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For this he deserves not only the title poet, with its fullest and most humane connotation, but also hero.

Apparently, though, not everyone knows better than to use words like "queer," "tranny" and others, which so frequently carry not only a highly negative connotation but also a history of oppression, even violence.

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The organisers encouraged protesters to wear or carry something yellow, a colour with royal and Buddhist connotations but also a deliberate echo of the "colour revolutions" in Ukraine and elsewhere.

The name has voyeuristic connotations but is also literal: A tubular aquarium with flitting clown fish and honeycombs of coral extends from the floor, through the ceiling and into the lobby.

But, if Achebe is largely retired, another generation of writers has taken up his call for a new African literature, and the majority have followed his lead: they embrace the English language despite its colonial connotations, but they also seek to establish an African literary identity outside the colonial framework.

Undoubtedly, the success of resilience arises not only from the positive connotations it evokes, but also from the inherent equivocity of its uses [FOL 02, DOV 92].

I don't know if it's the same in Greek, but in French, en secret is a loaded phrase, with the usual connotations of "secret", but also of "in solitary confinement", which seems apt for the poetry of a man who spent a good part of his life resisting fascism, sometimes in prison.

He said focus groups with voters he has conducted for MSNBC have found that the phrase "working families" was working against Mr. Gore, not only because of its connotations of youth, but also because of its suggestion of class distinctions that Americans are loath to acknowledge.

The word "gossip" has a negative connotation, but you could also call it strategic information sharing, counseling or mentoring, said Michael Morris, a research psychologist and professor of organizational behavior at Columbia Business School who studies social cognition.

The connotation is of fairytales, but also of the wild child in the woods.

It is important to point out that, stress sensitivity has not only negative effects but also positive connotations for some reservoirs, depending on rock types and well-producing conditions.

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