:00Z A committee of MPs is calling for a national register of home-educated children in England, saying there is an "unacceptable level of opaqueness" surrounding the issue. MPs call for national register of home-educated children 2021-07-26T04:00:00Z “Given the constitutional freedoms at stake and opaqueness of these arrangements, it is incumbent upon our committee to convene a hearing to examine whether Americans are trapped unjustly in conservatorships,” it added. Outside Britney Spears' hearing, Rep. Matt Gaetz slams Jamie Spears as 'a grifter' 2021-07-14T04:00:00Z To many people, Augusta National’s ultimate decisions were welcome but tardy, a familiar criticism for a club where opaqueness and caution are among the norms. Georgia Is Facing a Political Onslaught. At the Masters, It’s Business as Usual. 2021-04-07T04:00:00Z The discrepancy between KU’s openness and Overland Park’s opaqueness is absurd. Editorial Roundup: Kansas 2021-03-16T04:00:00Z And so, what have we gotten to in our food culture is an opaqueness that I don’t think is right. The business of meatless meat 2020-12-22T05:00:00Z “One of the things that Trump has benefitted from and that oligarchs and money launderers benefit from is opaqueness of LLCs, … the ease of which individuals can hide their assets, can hide their financial interests.” Ethics experts see national security concern in Trump’s debt 2020-09-28T04:00:00Z Companies linked to two Russian oligarchs exploited the opaqueness of the art world to buy high-value art, bypassing U.S. sanctions, according to a report by the U.S. Senate Report: Opaque Art Market Helped Oligarchs Evade Sanctions 2020-07-29T04:00:00Z The main obstacles came from just the opaqueness of what it’s like to be a reporter in Korea. Samsung Rising goes deep on corruption, chaebols, and corporate chaos 2020-04-10T04:00:00Z The added detail was the result of complaints from four years ago about the opaqueness of Sanders’ narrow loss in the Iowa delegate chase to Clinton. ‘A systemwide disaster’: How the Iowa caucuses melted down 2020-02-04T05:00:00Z The Virtual Visor system uses a camera to track the driver’s eyes to determine exactly how much and where shading is needed and adjusts its opaqueness as required. Transparent car visor tracks your eyes to block out the sun 2020-01-06T05:00:00Z The mid-century citizen had been primed to accept magical thinking by systems of fascistic “opaqueness and inscrutability.” Astrology in the Age of Uncertainty 2019-10-21T04:00:00Z Is such opaqueness on the most complex of subjects comprehensive enough? MLS and Antifa: America's top flight grapples with political signage ban 2019-08-21T04:00:00Z This would, however, add a further layer of opaqueness to the black-box problem, as well as create a moving target for assessing performance. Machine diagnosis 2019-04-09T04:00:00Z Because of this purposeful opaqueness, even an estimate of the drone death toll no longer exists. School shooters and drones: Gun violence at home and abroad 2019-03-16T04:00:00Z “Its very opaqueness suggests that University is attempting to preserve significant flexibility.” Foxconn’s $100M deal with the University of Wisconsin has students worried 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z “The level of opaqueness, truth deficiency, moral decay & values deficit is baffling,” Chamisa wrote on Twitter. Zimbabweans voted for change. They got a new crisis instead. 2018-08-03T04:00:00Z "ZEC must release proper & verified results endorsed by parties. The level of opaqueness, truth deficiency, moral decay & values deficit is baffling." Zimbabwe opposition rejects 'fake' results 2018-08-03T04:00:00Z "It adds another layer of opaqueness to the tax-exempt funding." IRS drops “dark money” rule, will no longer require disclosure of donors to political nonprofits 2018-07-17T04:00:00Z They were simultaneously dazzled by Holmes and blinded by the dense opaqueness of the firm. Opinion | A dazzling story of deception in Silicon Valley 2018-06-25T04:00:00Z The section on funding new faculty is opaque, Murray says, and “its very opaqueness suggests that University is attempting to preserve significant flexibility in how these individuals are hired.” Foxconn’s $100M deal with the University of Wisconsin has students worried 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z The refusal to release his tax returns remains Trump’s most notable example of opaqueness, but it certainly is not alone. Perspective | Sunshine Week brings Trump’s information darkness to light 2018-03-13T04:00:00Z Meghan McCarthy said, as a new mother, she went into her child-care search assuming it was going to be expensive and difficult, but she found the “opaqueness” of the search particularly frustrating. Online directories aim to improve the search for child care 2018-02-24T05:00:00Z Given the lack of an explanation, and the North Korean government’s general opaqueness and unpredictability, there was much speculation in South Korea about what the cancellation meant. North Korea Agrees, Again, to Pre-Olympic Visit to South Korea 2018-01-20T05:00:00Z Future appeals may take issue with the opaqueness of the process by which the I.O.C. is reviewing Russian athletes’ eligibility — something a group of antidoping officials criticized forcefully on Thursday. How Many Russian Athletes Will Get to Compete in the Winter Olympics? 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z But these tend to involve the same issues that drive Western philosophers toward paradox and opaqueness — for example, the relationship of consciousness to the physical body. Opinion | Buddhism Is More ‘Western’ Than You Think 2017-11-06T05:00:00Z He operated under a cloak of opaqueness so thick the heads of dozens of journalism groups came together to write a letter saying it amounted to censorship. Exploring the 1st Amendment in a time of Trump-media showdowns 2017-06-30T04:00:00Z Chaffetz believes the legislative branch of government continues to shrink, as the executive branch’s opaqueness grants more unchecked power to the presidency. Jason Chaffetz: Trump and Obama administrations are same in terms of transparency 2017-06-19T04:00:00Z In Pennsylvania, the state Senate recently passed Senate bill 560, which would mirror North Carolina’s opaqueness, and allow police to record inside civilian homes without restriction. Police body camera footage is becoming a state secret 2017-06-12T04:00:00Z This city does not need that kind of opaqueness in its communications with the public. Tennessee editorial roundup 2017-02-22T05:00:00Z Before taking on Rugh’s case, Reismeier had sharply criticized the military’s lack of transparency on judicial misconduct, saying that such opaqueness could undermine confidence in the system. Navy clears prominent judge accused of lying but won’t discuss investigation 2017-01-12T05:00:00Z Despite all that she has done and been, or perhaps because of it, her identity remains not singular but kaleidoscopic, with ever-changing shards of opaqueness and clarity. The Clintons were undone by the middle-American voters they once knew so well 2016-11-09T05:00:00Z “It’s going to be quite difficult for Zcash in its opaqueness to show that, no, it is not all bad stuff going on,” he said. Zcash, a Harder-to-Trace Virtual Currency, Generates Price Frenzy 2016-10-31T04:00:00Z Mr. Trump’s advocacy on behalf of an aggressive U.S. rival, and the opaqueness of his motivation, is one of the most troubling aspects of his thoroughly toxic campaign. Donald Trump, Putin’s puppet 2016-10-10T04:00:00Z Organizational opaqueness, they argued, was necessary to protect themselves from secular state repression. Fethullah Gülen: Public Intellectual or Public Enemy? 2016-08-08T04:00:00Z But it actually reflects the larger truth that most patient rancor is directed not toward the doctor but to the bureaucratic aspects of medicine — the cost, the hassle, the opaqueness. The Doctor-Patient Relationship Is Alive and Well 2016-07-13T04:00:00Z The opaqueness of the Accrediting Council for Independent Schools and Colleges and most other accreditors jeopardizes the entire system. The College Accredition Crisis 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z Still, the IMF’s presence in the country may spell the end of opaqueness in government finances as the institution is known for diving deep in state accounts in countries that it assists. Angola to Seek IMF Aid to Cope with Looming Financial Crisis 2016-04-06T04:00:00Z In the current climate of acrid partisanship, White House officials regard the opaqueness of their views as a selling point, say those familiar with the administration’s thinking.” The Daily 202: Five reasons Bernie Sanders lost last night’s Democratic debate 2016-03-07T05:00:00Z In the current climate of acrid partisanship, White House officials regard the opaqueness of their views as a selling point, according to those familiar with the administration’s thinking. Here are judges the White House is considering for the Supreme Court 2016-03-06T05:00:00Z Mr Guo's sudden absence, and the lack of detailed information released by the company, underlines the opaqueness of China's legal system, analysts say. Fosun founder Guo Guangchang appears in public - BBC News 2015-12-13T05:00:00Z "But the ultimate goal? The ultimate intent here? I think there's still a degree of opaqueness about that." Russia positioning tanks at Syria airfield: U.S. officials 2015-09-14T04:00:00Z Therefore it seems unlikely that sourcing Tumblr for promising creative talent will become a new norm anytime soon, considering the platforms unique opaqueness, but stranger things have happened. Tumblr now has its own clothing line designed by some of its biggest bloggers 2015-09-11T04:00:00Z "It all goes back to China, where opaqueness remains over its currency market, monetary policy and capital controls. The forex market is most on edge about a further possible devaluation of the yuan." Global Stocks Rally Amid Talk of Fresh Stimulus 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z Huge, beautiful, rich, colourful, loved, tended for These twin concerns – opaqueness and a general sense of unfairness over pay – are what seems to be sparking the artists’ rebellion. Imogen Heap: saviour of the music industry? 2015-09-06T04:00:00Z The Fed's perceived opaqueness has drawn increasing fire in recent months, with Fed Chair Janet Yellen in testimony this week standing her ground against Congressional efforts to subject the Fed to more oversight. Fed's Williams vows more transparency after meeting with Fed Up 2015-07-16T04:00:00Z But playing a role in the background is a steady march away from government opaqueness — a longstanding American tradition dating to the candid submission of grievances outlined in the Declaration of Independence. The Long Decline of Trust in Government, and Why That Can Be Patriotic 2015-07-03T04:00:00Z Moving beyond issues surrounding the opaqueness of the deal itself, President’s Obama’s challenges are far from over. Seeing Through The Iran Nuclear Deal 2015-04-04T04:00:00Z But analysts say the opaqueness of the North’s regime makes it difficult to calculate the true scope of Pyongyang’s hacking capabilities. North Korea’s growing hacker army, stout cyberdefenses hinder U.S. response to Sony breach 2015-01-06T05:00:00Z One of the things that I’ve tried to do for the industry, taken some flak for it, is I would like to reduce the opaqueness in the industry. Hedge Fund Maven Anthony Scaramucci On Calpers' Folly, Activist Investors And The Revival Of Wall Street Week 2014-10-23T04:00:00Z But rights advocates and U.S. officials argue that the practice is particularly worrisome in Iran because of opaqueness in its legal system. Iran executions surge amid U.S. nuclear talks 2014-10-14T04:00:00Z Players, parents and even fans need answers – not obfuscation or opaqueness. Brain Damage Takes a Back Seat to Ray Rice, Adrian Peterson Headlines for the NFL 2014-09-16T04:00:00Z But the opaqueness of the proceedings is not the only problem. Let outrage lead to reform after the penalties in a man’s death at a D.C. fire station “One of the things Gray was very critical about is the opaqueness of the budget, and that hasn’t changed,” Levy said. D.C. schools see progress under Mayor Gray, but questions linger 2014-03-14T00:35:54Z “When people hear ‘chamber music,’ they think there’s a kind of stuffiness, opaqueness to it,” Ms. Boomer said. City Musicians, Old and Young, Perform in a Global Event 2014-03-07T18:09:28Z “It is a major concern because of the magnitude of unfunded municipal pension liabilities and the size and opaqueness of the investment portfolios.” Fair Game: Playing Pension Games 2013-12-07T19:38:29Z Regulators want to apply lessons from the 2007-09 financial crisis in which the opaqueness of derivatives such as credit default swaps - used to insure against falls in bond prices - badly exacerbated market uncertainty. U.S. Fed's Dudley sounds alarm on slow swaps-reform efforts 2013-09-12T14:00:48Z Regulators would aim to strengthen the resilience of banks, reduce opaqueness and systemic risks and fight "casino-finance", he said, adding that the objective was not to "suffocate banks". ECB's Noyer says financial market regulation needed 2013-07-06T09:38:44Z The report estimates that China’s defense budget is somewhere between $135 billion to $215 billion, a large range attributable in part to the opaqueness of Chinese budgeting. U.S. Accuses China’s Military in Cyberattacks 2013-05-07T02:29:41Z "A certain amount of opaqueness is an integral part of China's no first use policy," she added. U.S.-China Nuclear Silence Leaves a Void 2013-04-12T23:27:47Z But at the time, the opaqueness created uncertainty and the uncertainty was enough to cause the meltdown. Five Steps That Banks Must Take To Achieve The Good Society 2013-02-14T19:27:47Z Following soaring bills, largely due to big hikes in gas prices, doorstep mis-selling, allegations of market rigging and utter opaqueness both in domestic bills and the wholesale market, "updates" on initiatives are not nearly enough. MPs trust in energy companies leaking away, finds poll 2013-01-17T08:00:00Z The opaqueness of the latest assessment fueled tension at Friday’s meeting. Catch Limits Put on Menhaden, Unglamorous but Crucial Fish 2012-12-15T02:34:53Z But there's also criticism of the way the United Nations goes about its business, with a Wikileaks-inspired website -dubbed WCITleaks - spawned to shine a light on what it considers the conference's opaqueness. Internet turns U.N. telecoms talks into reality show 2012-12-13T19:19:09Z Terry Townsend, the executive director of the International Cotton Advisory Committee, an association of governments with cotton interests, said "this opaqueness actually contributes to the difficulty in enforcing arbitral decisions." Cotton-Contact Crackdown 2012-09-04T01:40:44Z The former leader famous for his marathon speeches and long-winded essays is now expressing his thoughts in a couple of paragraphs, haiku-like in their brevity and opaqueness. A more succinct Fidel Castro asserts himself 2012-06-20T00:43:16Z A major problem with the I.O.C.’s effort to create a new policy is its opaqueness. Gender Games: Olympic Sex Verification: You Say You’re a Woman? That Should Be Enough 2012-06-18T03:58:35Z Because of the opaqueness of the Chinese military system and secrecy about the workings of the uppermost military body, the Central Military Commission, the real expenditures were not known, they said. China Boosts Military Spending More Than 11 Percent 2012-03-04T16:04:49Z “This is a society that thrives on its opaqueness,” said Christopher R. Hill, a former special envoy who negotiated with the North over its nuclear program. In Detecting Kim Jong-il Death, a Global Intelligence Failure 2011-12-20T02:20:26Z There was no sun visible, not a speck of blue sky, but in their place a wan-white opaqueness which looked portentous and might mean anything. Maid of the Mist 2011-11-21T03:00:11.937Z Direct deduction from this law teaches us that of two paint coatings equal in wear, in strength, opaqueness, and in all other qualities except thickness, we should choose the thinner coating. Paint Technology and Tests 2011-09-15T02:00:12.263Z There is a limit of opaqueness and a limit of contraction in every individual man, and the limit of opaqueness is called Satan, and the limit of contraction is called Adam. William Blake A Study of His Life and Art Work 2011-09-13T02:00:35.943Z As always, the opaqueness of the Chinese government leaves these developments open to debate. Mainland Chinese Media Face Up To Striking Workers 2011-09-09T06:14:37Z Repairing to his room without any thought save that of sleep, the traveller woke the next morning to find the sun streaming through the opaqueness of a brilliantly coloured window. Castles and Chateaux of Old Touraine and the Loire Country 2011-08-27T02:00:22.057Z Naturally she was tired after such a day, but he observed a further dimness about her, a kind of opaqueness, like that of a lamp whose light has been put out, and it afflicted him. The Pastor's Wife 2011-06-02T02:00:23.873Z He twisted round in the niche and stared into the black opaqueness toward the corduroy road. Bill Bolton?Flying Midshipman 2011-04-14T02:00:39.800Z The opaqueness of what goes on within college admissions offices unnerves a lot of applicants and their jumpy parents. The Choice: Questions for the Author of 'Crazy U' 2011-03-21T13:06:06Z "Xchanging's trading update demonstrates again the opaqueness of the business and the disastrous acquisition of Cambridge," said Numis analyst Mike Murphy. Boat race sponsors' shares dive 2011-02-09T14:23:25Z He quoted Shakespeare, Machiavelli, and Lord Halifax; the writing veers between lucidity and opaqueness. The Lede: Updates on Leak of U.S. Cables, Day 3 2010-12-01T13:23:00Z The opaqueness of China's military buildup "increases the potential for misunderstanding and miscalculation," the Pentagon warned last month in its annual report to the U.S. Southeast Asian Militaries Go on a Buying Spree 2010-09-18T15:40:00Z The whiteness is also a way of articulating the architectural ideas in the clearest ways: the difference between openness and closure, between transparency and opaqueness. | The 30-Minute Interview: Richard Meier 2010-06-04T21:58:00Z Toward the last the flames which came from it lost their yellow opaqueness and slipped fluttering upward in a transparent opalescence which I never before saw in fire. Old Plymouth Trails In using the iodine-indiarubber solution a small quantity of glycogen in the cells may escape observation owing to the opaqueness of the indiarubber, and occasionally too by the separate staining of the same. Histology of the Blood Normal and Pathological When they were done Jon saw a miniature reproduction of the service station, lacking only the cannon cap and fin, and with clear plastic walls instead of the opaqueness of the other. Acid Bath The first sign of approaching hatching is a curious opaqueness which affects the eggs. Wild Ducks How to Rear and Shoot Them Beneath that miasma cloak of morning fog twisted a river from which the sun would strike darts of laughing light—when the sun had routed the opaqueness suspended between night and day. The Roof Tree Oh, no, not tragic, only commonplace, she said to herself; opaqueness, not blackness. The Marriage of Elinor On the continent of Europe the atmosphere is clearer and the opaqueness less pronounced. The Heart of Nature or, The Quest for Natural Beauty This process is to be condemned as resulting in opaqueness and giving a tinkered aspect to the wood and work. The Repairing & Restoration of Violins 'The Strad' Library, No. XII. Already it had began to lower and as the sailors advanced with snail-like slowness the heavy white fog settled down, filling the canyon with its white opaqueness. Frontier Boys on the Coast or in the Pirate's Power Jewellers' shops contain very little interesting to a foreigner—most of the rings and brooches are trashy articles of jade-stone, a greenish stone which resembles agate or cornelian in opaqueness. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No. 6, December 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy It slept on in coarse opaqueness, covered with an impenetrable crust which he himself did not understand. The Bishop of Cottontown A Story of the Southern Cotton Mills Their voices out in the white opaqueness sounded strangely under the sounding-board of the fog. Joan of Arc of the North Woods In other cases, as in the milky glasses which resemble porcelain in appearance, the color or opaqueness is due to the finely divided color material evenly distributed throughout the glass, but not dissolved in it. An Elementary Study of Chemistry Then the mate plunged into view, a dark ball through the opaqueness. Frontier Boys on the Coast or in the Pirate's Power Down, slanting far down through the opaline opaqueness, he saw the huge trunk extend itself, to an immemorial root-hold in the clayey, perpendicular walls of the Perdu. Earth's Enigmas A Volume of Stories Though renowned for philosophical and metaphysical prose, yet their poetry they require to deal with realities and not with ideas; it must be clear as a fountain, and any opaqueness is an inexcusable flaw. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No. 2, August, 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy Diamonds, it is true, flashed among the spoils; sapphires and emeralds gleamed; but beside them lay bits of sandstone and scraps of anthracite, rainbow-tinted, perhaps, but of an unconquerable opaqueness. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 1, January 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy The panes of the window took on a bluish opaqueness. Woman Triumphant (La Maja Desnuda) A molten metal may be conceived to have all the physical states observed in ordinary liquids, although these cannot be actually seen owing to its opaqueness. A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. No one who has not seen a fog on the Banks can quite imagine its dense opaqueness. American Merchant Ships and Sailors There were but a few fleecy clouds, and these not of an opaqueness to darken its beams when they passed across it. Philip Winwood A Sketch of the Domestic History of an American Captain in the War of Independence; Embracing Events that Occurred between and during the Years 1763 and 1786, in New York and London: written by His Enemy in War, Herbert Russell, Lieutenant in the Loyalist Forces. Happily, we have chosen the right medium: the luminousness is destroyed, but the opaqueness remains visible. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 1, January 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy In the dreary opaqueness of her mind flickered one tiny, bright light as through a blanket; that she herself had been in danger. The Last Shot Nothing, indeed, could surpass the rich colour-tone of this delightful stream—an exquisite opaqueness even under the clouds; but, interfused with sunshine, like that rare and translucent brown spread by the pencil of a master. Through the Mackenzie Basin A Narrative of the Athabasca and Peace River Treaty Expedition of 1899 It was lighter because the wall of cloud seemed to be distributing itself over the whole heaven, thinning out where its solid opaqueness had lain against the sun. The Alaskan He was the only thing she could see, for they were moving through a dense opaqueness, as if they were walking at the bottom of the ocean. Alexander's Bridge V An Aquarium Streaks of green and yellow iridescence, Silver shiftings, Rings veering out of rings, Silver—gold— Grey-green opaqueness sliding down, With sharp white bubbles Shooting and dancing, Flinging quickly outward. Men, Women and Ghosts But 'siliceous dust' will not wholly account for the veiling of the sun and the opaqueness of the higher atmosphere. To the Gold Coast for Gold A Personal Narrative in Two Volumes.—Volume I She had filled her pockets with specimens of obsidian, jaspers, and chalcedonies, of colors most beautiful, with a deep-dyed opaqueness, a shell-fracture, and a satiny polish like jade. A Touch of Sun and Other Stories She was safe, and together they came out of the opaqueness into water as translucent as sapphires, and rose to the surface. The Call of the Cumberlands At times, owing to the opaqueness of the storm, it was impossible to see out of the car window. Aladdin O'Brien Something passed across the face; the transparency turned to opaqueness, and then—two men. The Blind Spot The remainder of the mass is quartz, the translucency of which is strongly contrasted to the opaqueness of the white feldspar and black mica. The Student's Elements of Geology The opaqueness of literacy partially explains why this is possible. The Civilization of Illiteracy He peered through the dark opaqueness of gloom. Wildfire We must recognize it as we recognize heat and cold, the opaqueness of the non-transparent, and the everlasting down-pull of gravity. Michael, Brother of Jerry As she spoke, the beautiful deep-rose colour suffused her face, her blue eyes met her visitor's with the opaqueness of turquoise—with a revelation of blue, but a concealment of all behind. The Wind in the rose-bush and other stories of the supernatural Lloyd blunders up against the shadow with his perfect opaqueness. Moon-Face Illiteracy indeed does away with the opaqueness of literacy- based human relations. The Civilization of Illiteracy While the medium of networking is more transparent than literacy experiences, it still maintains a certain opaqueness, enhanced by the firewalls meant to protect us from ourselves. The Civilization of Illiteracy |
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