There is no evidence that homosexuality or other deviant behaviour has measurably increased as a result of society's urbanization and technological progress, but one gains the impression of an increase simply because these topics, previously unmentionable, are now openly discussed in the mass media.
In Dr. Price's case, one gained the impression that the discovery of the origin of life would lead to a bonanza of synthetic fibres, foods, & drugs, whose like no one ever dreamed of.
DOENITZ: "If any ship will assist the shipwrecked Laconia crew, I will not attack her, provided I am not being attacked by ship or air force". Summing up briefly, I gained the impression from the reports of the U-boats that they began the rescue work with great zeal.
From those and other meetings in the region Mr Cook gained the impression that ASEAN governments share many of his concerns, even if they choose to represent them in a more emollient, "Asian" way.But Dr Mahathir sees matters differently.
I have gained the impression that communists regard the parliamentary system of the west as reactionary.
I gained the impression that treading water entailed a series of frenzied but intricately coordinated moves.
He telephoned each of his commanders and "gained the impression that the principles laid down by OHL were sound.
They are in a sort of daze during the celebration of Old Home Week, and one therefore gains the impression that a large contingent of Barnum's minute-born must have settled in Clarksville.
Nowhere in this book do you gain the impression that Europe has taken stock of its excesses and resolved to act with more caution and good sense in the future.
Though the glosses often reflect Romance forms, however, they are usually given in a Latinate form, and one gains the impression of a few superficial adjustments to archaic but fundamentally comprehensible texts.
