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Example sentences for: civilization

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Modern archaeology suggests that this Indus Valley civilization was destroyed not by Aryan conquerors, but by floods, when the Indus river changed course, perhaps due to earthquakes, in about 1700 b.c.
The camera, meanwhile, rests on the face of Kubrick's protagonist, a New York doctor called Bill Harford, who's only just comprehending the horror of what he has witnessed over the previous 24 hours--the bestial evil under the waltzing façade of civilization.
In developing the course materials for his college course, "Renewing American Civilization," he suggests the need for a "Core Doctrine Module."
And TNR owner Martin Peretz, who is famous for his paeans to Al Gore, tops himself, calling the veep "a man rooted in the oldest idea of our civilization."
Robert Rennick has noted that many local citizens were indignant that civilization had chosen to modify the name.