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yeah, anathema needs a referent *NM* temeraire Send a noteboard - 25/09/2011 06:33:09 PM
as in:

Having a balanced point of view appears to be anathema in contemporary America.

or:

Having a balanced point of view appears to be anathema to members of Congress.

Not qualifying it is theoretically okay, but it does look a bit odd. It implies that it is anathema, say, to God, or the universe.
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cw, you are missed...
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