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Sword of Damocles |
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Sword of Damocles a closely impending disaster sword of Damocles signifies impending peril; blade suspended over banqueter by a hair. [Gk. Myth.: Brewer Dictionary, 297] See : Danger How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Passengers stream in from their disparate lives to the waiting area, oblivious to the sword of Damocles hanging over their heads. ``They gave their children the most precious gift, that is they took away this sword of Damocles hanging over their mother's head,'' said Trudy Harris, co-executive director of the Lynne Cohen Foundation for Ovarian Cancer Research, where Kretchmer underwent genetic testing and counseling. The study provoked such strong trans-Atlantic shock waves, thanks mainly to the Internet, that the wielders of the modern Sword of Damocles have gone public with a barrage of full-throated epithets, charging Mearsheimer and Walt with "ignorant propaganda, academic garbage, anti-Semitic and anti-Zionist drivel. |
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