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finds auspicious analogies invaluable. They provide effective heuristic guidance in the search for explanatory principles. An auspicious analogy ...
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Although Buddhist miracles differ from the traditional auspicious omens, there are analogies between them, as pointed out by the monk Fotudeng, who explained a Buddhist miracle, i.e., the sudden growth of lotus flowers, by an analogy with the dragon, the unicorn, the phoenix, and the tortoise,
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admit to citizenship, esp. to the right of voting. ... a similarity between like features of two things, on which a comparison may be based: the analogy between the heart and a pump.
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They are mistaken. The voucher decision is unfolding much as a Supreme Court ruling on abortion did 13 years ago, and the analogy isn't auspicious.
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That's an auspicious analogy in the sense that Dukakis went on to win the nomination. But it's an inauspicious analogy in the sense that Dukakis lost the election badly—to a guy named George Bush—and Democrats don't want to repeat that mistake.
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We would soon test this analogy.... ... Auspicious Parti ... The heat wave had broken, last night's torrential rains had passed, the moon would soon be rising: all signs were auspicious!
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Now that I refer to UW-Stevens Point as my “alma mater,” there are some exciting things happening there. This is not to say, however, And, interestingly enough, ... Frankly, failure to recognize this woodblock print should be declared “unamerican.” Of the many woodblock reprints adorning my apartment walls,
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