This incident is a sad commentary on our society.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
be a sad commentary on something — be a sad/appalling/interesting/etc commentary on something phrase to show how sad appalling interesting etc something really is This incident is a sad commentary on our society. Thesaurus: ways of emphasizing how good or bad something issynonym … Useful english dictionary
be a interesting commentary on something — be a sad/appalling/interesting/etc commentary on something phrase to show how sad appalling interesting etc something really is This incident is a sad commentary on our society. Thesaurus: ways of emphasizing how good or bad something issynonym … Useful english dictionary
commentary */ — UK [ˈkɒmənt(ə)rɪ] / US [ˈkɑmənˌterɪ] noun Word forms commentary : singular commentary plural commentaries 1) [countable/uncountable] a discussion of something such as an event or theory a commentary on aspects of seventh century English life… … English dictionary
commentary — com|men|tar|y [ kamən,teri ] noun * 1. ) count a spoken description of an event or sports competition that is given as the event is happening, especially on radio or television 2. ) count or uncount a discussion of something such as an event or… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… … Universalium
Europe, history of — Introduction history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… … Universalium
United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… … Universalium
biblical literature — Introduction four bodies of written works: the Old Testament writings according to the Hebrew canon; intertestamental works, including the Old Testament Apocrypha; the New Testament writings; and the New Testament Apocrypha. The Old… … Universalium
ISAIAH — (Heb. יְשַׁעְיָה ,יְשַׁעְיָהוּ Salvation of YHWH ), one of the eight books (as the Rabbis and the Masorah count them) of the Nevi im, or Prophets, the second division of the Hebrew canon (see bible , Canon). INTRODUCTION Outside the Book of… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… … Universalium
