There is a certain class of unbelievers who sometimes ask me such questions as, if I think that I can live on vegetable food alone; and to
strike at the root of the matter at once -- for the root is faith -- I am accustomed to answer such, that I can live on board nails.
Walden & on the Duty of Civil Disobedience
"Perhaps it will be too late," said Gondy, still unmoved; "perhaps I shall have lost all influence; while by giving up Broussel your majesty will
strike at the root of the sedition and will gain the right to punish severely any revival of the revolt."
Twenty Years After
Does not the attempt to purify the spirit of the family and to maintain the sanctity of family ties
strike at the root of the evil?"
The Country Doctor
Some envisioned structural transformation that would
strike at the root of injustice; others accepted the basic ordering of their society but worked to make less radical improvements.
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"They are using brute force to
strike at the root of faith and express.
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A few clubs even went to the extent of using the team's poor performance as one of the major tools to
strike at the root of the Sultanate's soccer -- the Oman Football Association (OFA) board, demanding an extra-ordinary meeting with the aim of bringing down the body.
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Namo and his National Security Advisor, Ajit Doval, believed that they would
strike at the root of Kashmiri unrest with pellet guns, then by tying an innocent voter on to the bonnet of an army jeep.
A Striking Resemblance
Any attempt to fight the menace is praiseworthy, but no effort was made to
strike at the root of such proliferation -- half-baked information and rumours peddled on social media for gullible readers by propaganda outlets and partisan quasi-news platforms.
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Before the industry starts to
strike at the root of problems related to household chores, it must start to empathize with women who are spending a lifetime doing invisible unpaid housework.
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Wesley wrote: "As to all opinions which do not
strike at the root of Christianity, we think and let think."
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If the idea is to
strike at the root of xenophobia and build friendships, not merely tolerate the differences, then surely secularism needs to have a wider canvas than merely being obsessed with the way state deals with the issue of religious differences.
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Somu Kumar, a volunteer of P and resident of DC said: "Law Minister Kapil Sibal on Friday mentioned that if this order is implemented, it will
strike at the root of the political system.
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For gender issues to be said to be effectively addressed in the WSIS process, strategies and solutions for achieving gender equality must
strike at the root of unequal power relations--not just between men and women, but also more fundamentally between rich and poor, North and South, urban and rural, empowered and marginalised.
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While such proposals should be applauded as important steps forward, they do not
strike at the root of the problem.
Those damn lobbyists
The ultimate aim was to
strike at the root of domestic violence these women suffered at the hands of inebriated men.
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