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- adjective Of or pertaining to
Faust , especially hisabandonment ofvalues in order topursue knowledge .
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Examples
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All technological change is what I call a Faustian bargain.
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I think that ultimately all fiction involves a degree of "Faustian" striving, and that no fiction accomplishes "perfection."
Narrative Strategies 2009
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He makes a kind of Faustian pact with Mr. Aspinall after all.
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As if we collectively knew that at the heart of the meltdown there was some kind of Faustian bargain.
Stephen Mo Hanan: Selling Your Soul to the Devil for Fun and Profit 2009
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All I want to know is what kind of Faustian bargain has this guy struck, and what the hell are they smoking over at Sony to even consider this? samax it's gonna be a comedy whether he intends it to or not...
Jonah Hill Promises R-Rated 21 Jump Street Movie: “Bad Boys meets John Hughes” | /Film 2009
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Yet he made his "Faustian" contract with affirmative action.
Dreams from Obama Pinckney, Darryl 2008
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It would not mean that the West must engage in some kind of Faustian bargain and give up its liberal soul in exchange for security.
Amitai Etzioni: Irrational Leaders and Nuclear Arms: A Response 2008
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MYERS: Yes, it's kind of Faustian deal on some level, right?
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Marty is right and it can't be a stretch to call this entire affair "Faustian" in the extreme.
Balkinization 2005
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Marty is right and it can't be a stretch to call this entire affair "Faustian" in the extreme.
Balkinization 2005
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