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It is pathetic that Prof Murray, having had time to reflect on the reception of his book, insists in opening the windows and letting the day light in, when it is much better for all of us (including Prof. Murray) to keep the room in cosy semi-obscurity.
Charles Murray on Education, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009
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Had it not been for the Dominique Strauss-Kahn scandal, Hollande would probably never have emerged from semi-obscurity.
François Hollande nomination marks the triumph of Monsieur Ordinary 2011
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Obama and Palin needed the six years or so of semi-obscurity they were about to embark on before ambition -- and John McCain -- intervened.
Morning Bits Jennifer Rubin 2010
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A giant of American cinema was marching defiantly from the mainstream to cult status to the fringes, and then to semi-obscurity.
My Year of Flops Nathan Rabin 2010
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If you never heard of him, it is because he assured his semi-obscurity by venturing into some of the most unnerving, taboo areas imaginable, in a fearless pursuit of humor.
Fearless John Callahan pushed boundaries of taste and humor with his art 2010
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Before he even sold a short story, he started publishing his own magazine: Alternative Fiction & Poetry, which in its short, five-issue life span went from complete obscurity to semi-obscurity.
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Once A-Listers at the height of their fame, these celebs died in semi-obscurity - sometimes, especially in the case of our first actress, their anonymity was their own doing.
Archive 2009-01-25 Bill Crider 2009
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Before he even sold a short story, he started publishing his own magazine: Alternative Fiction & Poetry, which in its short, five-issue life span went from complete obscurity to semi-obscurity.
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It would have been interesting to see what Tarantino might have made had PULP FICTION remained in semi-obscurity, or if the press had reigned in their adoration.
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Before he even sold a short story, he started publishing his own magazine: Alternative Fiction & Poetry, which in its short, five-issue life span went from complete obscurity to semi-obscurity.
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