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The work thus represents the paradox of a 'holiday realism', its bulk of dense natural observation leavened by an idyllic escapism of bookish patterning.
Throughout, she writes engagingly, and with a sensitivity and a wry humour which leavens her frequently lurid material.
A scherzo displays bluff, boisterous good humour, leavened by a ruminative trio section.
From the evidence presented it would appear that their religiosity was less intense and was leavened by a strong dose of pragmatic rationality.
In other words, exploration sparked an ecological vision, leavened with respect for the power of the natural world.
The majority of what accumulates is serious, but it is leavened with the lighthearted as well.
The algebra is straight-forward (if daunting at first), and is leavened by frequent illustrations from a few well-chosen biological systems.
The surprise comes when one studies the second, main part of the book where all the philosophers and philosophical schools which allegedly "leavened" thought are discussed.
