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common

Common is what is considered good for society, it is the good that society shares.

common

Mutual; shared by more than one. The two teams have the common goal of winning the game. Occurring regularly or frequently; usual. It is common to find sharks off this coast. Found in large numbers or in a large quantity. Sharks are common in these waters. Simple, ordinary or vulgar. Not special.

common

belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public for the common good common lands are set aside for use by all members of a community having no special distinction or quality; widely known or commonly encountered; average or ordinary or usual the common man a common sailor the common cold a common nuisance followed common procedure it is common knowledge that she lives alone the common housefly a common brand of soap (= mutual) common to or shared by two or more parties a common friend the mutual interests of management and labor (= usual) commonly encountered a common (or familiar) complaint the usual greeting (= vernacular, vulgar) being or characteristic of or appropriate to everyday language common parlance a vernacular term vernacular speakers the vulgar tongue of the masses the technical and vulgar names for an animal species (= plebeian, vulgar, unwashed) of or associated with the great masses of people the common people in those days suffered greatly behavior that branded him as common his square plebeian nose a vulgar and objectionable person the unwashed masses (= park) a piece of open land for recreational use in an urban area they went for a walk in the park to be expected; standard common decency (= coarse) of low or inferior quality or value of what coarse metal ye are molded — Shakespeare produced...the common cloths used by the poorer population (= coarse, uncouth, vulgar) lacking refinement or cultivation or taste he had coarse manners but a first-rate mind behavior that branded him as common an untutored and uncouth human being an uncouth soldier--a real tough guy appealing to the vulgar taste for violence the vulgar display of the newly rich

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Simple sentences

Such languages as Russian, Polish, Czech and Bulgarian have common Slavic roots.
Tom and Mary couldn't talk to each other then because they didn't speak a common language.
Cadmium poisoning is a very common cause of death in the south.
We have something else in common.
We have common interests.
Pedophilia is probably more common than people think.
We don't really have anything in common.
We've one thing in common: We both are right handed.
He has no common sense whatsoever.
We didn't have much in common anyway.
In western civilisation, waste of food is still a common thing.
I don't want to have anything in common with such an idiot.
I don't want to have anything in common with Tom or Mary.
I don't like ideologies. I side with honour and common sense.
They are too busy fighting against each other to care for common ideals.
Love of money is common to all men.
I think the love of money is common to us all.
As a rule, twins have a lot in common.
Ben and I don't get along. We have nothing in common.
What is the common language in Peru?
Franklin was known for his common sense.
It is true he is a learned man, but he lacks common sense.
Tom and I have nothing in common.
But we don't have anything in common at all.
Such incidents are quite common.
That is the common occurrence in Japan.
That's common sense.
It's a common mistake.
Learning is one thing, and common sense another.
Music is a common speech for humanity.
The communication of news by TV and radio is very common now.
The number of people who smoke is increasing, so cancer will soon be the most common cause of death.
It has become quite common.

Movie subtitles

You have to be looking for that bacterium first, because that's gonna be far more common.
I was formerly a common foot soldier under Ukita Hideie-sama.
I'd say we share a history of common interests.
It's a common one.
Above all else, a driver needs common sense and a cool head, and you have neither.
It's quite common for parents to feel overwhelmed on their first visit here, Mrs Mullucks.
This has nothing to do with bravery and more to do with common sense.
I think it's just a common cold, but it's. it's uncommon in that it's so bad, it's. I have.
Out of common decency, they were obliged to invite Sofren too.
Something I have in common with the ghosts. Or with the rats. - Do not be so severe, Lady Duchess.
We have common interests. Common interests?
To engage in a brawl, a cheap common brawl in my own home.
I don't like dawker, father. He's so common.
Despite possessing physical powers far superior to that of common man, you cannot escape the yoke of emotion, your weak point as cyborgs.
We will hope for the reciprocal observance of our common interests.
The same common sense.
To engage in a cheap, common brawl in my own home.
She's just a common adventuress and he was the biggest asset aboard.
Because she's not a princess at all. Because she's just a common, cheap adventuress.
Just two girls together with so much in common.
You think I'd escape like a common criminal?
You see child, it was folly, wasting your affections on a common pignapper.
Don't make yourself so common.
All right, then I'm just a plain, common murderer. who stabbed an innocent, defenseless woman in the back not four days ago. How do you come out over that?
It's a characteristic we Irish have in common with the elephants.
All moneys and valuables which may come into our possession. shall be lumped together into a common fund. and from this fund shall first be taken the money. to fit, rig, and provision the ship.
Methinks the greatest captain on the coast. has just made the greatest mistake. the most ordinary common fool could make.
It's just common sense.
In the end, obviously, the Kanima brings them together, and they have a common enemy.
Scott, but at the moment, we have a common enemy.
It is so weird. We have nothing in common, and yet we have the same father.
You're nothing but a common little.
STALE, COMMON, HEAVY BEER.
Yours is just a common case.
I never talked to you, Corbett, because I never thought we'd have anything in common.
After inquiring about you, I find we have less in common than ever.
Then, it's common to see pack animals laden with hives heading for Castilla.

News and current affairs

I just took it for granted that, by the time I was, say, 40, space travel would be a common thing.
The common threat of international terrorism must be faced jointly.
We need to convince each other that the fight against this common enemy has to be fought with a keen eye to balancing the needs of security with those of human and minority rights.
WAGENINGEN, NETHERLANDS - Born in 1957, the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) is now more than 50 years old, and the European Commission is proposing what it calls a health check for its middle-aged child.
As a result, Kosovo and Serbia would constitute two distinct international subjects, bound by a confederation hinging on a common decision-making body.
In addition, the EU should create a small but effective military force (say, 5,000 troops) to back up the common body's decisions.
But a single market does not require a single social or industrial policy, far less a common taxation policy.
Forcing common standards means that Europe will fall further behind as member states shuffle their costs onto their neighbours.
This is how citizens can be taken - and take themselves - seriously as documenters and investigators of our common situation.
The Deutsche Mark, already widely used in the region, now functions as the de facto common currency.
Lacking such external threats, the ties between, say, Czechs and Slovaks (to say nothing of Serbs and Croats!) are too weak to warrant a common national level of government.
Wouldn't life be easier if a common market, currency, foreign policy, army, and a few other things were run on a Europe-wide basis, with the rest left to more meaningful local units?
Could any common European state do worse?
When Europeans think of future institutions, the tension is always seen as that between national differences and the common European identity.
Economic (and political) logic requires that the eurozone will soon also need a common bank rescue fund.
The Deutsche Mark, already widely used in the region, now functions as the de facto common currency. Any ban on its use should be lifted to make borders irrelevant for trade and investment.
But what if common European institutions are not viewed through the prism of national institutions?
Much of Europe seems to be stuck in the same mindset: we say that we want a common foreign and security policy, but we do nothing about it until a crisis emerges.

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