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[ adverb ] not now
Synonyms Examples "she is no more" Used in print (Sports Age, 24:9...)This is no_longer a way_of_life for the bearded logger and the wandering cowboy . (Booton Herndon, "From Custer to Korea, The 7th Cavalry"...)At 6_o_'_clock on the morning of August 12 , they were in doubt no_longer . (David Boroff, "Jewish Teen-Age Culture"...)It is significant that the Catskills , which used_to be the summer playground for older teen-agers , a kind of summer suburb of New_York , no_longer attracts them in great numbers - except for those who work there as waiters , bus_boys , or counselors in the day_camps . (Gibson Winter, The Suburban Captivity of the...)The congregation perishes when it is no_longer possible to replenish that core from the neighborhood ; moreover , residential mobility is so high in metropolitan areas that churches have_to recruit constantly in their core stratum in_order to survive ; they can lose higher - and lower status members from the church without collapsing , but they need adequate recruits for the core stratum in_order to preserve economic integration . Churches can be strengthened through this process of co-optation so_long as the environs of the church provide a sufficient pool of people who can fit the pattern of economic integration ; once the pool of recruits diminishes , the congregation is helpless - friendly contacts no_longer keep it going . Related terms |
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