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Here and there a few scrubby trees break the monotony somewhat
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The same old monotony of caged existence
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monotony of sitting in his office
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The only relief from the monotony of the journey was the
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monotony of the plains was becoming almost oppressive
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Though he would never admit it openly, the droning monotony of his post had long since begun to wear on his nerves
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Then as night came on, the falling dew chilled you to the bone; yet when rolled in a blanket the perspiration would drop from the forehead while alternate shiverings and burnings succeeded each other in painful monotony
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were, no doubt, glad of something to break the monotony of the hours
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It was Darkburst's misfortune that this same monotony also proved to be his undoing
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Derek’s head ached from the despairing monotony of it all and
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was their first day on the job but Derek was used to monotony, he
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He almost missed the monotony of Supersuds and
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It proved to them both that monotony had its benefits but for
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In between continue the monotony of time
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Awesome in its magnitude and resplendent in its beauty, the interminable Forbidden City leaves the sightseer marveling at its art, captivated by its glorious monotony, confounded by its majestic immensity and, it is worth saying, physically exhausted when leaving that fascinating compound through a cooling royal garden
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I will not experience imprisonment, or enforced solitude and monotony
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something – anything – to break the monotony of that
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It would at least break the monotony
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He speculated that perhaps the monotony
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And with The Builder’s main defenses knocked out, and 6 of you remaining to do what you will to him—and to the race he was made to protect—he actually seems relieved that the monotony is now over and is anxious to see what happens next
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Human beings in general do not like monotony, they always want variation
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So it is a great mistake on the part of a speaker to make his speech monotony
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But his trek remains uneventful, though he almost wishes for something to end the unbearable monotony that has become his life
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After months of training in the military camp, the thought of escape from that deadly monotony to active service, change, and adventure was pleasing
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But the edge of her fear was dulled, and, lulled by the monotony of motion, she passed into a quiet slumber
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The monotony was broken only by a jutting tangle of stone ruins, some miles out on the desert, reputedly the remnants of an ancient Stygian temple
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The squad could have continued on but both the General and Corwin decided to camp giving the men and horses a break from the monotony of trees, trees and more trees
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The squad could have continued but both the General and Corwin decided to camp giving the men and horses a break from the monotony of trees, trees and more trees
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But always the jouncing and rumbling of the chariot brought his thoughts back to revolve with maddening monotony about the treachery of Amalrus and the sorcery of Tsotha
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No shorebirds, and no islands to break up the monotony
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escaped to lately to overcome the monotony of my life
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Anything to escape the growing monotony
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‖ Passing the oncoming highway patrol vehicle Sam floored the accelerator and settled back as the speedometer needle strained to catch up, the tranquilizing monotony of driving a deceitful balm to his frustrations
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The patrol pilots from the Thor Heyerdahl found the kids broke up the monotony of patrol duties and welcomed them to the rotation
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It breaks up the monotony of the patrols
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This is called monotony
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For example, the addition of a strand of pearls or a diamond necklace would break the monotony of her subtle but boring neckline and give the eye another focal point; though pearls would be more apt to complement the colour of the gown, diamonds would highlight the dew on the roses in the hat, giving the appearance of additional gems
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There were many living plants with dark green foliage strategically arranged to break the monotony of the white paneling and pastel wallpaper, for she could detect their distinct scents filtering through the air and giving the room a fresh, lively smell
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A puzzled expression broke the monotony of Terence’s face as he struggled to recall the details of his venture
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Maynwarings all assessed the place, Jeremy broke the monotony by
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broke the monotony of its cold symmetry, and the large glass chandelier
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Breckenridge had been thinking of ways to both break the monotony
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His life settled into monotony for the next six years
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Despite these breaks in the monotony, though, clearly most of my
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Anything to break the monotony of second shift
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Breaking the monotony of the green were fruit bearing trees and small flowers
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‘’Christ! When I think that I was complaining about the monotony of this job
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It gets disgusted with monotony
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You should not complain of monotony
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After years of amateur sub space radio, directing communication to and away from Vulcan was a piece of cake, and he really didn’t mind the monotony because it usually meant he could multitask
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monotony of the landscape
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ing of the horse races, and the everyday monotony that went on
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as if to avoid the monotony of the greenery, habitats abounded all along with cattle sheds as annexes
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If you remembered at least a part of what you experienced in other bodies, you would be fed up with the monotony of bodily forms
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‘Far removed from their shadowing spouses, and ensconced with their eager colleagues, aren’t they clearly cut out for liaisons? Besides, won’t the atmosphere at the workplace afford woman more emotional closeness with her doting colleagues, than with her man in the homely monotony? More than anything else, isn’t it their compulsiveness to dress well that makes women seek paramours prepared to foot the bills? How many of them undress in the private arena only to cut a figure for themselves in the public domain
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And variety being the spice of life, one of the Islamic appeals to the enamored male converts could have been its appetizing ‘four wives’ regimen as opposed to the monogamous dharma of monotony
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Tiberius, himself weary of the monotony of watching the reclining lions, sent word to his guards to execute the remaining prisoners
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of monotony or boredom (ennui) and with resolution, is a sacred
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Do not prolong the discussion or do something that will break the monotony
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When boredom is the lack of stimulation and one is addicted to stimulation, thus willing to do anything to end the agony of boredom's incessant monotony of repetitive nothingness, then to create and suspend one's digi-dependence enables the game designer to stimulate boredom by destimulating the anarchist-gamers en masse
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to be thrilled with the monotony of life
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I concede the ink-spots, the little boys, the monotony, the tram-bells, the regrettable number of years; they are all there, and you with your vivid imagination see them all
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The monotony of the block wall was broken by a single sheet of safety rules and the locker
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To take his mind off the monotony of the trip, he sat back to ponder the words of his father
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This continued with excruciating monotony for several minutes when Andy gestured us to move along
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Lord Wesley slips into the seat next to him with a sheepish grin, and Eugene braces himself for the great stretch of monotony and awkwardness spread out ahead of him
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The rest of the week went by in a monotony of files and case numbers with the only silver
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The monotony leaves me
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“Long hours of tedious monotony broken up by harsh realities of humanity at its worst
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The monotony of the path was not helping
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something to break the monotony of life at home with Dad
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He counted the seconds between each strike of the ram, using the monotony of it to keep his mind occupied and calm against the threat of death looming over everyone in the room
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Sessions, often broke the monotony and strain by saying, "That
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The monotony of the journey caused his mind to wander
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edge-sets, can liven things up and break the monotony of just for-
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We entered the stables and went to his box causing a commotion in the rows of boxes where the horses peered out of their windows curious to see who was coming to break their monotony
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Until we understand that the only way we can raise human babies and children better not worse… is by giving them more new experiences, more challenges, and more freedom, and more difficulties which they can overcome and learn by… instead of giving them less new experiences, less freedom, less challenges which they can overcome and learn by; the human species will continue its downslide into the ever-increasing increasing stupidity, boredom, monotony of the robotocized mechanical horror we force them to live inside called civilization
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Some of them went to the hospital cafeteria, while others went, just to break the monotony
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It is most important for an understanding of monogamy that it not be thought of as a monotony, a petering out of the energy of love until the high hopes of the confident lovers disappear in a drab, toilsome existence
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Monotony is always a reflection of inner losses
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at the period of “cultural monotony” when one could easily tell be-
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But there is no redeeming feature in the Manchegan landscape; it has all the sameness of the desert without its dignity; the few towns and villages that break its monotony are mean and commonplace, there is nothing venerable about them, they have not even the
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Several citizens had scoured their houses the evening before; tri-coloured flags hung from half-open windows; all the public-houses were full; and in the lovely weather the starched caps, the golden crosses, and the coloured neckerchiefs seemed whiter than snow, shone in the sun, and relieved with the motley colours the sombre monotony of the frock-coats and blue smocks
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Emma was like all his mistresses; and the charm of novelty, gradually falling away like a garment, laid bare the eternal monotony of passion, that has always the same forms and the same language
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They saw the hills of Derbyshire fall into the monotony of the Midlands that swept away South
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As they stepped on to the highroad from their plank bridge, and looked round at the endless monotony of levels, the land a little darker than the sky, the sea sounding small beyond the sand-hills, his heart filled strong with the sweeping relentlessness of life
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To be sure, the monotony of life on board must have seemed unbearable to the Canadian, who was accustomed to freedom and activity
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Even when the mistresses were too cunning to permit of this, they were seldom able to prevent the men from embracing the domestics, who for their part were quite often willing to be embraced; it was an agreeable episode that helped to vary the monotony of their lives, and there was no harm done
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I will never go home, I thought with a finality that made me catch my breath, and then I walked on, my mind emptying into nothing but the effort to push my body through the bald monotony of the hike
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There wasn’t a day on the trail when that monotony didn’t ultimately win out, when the only thing to think about was whatever was the physically hardest
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The excitement gave way to monotony
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But the necessity of overcoming small obstacles becomes wearisome to a self-confident personality as much by the certitude of success as by the monotony of effort
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They had fried eggs for breakfast and fried ham for supper to vary the monotony of the yams, peanuts and dried apples, and on one festal occasion they even had roast chicken
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For hours nothing relieved the joyless monotony of things
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It would be great to break his normal monotony of reading books on the beach and relaxing as a lone wolf for the majority of the time with some quality time with his college buddy mixed in
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The monotony was irksome to the older girls who had left school for some years, or who had never been to school at all
