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great and the good

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the great and the good (humorous)
important people. The move toward a more democratic state will not be universally welcomed by the great and the good.
See also: good, great

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He likened Bishop Hill's "little study in Toronto," which contained photographs and mementos of his encounters with "the great and the good of the Christian world over half a century," to "the cell of a Russian starets--the home of an 'elder' released from administrative burdens, licensed to be himself before God, and simply living out something of God's hospitality.
You still sense a little nervousness when debunking many of the standard, often nonsense, ideas of the great and the good of the architectural establishment.
He has identified key icons which fit this bill, and analysed them in his usual provocative fashion, a cheerleader for a roll-call of many of the great and the good from the world of architecture.
 
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