In the historical context that amounted to something, but today it is but abauble.
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He calls it abauble, and no conceivable support can be looked for in that quarter.
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However, sooner or later this "bauble" will be used.
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We are told that it is only a "bauble" so we should not lose any sleep over it.
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I hope that people will not be appointed to the authority by way of the offer of abauble, but because they have ability, competence and good will.
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The movie version overflows with affection and good intention, but unwittingly turns abaubleof cheerful fakery into something that mostly feels phony.
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Her final character personality was designed to be a stereotypical blonde, a bulimic cheerleader, and not the brightestbaubleon the tree.
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Perhaps because his action is selfless, thebaublenow blazes for him and blinds the giant.
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Justice is not somebaubleto be sold to the highest bidder.
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As a child, she agrees to let a visiting scientist test her blood, an act forbidden by the island's traditions, in exchange for a prettybauble.
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Humanity, he tells us in both tomes, is essentially in pursuit of trinkets and baubles, with virtue and wisdom in short supply.
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When he dallies with hisbaubleand teases ladies with his clap-stick, the fool's nose goes before him as a banner of hot blood.
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Does it attempt to excite public interest except as a place of baubles?
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We have heard about bungs and baubles, and about shock and amazement.
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They were offered as glittering baubles to the electorate.
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