They have shifting value, and much of what everyday language means has become situational.
Collecting, once within the reach of thousands of buyers with modest means, has become a rich man's hobby.
For many of them the contradiction Dostoevsky noticed between extravagant promise and meagre means has become intolerable...
"Enrichment by dishonest means has become a part of the Bulgarian transition and that has been absorbed by the young generation," Mr. Mitev said.
Even the civil service, satirised in the 1980s TV sitcom Yes Minister for exercising devious control by manipulative means, has become more compliant and deferential to ministerial demands.
If anything, the definition of what success means has become a bit distorted; it's defined more and more by an ability to fill an arena for 12 dates rather than fill smaller spaces for a sustained touring period.
The utilization of shear reinforcement via shear studs or other means has become a choice for improving the punching shear capacity.
Now, more than ever, data garnered through social and comprehensive means has become the centerpiece of a successful run for office.
This notion that certain people, by virtue of sharing a certain identity are invisible and inaccessible by ordinary means, has become powerful and ubiquitous [ 34] and 'reaching' them has become somewhat of a holy grail.
Since there is currently no diagnostic test that can accurately predict steroid responsiveness in FSGS, prediction of the responsiveness of patients to steroid therapy with noninvasive means has become a critical issue.
