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EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Collins was revered by his fellow countrymen.
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Most of us revere the Bible, but few of us read it regularly.
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Ondaatje is revered as one of Canada's best writers.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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His name is revered still in Ayrshire.
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In big-band circles Bailey is revered for his section leading ability, but his solo improvising has been vastly underrated.
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Jones is much revered as the king of country, and his fans deserve the whole picture.
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They soon recognized the humble status of these priests and so adopted the more revered robes of the literati.
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This semester they imitate Faulkner, reject Beckett, revere Rich.
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What happened to our thinking about snakes that we changed from revering them as sacred to fearing them as evil?
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Whether we invoke him, or revere him, or simply live in fear of him, this deity is always dangerous.