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 Meanings and Examples of PROJECTION
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projection
 n.  plan for anticipated course of action; thing that extends outward beyond a prevailing line or surface
Classic Sentence: (142 in 10 pages)
1  This bossy projection of earth above its natural level occupied the loftiest ground of the loneliest height that the heath contained.
Return of the Native By Thomas Hardy
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: 2 Humanity Appears upon the Scene, Hand in Hand with Trouble
2  It represented an alert, sharp-featured simian man, with thick eyebrows and a very peculiar projection of the lower part of the face, like the muzzle of a baboon.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In VIII. THE ADVENTURE OF THE SIX NAPOLEONS
3  Glancing upward, I saw the aperture, a small blue disk, in which a star was visible, while little Weena's head showed as a round black projection.
The Time Machine By H. G. Wells
Context  Highlight   In VI
4  He took a kite-line from his pocket, tied it to a projection, and he and Becky started, Tom in the lead, unwinding the line as he groped along.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXI
5  "And he who says in 'projection,' means already decided," said Debray.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 40. The Breakfast.
6  To climb a vertical surface, and to find points of support where hardly a projection was visible, was play to Jean Valjean.
Les Misérables (V1) By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: CHAPTER VII—THE INTERIOR OF DESPAIR
7  The pile of rubbish formed a sort of projection at the water's edge, which was prolonged in a promontory as far as the wall of the quay.
Les Misérables (V5) By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 3: CHAPTER III—THE "SPUN" MAN
8  The ladies had passed near it in their way along the valley, but it was screened from their view at home by the projection of a hill.
Sense and Sensibility By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 7
9  He seated himself on a projection of the rocks, whence he gave no other signs of consciousness than by the struggles of his spirit, as manifested in frequent and heavy sighs.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 6
10  Tientietnikov in no way regretted this, for he could now devote himself wholly to the projection of a great work on Russia.
Dead Souls By Nikolai Gogol
Context  Highlight   In PART 2: CHAPTER I
11  But Jo frowned upon the whole project and would have nothing to do with it at first.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX
12  But Jo had made up her mind, and after pondering over a project for some days, she confided it to her mother.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO
13  There was no arguing upon such a project.
Pride and Prejudice By Jane Austen
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 18
14  I suppose Catherine fulfilled her project, for the next sentence took up another subject: she waxed lachrymose.
Wuthering Heights By Emily Bronte
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER III
15  His first act was to elevate his torch to a level with my face, squint malignantly, project his under-lip, and turn away.
Wuthering Heights By Emily Bronte
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIII
Example Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
16  The project looks at how we could be more effective in encouraging students to enter teacher training.
17  The project will run for a six-month trial period.
18  He was fully bent upon the project.
19  He had various ideas on how to raise capital for the project.
20  I need to crack on with my project work this weekend.
21  His interest in the project declined after his wife died.
22  We began work on the project in May.
23  The worker is fully bent on the project.
24  Owing to a lack of funds, the project will not continue next year.
25  The government made an appropriation of a billion for the new project.
26  The project is now well over budget.
27  So car makers are faced with the ticklish problem of how to project products at new buyers.
28  The project could include a pedestrian bridge over Valley Parkway that would allow easy access to the arts center and City Hall.
29  It is by no means certain that we'll finish the project by June.
30  In their evaluation of the project, they considered only certain aspects of it.