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It will be hard for a poet to surpass the poise and penetration of Thomas Hardy's "The Darkling Thrush," which is dated as being composed on the last evening of the 19 th century.
for the average schmo" (Megan Rosenfeld, the Washington Post ). Reviewers predict the ratings for her series will surpass critic Robert Hughes' similar show last spring.
The Writer's Guide contains a huge amount of useful information, and if one does not already have a style manual, it might be as good as another, though many would argue that nothing could equal (let alone surpass) the Chicago Manual of Style .
Eventually Johnson would go on to surpass the early New Deal, but at this moment, he didn't know how to proceed.
Instead of facing a few very dangerous adversaries, the United States confronts a number of less visible challenges that surpass the boundaries of traditional nation-states and call for quick, imaginative, and agile responses.