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Serious thoughts about Saturday's gathering (which Stewart is co-hosting with his colleague Stephen Colbert of "The Colbert Report") only invite more quasi-intellectual disaster.
Obama is a guest as Jon Stewart brings his 'Daily Show' gags to town Hank Stuever 2010
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I thought about trying to compose a quasi-intellectual riposte of this flag flying diversity nonsense but found myself so angry that all I can really say is:
If It Looks Crazy And It Sounds Crazy………….. « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2009
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Serious thoughts about Saturday's gathering (which Stewart is co-hosting with his colleague Stephen Colbert of "The Colbert Report") only invite more quasi-intellectual disaster.
Obama is a guest as Jon Stewart brings his 'Daily Show' gags to town Hank Stuever 2010
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When inhabiting North Carolina, I frequent places like Borders, which I avoid like the plague up north -- when you need a quasi-intellectual setting in which to pleasantly waste an hour, there's no high-power substitute here.
Old English in...North Carolina Borders?! Mary Kate Hurley 2008
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When inhabiting North Carolina, I frequent places like Borders, which I avoid like the plague up north -- when you need a quasi-intellectual setting in which to pleasantly waste an hour, there's no high-power substitute here.
Archive 2008-01-01 Mary Kate Hurley 2008
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Such a style, even though it primarily works at a subconscious level on the spectator, is 'un-nerving' to 'ordinary viewers' because is is making quasi-intellectual demands that common naturalism - the de facto standard for commercial cinema - almost never does.
Malick's Tree of Life Officially Hitting Theaters in November « FirstShowing.net 2010
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It is military enlisted and law enforcement that have pledged to protect your rights, no matter what. and, yes, this includes your ridiculously uninformed, quasi-intellectual statements – you have a right to make them, whether or not I am offended by them.
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Which is a concept that becomes less and less far-fetched as the film progresses into a quasi-intellectual, quasi-Bohemian melodrama set in the chic New York setting.
Current Movie Reviews, Independent Movies - Film Threat 2007
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"What is truth?" is the classic clever, shallow, quasi-intellectual line.
Wrong, But Right 2008
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How long does Mr. Brooks think he can get away with his ongoing quasi-intellectual game of three-card monte?
Roger Smith: How Long Can David Brooks Play Three-Card Monte? 2008
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