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November 16, 2009

admiration

Admire

admire Y (verb) - 1. having a feeling of great respect for Y, 2. to look at and appreciate a beautiful thing or person Y

admirable (adjective) - deserving or worthy of respect

admiration (noun) - the act of admiring

admirer (noun) - a person who admires

admire resolve
I admire her resolve to be the best mother she can be

admire tenacity
 I admire your tenacity, even if it is inspired by vanity

Her father, Charles, moved to the window to admire the Irish Sea, which glinted along the western edge of the estate

pretend to admire
dawdling behind the tour group, he pretended to admire the spring blossoms

we build a fire by the swirling river. We lie back and admire the wash of stars

admire from afar
she was content to admire this world from afar

surrounded by a circle of admirers

I admire the breadth of his research, the directness of his prose, and the power of his ideas

grudging admiration
widely admired

the kids say they love and admire you as much as their biological dad

she acted in ways he found wholly admirable

admire yet distrust
We admire them and yet at the same time distrust them

They had come to admire the autumn leaves, and they weren't done yet

there are plenty more guys out there closer to your age who possess the same qualities you admire in this man. If he truly cares for you, he'll understand that you are just too young for him

 I admire it, and I also don't understand it

an ardent admirer
a devoted admirer
a fervent admirer
gain admirers
win admirers

pause to admire
step back to admire


He's gon na admire me, he's gon na look up to me

I do so admire your zeal

funeral attended by friends and admirers

admire the Chinese
Most of the time, I admire the rough-and-ready Chinese determination to make things happen and worry about the details later on

I admire Oprah because she puts her money where her mouth is

you can only admire his courage and determination

kind of admire them
Those filthy bugs. You kinda have to admire' em, you know, admire' em, just being small little bugs, but carry all that food back to their nests

admire nature
books you admire
admire people who overcome adversity

 people came from all around to admire this astonishing bird

I actually admire the big man's golf game, and for once I'm being sincere

admire him and look up to him
I admire him for taking this step

I admire her greatly
I admire his work greatly
having said that, I admire her, nonetheless

I always admire women that are independent, that have a dream

admire wife
His voice dropped an octave as his smile deepened. Long enough to admire my beautiful wife

admire for acknowledging a problem
I rather admire Fred for acknowledging his problem with alcohol, but you'd think he'd join the AA

Once inside the house, he took a moment to admire the architecture of the structure

I take a few steps to the side and admire my handiwork

admire strength of will
Tildi had to admire his strength of will, though it was fruitless

admire a weapon
The king took the weapon, raising it to admire the keen edge and the way the sun rippled off the metal

some believe that the most important foundation of a happy marriage is that a wife must appreciate and admire her husband

deeply admire
greatly admire

secretly admire

admire their dedication and commitment
admired for her determination

admire art
I admire Edward Hopper for his sense of light and space

admire a person
What I admire about Olivia is that she's totally in this job for all the right reasons

admire a virtue
Yet it's the very virtue we admire that leads her to do the things we can't fathom

full of admiration for her

what do you most admire about them?

I like getting updates from people I admire, but I always think about them tweeting while they're supposed to be doing their work

admire filmmakers
Are there any up-and-coming American filmmakers you admire?

when you're done, take a seat for a moment and admire the fruits of your labor

I admire her analysis
leaders they wish to admire and want to emulate

There are plenty of evangelicals that admire Senator Obama because he's talked about his religion so comfortably

admire anonymous givers
I admire all anonymous givers -- that's giving when no one sees but God.

really admire
I really admire the way the elder Bush negotiated the end of the cold war

 providing painters with more information about the materials and techniques of the artists they admire


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