It seems presumptous for one so relatively new to the field to challenge the conclusions of its leading experts.
I do not feel that your limited resources will permit you to carry out such a pretentious program.
John's mother's total ability to tell when he was lying struck him as almost preternatural.
He looked for a good pretext to get out of paying a visit to his aunt.
He tried to prevail on her to type his essays for him.
A radical committed to social change, Reed had no patience with the conservative views prevalent in the America of his day.
Some people believe that to prevaricate in a good cause is justifiable and regard the statement as a "white lie."
In Stalking the Wild Asparagus, Euell Gibbons has as his prey not wild beasts but wild plants.
Many people commented on the contrast between the prim attire of the young lady and the inappropriate clothing worn by her escort.
By virtue of primogeniture, in some cultures the first-born child has many privileges denied his brothers and sisters.
The Neanderthal Man is one of our primordial ancestors.
She primps for hours before a dance.
This area has been preserved in all its pristine wildness.
In his youth, he knew hunger and privation.
We do not care for privy chamber of government.
The surgeon probed the wound for foreign matter before suturing it.
Everyone took his probity for granted; his defalcations, therefore, shocked us all.
Given the many areas of conflict still awaiting resolution, the outcome of the peace talks remains problematic.
The cross old lady has a proclivity to grumble.
It is wise not to procrastinate; otherwise, we find ourselves bogged down in a mass of work that should have been finished long ago.
The personnel department handles the procurement of new employees.
If you prod him hard enough, he'll eventually clean his room.
The prodigal son squandered his inheritance.
He marveled at her prodigious appetite when he saw all the food she ate.
Menuhin was a prodigy, performing wonders on his violin when he was barely eight years old.
Tourists are urged not to profane the sanctity of holy places by wearing improper garb.
In this profilgate company, she lost all sense of decency.
Freud's remarkable insights into human behavior caused his fellow scientists to honor him as a profound thinker.
Seldom have I seen food and drink served in such profusion as at the wedding feast.
The Roth family, whose progenitors emigrated from Germany early in the nineteenth century, settled in Peru, Illinois.
He was proud of his progeny but regarded George as the most promising of all his children.
If the doctor's prognosis is correct, the patient will be in a coma for at least twenty-four hours.
I prognosticate disaster unless we change our wasteful ways.
Man has always hurled projectiles at his enemy whether in the form of stones or of highly explosive shells.
The aristocrats feared mob rule and gave the right to vote only to the wealthy, thus depending the proletarians of a voice in government.
Times of economic hardship inevitably encourage countless get-rich-quick schemes to proliferate
She was a prolific writer who produced as many as three books a year.
Her prolix arguments irritated and bored the jury.
In their determination to discover ways to prolong human life, doctors fail to take into account that longer lives are not always happier ones.
Have you ever noticed that Prince Charles's prominent ears make him resemble the big-eared character in Mad comics?
In the opera La Boheme, we get a picture of the promiscuous life led by the young artists of Paris.
They erected a lighthouse on the promontory to warn approaching ships of their nearness to the shore.
Whatever prompted you to ask for such a big piece of cake when you're on a diet?
As soon as the Civil Service Commission promulgates the names of the successful candidates, we shall begin to hire members of our staff.
She was prone to sudden fits of anger.
Since bacteria propagate more quickly in unsanitary environments, it is important to keep hospital rooms clean.
The development of our missile program has forced our scientists to seek more powerful propellants.
Convinced of his own talent, Sol has an unfortunate propensity to belittle the talents of others.
In interpreting Pharaoh's prophetic dream, Joseph said that the seven fat cows eaten by the seven lean cows represented seven years of plenty followed by seven years of famine.
Despite all prophylactic measures introduced by the authorities, the epidemic raged until cool weather set in.
Their relationship could not be explained as being based on mere propinquity: they were more than relatives; they were true friends.
The natives offered sacrifices to propitiate the gods.
I think it is advisable that we wait for a more propitious occasion to announce our plans; this is not a good time.
After the bill had been amended and re-amended in committee, even its original proponents didn't want to vote in its favor.
In you discussion, you have propounded several questions; let us consider each one separately.
I want you to behave at this dinner with propriety; don't embarass me.
The jet plane has a greater propulsive power than the engine-driven plane.
Though the ad writers had come up with a highly creative campaign to publicize the company's newest product, the head office rejected it for a more prosaic, down-to-earth approach.
In the theater-in-the-round there can be no proscenium or proscenium arch.
Antony, Octavius and Lepidus proscribed all those who had conspired against Julius Caesar.
In these interfaith meetings, there must be no attempt to proselytize; we must respect all points of view.
This book on prosody contains a rhyming dictionary as well as samples of the various verse forms.
Promising to stay together "for richer, for poorer," the newlyweds vowed to be true to one another in prosperity and hardship alike.
He prostrated himself before the idol.
A remarkably protean actor, Alec Guinness could take on any role.
We must run this state dinner according to protocol if we are to avoid offending any of our guests.
The crude typewriter on display in this museum is the prototype of the elaborate machines in use today.
Seeking to delay the union members' vote, the management team tried to protract the negotiations endlessly, but the union representatives saw through their strategy.
His fingers protruded from the holes in his gloves.
A ganglionic cyst is a fluid-filled tumor (generally benign) that develops near a joint membrane or tendon sheath, and that bulges beneath the skin, forming a protuberance.
I am not interested in its provenance; I am more concerned with its usefulness than with its source.
I am afraid of a severe winter because I have stored a large quantity of provender for the cattle.
In his usual provident manner, he had insured himself against this type of loss.
As provincial governor, Sir Henry administered the Queen's law in his remote corner of Canada.
The appointment is provisional; only on the approval of the board of directors will it be made permanent.
I am ready to accept your proposal with the two proviso that you meet your obligations within the next two weeks.
In order to prevent a sudden outbreak of hostilities, we must not provoke our foe.
The deer sensed the hunter's proximity and bounded away.
Please act as my proxy and vote for this slate of candidates in my absence.
The X-rated film was definitely not for prudes.
A miser hoards money not because he is prudent but because he is greedy.
With the help of her editor, she was able to prune her manuscript into publishable form.
Samuel Clemens' pseudonym was Mark Twain.
A psychiatrist often needs long conferences with his patient before a diagnosis can be made.
The psychopathic patient suffers more frequently from a disorder of the nervous system than from a diseased brain.
We must endeavor to find an outlet for the patient's repressed desires if we hope to combat this psychosis.
The remains of pterodactyls indicate that these flying reptiles had a wingspan of as much as twenty feet.
His puerile pranks sometimes offended his more mature friends.
The famous pugilist Cassius Clay changed his name to Muhammed Ali.
As a child he was pugnacious and fought with everyone.
We must keep his friendship for he will make a puissant ally.
I do not envy the judges who have to select this year's Miss America from this collection of female pulchritude.
In his researches on pulmonary diseases, he discovered many facts about the lungs of animals and human beings.
We could see the blood vessels in his temple pulsate as he became more angry.
Before sprinkling the dried herbs into the stew, Michael first pulverized them into a fine powder.
The severity with which he was pummeled was indicated by the bruises he displayed on his head and face.
We must be punctilious in our planning of this affair, for any error may be regarded as a personal affront.
Even though he discourses on the matter like a pundit, he is actually rather ignorant about this topic.
The pungency of the cigarette smoke made me cough.
He asked for punitive measures against the offender.
