| Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary 1,804,681,812 visitors served. |
|
Dictionary/ thesaurus | Medical dictionary | Legal dictionary | Financial dictionary | Acronyms | Idioms | Encyclopedia | Wikipedia encyclopedia | ? |
single-minded |
Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus | 0.34 sec. |
|
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. |
|
| ? Mentioned in | ? References in periodicals archive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| In other words, mature persons tend to either perform tasks habitually or focus on them single-mindedly. Two unusual events, however, have positive life-altering consequences: he begins to give cello lessons to a young Korean boy whose natural talents and single-mindedly aggressive but well-meaning mother mirror and force him to confront the elements that shaped his own unnatural childhood; and, he is selected to sit as a juror on a homicide case in which there's an insanity defense. While he calls attention to those who were intelligent, sympathetic, just, and even courageous in treatment of the Acadians, he also names those who articulated the policy of expulsion, legally rationalized it, and single-mindedly and ruthlessly implemented it. |
| Legal Dictionary |
| Free Tools: |
For surfers:
Free toolbar & extensions |
Word of the Day |
Help
For webmasters: Free content | Linking | Lookup box | Double-click lookup | Partner with us |
|---|