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- noun the property of having one dimension
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Such a continuum, limited because of its one-dimensionality, would better reflect the messy reality of the world as we actually encounter it, rather than the more tidy way we construct it.
Karl Giberson, Ph.D: Why Christians Need A Secular World Ph.D Karl Giberson 2011
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Such a continuum, limited because of its one-dimensionality, would better reflect the messy reality of the world as we actually encounter it, rather than the more tidy way we construct it.
Karl Giberson, Ph.D: Why Christians Need A Secular World Ph.D Karl Giberson 2011
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Sometimes the reasons why readers avoid the speculative is the perception of its one-dimensionality and failure to embrace a diversity of cultures.
MIND MELD: The Perfect SF/F/H Books to Give to People Who Don't Read SF/F/H 2009
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The former, with its manic one-dimensionality, does not allow for such character growth (except a bit with Jack and Liz) or the smaller, subtler plot moments like P & R is giving us lately.
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Bernanke's remarks reflected the one-dimensionality behind much of today's macroeconomic thinking, which tends to deals only in averages and can therefore overlook fundamental problems.
Richard (RJ) Eskow: What If Ben Bernanke Was Hosting Our Super Bowl Party Instead of My Friend Pete? RJ 2011
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It was fascinating to hear Sanford Sylvan, who in the past has brought intense, poignant feeling to such characters as Chou En-Lai in John Adams's "Nixon in China," carry off the fierce one-dimensionality of Cardillac.
Hindemith's 'Cardillac' Pulls No Punches Heidi Waleson 2011
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But during the 1980s and early 1990s, a strange hybrid media outlet emerged that sought to go beyond the static one-dimensionality of printed media and offer the opportunity to enjoy walking, talking, and flexing bodybuilders.
Current Movie Reviews, Independent Movies - Film Threat 2009
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Other sex symbols drift toward one-dimensionality, becoming flat icons in the process, but throughout her career Aniston has remained sexy, funny, and unmistakably real.
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But there's some material here (loutish jokes, lazy jokes) that the persona doesn't redeem – which is when the show's one-dimensionality is more apparent.
Lee Nelson's Well Good Tour – review Brian Logan 2010
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Bernanke's remarks reflected the one-dimensionality behind much of today's macroeconomic thinking, which tends to deals only in averages and can therefore overlook fundamental problems.
Richard (RJ) Eskow: What If Ben Bernanke Was Hosting Our Super Bowl Party Instead of My Friend Pete? RJ 2011
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