Her superficial treatment of deep and dangerous conflicts indicates her lack of interest in the strategically vital region.

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Evil is a superficial manifestation of a deep disturbance and imbalance in our collective psyche.

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As he well knew, the superficial similarities between Britain and America hid differences that lay deep and needed careful unravelling.

ECONOMIST: Alistair Cooke

This number is exceedingly small, and shows that the superficial features, which we often think of as defining human ethnic groups, are literally only skin deep.

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