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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
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raw terror of the taxpaying mob
Does "raw terror of the taxpaying mob" mean "vivid terror of the taxpaying mob"?
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This statement is stunning for its lack of candor. Of course, scientists live in perpetual fear of losing public funds, so the NAS may have merely been expressing raw terror of the taxpaying mob.
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This statement is stunning for its lack of candor. Of course, scientists live in perpetual fear of losing public funds, so the NAS may have merely been expressing raw terror of the taxpaying mob.
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Anonymous Does "raw terror of the taxpaying mob" mean "vivid terror of the taxpaying mob"? " No.
- Anonymous Does "raw terror of the taxpaying mob" mean "vivid terror of the taxpaying mob"?
- " No.
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AnonymousDoes "raw terror of the taxpaying mob" mean "vivid terror of the taxpaying mob"?Do you mean, "Does 'raw' mean 'vivid'?" No.
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The word 'raw' can be used to describe people as they were, say, 20,000 years ago. Then, people experienced terror without any sense or knowledge of civilisation. In those days, if they experienced terror, it was raw terror
I can understand why scientists are worried about losing their funding, but I doubt that it involves raw terror. It's an exaggeration. It just means th
The word 'raw' can be used to describe people as they were, say, 20,000 years ago. Then, people experienced terror without any sense or knowledge of civilisation. In those days, if they experienced terror, it was raw terror
I can understand why scientists are worried about losing their funding, but I doubt that it involves raw terror. It's an exaggeration. It just means th
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