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- verb Present participle of
nurture .
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Examples
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In every instance, corruption and fraud (with attendant enabling secrecy and deception of the public) play a major role in nurturing any given threat.
Robert David Steele: 10 High-Level Threats to Humanity Robert David Steele 2010
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In every instance, corruption and fraud (with attendant enabling secrecy and deception of the public) play a major role in nurturing any given threat.
Robert David Steele: 10 High-Level Threats to Humanity Robert David Steele 2010
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In every instance, corruption and fraud (with attendant enabling secrecy and deception of the public) play a major role in nurturing any given threat.
Robert David Steele: 10 High-Level Threats to Humanity Robert David Steele 2010
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But Mackmyra's product requires long-term nurturing—in general it takes five to eight years for a bottle of whiskey to be ready—and the Swedish company needs to invest today if it is to be able to supply drinkers years from now.
Swedish Whiskey Maker Looks Abroad Katarina Gustafsson 2011
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Southgate and Brooking are near-evangelists for the Spanish way, the long-term nurturing of players to have the skill and temperament to pass and keep the ball.
Gareth Southgate: 'We can't keep producing the English-style player' 2011
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In every instance, corruption and fraud (with attendant enabling secrecy and deception of the public) play a major role in nurturing any given threat.
Robert David Steele: 10 High-Level Threats to Humanity Robert David Steele 2010
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Applied Ecological Services, Apfelbaum rekindles the spirit of service to all of creation, with humans, themselves, playing the central role in nurturing the renewal work so crucial in this Century and in the emerging restoration [...]
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As the subsequent discussion illustrates, these endeavors by her senior staff were not solely motivated by benevolent disinterest in nurturing Elizabeth's mental and social development.
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Howe Military School succeeds in nurturing self-respect (and respect of others), confidence, and social skills.
CHILD SOLDIERS…by Therese Quinn, Erica Meiners, Bill Ayers 2008
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There is a new paradigm emerging, and depending on your perspective you'll either embrace it and take an active role in nurturing it and pushing aside obsolete boundaries or you'll continue to live in a state of fear and apprehension, and run from an opportunity to not only reinvent yourself but the world in which we live.
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