Sentence examples for Perversion from inspiring English sources
noun
The action of perverting someone or something; humiliation; debasement.
In this strange perversion of the Protestant work ethic, a great deal of time, skill and emotional intensity is invested in activities with absolutely no social benefit.
For years, film-makers in America were trapped by the motion picture production code, which banned "any inference of sex perversion".
It was condemned by the National Legion of Decency and contributed to the end of the Production Code (which banned references to "sexual perversion" and much else) in the mid-60s.
It is a perversion of faith".
"Anti-Semitism has no place in France", he said this week, adding that it was not an opinion but a perversion.
By taking up arms against an imaginary Western plot to spread perversion, Vladimir Putin and Nigeria's Goodluck Jonathan doubtless hope to distract attention from the corruption and incompetence of their own regimes.
Yet the preliminary results of NCAR's experiments, which are being done in Mexico and are due to run for another year, suggest that solid evidence of the technique's efficacy is now within the researchers' grasp.In this section No PERVersion Cloudbusting An ice idea Inside out ReprintsSeeds of faithThe term "rain-makers" is actually a bit misleading: rain-boosters would be better.
This perversion of "soft power" is seen by Moscow as a vital complement to military engagement.Certainly Russia is not alone in abusing soft power.
It is made using the techniques employed for computer chips.In this section Inside out No PERVersion Cloudbusting An ice idea Reprints Related topics Cancer Health and fitnessThe source itself works a little like the cathode-ray tube of a television.
Barriers differently conceived as matter, individuated mind, or a soul-mind aggregate defiled by sin, ignorance, and perversion must be broken through, or a veil lifted, so that the true self, the primordial spirit, may shine forth.
But that is a 'perversion' of magic; the true magical effect is the reinforcement of hope and hard work that a drought puts to the test.
