stained glass ceiling

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a situation in a church organization in which promotion for a female member of the clergy appears to be possible, but discrimination prevents it

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Words nearby stained glass ceiling

Stagyrite, Stahl, staid, stain, stained glass, stained glass ceiling, Stainer, Staines, staining, stainless, stainless steel

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How to use stained glass ceiling in a sentence

Instead of decorating every face on the street, Google Glass hit a contrarian rip tide.
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Park employees helped John quit tobacco by way of a butts-proof glass enclosure, a drastic change in diet, and regular exercise.
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He would shake a chilled Coke, and then spray the soda into a cold glass of milk.
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You meant to chase every glass of wine with a pitcher of H2O, but the holiday cheer somehow steered you off course.
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The resulting product included four single-cask variants along with finished pictures of McKidd enjoying a glass of The Macallan.
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I was rather awed by his imposing appearance, and advanced timidly to the doors, which were of glass, and pulled the bell.
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When she arrived she made a regular entry into the city in a coach all gold and glass, drawn by eight superb plumed horses.
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The doors (Indian bungalows have hardly any windows, each door being half glass) were open front and back.
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Where the outside conditions are not very favourable, practically all the British species may be grown with ease under glass.
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It is only necessary to have a zinc, or a galvanized tray on which to stand the glass in an inverted position.
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