| 单词 | similar |
| 例句 | A similar argument could be put forward for attractive forces between guanine and cytosine. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z He stepped back, hands in front of him in a position similar to the one I used to keep Mami from striking me. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z But by and large the Miss Kenton I saw before me looked surprisingly similar to the person who had inhabited my memory over these years. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z It’s funny how you and I have been having similar experiences, despite the number of miles between us. Hattie Big Sky 2006-09-26T00:00:00Z He took my cage from the shelf and carried it to another room, similar to the first one but with more equipment in it, and no shelves of cages. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH 1970-06-01T00:00:00Z There are men mingled with them, a lot of men, but in their dark uniforms or suits, so similar to one another, they form only a kind of background. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z If the Japanese really are recent arrivals from Korea, you might expect the Japanese and Korean languages to be very similar to each other. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “My father used to do something similar,” she says. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z She had bright brown eyes, and curly black hair very similar to Kaira’s. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z To do this, they used an abacus or a counting board, a device similar to an abacus, where stones or other counters get moved around on a table. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z The pages of the book are covered with similar markings, though predominantly they hold other things. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The Cahokia earthquake, caused by the same fault, was of similar magnitude. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Clearly, Chomsky and Rand were cut from a similar cloth as Goddard. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z A similar situation can arise in legitimate business transactions or, indeed, in almost any sort of exchange. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z These are similar to light waves, which are ripples of the electromagnetic field, but they are much harder to detect. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z If he were allowed contact with foreigners he would discover that they are creatures similar to himself and that most of what he has been told about them is lies. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Hoover adopted a similar model, with its classifications and numbered subdivisions, to organize the bureau’s Central Files and General Indices. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z In similar ways the liver deals with the majority of the toxic materials to which we are exposed. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Today, a similar debate rages in black communities about the underlying causes of mass incarceration. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z There were usually about twenty or thirty aircraft to a regiment, with a similar number of pilots to fly them. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z It would not be difficult to create conditions similar to those in Reichenstein and Cordoba by long continued use of arsenical insecticides. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z It’s been over two weeks since I talked to the grand jury, and now we’re waiting for their decision, which is similar to waiting for a meteor to hit. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z Aunty Uju had said something similar in the past, and she had laughed then. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Perhaps he had sounded surprised, now that he thought of it, but it was the same surprise he would express if a similar discovery were made in England or anywhere else in the world. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z There were hundreds of stories of bizarre happenings, many of them similar. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z My brother called yesterday and said something similar happened at the hardware store and gave me a description of the same guy. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z The west wing bunks were similar to those I had left be hind. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z To see why so many of us slip up, let’s look at two similar examples: 1. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes at home his boy would raise a similar glass wall if he did this. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z To a greater or lesser degree, most members of the reporting team performed similar feats of tedious investigation before finding characters who would personify the statistical trends. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z One of these girls will wear a new color or style of belt or a button-plate hat tilted to one side, and that afternoon I’ll pore through our vendors’ catalogs to find similar designs. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z The red is similar in hue to the stone he’s just placed in his little pail. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z I expected that the adjustment would be similar to attending a new school among my own people. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “Now, this one should be easy to remember, because it’s similar to the English word ‘discern,’ which also means ‘to learn.’ Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z Perhaps Burr reasoned that, since he was being treated as a new Benedict Arnold, he might as well enjoy the fruits of a similar treason. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z I can see a similar light in his eyes here in the way he throws his punches—but this is a darker intensity. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Bighorn sheep are suitable to us and similar to mouflons in most respects except a crucial one: they lack the mouflon’s stereotypical behavior whereby some individuals behave submissively toward other individuals whose dominance they acknowledge. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z For instance, societies on small Polynesian islands were effectively rather similar to tribal societies with a big-man, except that the position of chief was hereditary. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Once in a blue moon, I’ve seen my mother try something similar, but not often. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z I felt a mighty power fly along my arm; and it was without surprise that I saw the monster cower back before a similar movement made spontaneously by each one of us. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z There was rustling in the leaves, similar to what he’d heard when he discovered that girl Valencia. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z She gives them a glare similar to the one she gives me and my brothers when we’ve pushed her to her limit. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z I soon realized the “Peanut Game” was similar to the situation I had about my weight. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z If he had been looking for the same book she’d just found, that meant he was playing the library escape game along a similar path. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z Many of the rooms in the White House have a similar hauntedness, a sense of history that hangs like cobwebs no matter how pristine the rooms are kept. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Imagine the din and commotion, the clutter of machinery, that would be needed for a fire department to raise a similar volume of water. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z They had put him into a cell similar to the one he was in now, but filthily dirty and at all times crowded by ten or fifteen people. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Jim Crow and mass incarceration have similar political origins. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z He tried to make an estimate of their distance, and a similar calculation about the hills toward which they were flying. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z It would be nice to think McCandless experienced a similar rapture. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Is the rest of the town in a similar state?” he asked. Full of Beans 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z He let Johnny have his rig and also wrote him a pass which would prevent any molestation from the Whig mobs and told Cilia to get a similar pass from the British soldiers. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z I’d feel a similar little prickle of resentment each time he told me I didn’t understand something or other because I wasn’t yet a donor. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z That was similar to “The Gold-Bug” story and what they had guessed the game would be. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z A little later, she said, “I couldn’t find exactly that brand of muesli you like so much, George, but I bought something similar.” Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z I stared because their faces, so different, so similar, were all devastatingly, inhumanly beautiful. Twilight 2005-10-05T00:00:00Z Leo stared at the sphere, trying to recall where he’d read or heard about a similar ancient machine. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The little girl ran past giggling, followed by a boy of similar age. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z From the exterior, it appears to be a coal train, or something similar. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Below is a list of other ways to think about instruments besides the way the sound is produced, such as its timbre or similar sound; physical attributes, etc. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z The cupcakes were similar in color to gingerbread and had a similar spicy smell. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z A similar phenomenon seems to have taken place in North America, where Indians were widely said to have practiced slash-and-burn as part of their habit of living lightly on the land. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z It was characteristic of Riefenstahl that even as she starred in a succession of similar films her ambitions continued to mount. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Melodies are based on raga, which is a set of pitches similar to what we think of as a scale, but with many more non-musical characteristics. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Every old prison I’ve seen since, from the Tower of London to Philadelphia’s massive and abandoned Eastern State Penitentiary, has inspired a similar fascination. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I guess our noses were similar, too—rounded and slightly turned up at the tip. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z How did those peoples nevertheless end up with the same or very similar languages and cultures? Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “I tried something similar a couple of months ago. I got him to start a memoir.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Boethius himself played a somewhat similar role in degenerate Rome. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z He bestowed his favors on a fifteen-year-old girl of similar parentage. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z The station was similar to their point of departure. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z Then again, similar prejudices were among the reasons peculiars had withdrawn from society. Hollow City 2014-01-14T00:00:00Z Leo closed the top of the sphere and studied its concentric circles—similar to the ones on the workshop door. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z I had a similar feeling when I read an Emily Dickinson poem. I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z “And they came up here to live, and naturally the houses they built were similar to Earth houses because they brought the culture with them.” The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z The first afternoon following the discovery that A-T and G-C base pairs had similar shapes, he went back to his thesis measurements, but his effort was ineffectual. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z But your statement, I am sorry to say, fails to express a similar concern for the conditions that brought about the demonstrations. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z All had similar symptoms: nausea, vomiting, chills, fever, extreme fatigue, and coughing. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z That morning similar signs appeared on Jewish-owned shops and businesses all over Germany. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z Three years later a Croatian seismologist named Andrija Mohorovičić was studying graphs from an earthquake in Zagreb when he noticed a similar odd deflection, but at a shallower level. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z It had the same furniture, the same carpet, even a similar painting on the wall. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z “I did something similar for you. Or, I tried to.” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z A similar death rate in the United States would claim about twelve million lives. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z The araputanga tree is similar to red cedar and almost as light as cork, making it better suited for a light canoe. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z I had simply assumed that because we were best friends and our names were so similar, the same family would adopt both of us. Taking Flight: From War Orphan to Star Ballerina 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z People have always said that Keav and I were similar in many ways. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The ship moored beside a dozen other, similar sky-ships, at the top of a huge tree, large enough to support hundreds of dwellings built into the trunk. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z Ideas were too similar to reflection, and my reflections were always of the expression on my father’s stretched face the moment before he’d fled from me. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z That same day, similar riots broke out in cities all over Germany and in nearby Austria, where a large number of ethnic Germans lived. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z The accomplishments of the town's black population were, he wrote, “more striking than that of any similar group in the nation.” The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z “I want to help you, Cullen Witter,” the bird said back, in a voice that sounded quite similar to that of Woody Woodpecker. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z Known as Fat Man, this was a large, round plutonium implosion bomb similar to the one tested at Trinity. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Studies show that people of all colors use and sell illegal drugs at remarkably similar rates. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z “I’m just saying that you can’t always think everything is what you hear on the news,” I continue, realizing Baba said something similar to me a few months ago. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z The effect is similar to the blue cast of the light reflected by fine smoke particles. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Dijksterhuis did another similar experiment, only this time in the real world. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z He was faking his disappearance, and the challenge would be to find him, similar to the online murder mystery he’d planned two Halloweens ago. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z The literature of veterinary medicine abounds in similar examples: swine eating sprayed cockleburs with consequent severe illness, lambs eating sprayed thistles, bees poisoned by pasturing on mustard sprayed after it came into bloom. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z The essay I wrote was very similar to the past few essays I wrote because everything Bill tells me to read or see are similar. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z He sensed its inner workings and, if the statue of Hygeia operated on a similar schematic, Leo might have a chance . Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Experiments of the German Gerhard Schramm, first published in 1944, reported that TMV particles in mild alkali fell apart into free RNA and a large number of similar, if not identical, protein molecules. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z In 1999, she began serving in the State Duma, Russia's parliament, which is similar to the US House of Representatives. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z From behind, they looked so similar, with their thin shoulders and long dark hair, and their same taste in clothes. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Otto recalled a similar cry from the mailman, Mr. Reynolds, when Dr. Medina’s hospital lost track of its one and only vampire bat and it bit him on the neck. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z There is then no further energy production, so the end effect is very similar to uncoupling. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Polly noticed several other similar huts in the area, but she had no time to wonder about them, because just then Mr. Derby ordered them out of the wagon. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z “That’s a great idea! And on my trifold panels, I could display photos of real moon craters next to photos of the craters I make in my lab to show how similar they look.” Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z Ai says that similar theories have been propounded by Terran scholars to explain the still incomplete recession of their last Age of Ice. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z The idea that this might be something similar piqued my interest. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z The newspaper office was broken into and valuable material destroyed; Lafe Edwards’ saloon was given similar treatment; but the general store was untouched. Across Five Aprils 1964-01-01T00:00:00Z But this second design, with its large white section, was thought too similar to the traditional all-white flag of truce. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z It was remarkably similar to Houston's, though Teddy couldn't read any of the Chinese text on the big screens. The Martian 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Malcolm turned to look and saw the searchlight on a boat that was either the same CCD vessel that nearly caught them before or a similar one. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Some of the heads turn to look at me; others don’t bother, but everyone who can’t sleep has similar glazed-over, red-rimmed eyes. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Newton’s law of gravity says that the gravitational attraction of a star is exactly one quarter that of a similar star at half the distance. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I think of the knots in my hair and wonder how similar they are. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z I knew Winnie’s glasses were a similar prescription and I borrowed hers. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Overhearing gossip about Clay became a similar distraction. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z In 1973, a quite similar sequence of events occurred with the Mars 6 lander, in that case the failure occurring within one second of touchdown. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z All I can think of is Peeta, lying on a similar table somewhere, while they try to break him for information he doesn’t even have. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z All the tiles had similar blue borders with little designs painted in the centre. The Marvels 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z While Sumerian and Mesoamerican languages bear no special relation to each other among the world’s languages, both raised similar basic issues in reducing them to writing. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The most recent of these, shining brightly over sixteen years’ worth of magical graffiti, all said similar things. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Dalton, the cattle guy from 10, conducts the ceremony, since it’s similar to the one used in his district. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z If a student had made a similar mistake, he would be thought unfit to benefit from Cal Tech’s chemistry faculty. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z And similar to that person Jack had described, she also couldn’t imagine ignoring The Gold-Bug puzzle now that she’d found it. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z In a bedroom across the hall, there’s a similar selection for men. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z I decided to develop a similar attitude—though with less risk to myself, I thought. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z Despite its independent origins and distinctive sign forms, Maya writing is organized on principles basically similar to those of Sumerian writing and other western Eurasian writing systems that Sumerian inspired. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Similarity and contrast link two propositions that are similar in most ways but different in at least one way. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Dr. Hueper believes that our situation with regard to cancer today is very similar to that which faced mankind with regard to infectious diseases in the closing years of the 19th century. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z However, unlike a similar ordinance adopted in Boston, San Francisco’s policy applies only to public employment, not to private vendors that do business with the city or county of San Francisco. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z It is similar to another remark made to me once by Georges Laforgue, on an occasion when I had been extolling Julian to the skies. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Emenike’s e-mail response to Obinze had been similar: So happy you are coming this way, man, cant wait to see you! Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z For about two hundred years, it was the sole meeting ground of two of the Americas’ largest societies—societies similar in scale to, say, the Maya realm, but much less well known. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z It looked similar to the other quad, with lots of trees and people hanging around. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z I grabbed them and then gave out a little high-pitched cry, similar to that of a rabbit. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Studies in other parts of Eastern Europe and in Scandinavia from the 1930s through the 1960s reveal a similar trend. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Probably to keep others from getting similar ideas, no mention was made of the kidnapping plot. George Washington, Spymaster 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z That night’s dream was similar to the others. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z The curassow, which looks somewhat similar to a chicken, whistles when it senses danger and prefers to run instead of fly. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z I’m sure somewhere in your childhood, you too had an experience like ours that day; similar if not in the actual details, then inside, in the feelings. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Her words are so similar to my thoughts about my mother that I can barely breathe. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z I got a nice letter from Charles Lindbergh, who thought that my flight around the moon by myself must have been similar to his solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z When she was sent on errands, she saw other wards in similar states of preparation. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z In the study described above, for example, black participants showed an amount of “shooter bias” similar to that shown by whites. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z She wasn’t anxious to have a similar experience. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z Inside were dresses, each similar to the one Mrs. Baxter wore. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z Determinism seems fairly obvious in this case, but Laplace went further to assume that there were similar laws governing everything else, including human behavior. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I was shocked and frightened to see her flout Father’s authority, but truthfully, I could feel something similar moving around in my own heart. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z He thought of the letter to Abelman, and then his mind was recalling another place where he had heard similar language. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Now I was at a similar crossroads, one that might require me to give up my dream of a traditional college experience with my peers. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z We sent return communication in a similar way, wrapping notes in the same plastic and placing them at the bottom of the mounds of dirty dishes that were routed back to the kitchen. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Some similar chemistry must have occurred on a billion other worlds in the Milky Way Galaxy. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Unique gave us the same hairstyle, and our faces are similar with our deep-set eyes and high cheekbones. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z And though it was super uncomfortable hearing my teammates say nice things about me, most of their reasons were similar. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z Several of the tools used in this process, such as the stone reaping knives and grindstones, were similar to the tools independently invented in the Fertile Crescent for processing seeds of other wild grasses. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “You were involved in a similar altercation on the night of January eighteenth, correct?” Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z His position was similar to adult prisoners known as jagubbanjang, or crew managers. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z Each of the ones Thomas could see were very similar: a rough sketch of a square maze, filling almost the whole page. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z In search of something similar to her box, Mouschi had found herself a pile of wood shavings, right over a crack in the floor. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z It is also surprising that Indonesians and Filipinos are so similar to tropical Southeast Asians and South Chinese in other physical features besides light skins and in their genes. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Later we saw a new loquat tree most similar to ours in a Chinese neighbor’s yard. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Iorek held a small rock of some sort of ironstone in his left forepaw and struck it no more than three or four times on a similar one on the floor. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z "I am quite sure that our intentions are very similar." Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z If you have had a similar experience, you might understand. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z “I do mind your asking,” Mr. Curtain said coldly, but then he collected himself and said in a friendlier tone, “We both know you’ve had similar experiences, do we not, Reynard? For being different?” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z With whole regions of the country’s interior seemingly on the edge of revolt throughout Ptolemaic history, it is likely that Greekspeaking travelers faced similar risks in Eratosthenes’ time. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z The wagon driver wore a gray uniform similar to the ones worn by the guards at the gate but absent any sash or decoration. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z They must try to confuse their offspring as well, who, I suppose, threaten them in similar ways—always trying to get things straight, always trying to name the unspeakable. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z They were similar, all of them, their clothes nice and safe, their sense of humor nice and safe, and, like other upper-middle-class Americans, they used the word “wonderful” too often. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Once writing had been invented by those few societies, it then spread, by trade and conquest and religion, to other societies with similar economies and political organizations. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z “Holy he breathed, looking around at nothing in particular. By this time, Alby had gotten a good look as well, with a similar reaction. “No way,” he murmured, almost in a trance. The Maze Runner 2009-10-21T00:00:00Z The nightshade plant is related to the potato, which accounts for the similar shape of the flowers. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z A few years later, the response to a similar broadcast in Ecuador’s capital was more extreme. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z It is thought that similar but even larger black holes, with masses of about a hundred million times the mass of the sun, occur at the centers of quasars. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Blacks knew that no white man accused of a similar crime against a black woman would have been convicted at all, let alone sentenced to die. Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 2009-01-20T00:00:00Z Reporters waited for Smith to give his horse a similar workout, but they never saw Seabiscuit doing anything more than stretching his legs. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z First, except for the decorations on the pots, the pots themselves and their associated cultural paraphernalia are similar to the cultural remains found at Indonesian and Philippine sites ancestral to modern Austronesian-speaking societies. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Fortunately, there’s a tall, thick bush just below his window, similar to my own window, so I’m feeling pretty safe. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z “He made seven Horcruxes?” said Harry, horror-struck, while several of the portraits on the walls made similar noises of shock and outrage. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z I had chosen the books at random, but even a quick glance at them made it apparent that they were all structured along similar lines. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z When you think about it, even cooks’ white aprons are similar to the white coats that scientists wear. The Fourteenth Goldfish 2014-08-26T00:00:00Z Ron and Hermione looked at him with similar mixtures of resignation and defiance. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z “Listen, I know, but we kind of weirdly have stuff in common and, I guess, similar weird emotional baggage and neuroses, and for some reason I felt like he would get it.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Maybe Dad and I had a similar blind spot. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z He had seen similar structures before, on the properties of his clients who kept dogs. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z I couldn't decide if it were from watching some similar scene in the movies, from books I'd read, or from some recurrent but deeply buried dream. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Then they designed a similar membrane for air. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z Gibbs Elementary felt very similar to the Baptist College, except the students were much younger at Gibbs. March Forward, Girl 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z He stayed up most nights reading, copying interesting scriptures or writing his theories down in a book very similar to the one carried by Benton Sage. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z Ayres took great pains to make them appear as similar as possible. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Guth suggested that the universe might behave in a similar way: the temperature might drop below the critical value without the symmetry between the forces being broken. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z When he’d first met Mr. Singh the week of his arrival, he’d been surprised to see that the jovial ice cream truck driver had a beard and turban, similar to many Afghans. Shooting Kabul 2010-06-22T00:00:00Z Bob was wearing a similar but larger pack. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z On many of the sugar islands, Africans created similar dances in which people spin, jump, and seem to menace each other, then, just on the beat, click sticks and twirl away. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z The Greek myths favored by the Ptolemies featured similar relationships. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z Alex has seen her stab someone in the kneecap with a very similar embroidery needle. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Classes are groups of people of similar economic and social position; people who, for that reason, may share political attitudes, lifestyles, consumption patterns, cultural interests, and opportunities to get ahead. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z However, practicing a beach landing in a similar setting would help prepare everyone better than just going into a situation cold. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z She is the one with all the information: the inventory of similar houses, the recent sales trends, the tremors of the mortgage market, perhaps even a lead on an interested buyer. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z They’re sufficiently similar to familiar crops that you can easily recognize the wild berries, even though they’re much smaller than those we grow. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The school’s strict environment—mandatory chapel, study halls, evening curfew, and a dress code—were so similar to Allen’s that Christine would need no adjustment. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z “A code is similar: It’s a way to conceal a message. But a code can be more expansive, with word or phrase substitutions rather than individual letters.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Another study, done on students at the University of Utah, found that if you ask someone why he is friendly with someone else, he’ll say it is because he and his friend share similar attitudes. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Just inside the trees, there are seven or eight planks in a similar burnt condition. Linked 2021-07-20T00:00:00Z Then a Navajo song, similar to those Nali sang in the cornfield, came on. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z Although these instruments are quite similar, the viola has a noticeably "deeper" and the violin a noticeably "brighter" sound that is not simply a matter of the violin playing higher notes. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z She tossed a warning growl over her shoulder at Katie, just in case she might be contemplating a similar move. Ungifted 2012-08-21T00:00:00Z To my left, Asher and Ren are both dressed in similar red snow gear, each of them also hovering in midair on boards. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z These diseases are also shared with, or similar to the diseases of, our closest wild relatives, the African great apes. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Feeling alone and unsure, I follow Ms. Finn into a small office that is very similar to the waiting room. A Mango-Shaped Space 2003-04-16T00:00:00Z As for strawberries and raspberries, we had similar trouble competing with thrushes and other berry-loving birds. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z I sat on a similar blanket now, on the edge of the bed. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z Egged on by his proselytizing, other weekend bone hunters soon found similar sites with similar crude artifacts. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z The standard was “simple negligence,” as the law puts it: “a failure to exercise a degree of care that a reasonable and prudent individual would exercise under the same or similar circumstances.” A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z It was one of countless similar songs published for the benefit of the proles by a sub-section of the Music Department. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z That is, they still used stone tools similar to those superseded in Europe by metal tools thousands of years ago, and they dwelt in villages not organized under any centralized political authority. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The coming night might see my own body a banquet in a similar way to those horrid three. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z I noticed there was no similar plea encouraging me to conserve the hot water that came with my fifteen-dollar pot of room-service tea, but that apparently was a different kind of water. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z It’s one thing to conclude that groups of people living in circumstances pretty similar to their ancestors’ act a lot like their ancestors. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z But their rituals were so similar, the way they walked and gave dap, it was all familiar to me. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z This is profitability even by modern Wall Street standards: if the Dow Jones average had risen a similar amount since World War II, the index would now stand at over twenty thousand. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z The two of them looked similar—shoulder-length black twists, broad nose and full mouth framed by a heart-shaped face—but there was something else about Mama tonight. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z Kiyo must have felt something similar, because at the height of Papa’s tirade he threw his covers back, and in his underwear he jumped out of bed yelling, “Stop it, Papa! Stop it!” Farewell to Manzanar 1973-01-01T00:00:00Z The fourth arrived when Einstein showed that time was similar to these three dimensions; we are constantly moving through time like a car that’s speeding down a highway. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Perhaps it was the burden of being the first son; Ashish certainly didn’t have similar compunctions about his sports. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Otto performed a similar move on the other side, snagging the right arm. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z The owner gave him a paper telling the Captain to give him every facility in doing whatever he chose on board the ship, and also a similar authorisation to his agent at Varna. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z But there was something similar about them, too. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z With luck, our own situation might be similar, on a larger scale. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z A similar tip leads police to room 228 at the National Hotel—Booth’s room—which is quickly ripped apart. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z The room is large and contains another screen, similar to the one outside. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z A long jagged gash showed in her left side, there was a similar one on her left wrist. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z They reminded Kaede of the doors to the Council chambers; they even had similar handles set in the very center. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z “They used to have something similar to apartheid years ago, in what they call the southern states, but Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and the others changed most of that.” Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z All through the night, I copied similar long letters for others who were very close to me. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z His skin was darkening toward a gold similar to his brother’s, with even darker swirls patterning his arms. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z This beer parlor has a dingy red carpet and cheesy black tables and plastic-upholstered chairs and scant lighting, and reeks of car ashtray; the other beer parlors we drink in are similar. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z They look similar to the ones at the train station in Elkton but different colors. The Sky at Our Feet 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Having similar aspirations and interests, you might assume that my great-great-great-grandfather and Poe would be fast friends. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z One of the most commonly used books in high school geometry classes makes use of more than a hundred axioms to prove a similar number of theorems! Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z It was the product of a mind similar to his own, but enormously more powerful, more systematic, less fear-ridden. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z The reflection’s hair is longer, though it is a similar shade of grey. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I wish to leave unmentioned the other deeds of his, since all were similar and all succeeded well. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z The look on my face must have told her as much, because she said, “It’s in southern Africa. The climate is really similar to Miami, except Zimbabwe is landlocked.” The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z People’s image of science is unfortunately often based on physics and a few other fields with similar methodologies. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z A number of other similar “quasi-stellar objects,” or quasars, have been discovered, all with large red shifts. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Bobby’s pragmatic philosophy was similar to the old Arabic saying “Trust in Allah but tie up your camel.” Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Thales held a similar view, but, as Benjamin Farrington said, “left Marduk out.” Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z When she poked her head into the light, she had long, light hair, much more similar to Pixie than Styx. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Milkfish farming in the Philippines, China, Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, and India faces a similar problem. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z A similar shortcoming biased the 1948 poll which showed Thomas Dewey beating Harry Truman. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z A man wearing a robe similar to the one Scythe Curie’s friend wore burst from the trees and into the road behind her. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z “Did you ever stop to think that the report sounded similar because you kept doing the same things to the children?” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z The ditch systems were similar to those still used today in the highlands to drain swampy areas for use as gardens. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z When she and her friends went to the assigned meeting place the next day, the room they met in was crowded with eager young women who’d received similar calls. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z When Europeans first flew over the highlands in the 1930s, they were astonished to see below them a landscape similar to Holland’s. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z But there does not seem to be any need for all those other galaxies, nor for the universe to be so uniform and similar in every direction on the large scale. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Similar arguments show that, of two geometrically similar bridges of the same material, the larger one is necessarily the weaker of the two. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z In composition and in many other respects Saturn is similar to Jupiter, although smaller. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The reason we had to practice in helicopters was that the lunar module’s descent to the surface of the moon was very similar to a helicopter’s vertical descent and landing. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Briony tried to recall similar moments when the symptoms of mania might have been observed. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z In the United States, the pattern is similar. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z They had played a similar trick with the instinct of parenthood. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z At best, it is an unpleasant sensation, scaly and cold, similar to holding on to a small, narrow snake. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z It had been entertaining and fascinating to find here on Gethen governments so similar to those in the ancient histories of Terra: a monarchy, and a genuine full-blown bureaucracy. The Left Hand of Darkness 1969-03-01T00:00:00Z At first the Greek system of numbers was quite similar to the Egyptians’. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z Every year there were half a dozen or more reports in similar vein, all by credible witnesses. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z In their genes and skeletons as well as in external appearance, the Japanese are very similar to other East Asians, including North Chinese, East Siberians, and especially Koreans. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z We walked on the long grass, grass so similar to that of the Transkei where we both had been raised. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Than and then are similar only in the way they sound. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Several times he catches her regarding him in a similar manner, and the moments when she holds his eyes with hers are sublime. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z She felt something similar to what she had felt while waiting for the gynecologist: convinced that something was wrong with her body and yet willing him to tell her that all was well. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z C. P. Ellis experienced a similar moment of awakening, when he first realized that he was white. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z I joined him, using a similar rock, but lacking Ikwa’s strength I had to use it as a knife, slicing rather than smashing. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z We shared an oddly similar point of view about the world. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z It offered similar group activities, but children and teenagers still flocked to the Hitler Youth, finding its marches, rallies, and meetings irresistible. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z It had no visible propeller, though blue light similar to TimeStar’s device gleamed beneath it. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z “If such preventive measures are not taken,” says Dr. Hueper, “the stage will be set at a progressive rate for the future occurrence of a similar disaster to the human population.” Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z To Swope’s distress, Riddle sent a similar telegram to an Arlington official, who rushed to New York to meet with him the same day. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z His grip underwent a similar transformation and I regained my hand. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “Many people make somewhat similar estimates, and are surprised to learn that only five intermediaries will — on average — suffice. Somehow it does not accord with intuition.” The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z I followed in a similar manner but staying far enough back that I didn’t put my weight on logs he was using. A Walk in the Woods 1997-11-01T00:00:00Z Goodness knows what outcrops Messrs. Caster and Mendes had looked at, because in fact many of the rock formations on both sides of the Atlantic are the same–not just very similar but the same. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z For example, the heron chowing down feral kittens was similar to the herons eating crustaceans, mice, and small birds. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z She has a similar haircut with the same blond highlights, but she has warmer eyes. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z Having reduced matter into its fundamental units, they sought to reduce life to similar material units. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z I like this little piece of evidence that Elizabeth and I are somehow similar. A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z Every book had a similar but unique number. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Kepler specifically said that ‘my aim...is to show that the machine of the universe is not similar to a divine animated being, but similar to a clock’. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z This and similar correspondence went into Ernest’s file cabinet, in a new folder labeled “Crank.” Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z It was especially fun to think that people all over the world were having similar conversations in their equivalent of the Big Boy. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z Thanks to the appearance of fiction, even people with the same genetic make-up who lived under similar ecological conditions were able to create very different imagined realities, which manifested themselves in different norms and values. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Altogether, about three thousand Black Muslims from their mosques in most sizable cities were in Chicago for their annual “Saviour’s Day” convention, regarded by them as similar to the holiday of Christmas. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z Arabian and Bactrian camels played a similar military role within their geographic range. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z We sit down on my lawn, looking across the street at the Kiblers, who are “supervising” their kids as they play maim-the-sibling or some similar game in the street. Dry 2018-10-02T00:00:00Z “I was about to ask you a similar question,” answered the boy, “for you must be much older than you look to be standing on the ground.” The Phantom Tollbooth 1961-09-01T00:00:00Z Its east—west major axis permitted many inventions adopted in one part of Eurasia to spread relatively rapidly to societies at similar latitudes and climates elsewhere in Eurasia. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Six hundred and seventy miles to the south, on the Oakland Estuary—the University of California’s home water—Ky Ebright was facing remarkably similar problems. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z A similar problem arises when we use iffy language to talk about the past. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z “Hagoshjj. Whatever it is, just leave it be,” Nali said in a tone that was similar to the one Nathan’s mom and father used when they talked about adult things in his presence. Healer of the Water Monster 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z In appearance and genes those islands’ inhabitants are similar to South Chinese, and even more similar to tropical Southeast Asians, especially those of the Malay Peninsula. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z He imagined the homemade box was probably full of nails or broken glass set at cruel angles for a similar purpose. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Zooey reached for his cigarette again, dragged on it, and then said, “There’s another, similar line in Timothy—‘I will therefore that men pray everywhere.’ Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z I lifted the coin in my hand, and the coin on the table lifted itself in a similar fashion. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Her eyes landed on the fire alarm on the far wall, and the stringy, gray-haired woman nearby who seemed to be having a similar thought to Marigold’s. A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z A nun at St. Agnes Academy had once washed Hazel’s mouth with lye soap for saying something very similar, so she wasn’t sure how to respond. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z The history of writing illustrates strikingly the similar ways in which geography and ecology influenced the spread of human inventions. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z He felt a similar physical pain when he desired her, and he would dream about being inside her, thrusting as deep as he could, to try and discover something that he knew he never would. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z And it wasn’t that their rowing styles were similar. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z A tune similar to the one from her living room, preaching “lean on the Lord,” filled the car, this one with a creepy organ backdrop. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z She had held a snake before, and the texture of Nero’s scaly skin was quite similar. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z It wasn’t that Albert and I were similar; we weren’t, our parents weren’t. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Having similar aspirations and interests, you might assume that my great-great-great-grandfather and Poe would be fast friends. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z “Inside out. What unites us? Instead of differences over time—what’s similar? The same?” Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z A similar report came from another, who said that out of 37 litters that might have numbered as many as 250 young, only 31 little pigs survived. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z As a young man, Blaise invented a mechanical calculating machine, named the Pascaline, which is similar to some of the mechanical calculators that engineers used before the invention of the electronic calculator. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z I suspect that there were Jewish parents all across Kraków who delivered similar messages to their children, not only to comfort them but also to reassure themselves. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z While gene was evolving into “nature” and “kind,” bbeu was moving through similar transformations. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I imagine the experience of unease mixed with exhilaration often described in connection with this moment is very similar to what I felt in the Ford as the surroundings grew strange around me. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z In some ways, beginning a song is similar. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Suddenly Pax remembered: he had seen something similar as well. Pax 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z Lie-detection tests are notoriously inaccurate, and calculations similar to the above demonstrate why truthful people who flunk polygraph tests usually outnumber liars. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z She must have let Wynn fix her hair, because the style looked a little too similar to his own. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z Women already inside the house replied to the newcomer with similar cheers, and their sounds merged into a thundering song that reached up to the clouds. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z De Becker does a similar exercise where his trainees are required to repeatedly confront a ferocious dog. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Procter and Gamble had similar but more severe problems a few years ago with reference to the numerico-symbolic nature of its logo. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z In Toledo, Ohio, a similar experience caused the Superintendent of Forestry, Joseph A. Sweeney, to take a realistic look at the results of spraying. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z This place felt similar, as if the earth were trying to wake up and consume jeverything—as if the mountains on either side wanted to crush them and the entire glacier to pieces. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z For my mother, married life was in many ways similar to how her life had been with her parents. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z The blurry hospital scene shifts, and I realize I'm staring up at a similar fluorescent light and that a doctor is hovering over me. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z It’s similar to the way Adah will sometimes turn up knowing some entire, difficult thing like French or the square root of pi when I’d been taking for granted I knew everything she did. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z I slowly pack up my lunch bag and wave goodbye to my friends, who are all looking at me with similar expressions of concern. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z “It is a fruit similar in taste to lychee.” Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z As noted earlier, at least 10 percent of Americans violate drug laws every year, and people of all races engage in illegal drug activity at similar rates. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z The Indian was gone, but there was a young rider with long black hair who wore a similar ring of trophies over his hide vest. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The shock and terror had made him wet his pants, and no one in the laboratory would notice him, not even the instructor, who hated him sincerely for similar explosions in the past. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes. Did you have any similar backups in coal production this year?” he asks. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z To wash, I use a bath stall similar to an outhouse. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Some astronomers now think that a series of similar conjunctions at the time of the birth of Jesus may have been the phenomenon known as the ‘star of Bethlehem’. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z I learned through the camp network that Pesza had also been assigned to a similar sub-camp on the property of the electrical factory where she worked. The Boy on the Wooden Box 2013-08-27T00:00:00Z The obvious difficulties of sterilizing by radiation have led to search for an easier method of accomplishing similar results, and there is now a strongly running tide of interest in chemical sterilants. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z The second issue was rejected by the High Organ on similar grounds. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He finally found what he was looking for, holding up a pair of shoes similar to the pair I wore. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z That night in bed, Alma Ember thought about how similar she and the Lazarus woodpecker were. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z The resounding success of the Curagao experiment whetted the appetites of Florida livestock raisers for a similar feat that would relieve them of the scourge of screw-worms. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z A smell similar to that of rotten chicken innards left out in the hot sun for too many days. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z What Serafina taught Mary to do now was similar to that. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z Many doctors testified before the Board of Regents and in the media on Southam’s behalf, saying they’d been conducting similar research for decades. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z To a greater extent than a human in a similar gathering, each rabbit, as he pursued his own fragment, was sensitive to the trend of the whole. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z “I was hoping I could find a similar style of ‘treasure map,’ one that was all words.” The Smartest Kid in the Universe 2020-12-01T00:00:00Z They all look so similar—dim lantern light, smoke and chaos, the occasional Skiz fight happening in a dark corner. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z We walk by another block of similar houses before the neighborhood changes again and we’re surrounded by mostly brick apartment buildings. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z Did he wish—dream—that one day he’d be up on a similar stage playing against the world’s finest players? Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z Ellie had been hiding a similar hat behind her back, and she placed it on my head. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z In a similar way the mulefa knew where the best fish were to be had, and exactly when and where to lay their nets. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z It was perched unpretentiously on the edge of a donga, one of many similar shacks on Eighth Avenue. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z The planet’s only surface feature was a web of glowing green dots similar to the ground lights on an airport runway. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z It didn’t look like any saddle I had ever seen, but it had a funny smell and was covered in lots of little beige hairs similar to a Chihuahua’s, so I guess it was real. The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate 2009-05-12T00:00:00Z That was similar to “The Gold-Bug” story and what they had guessed the game would be. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z He moved to a jurta where people had similar symptoms—fever, rash, some delirium. Between Shades of Gray 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z Just as William’s skills had grown by leaps and bounds while he was overseas in France, Elizebeth’s talents were now undergoing a similar transformation. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z This design was thought too similar to the United States flag and on May 1, 1863, a second design, nicknamed the Stainless Banner, was authorized. Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever 2012-08-01T00:00:00Z One was from a halfway house intake coordinator who testified that, in his experience treating crack addicts, whites and blacks dealt and used the drugs in similar proportions. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z But I read them for reasons which, I imagine, are similar to those that make children play with meaningless rhyme. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The Defender printed “A Few Do and Don’ts,” and the Urban League posted similar advice along residential blocks. A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z In some ways it was similar to the place that Kira had called home: the small cotts, close together; the incessant wailing of infants; the stench of smoky fires, rotting food, and unwashed humans. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Rosewater was twice as smart as Billy, but he and Billy were dealing with similar crises in similar ways. Slaughterhouse-Five 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s not possible to restore gravity in space, but it is possible to replace it with something that feels similar—centrifugal force. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z John and I look pretty similar, although he's grown a little stockier from long days at the plant. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z Although medical opinion is divided on the question, much evidence exists to support the view that similar effects may occur in human tissues. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Journalists asked Fischer why he’d accepted the offer to come to the Philippines on his first “official” visit when he’d turned down similar offers from other countries. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z More people waited with similar looks, all eyes on him. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z It is identical to an office that occupied a similar space in London, and then another in Vienna, before it was moved here to Basel. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z There had been similar trouble along the Madison River in Yellowstone Park in 1929, in Colorado 20 years later, and then in New Mexico in 1956. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Their lives were similar enough to contemporary hunter-gatherers that perhaps they should now be simply called Indians. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z What is remarkable is that hardly anyone seems to imagine that similar political dynamics may have produced another caste system in the years following the collapse of Jim Crow—one that exists today. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z He remembered how once, long ago, sniffing over a farm rubbish heap with Fiver, he had come upon a similar object—large, smooth and flat. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z I looked in and saw a similar room, but smaller, with one bed along the window and another along the opposite wall. The Night Diary 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z I had had similar requests put to me in Eastern European capitals. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z But all those 500 Bantu languages are so similar to each other that they have been facetiously described as 500 dialects of a single language. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z It does, however, have a similar slapstick sense of humour. Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Where else do we find a similar conflict between competition and cooperation? The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z She too was dressed in an outfit similar to the man’s, except hers had a few cheap embroideries. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z In real life I am moderately brave, but plenty of brave people shed their courage in POW camps, and maybe something similar goes on in the infinitely more congenial milieu of the low-wage American workplace. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z But their jaws, foreheads, even their slightly lopsided smiles were all so similar. Uglies 2005-02-08T00:00:00Z This banner and two similar ones were particularly provocative because the country was at war with Germany. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z Her cropped hair, a shade similar to her shorts, seemed too lank and sensible, and in that room where all things were so carefully covered, her shaved knees and thighs too exposed. Interpreter of Maladies 1999-05-22T00:00:00Z The president's staff tried a similar approach that didn't require an outside structure. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z She brought back another woman, who wore a similar uniform except that it was pink trimmed in white. The Woman Warrior 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z Their existence was similar to the life in rural South Africa; poor people everywhere are more alike than they are different. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He was waiting at the bottom of the stairs, and was now himself dressed in a black suit, similar to Shadow’s. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z Ptolemy’s model of planetary motion can be represented by a little machine, like those that, serving a similar purpose, existed in Ptolemy’s time.' Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Of course, I had already heard similar sentiments a few moments earlier, but Mr Morgan actually said: 'It's a privilege to have a gentleman like yourself here in Mos- combe, sir.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z The medal was linked to a chain similar to the pull-cord attached to the light bulb hanging in the middle of our kitchen. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z Possessives were a similar headache, and it was easier to say nothing than to announce that the left-hand and the right-hand glove of Janet had fallen to the floor. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z The Italian and German crews made similar accommodations for her. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Dear Diary, We’ve been talking about the war in Bosnia and how similar some of the events are to the Holocaust. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z It was hoped the project would be a model for similar projects in Haiti’s eight other departments and in other chronically poor countries. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z For the Woolworth’s lunch counter, like similar restaurants throughout the South, was reserved for whites only. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Gollum in his own way, and with much more excuse as his acquaintance was much briefer, may have made a similar mistake, confusing kindness and blindness. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z The feeling must be somewhat similar in the military among troops about to be dispatched to faraway trouble spots: Some of us are going to get hurt. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z And he makes another still life of shoes, similar to the one of the year before. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z Imagining their intestines going out in a similar blaze of glory, even the jockeys began to fear it, and Hawley’s Slim Jim experiment went down the tubes. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z They all tend to be similar, farewell ceremonies to the dead. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z Those Fertile Crescent crops spread into climatically similar adjacent areas of North Africa and laid the foundations for the rise of ancient Egyptian civilization. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z There are similar galaxies, as if stamped from the same mold, all over the Cosmos because these simple laws of nature—gravity and the conservation of angular momentum— are the same all over the universe. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z The more Anya looked at the princess, the more she reminded her of what Håkon looked like now...They were so similar. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z A few years later, a German team of psychologists conducted a similar study. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z It was a story, in fact, very similar to the one you are reading right now, and the telling of it gave Despereaux strength. The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread 2003-08-25T00:00:00Z I fell again, a short time later and in similar fashion, for another girl, tall with long flowing dreadlocks. Between the World and Me 2015-07-14T00:00:00Z Children everywhere have similar ways of entertaining themselves. The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind 2009-09-29T00:00:00Z The closest person to him in age is a girl named Moushumi, whose family recently moved to Massachusetts from England, and whose thirteenth birthday was celebrated in a similar fashion a few months ago. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z “Well, in this adventure book I read once, the hero was in a very similar predicament. So he removed the curled handset wires from several telephones, bundled them together, and made a safety rope.” Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z Apart from all the German, their personal libraries are similar. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z All the shirts had seemed similar and colorless. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z It was a violet, and it chinkled and sang as he held it, making a noise similar to that produced by wetting a finger and rubbing it, gently, around a wineglass. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z “I imagine our births were rather similar, except that on the same night I came into this world, the Angel of Death took my mother from it. Ever since then, I’ve had a gift.” The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z But Nicholas assumed that the earth and the sun were similar bodies. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z The red hue of this space looks too similar to the Dark World. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Thalia must’ve been feeling something similar, because the anger in her eyes subsided a little bit. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z She imagined this was similar—only she was moving a thousand times faster, and the grass blades weren’t adoring fans. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z Every book had a similar but unique number. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z It h a menacing or amorous puff, similar to the grampus. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Some similar dinners, if there were dinners that could be considered similar, might have calligraphed menus on sturdy paper describing each course in great detail, or perhaps just listing an intriguing title or name. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z They try to incorporate Gogol into similar plans; this summer, for example, they are thinking of renting a house on the coast of Brittany. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z A younger girl with puffy red curls similar to Khaled’s ran up to them. Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z A pink gown similar to the one she wore was spread across her lap. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Footage featuring people with similar strides were linked. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z Understanding my parents’ initial feelings and sharing a little bit of their story with others who may have faced a similar situation was the second major reason for writing my story. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z He plucked out a potato and offered a similar report. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Gradually, I became aware that my mind had gone haywire in a similar fashion, and I observed my own slide from reality with a blend of fascination and horror. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z They wanted to prepare a “Declaration of Sentiments” similar to those they had read at other reform movement meetings they had attended, so they began by reviewing papers from other meetings. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z When Doha had asked a similar question, his father had turned very serious. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z At first glance, the soil seemed similar to what one would find in, say, the grain belts of North America or Europe. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z His skin became covered with a thin moss, similar to that which flourished on the antique vest that he never took off, and his breath exhaled the odor of a sleeping animal. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z It was well known that Liza Hamilton and the Lord God held similar convictions on nearly every subject. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z But similar reasoning also applies to the diffusion of technological innovations, insofar as they are best suited without modification to specific environments. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Many of the people I knew in Chicago—the kids I'd gone to Bryn Mawr with, many of my friends at Whitney Young—knew something similar, though it was not explicitly discussed. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z By this time, Alby had gotten a good look as well, with a similar reaction. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z This preposing avoids the monotony of a long string of similar sentences, even though herons are the grammatical subjects of every one. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z They met a similar response from all the other figures they spoke to, and all the time their apprehension grew. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z First are cases in which the word for a particular crop is very similar in all those southern Nigerian languages. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z They all laugh together, their voices at a similar pitch. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z It is surprisingly similar to cleaning and polishing mess pots. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z So my characteristic stance is one of rotating slowly on one foot, eyes wide, garment in hand, asking myself, “Where have I seen the $9.96 Athletic Works knit overalls?” or similar query. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Replace God with Marx, Satan with the bourgeoisie, Heaven with a classless society, the Church with the Party, and the form and purpose of the journey remained similar. The God of Small Things 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Some similar words without opposite versions may look like negatives, but they aren’t. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z What we now call Euclidean space-time is very similar except that it has four dimensions instead of two. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z He searched in all the places he knew birds liked, but in none of these did he find a bird which looked at all similar. The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa 2004-12-07T00:00:00Z The fact that chemicals may play a role similar to radiation has scarcely dawned on the public mind, nor on the minds of most medical or scientific workers. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Most frustrating of all, Werfel could tell that he and the elf were very similar in a lot of ways. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z Soon after he arrived in Florence, Galileo discovered the phases of Venus, changes in its appearance similar to the phases of the Moon, and these changes could only be explained if Venus orbits the Sun. The Scientists 2003-10-21T00:00:00Z The joy which Miss Darcy expressed on receiving similar information, was as sincere as her brother’s in sending it. Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z Kabbadi, a game similar to tag, involves the pursuer repeatedly chanting the word kabbadi in an uninterrupted stream without a breath while trying to tag someone. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z Beyond M31 is another, very similar galaxy, our own, its spiral arms turning slowly, once every quarter billion years. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z A sentence Etienne once read aloud returns: Even the heart, which in higher animals, when agitated, pulsates with increased energy, in the snail under similar excitement, throbs with a slower motion. All the Light We Cannot See 2014-05-06T00:00:00Z There was an easy flow to their conversations; a sort of instantaneous shorthand, maybe because they came from similar backgrounds. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Her pose was so similar it was hard to believe she had gone to sleep, eaten breakfast or even patted her firm hairdo. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z Of course, there are similar problems in very many parts of the world. My Life with the Chimpanzees 1988-03-01T00:00:00Z Greenberg, who already owned a similar number of houses in the section, was expanding his holdings to exploit the housing crunch caused by urban renewal. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z I have been told that many distinguished Negroes whose careers have brought them South encounter similar difficulties. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z It was thought that a similar equation would govern the proton, which was the only other particle known at the time, and that would be the end of theoretical physics. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I wonder how similar my mother and I are, deep down where it counts. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z He is the owner of Sepia, an internationally distributed Negro magazine with a format similar to that of Look. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z This pleased him vaguely, another example of how similar they were. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z It was all Shasta could do to prevent himself from shouting out similar instructions; but he thought, "The poor chap's doing all he can already," and held his tongue. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z They use an old program that is similar to an address book. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z “You could twist it a lot and make them similar, but...” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z The crudest teachers were those who had come from homes similar to those of the poor children. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z Thousands of copies changed hands across the United States on the first day, and countries around the world reported similar sales. Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z “Are you aware that my client witnessed the shooting death of his partner by a young man physically similar to yourself?” Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Most of the thousands of slaves in Endovier received similar treatment—though an extra half-dozen guards always walked Celaena to and from the mines. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z The women were placed in small boats similar to the ones that had taken them away from their homeland; fewer boats were needed to unload the surviving slaves than when they had started out. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z The woman glanced their way and gave them a snarling look, similar to the one Valencia had given Chet. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z She wonders if Lainie Burgess felt a similar frustration over two different cups of tea in Constantinople. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z “A massage will take me thirty grueling minutes. And you will be experiencing something new, a delight you have never encountered in all your long years. A similar opportunity may never arise again.” Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z I heard a train in the distance, its horn so similar to the ones that had passed by Thurmond at all hours of the night. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z Then she disappears back into the boat for a second, emerging with a similar gun held tightly in both hands. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z “And Albert, you can be in charge of rolling the dough. Going to try cookie dough today to see if the letters cook at a similar rate to cake.” Fish in a Tree 2015-02-05T00:00:00Z The conventions of written prose represent a similar standardization. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z With similar drama he handed me the note. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z A similar suggestion was made a few years later by the French scientist the Marquis de Laplace, apparently independently of Michell. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe: they secrete chemicals the way insects do, or perhaps the movements of their eyestalks is a form of language similar to the dance of a bee. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z There are many markets in Phnom Penh, some big and others small, but their products are always similar. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “European countries are surrounded by countries that are similar to one another, while America has Mexico, which is really a developing country, and so it creates a different psychology about immigration and borders.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z By comparison with similar transitions elsewhere in the world, the second or third theory seems to me more plausible than the first theory. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z I’m no cartographer, but even I know the destination grid behind each seat—looking similar to the electronic maps on the subway—isn’t geographically correct. They Both Die at the End 2017-09-05T00:00:00Z Perhaps it is because I am weak at present, and perhaps because it was on Lucy’s account, that their devotion was manifested; for over and over again have I seen similar instances of woman’s kindness. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z And all around the nervous towns of Mars a similar thing had happened. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z A similar survey of 400 skeletons from the same period in Israel discovered a single crack in a single skull that could be attributed to human violence. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Within an hour I know it contains an unknown parasite similar to cryptosporidium, but no heavy metals. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z Between ninth and twelfth grades, their reading levels increased at a rate of 20 percent more than a cohort of similar students—as measured by academic ability and socioeconomics—who were not getting arts education. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z We share an unspoken understanding, two people from similar backgrounds raised in similar ways in America. Love, Hate & Other Filters 2018-01-16T00:00:00Z There were similar assaults over the years during which he headed the Klan. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z There were four others on the committee, all of them persons similar to himself. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Much of the dialogue that transpired between Harris and me was eerily similar to the dialogue between Adams and the cipher. Into Thin Air 1996-08-01T00:00:00Z In a similar way, writers stop thinking—and thus stop writing— about tangible objects and instead refer to them by the role those objects play in their daily travails. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z For similar reasons, archaic humans did not initiate any revolutions. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z These kinds of discussions were similar to talks he and Emma had been having for years; they were much easier for him to handle. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Nevertheless, in a given environment, animals of the same species will tend to behave in a similar way. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z It was very similar to the work that Kira herself had been assigned, the repair of the Singer’s robe. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The foil, similar to that used by NASA, trapped the heat inside the structure while preventing the camouflaged outside surface from overheating. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z She pulls out a modest dress of calico, similar to mine but the full length that real ladies wear. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z The northern distribution of Africa’s whites is unsurprising, because physically similar peoples live in adjacent areas of the Near East and Europe. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Our war and theirs turned out to be remarkably similar. How I Live Now 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z A similar but more classic calculation of this type was made by Archimedes, who estimated the number of grains of sand needed to fill up the earth and heavens. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The boar had a similar squeal, but what we were hearing now seemed higher pitched, shriller, almost like... like if the boar had an angry girlfriend. The Last Olympian 2009-05-05T00:00:00Z On the other side of the world, in Europe, the Germans were saying similar things. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z He and Gary were similar in looks, with broad faces, big ears, and light-brown hair. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z If two black boys, Jake Williams and DeShawn Williams, are born in the same neighborhood and into the same familial and economic circumstances, they would likely have similar life outcomes. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z The chair is surprisingly comfortable, not like the stiff chairs at his grandmother’s, though they do look remarkably similar. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z A young man in a similar state of quick-dress rose next to her. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Some days I would check into homeroom; other days I’d head directly back to the train and return to the neighborhood, where I’d meet up with one of the guys who had a similar arrangement. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z We were similar in build, thin and lithe, with somewhat spindly arms and legs. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z “Remember I once told you how similar Hogwarts is to The Children’s Home?” Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z And even farther down the page another line was marked in similar ways. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z These are familiar to us precisely because they also spread into climatically similar adjacent areas of Europe, thence to America and Australia, and became some of the staple crops of temperate-zone agriculture around the world. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The cricket was a similar move; my body weight was still balanced on my elbows, which I’d tucked into my torso; the difference was that you moved around in a circle. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z “I had only considered formal suits. A similar sort of gown might do just as well, I suppose.” The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z The tower itself is a series of platforms swooping in odd, diaphanous shapes, quite similar to clouds. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z Her decision to move back was similar; whenever she felt besieged by doubts, she would think of herself as standing valiantly alone, as almost heroic, so as to squash her uncertainty. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z It is the beauty of small areas of order—a large yard, a group of trees, three similar dormitories, a circle of old houses—living together in contentious harmony. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z Something clicks in my mind and I see that Patrice is very similar to my grandfather. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z They forgot their exhaustion in the excitement of discovering how similar their experiences were. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z And this woman was the first spirit that was dressed up, wearing a fancy hat filled with feathers and sparkles and a dress that looked similar to Clara’s, a brilliant shade of peacock blue. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z In general, people chose friends of similar age and race. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z A similar tendency toward the average or mean holds for the children of very short parents, who are likely to be short, but not as short as their parents. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z A letter quickly came from Mr. Muhammad appreciating that the article kept my promise to be objective, and Malcolm X telephoned similar compliments. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z She and her little girls all wear their hair in short spikes bursting out all over their heads, giving an effect similar to a pincushion. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z It was similar to the dozen or so shacks strewn irregularly, like lumps on a leper, upon the cracked greenless piece of ground named yard number thirty-five. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z His votola cloak was in a similar state, with dark rusty splotches on it. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z Then, there are oval organelles, embedded in the surface close to the point of attachment of the spirochetes, and other similar bodies drifting through the cytoplasm with the particles of still undigested wood. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Specifically, the vertical columns put together chemicals that have similar properties. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z I was rambling dizzily about one street when I saw a group of boys pacing briskly and excitedly about the entrance to a men’s compound similar to the one in our neighbourhood. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Not for the first time, Leo was struck by how similar Greece was to his home state of Texas - the low hills, the scrubby trees, the drone of cicadas and the oppressive summer heat. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z Two chairs were covered in similar ghastly designs. Walk Two Moons 1994-06-30T00:00:00Z “Indeed we are,” the man says with a similar lilting accent. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z A similar argument can be used to show that die D beats die A two-thirds of the time. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The sheet of paper he thrust into my hand was similar to the schedule pasted above my study desk upstairs, except he had penciled in two hours of “time with your cousins” each day. Purple Hibiscus 2003-10-01T00:00:00Z The pitches of the scale have their own syllables called sargam—which is very similar to our solfege system. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z I think we are very similar to each other because we both had innocent friends die. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Just behind that was the focal point of the entire church: a steel two-pronged fork similar to the one on the roof outside. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z It was only after the French discovered similar paintings, partially obscured by millennia-old mineral deposits, that the Altamira drawings were pronounced authentic. The Annotated Mona Lisa 1992-06-01T00:00:00Z In the room is a reclining metal chair, similar to the one I sat in during the aptitude test. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z McKissick announced that beginning the next day, the city would see thirty straight days of similar demonstrations. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z A similar calculation using 23 rather than 5 yields V2, or 50 percent, as the probability that at least two of twenty-three people will have a common birthday. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z A young transplanted Kentuckian living in an impoverished pocket of Cincinnati among families of similar background once said to me, “I never knew I was urban-Appalachian till I read it in a magazine.” Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z By a similar process in German, the rarer term, Naturgesetz, comes to mean primarily law of nature, while the commoner term, Naturrecht, continues to mean natural law. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z They were similar to the iron bands on her wrists, except these fit around their necks! Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Asking to hold a musician’s instrument is roughly similar to asking to kiss a man’s wife. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The stairs she and Jalil took were wide and covered with a similar carpet, nailed down at the base of each step. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z Only a few days later, however, a similar package arrived at the Atlanta, Georgia, home of US senator Thomas W. Hardwick. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z I couldn't decide if it were from watching some similar scene in the movies, from books I'd read, or from some recurrent but deeply buried dream. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Blue lanterns dangle at random intervals above the stone paths, similar to the ones that lit the Choosing room. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z He laughed, and held up a little black notebook similar to the ones Keffers always went around with. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Something similar took place with the rest of the family. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Rekh was an unimpressive figure, similar in build and feature to a hundred other men, with a suggestion of paunch and a foot maimed long ago by spilled molten metal. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z And others that could be similar, if what Poole hinted at is true: that the one-day limit is only for newcomers, and can be somehow bypassed. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z I remember the boy in Montana whose story was so similar to mine. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z Also I occasionally forgot the injunction not to flush the toilet at similar hours and, even worse, I went out after 10:00 p.m. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z One of these predictions was that the number of galaxies or similar objects in any given volume of space should be the same wherever and whenever we look in the universe. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I tried to explain to him how dangerous it was, particularly smoking, and even went to the trouble of finding a case history similar to his in a book by Sigmund Freud. The Pigman 1968-10-12T00:00:00Z A mess of black curls, similar to mine, falls around her small face. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z But again, similar to Prohibition, gun control laws can only be as effective as the organizations that enforce them—another lesson to be learned from the past. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z How could the letter Ms. Hussey was asking them to imagine sound so similar to that one about art and crime? Chasing Vermeer 2004-06-01T00:00:00Z Migra agents particularly like to test suspected migrants with words that have the same meaning in Mexico and in Central America and sound similar but are not exactly the same. Enrique's Journey 2006-02-21T00:00:00Z A similar confusion is satirized by Moliere when he has his pompous doctor announce that his sleeping potion works because of its dormitive virtue. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z It took some time for the ripples caused by the bus boycott in Montgomery to generate a similar reaction in Durham, and by then Ann was working for a different white family. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z There’s similar art all over the walls of the living room. Dear Martin 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z Those outside Oppie’s charmed circle found it all rather bewildering— even Enrico Fermi, who should have recognized the behavior, since he was the object of similar veneration by his own students. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z It is possible that historians will one day look back on the images of black men in gangsta rap videos with a similar curiosity. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z The US followed a similar growth model after independence. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z The first two such colonies were founded by separate but similar religious groups, the Pilgrims and the Puritans. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z The calculation is similar to the one on false positive results in drug testing, and, like it, demonstrates that misinterpreting fractions can be a matter of life and death. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Bobby had triggered similar reactions at other tournaments and matches; fans often wrote him admiring letters. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z He lightly kicked that door open as well, with a similar result. The Kill Order (Maze Runner, Book Four; Origin) 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z The tests yielded similar results—until Gottlieb’s men came to the site intended for George Post’s gigantic Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z I’ve heard of such dogs, they’re similar to the dogs the slave patrols used to hunt down runaways in the old days. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Her teacher said that the lemmings had a chemical similar to antifreeze in their blood, that kept them active all winter when other little mammals were hibernating. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Since she had shot Muriel and used Hugo to cripple the imps, there would probably be no protection for Grandma from similar torture. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z “The regions of the other stars are similar to this,” he said, “for we believe that none of them is deprived of inhabitants.” Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z In 90 per cent of a later series of 20 cases there was similar high estrogen activity. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z Also recruited from Miss Handler’s schoolhouse, Isis and Betty were similar in age and build to Cora. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z “It is similar to telling parables, but in the white man’s language,” I concluded. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 2007-02-13T00:00:00Z They gave off an aura similar to the old woman’s, a certain oneness with the jungle that he didn’t understand. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z I really can’t get over how similar it is to Robinson Crusoe at times, especially when he’s on the ship to Lilliput. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z But there had to be a connection between him and Mr. Flux for them to look so similar. The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z All works of art anywhere—yes, even such works as Picassos Bull’s Head—are part of similar chains that link them to their predecessors. History of Art, Volume 1 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z The guards were so similar in appearance Pinmei had to check and make sure one was not just a reflection. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Then she skimmed the rest of the pages from the start to make sure she had missed no similar messages. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Any incipient farmers in Aboriginal Australia would have faced similar cycles in their own populations. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z When the coils passed over a metal object, the telephone transmitted a sound similar to a musical tone. Ambushed! 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z A similar phenomenon had followed slavery and Reconstruction, as white elites struggled to define a new racial order with the understanding that whatever the new order would be, it could not include slavery. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Lawyers like to study precedents, similar cases that have come before. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z My old town had a park similar to Eisenhower Park in one way. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z African and European skulls of half a million years ago were sufficiently similar to skulls of us moderns that they are classified in our species, Homo sapiens, instead of in Homo erectus. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Scattered about London there were just three other buildings of similar appearance and size. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z Thus, the difficulties historians face in establishing cause-and-effect relations in the history of human societies are broadly similar to the difficulties facing astronomers, climatologists, ecologists, evolutionary biologists, geologists, and paleontologists. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z My father and I used to do a similar task together when I was very young. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z But you see, I am in a similar situation. Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z Like a similar feeling must have passed through our mothers as they named us. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z ‘No other right choice, maybe, but... a friend of mine, Luke. His mom . . . similar problem. He didn’t handle it as well.’ Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z “Mine was similar,” Marco says, looking at her ring though his eyes keep moving to the scar instead. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z A mental excess had produced in Helmholtz Watson effects very similar to those which, in Bernard Marx, were the result of a physical defect. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z It’s fun to compare Cairo to Lahore and realize how so many things are similar. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z And I saw to my surprise, that I was looking down into another cove, similar to the one I had left but wider and more rounded. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Some of the stories were similar to what the Freedom Writers had experienced. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Pushed by a worldwide media furor, a dozen scientific teams looked for similar evidence in other archaeological sites. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z In the Weinberg-Salam theory, at energies much greater than 100 GeV, the three new particles and the photon would all behave in a similar manner. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z When defectors cross into China, the first “foreigners” they encounter are usually ethnic Koreans who speak the same language, eat similar food, and share some of the same cultural values. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z On the one hand, the Japanese people are biologically undistinctive, being very similar in their appearance and genes to other East Asians, especially to Koreans. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z In other states, we were met with similar skepticism and resistance. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “Sure. When you find something you like, you look for a similar pattern. Or you can just use the dress to draw one.” Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Luke had told her similar stories, but she had not known whether to believe him. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z I asked her a similar question when I was about your age, and she told me something I’ve never forgotten. Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z I’d seen similar ones scattered throughout the University, but this one was older and larger. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Its similar to what we’ve seen in the South with the Negro, where the plague often fails to spread widely within populations of colored peoples.” Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z Another reporter inquired whether there should be a law against similar radio dramatizations. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z In contrast, crops and animals moved easily between Eurasian societies thousands of miles apart but at the same latitude and sharing similar climates and day lengths. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z While Kermit and his father shared similar interests and character traits, their personalities were quite different. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z He must have similar questions about me, how I’m able to pick out so many details of his life. Legend 2011-11-29T00:00:00Z In a similar display of feigned indifference, Sarai shrugged and said, “Well, I guess we could find out.” Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z A similar argument applies for every planet and asteroid and comet. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z By similar logic, antelopes that foraged on tall trees found that they had to extend their necks to reach the high foliage. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z It is supervised by another Met Bong with similar features and characteristics, who is just as zealous a believer in the Angkar as my previous supervisor. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z But a discussion of “countries like Jamaica and China” which fails to identify their commonality—being similar in some way to Cuba—is bound to be incoherent. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Thus, we often see princes given horses, arms, and vestments of gold cloth, precious stones, and similar ornaments suited to their greatness. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z “That photo,” Mr. Flux said, “will be an eternal keepsake of the day. Would you two like a similar photo of yourselves?” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z A similar cavalry charge of 26 horsemen routed the best troops of Emperor Manco himself, as he was besieging the Spaniards in Cuzco. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z A similar case occurred in 1939 when a group of engineers calling themselves the British Interplanetary Society designed a ship to take people to the Moon—using 1939 technology. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes, it's a Jewish tradition. And I think you may have some similar Arabic traditions, too.” Habibi 1997-10-01T00:00:00Z For any true stickler, you see, the sight of the plural word “Book’s” with an apostrophe in it will trigger a ghastly private emotional process similar to the stages of bereavement, though gready accelerated. Eats, Shoots & Leaves 2003-11-06T00:00:00Z That my own tears had made a similar nick in Connor’s puzzler. Willodeen 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Seeking out common ancestors for similar types of instruments is in many cases complicated by the abundant exchange of commodities via trading routes that ran between Europe, North Africa and Asia. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z How similar it was with me, with my father in our house. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z The Bentivoglio family took similar measures after returning to power in Bologna. The Prince 2008-06-01T00:00:00Z She called it “Mimmy”—similar to how Anne Frank called her diary “Kitty.” The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z I smiled back, and I knew we must look like twins, since our smiles were so similar. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z He wears a similar outfit to last time. I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Back in America, a seventeen-year-old boy told his friends that the flight had inspired him to put all his efforts into accomplishing something similar. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z A century earlier, a similar political dynamic had resulted in the birth of Jim Crow. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z But I found myself strongly drawn to the idea of a classless society, which, to my mind, was similar to traditional African culture where life was shared and communal. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z We can never see the legs of the scabies mite, but we can tell from the fact that it moves that it must have legs or something similar. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Catholic school is similar to apartheid in that it’s ruthlessly authoritarian, and its authority rests on a bunch of rules that don’t make any sense. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z He was put on a standard regimen of four first-line antibiotics, similar to what WHO recommended for anyone who contracted TB. Mountains Beyond Mountains 2013-04-13T00:00:00Z I think that there are facts about people’s appearance—their size or shape or color or sex—that can trigger a very similar set of powerful associations. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Even at the conference in Princeton, which was a highly homogenous group of people of similar age, education, and income — who were all, with a few exceptions, in the same profession — the range was enormous. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Her hair was pinned back, and she wore a plain gray dress similar to what Mama wore to work. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z But even our famously similar hair is totally different. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z In a similar manner, centuries of respectable writers have gradually shifted the collective consensus of what is right and wrong while shrugging off now-forgotten edicts by self-appointed guardians of the language. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z People with similar HLA profiles fall victim to the same diseases in the same way. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z I watched the Katrina coverage with a knot in my stomach, knowing that if a disaster hit Chicago, many of my aunts and uncles, cousins and neighbors, would have suffered a similar fate. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z She learned Zulu because it’s similar to Xhosa. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z But those southerners in the hallway study weren’t living in circumstances similar to their British ancestors. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z “She had a condition similar to your daughter’s. She’s married now. She and her husband adopted two kids and they’re as happy as can be. She plays in the Cleveland Orchestra. Bassoon.” Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z An hour later the JV race began, and once again Washington made short work of their opponents, rowing a remarkably similar race. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I realized just how similar were the challenges the young boys here and kids like the ones I grew up with faced. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z It was a new chapter with a similar theme and a more intense antagonist. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z I had asked for an apology and suggested training to prevent similar incidents. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z “Everyone thinks chemistry and alchemy are so similar, but they’re really not. They’re not even related. They just happen to live in the same house.” The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The old man inserted a similar object in his own ear and moved his lips. Fahrenheit 451 1953-01-01T00:00:00Z “It’s not an uncommon story. There might be kids in your school whose families came here under similar circumstances.” The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z We find evidence for similar bitterness in the archive of the Greek magistrate Diophanes, who presided over the Arsinoite nome in middle Egypt toward the end of Eratosthenes’ lifetime in the late third century. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z He and his classmates just didn't enjoy similar activities. An Abundance of Katherines 2006-09-21T00:00:00Z I asked them how much warning we would receive if a similar hunk of rock was coming toward us today. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z The DNA of mitochondria is qualitatively different from the DNA of animal cell nuclei and strikingly similar to bacterial DNA; moreover, like microbial DNA, it is closely associated with membranes. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z But mine falls halfway down my back, the style similar to what I wore in elementary school. The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Yes, everything was once water, but the Earth formed out of the oceans by a natural process—similar, he thought, to the silting he had observed at the delta of the Nile. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z How do you, another would-be user, then design something similar for your own use, knowing that other people have already got their own model built and working? Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Now I was wary, however, having established proof that another had been here before on some similar errand of mischief. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z Today defendants face a situation highly similar to the one they faced a century ago. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Kind of like a supernova rather than a black hole—the opposite of having your balls stepped on, as similar as the experiences may actually be. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z In similar fashion, the skeleton finds it doesn’t have to support any weight. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I assumed most kids, regardless of where they lived, had lives similar to mine. I Will Always Write Back 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z Dunstan Thorn was not in the Seventh Magpie that evening: he was a practical lad, who had, for the last six months, been courting Daisy Hempstock, a young woman of similar practicality. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z What Shackleton did not know was that Aurora, the relief ship that had been sent to meet him, had met a similar fate to Endurance. Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World 1998-11-17T00:00:00Z A similar discovery was made about the same time by the Russian scientist Lev Davidovich Landau. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The children must have been of a similar opinion, for they raced one another to fetch the book. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z People wrote to newspapers and magazines with similar views. Spooked! 2018-08-07T00:00:00Z Say, your thumb is fat and kind of short, then you’re bound to like men with a similar endowment elsewhere. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z It is a marginal comfort to know that the relatively new science of bioacoustics must deal with similar problems in the sounds made by other animals to each other. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The birth of mass incarceration can be traced to a similar political dynamic. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z We move on to V, which is similar to F, except that you hum a vibrato, which the boys enjoy. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z From the day my uncle died, I believed that I would suffer a similar death, an untimely disease that would take me out. Tuesdays with Morrie 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z For seven years the two friends had been inseparable, each, by virtue of the rarity of similar and equal sensibilities, irreplaceable to the other. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z My loyalty to Mr. Smeath is similar to my loyalty to my brother both are on the side of ox eyeballs, toe jam under the microscope, the outrageous, the subversive. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z Especially intriguing was his hunch that specific ions might be the trick for the exact copying of macromolecules or the attraction between similar chromosomes. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z The American Congress, the country’s doctrine of separation of powers, as well as the independence of its judiciary, arouse in me similar sentiments. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Flux’s disgusted tone was similar to Sheed’s when the boy said, “Creamed. Spinach.” The Last Last-Day-of-Summer 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z And similar to that person Jack had described, she also couldn’t imagine ignoring The Gold-Bug puzzle now that she’d found it. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z There is a similar custom as regards our profession, sir.' The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Yes, in those ways, life in the temple was similar to what Pong was used to. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z And I suspect we had a similar intensity, a similar heedlessness, a similar agitation of the soul. Into the Wild 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Some 300 million others speak seven other languages as similar to Mandarin, and to each other, as Spanish is to Italian. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z In addition, similar extinctions occurred when human beings first invaded Madagascar, Australia, New Zealand, and the Polynesian Islands. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z At first, Japan might seem to be geographically very similar to Britain, both being large archipelagoes flanking the Eurasian continent on the east and the west respectively. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Alvarez, meanwhile, pondered a similar physical limitation governing the acceleration of electrons. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Although the style of each varied in crudity, the subjects of the paintings were relatively similar: camellias floating in bowls of water, azaleas tortured into ambitious flower arrangements, magnolias that looked like white windmills. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z It seemed suggestive, however, that DDD produced in dogs a condition very similar to that occurring in man in the presence of Addison’s disease. Silent Spring 1962-09-27T00:00:00Z I dare say it was a very similar urge which led me to become involved in great affairs before the war. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z Pulmonary tuberculosis had similar episodes in its history. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z He imagined that somebody had told Eze something similar—you need to collect art, you need to learn about art—and so the man had gone after art with the zeal of an invented interest. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “Samosas are Pakistani street food, similar to empanadas.” A Place at the Table 2020-08-11T00:00:00Z He told the FBI that he’d filed at least 150 similar lawsuits. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks 2010-02-02T00:00:00Z When similar questions arise about the origins of other peoples, they can be discussed dispassionately. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z He moves on to the technology of brain scans, what he and his team have learned just from my experience and the implications for future patients facing similar problems. The Adoration of Jenna Fox 2008-04-29T00:00:00Z What if, by exposing this chameleon, V could stop a similar mother from experiencing a similar heartache? A Tangle of Knots 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z They and we and all creatures in between possess many similar genetic instructions. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z One about August driving a honeymobile around, similar to the bookmobile, only she had jars of honey to dispense instead of books. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z They ate fish, monkey, and a jacare-tinga bird, which is similar to a turkey. Death on the River of Doubt 2017-01-03T00:00:00Z That sort of “global sourcing” has had a similar impact across the American marketplace. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z Keav slept in cots similar to these, drenched in urine and waste. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z While American blacks of African descent originated mainly from Africa’s west coastal zone, similar peoples traditionally occupied East Africa as well, north to the Sudan and south to the southeast coast of South Africa itself. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Jesse had urged him to come visit, even sent him some money for the trip in the hopes that it might spark a similar impulse to get out of Middleton. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “I borrowed some of Mom’s stuff,” she says, “since your skin tone is pretty similar to hers. But we’ll buy you your own. I can take you if you want.” How to Disappear Completely 2020-04-28T00:00:00Z “You didn’t mention that the defendant had aimed similar looks at you. Is that right? Do I remember right?” Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z As to my own treatment while I lived on Colonel Lloyd’s plantation, it was very similar to that of the other slave children. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass 1845-05-01T00:00:00Z He was faking his disappearance, and the challenge would be to find him, similar to the online murder mystery he’d planned two Halloweens ago. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z He noted that it is nearly impossible to imagine anything remotely similar to mass incarceration happening to young white men. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Perhaps it will be of no little interest for you to hear that Pro Bono the serving-man you sent me has fled similar. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z It was, rather, a dull feeling of rage that gradually dissolved in a solitary and passive frustration similar to the one he had felt during the time he was resigned to living without a woman. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Maybe it’s similar to the way, while watching our favorite soap opera, the Doctorita sobbed over the cruelty of Isaura’s enslavement while failing to see that she herself had enslaved me. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Think of how similar this is to the stories of Bill Joy and Bill Gates. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z On General Hospital or Guiding Light a similar story might come off as trite or even laughable. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Maribel and her mom climbing into a truck similar to the one they had climbed out of seven months earlier. The Book of Unknown Americans 2014-06-03T00:00:00Z “Yes,” he agreed, and now he was sitting in a similar chair across from her. Ash 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Jessica and I had very similar laughs, which made us laugh even harder. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z But if you actually quiz the two of them on their attitudes, you’ll find out that what they actually share is similar activities. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Herbert would also take a sheet of paper, and write across it with similar formalities, “Memorandum of Herbert’s debts.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z He couldn’t have said why; it was very similar to a dozen others, with its first-floor balcony laden with flowerpots and its tables and chairs on the pavement outside, but it welcomed him. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z The Court openly worried that other actors in the criminal justice system might also face scrutiny for allegedly biased decision making if similar claims of racial bias in the system were allowed to proceed. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z I’ve never been able to get past the meaty pink of it, so similar to human flesh, the white stripes of fat running through it. We Are the Ants 2016-01-19T00:00:00Z Boyle was right, however, to claim that his results were very similar to those previously obtained in experiments with barometers. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z He belonged to a congregation similar to the one shown here, photographed in Harlem in 1929. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z Side by side, the two brains looked fairly similar. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z If the fifth- century Aegean Greeks resented the Athenians for similar policies despite a common language and culture, the Egyptians probably hated the Macedonians even more. Circumference 2008-11-25T00:00:00Z As I did this, it reminded me of a scene in Blade Runner, where Harrison Ford’s character, Deckard, uses a similar voice-controlled scanner to analyze a photograph. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z In the United Kingdom, the women who flew for the ATA struggled with similar discrimination issues. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Men expert in the disturbances of love, experienced all over the world, stated that they had never suffered an anxiety similar to the one produced by the natural smell of Remedios the Beauty. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z Indeed, one of Lady Constance’s eyes was now quite red and puffy from being rubbed; the other seemed glazed in the manner of a person who has overindulged in champagne or some similar beverage. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z The results of Braman’s study have been largely corroborated by similar studies elsewhere in the United States. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Ashish said, and immediately, Dimple could see them as elementary school kids, having a very similar fight about whose turn it was to pick the cartoon they were going to watch. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z “And it are understood. And it ever will be similar according.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z All tomb plans were similar in design, but he could now tell one from another by recognizing some detail. The Golden Goblet 1961-04-24T00:00:00Z Seeing that it had worked for me, my sisters invented similar stories, and together we announced that the Sedaris Trio had officially disbanded. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z Color me surprised when she asked for a similar bracelet for her Quince. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z Pleased though he was with his choices, Harry had also shouted himself hoarse at the many complainers and was now enduring a similar battle with the rejected Beaters. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z It would have to be quite entertainingly written, however, since, though there’s happily a small army of readers interested in verbal niceties, relatively few are interested in similar but often more important numerical nuances. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z Navid was experiencing a similar issue, but, unlike me, he didn’t seem to mind. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z They had put aside similar childish amusements too recently to be able to watch them now without a touch of contempt. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z The uncertainty principle also predicts that there will be similar virtual pairs of matter particles, such as electrons or quarks. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z She turned the next page and saw a second map, this one similar in style, but the focus was different. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z The city’s range of colors, its palette, is similar to that of the Netherlands. Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z What he was saying, instead, was something very similar to what Nisbett and Cohen argued after their hallway studies at the University of Michigan. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z If anything, a number in these contexts enhances individuality; no two people have the same credit-card number, for example, whereas many have similar names or personality traits or socioeconomic profiles. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z She said, in a similar tone, “The devil is a liar. He wants to start blocking our blessing, he will not succeed,” when Ifemelu's father lost his job at the federal agency. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Suheyla had made a similar movement, and he thought he knew what it meant. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z I have sent similar versions of this letter to the mayor, the school district superintendent, the chair of the school board, and the editor of the Lambert Trader. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “And on dæmons. Because Dust and dæmons are sort of similar; grown-up dæmons anyway. And the Specters get bigger and stronger as they do...” The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z The papers listed similar incidents that had exploded during the night. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z In the case of where herons live, most readers know that the northern United States is contiguous to Canada and that the two have similar ecosystems, so they don’t need a similarly. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Every other day during the week was similar, but with a different routine. Ghost 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Some months earlier she had made a similar lunge toward him. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z And it was rumored that I, too, would face similar charges. Black Boy 1945-01-01T00:00:00Z How strangely similar the two men were, Reynie thought, and yet how utterly different. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Little was I aware that that first bleak Christmas was a portent for many similar ones to come. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Over the last four years, she’s shown us many situations of how the past is similar to the present. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z Still farther east, temperate areas of China were isolated from western Eurasian areas with similar climates by the combination of the Central Asian desert, Tibetan plateau, and Himalayas. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z My parents had a love story similar to Romeo and Juliet’s: short, tragic, star-crossed. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z At fifteen, Penelope was much too old for a ba-ba or a noo-noo, but the truth was her poetry book served a similar, comforting purpose, and she often kept it close at hand. The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling 2011-01-25T00:00:00Z I should’ve known the difference between an iris and an orchid—they weren’t that similar—but I’d been too caught up in the magic. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z Books and loud noises, flowers and electric shocks—already in the infant mind these couples were compromisingly linked; and after two hundred repetitions of the same or a similar lesson would be wedded indissolubly. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z They picked grapes and cotton and lived in labor camps similar to the ones we lived in, like Tent City in Santa Maria. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z I would sometimes affect similar ailments to my mother’s and try to mimic her, stay in my room whole weekends with a pile of picture books or puzzles, never changing out of my pajamas. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z They were more similar in their deepest places than Kabuo cared to admit. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z The atmosphere of fear, even terror, that McCarthy created inspired other organizations to conduct similar witch hunts. 1919 The Year That Changed America 2019-01-08T00:00:00Z In particular, North and South Chinese are genetically and physically rather different: North Chinese are most similar to Tibetans and Nepalese, while South Chinese are similar to Vietnamese and Filipinos. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Venus didn’t have any moons or satellites or even a magnetic field, but it did have an atmosphere sort of similar to Earth’s, except it was super- hot—about five hundred degrees or more. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z In the absence of a shimmering skyline, the Odessas of the country had all found something similar in which to place their faith. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z At the end of the last Ice Age, much of the world’s population lived in societies similar to that of the Fayu today, and no people then lived in a much more complex society. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Our throats and voice boxes, formed from the same instructions, press air out in similar tones and decibels. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z Although the detailed sequence that I’ve just described applies to the Fertile Crescent, partly similar sequences also appeared elsewhere in the world. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The Haudenosaunee people today retain a fully functioning confederacy, similar to what they had before European arrival. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z I remember the tall tree that took the first lightning strike at twelve o’clock, but every sector has a similar tree. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z And the walls of the corridors were similar to those that surrounded the Glade, the ground made of the same massive stone blocks as in the courtyard. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z It was not Emissary Kim, but he was garbed in a similar robe, wearing a different hat—some kind of official of lower rank than Kim. A Single Shard 2001-04-23T00:00:00Z “A code is similar: It’s a way to conceal a message. But a code can be more expansive, with word or phrase substitutions rather than individual letters.” Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z About a dozen similar sites are known, of which the Ouachita ring is the oldest and biggest. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z Only when he looked from Naomi to the two little ones did he notice the similar shape of the eyes, a certain tilt of the upper lip. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Wooden crates, similar to so many I had carefully belted and fastened, stood in stacked rows, surrounded by armed guards. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z They based this speculation on the hard lessons learned during the twentieth century about the behavior of children of similar character. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z There are a few colored folks mixed in with the group, but they mostly look white, scarily nondescript and similar in that way shamblers get when they’ve been not-dead for a while. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z She was whispering something to the redhead in front of her, and both wore dresses somewhat similar to mine. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z Refinements can be made when the shooting percentage is other than 50 percent, and similar results seem to hold. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z And then in a move that’s remarkably similar to old, competent mom, she retrieves some duct tape from a drawer and sits down next to the basket ready to do some reconstructive surgery. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z “Nemesis mentioned something similar,” Leo said; “She talked about an old score that had to be settled—” “The one thing that might bring the gods’ two natures into harmony,” Hazel recalled. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z Her throat and shoulders were scored with similar ugly marks right the way ’round. Code Name Verity 2012-05-15T00:00:00Z By similar logic, the interlocking of just a few crucial concepts relaunched the science of genetics. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z There is something basically similar about most of these crazy animals. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z And had they loved and hated similar loves and hates, and done similar silly things when silly things were done? The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z We were talking to Georges Laforgue, who was telling us enthusiastically and at great length about a similar disappearance at Brandeis when suddenly, from nowhere, Henry appeared behind him. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z For the first time, I noticed that a lot of the campers had similar features: sharp noses, upturned eyebrows, mischievous smiles. The Lightning Thief 2005-07-01T00:00:00Z The convoy was the same as it had been that morning; in front, the open jeep filled with soldiers, a machine gun mounted on its hood, with a similar vehicle behind us. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Squire’s Hulbertian decline began in a similar way—with disruption of the routine. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z The little bit of hair he has is white as cotton and of a similar texture. Fast Pitch 2021-08-31T00:00:00Z Wilson spent five days in the hospital before heading home on many of the same high-priced drugs that Miele would be taking and under similar instructions to change his diet and exercise regularly. Class Matters 2005-09-02T00:00:00Z By the way, the form of the verb used here—be instead of was or were—is similar to the one used for a command: Be good! Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Technically, Mozart’s approach was similar to Haydn’s - the same orchestra, the same chords, the same architecture - but he had the melodic gift of a god. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z The ribosomes inside the mitochondria are similar to bacterial ribosomes, and different from animal ribosomes. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z People of all races use and sell illegal drugs at remarkably similar rates. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z Hinduism had started off as a polytheistic religion, a set of tales about warrior gods and battles similar in many ways to the Greek mythos. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z The philosophers found such an answer unsatisfactory, even though something similar was to be found in Pliny’s Natural History, and sought a natural explanation. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z I had a similar problem when I was in junior high. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z It was so strong that it overcame his fear: he could almost have run out there and then down the road without his hat, as Bilbo had done on a similar morning long ago. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z They had front porches in identical states of disrepair, tin roofs warped and rusted to a similar dull red hue, and flyblown outhouses in each dirt backyard. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z I had heard similar comments about my looks before. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z In neither case were there so many similar words that the students picked up on what was going on. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Looks similar to George Dasch, and many ask if they are brothers. Nazi Saboteurs 2019-12-03T00:00:00Z Percy seemed to be having similar thoughts, judging from his surprised expression. The Mark of Athena 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The situation is similar to that of heavy bodies falling vertically, but it is easier to observe because the speeds are smaller. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z One on one, even ten on ten, we are embarrassingly similar to chimpanzees. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind 2011-01-01T00:00:00Z Maybe in that way white people think black people all look similar. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z Tonight we expected a similar visit to tell us Hatun had finished his term of duty and would return home soon. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z What would I do if she had a similar response to me? The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z A similar point may be made about the work of Ibn al-Haytham. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z It would be a burden similar to one of Lucinda’s wedding gifts. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Word of Bacon’s Rebellion spread far and wide, and several more uprisings of a similar type followed. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z I said that if I were in a similar position to his, I would try to subordinate my own interests to those of the people. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Medieval plagues had manifested themselves in a similar way, in the form of many dead rats. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? 1968-01-02T00:00:00Z Tigers even go meow, with an inflection similar to that of domestic cats, but louder and in a deeper range, not as encouraging to one to bend down and pick them up. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z While intellectually stimulating, decision theory, econometrics, and similar courses left me feeling adrift. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z Hence measles and similar diseases are also known as crowd diseases. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The dialect of Yiddish spoken in Romania was a lot more similar to other Eastern dialects than it was to the kind spoken in Holland. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z But shortly beforehand, the two men died—hours apart, in the same hospital, of a similar respiratory ailment. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z “Let’s see if we can find some similar name on the map.” Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Quantum mechanics has a similar problem, a problem related to the zero-point energy. Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea 2000-02-07T00:00:00Z The mistake we make in thinking of character as something unified and all-encompassing is very similar to a kind of blind spot in the way we process information. The Tipping Point 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z This was similar, but right in front of her. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Eerily similar to the ones he last saw on the jewelry store counter after G’ma removed them from her ears. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z Career counselors at Hanawon say most North Koreans have similar experiences of exile. Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West 2013-03-26T00:00:00Z It was similar to the trucks that he had seen at the SAS camp—it could have been army surplus. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z “Perhaps we simply do similar things in different ways,” Mr. Barris says. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z When the physicist Robert Marshank got a similar letter, he announced to his wife that they were leaving immediately. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z “Mathematics is even being used in the courtroom. With enough data from similar cases, a verdict can be determined with amazing accuracy. Maybe lawyers will eventually be obsolete.” The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z Despite similar crime rates, each government chose to impose different levels of punishment. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z They were not identical—Madeline’s chin was a bit more pointed, her nose a little thinner, her voice deeper, richer, almost throaty—but they looked so similar they could have been mistaken for sisters. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z Across the street, which sloped steeply, was another hotel with a similar wall and garden. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z Like Burr, Hamilton was properly attired and also carried himself with a similar air of gentlemanly diffidence. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z He’d seen something similar on holiday, in the sand dunes of Death Valley, Nevada. Stormbreaker 2000-09-04T00:00:00Z This is quite possible—Bruno does similar things in his published texts and, as we have seen, the concept of plagiarism was a novel one. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z Interactions with Moravian Protestant missionaries had shown the Delawares that Moravian ways of religion were similar to their own, including the ideal of pacifism. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z She explained to Dill once that it was similar to the way makers of Persian rugs would intentionally leave a flaw in their work, as a reminder that only God is perfect. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z The few preserved African skeletal fragments contemporary with the Neanderthals are more similar to our modern skeletons than to Neanderthal skeletons. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The proliferation of many similar languages in the Philippines and Indonesia merely reflects the fact that the islands never underwent a political and cultural unification, as did China. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The history of the world is full of similar examples. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Jason had once told him that the children of Mars had a similar ability. The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z She recognized a kindred spirit, a similar subversive spark to the one she often felt flaring inside her. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z A uniformed woman followed through the door, carrying a second newchild wrapped in a similar blanket. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z Applying his “worldwide rate of dental microevolution” to the three migrations, Turner came up with roughly similar dates of emigration. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z But it’s better when the common threads are made explicit, because in the vast private web of a writer’s imagination, anything can be similar to anything else. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z He felt a sliver of muted fear, similar to what he’d experienced that morning when he stepped toward the window to see the Griever. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z I’ve already sent an email to PAWS, a group in Washington State that runs a similar program. Shine! 2019-11-05T00:00:00Z I went to a few other places with similar results. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z It was similar to the cramping I had experienced for the past few days, but more severe. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z The centrioles, which hoist the microtubules on which chromosomes are strung for mitosis, are similar separate creatures; when not busy with mitosis, they become the basal bodies to which cilia are attached. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z These cabinets were similar in design to the safety cabinets that are used for handling nuclear-bomb parts. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Gregor tried to imagine to himself whether anything similar to what was happening to him today could have also happened at some point to the manager. The Metamorphosis 1915-01-01T00:00:00Z She wanted to study what the ATA was getting right, so she could go back to the United States and set up a similar program for women pilots in her own country. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z His wife was behind him, and they had a guest in the house, another woman of similar age. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z “Maybe not. But a high school education? Critical. It’s a D now, but that D will turn to an F if you keep this up. I had a similar conversation with your brother once.” On the Come Up 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z The male symbol was remarkably similar to the Anubis god representation on Tutankhamen’s inner-chamber hieroglyphics. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z It looked eerily similar in design to the boys’ locker room at Burnt Mill Creek High School, except this one was just a little more battered and abused. 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z A similar problem has frustrated schemes to breed the vicuna, an Andean wild camel whose wool is prized as the finest and lightest of any animal’s. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The Maryland studies produced similar results: African Americans comprised only 17 percent of drivers along a stretch of I-95 outside of Baltimore, yet they were 70 percent of those who were stopped and searched. The New Jim Crow 2010-01-05T00:00:00Z At night she crooned soft songs similar to the ones Amari’s mother had once sang to her as a child. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z In this cave, Heisenberg had been trying to build an atomic pile, similar to the one made by Enrico Fermi on the squash court in Chicago. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z She said we’d have fun because the stories are about kids in similar situations. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z In the years after the war for independence, a new though similar governing document was drafted. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z Matt looked up to see another man, similar to the first one. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Katelyn and I had very similar personalities; we were both always giggling about something and liked to have fun. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z His cousin had a similar store, as did many other immigrants in his new community. The Sun Is Also a Star 2016-11-01T00:00:00Z The principle of segregation of races as to housing, schools, churches, and similar public activities is on the whole accepted by both races as being sound and sensible. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z He imagines his father wearing an outfit similar to his own, a shawl draped over one shoulder, as he used to during pujo. The Namesake 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Short or tall, they were all of a similar circumference, about eighteen inches, and they were all cut flat across the top. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z “Make piles of similar colors. Doesn’t have to be perfect.” Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z I took the magazine home and there told my mother that someday I would amass hordes of money and build her a house similar to the ones in the magazine. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z Perhaps, I thought, his reaction would be similar to my own. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The wild ancestors of our wheat and barley crops look so similar to the crops themselves that the identity of the ancestor has never been in doubt. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The two statues were cut from similar marble and sculpted in quite similar ways. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z Though not nearly so spectacular, this manifestation of grief for Bunny was in many ways a similar phenomenon—an affirmation of community, a formulaic expression of homage and dread. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Pauli’s exclusion principle says that two similar particles cannot exist in the same state; that is, they cannot have both the same position and the same velocity, within the limits given by the uncertainty principle. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z In all of these respects, Jomon skulls differ from those of modern Japanese and are most similar to those of modem Ainu, while Yayoi skulls most resemble those of modern Japanese. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z The Klansmen shared a similar past of poverty and failure, were haunted by the same familiar demons, and hated a common enemy. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Also, studies of Australia and Can ada have since established a similar link between legalized abortion and crime. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z His hand hovered and selected a shining elliptical can whose flatness seemed reminiscent of salmon or similar delicacy. I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z In similar fashion, no weapons would be permitted on Libra, and Librans simply would not be able to understand why earth people continued to shoot one another. Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z As a result, although similar in other respects to ancestral donkeys, onagers have never been domesticated. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z A similar image appeared to work well for another product: a popular brand of mustard. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z Countless similar oddities result from our conventional ways of measuring, reporting, and com paring periodic quantities, whether they be the monthly cash flow of a government or the regular daily fluctuations in body temperature. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z While nothing had happened on a similar scale since the Koliyivshchyna rebellion in the 1760s, beatings and extortion weren’t uncommon. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z Rather similar, seemingly absurd infinities occur in the other partial theories, but in all these cases the infinities can be canceled out by a process called renormalization. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z I knew Halliday had frequently used similar riddles in many of his early adventure games, and each of those riddles had made sense in the context of its game. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z This feeling was similar, except it was my intellect that was weary and expanded, languid and latently powerful. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z The Institute’s gray stone buildings were so similar to one another and so closely packed it was difficult to judge precisely where one ended and another began. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z On January 23 and February 4 further quakes of similar magnitude followed. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z I’m saying it’s possible that the boy lost the knife and that someone else stabbed his father with a similar knife. Twelve Angry Men 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z In the silence that followed in his wake, she contemplated his story, the paths that had made them so different, but so similar. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Some elements are similar to those in the Valley of Mexico. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z And similar arguments play out in a hundred or a thousand other places that need protection. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z He wore armor similar to Dobrynya’s—made of small scales fixed together that flexed as he moved—but his was shinier than the bogatyr’s had been. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z “You know, standard survival skills. I’m sure it was similar at your old school.” Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z Zoos are conducting similar breeding programs for many other threatened species, including gorillas and rhinos. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z And they show that the use of certain kinds of interactive media stimulate neurological patterns similar to those produced by the use of addictive drugs. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z “Why this failure? Could it have been prevented? What lessons could be drawn from our experiences that would enable others to avoid similar failures?” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z In a lot of ways, it was similar to the dance except that we got to wear more comfortable clothes. The Perks of Being a Wallflower 1999-02-01T00:00:00Z In one sense it means “similar to,” so it’s handy for comparing things. Woe Is I 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z Using a broadly similar concept, he arranged the elements in horizontal rows called periods and vertical columns called groups. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z Suddenly I realized the potentially profound implications of a DNA structure in which the adenine residue formed hydrogen bonds similar to those found in crystals of pure adenine. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z In similar forests that have not recently been managed, the figure is only 20 percent. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z In terms of class size, teachers’ education, and computer-to-student ratio, the schools attended by blacks and whites are similar. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z Many of the counter-intuitive results cited in this book are psychological tricks similar to the above, which can induce a kind of innumeracy in even the most numerate. Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The clutch, gas, and brake pedals were the same; the gearshift similar, two speeds forward and one reverse, plainly marked “1,” “2,” and “R.” Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z It seems to Celia that they provide a similar service within the present company. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z They were fighting for principles that they had learned from Europeans and Americans—from people similar to their own slave masters. Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science 2010-11-15T00:00:00Z Even Pita from her place on the shore was calling out similar promises. Summer of the Mariposas 2012-10-20T00:00:00Z Others said it was burned by a contingent of jealous citizens from Midland because the Odessa college was competing with a similar institution that the sister city had built. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z They were not very big, but they were so similar in shape and size that they looked like clones. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z When I delivered a similar speech to the Florida Guardian ad Litem Program, Mary Miller was present. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z Can the research being done here, and by a new generation of neuroscientists, prevent similar tragedy? A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z Instead, scientists must look for “natural experiments,” in which something similar befell humans in the past. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z Many of France’s neighbors worried that similar revolutions might spread to their countries and wanted the new French republic crushed. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z The Peo-ple’s Forums were similar to the town meetings that candidate Bill Clinton held in America on his way to the presidency. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Braden has had a similar experience in his work with professional athletes. Blink 2005-01-11T00:00:00Z After I had completed that book, I realized that other modern, as well as prehistoric, encounters between peoples raised similar questions. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z She had a feeling their thoughts were similar to her own. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z This was before my time; I joined the college in 1965 at the tail end of the bitterness, when similar disagreements forced another Nobel Prize-winning Master, Sir Nevill Mott, to resign. A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z It was easier to remember when I sang it, similar to a child reciting a lesson in song. Salt to the Sea 2016-02-02T00:00:00Z On the way home from school, I felt like reaching out to any one that had a similar story. The Freedom Writers Diary 1999-10-12T00:00:00Z He was dressed similar to the last time I’d seen him: beach shorts, a Hawaiian shirt, and sandals. The Titan's Curse 2007-05-11T00:00:00Z She still did not have a permit, but her employers simply overlooked the fact, just like the thousands of other whites who did the same for their servants in similar straits. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z A similar suspension of disbelief will be necessary for you to master another case of tricky case, the difference between who and whom. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z Pascal, learning of this last result, carried out similar experiments in tall buildings in Paris and, as quickly as possible, published an account of them. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z He detested the Slavic people of eastern Europe with a murderous racist hatred similar to what he felt for Jewish people, and was greedily eyeing the Soviet Union’s enormous agricultural areas, such as Ukraine. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z I wonder if this woman has a similar story. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z I wish Cinna had given me a similar outfit, I feel so vulnerable in this flimsy dress. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Sandringham was what we call a Model C school, which meant it was a mix of government and private, similar to charter schools in America. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z We have similar expectations for what counts as cleanliness in men and women alike. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z Hence it seems likely that some of them were also the founding crops of highland agriculture, especially as the ancient drainage systems preserved are so similar to the modern drainage systems used for growing taro. Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies 1997-03-01T00:00:00Z In the second part of the experiment, the researchers asked similar questions, but this time they focused on the value of information. A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age 2014-09-23T00:00:00Z It would be so taxing to manage something similar, she feels fatigued even considering it. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z |
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