One of the most troubling arguments in his critique held that the book's ' ' gripping ' ' language dulled the mind, as if literature cannot at once engage the audience and provoke thought.
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He said a few moments ago that we might be dulled, but that is certainly not the case.
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People's nerves are shattered and their senses are dulled.
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Sadly, time and the lack of constant reminders has dulled the message, and we have slipped back considerably.
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There is a danger of our eyes and ears becoming dimmed and dulled to this problem of unemployment.
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If it is not his imagination is dulled, and he is bored.
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However, the ravages of unemployment have dulled that sparkle, and those young people are now wandering around aimlessly.
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Is she now actually dulling that signal and suggesting that we may well send in ground troops?
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A blind faith in ultimate victory has dulled our senses and blinded our efforts and our energies.
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The memory has not been dulled that war came about because of weakness, not strength.
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The art of competition may have been dulled during the war years and since.
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The child does not understand it, and his whole intelligence is dulled by the imposition of this unfortunate system.
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If we do not, not only is the reform dulled, but the appetite for other reforms is also dulled.
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Against that it must be asked: how valuable educationally is clinical experience if the learner's intellectual faculties are dulled by lack of sleep?
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I must admit that my appetite is somewhat dulled at this time of the evening.
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