- root of his pigeons'
superstitious behaviour, his
conception of the
reinforcement schedule has been
used to
explain superstitious behaviour in humans....
-
based on
their use of
capital punishment. As of 2024[update]: 53 (27%)
maintain the
death penalty in law and practice. 23 (12%)
permit its
use but have abolished...
- on the
unproblematical use of
slouch hats by
Second World War
British troops rather than the "essentially
superstitious"
use of pith helmets, wrote,...
-
heard outside of Italy. Its
use originated with
hunters wishing each
other to be in
dangerous situations. The
superstitious use of
wishing a
negative or...
- well as the
United Kingdom)
since 2007. Cat
pelts have been used for
superstitious purposes as part of the
practice of witchcraft, and they are
still made...
- of the "It's only
weird if it doesn't work" campaign,
which showed superstitious fans
acting compulsively in an
effort to
guide their teams to victory...
- in
their hatts, some of pinns, some of
green ribbon, and the
vulgar superstitiously wear shamroges, 3 leav'd gr****,
which they
likewise eat (they say)...
-
praised and not God.
Calvin expressed deep
concern over its
possible "
superstitious"
use of the
title "Mother of God" from the
teachings of the
Council of...
- Shakespeare's
Scottish play out loud [during filming]
because of some
superstitious theater legend. I
smugly announced the name, and then one of our lights...
- "I Ain't
Superstitious" is a song
written by
bluesman Willie Dixon and
first recorded by Howlin' Wolf in 1961. It
recounts various superstitions, including...
