Properties Are Physical Properties

Importance Is Centrality

- 1 Let's strip away all the unimportant details.

- 2 What is central here?

- 3 That's just a peripheral issue.

Importance Is Interiority

- 1 This is the core of the matter

Importance Is Size

- 1 That's a big discovery.

- 2 He concentrates on little details.

- 3 Let's look at the larger issues.

- 4 That's a monumental discovery.

- 5 Mr. Big

- 6 The big cheese

- 7 He'll never amount to anything.

Importance Is Depth

- 1 There's a deeper issue here.

- 2 That's a profound problem.

- 3 Let's ignore all the details on the surface.

- 1 These are highly irregular proceedings.

Amount Is Length

- 1 He's short of money.

- 2 He's long on good looks.

- 3 He's short on intelligence.

Amount Is Verticality

- 1 The number of people living in poverty went up.

- 2 Can you please decrease the number of assignments?

Amount Is Weight

- 1 He's a heavy smoker.

- 2 She was always a light drinker.

- 3 The bulk of the US population will soon be over 40.

Amount Is Size

- 1 Which of the two classes is bigger?

- 2 He only has a little money.

- 3 I'm not a big eater.

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- 1 Do you have anything smaller than a twenty?

- 2 Can you break a twenty?

- 3 I only have small change.

- 4 We don't accept any bill larger than a twenty.

Note: see the following files:MoralityAbilityEmotionAnger

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