In the course of his viewing, that man becomes obsessed with finding the root of the Middle Eastern flood myths.

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The urbane activity with which a man receives money is really marvellous, considering that we so earnestly believe money to be the root of all earthly ills, and that on no account can a monied man enter heaven.

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Peter, a lean man with fair hair, sat stiffly near the front: he looked like somebody anticipating a root canal.

NEWYORKER: Mastering the Machine

Such familiar figures as a messed-up clown (John Malkovich) and a hyper-rational man of science (Donald Pleasence) either suffer the torments of love or try to find the root of evil.

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