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a subject that, when mastered, equips students with a skill useful in studying other subjects: Grammar is a tool subject for English composition.

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Let’s start with some etymology: What are the origins of the typographical word “bracket”?

First recorded in 1920–25

Throughout the fifties, in city after city, fluoridation became the subject of fierce debate.
Anti-Fluoriders Are The OG Anti-Vaxxers|Michael Schulson|July 27, 2016|DAILY BEAST
This is a provocative subject that is ready-made for the classroom.
Dr. King Goes to Hollywood: The Flawed History of ‘Selma’|Gary May|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Imam Bheel, as locals call him, was added to a list of worldwide traffickers subject to U.S. sanctions in 2009.
The Dangerous Drug-Funded Secret War Between Iran and Pakistan|Umar Farooq|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And the law can easily be used as a political tool to punish any disrespect of the state.
Disco Mullah Blasphemy Row Highlights Pakistan’s Hypocrisy|Shaheen Pasha|December 21, 2014|DAILY BEAST

He allows the subject to float over to Hitchcock with a calm directness that I admire.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
No man should regard the subject of religion as decided for him until he has read The Golden Bough.
God and my Neighbour|Robert Blatchford
But a little earlier still, to be an Infidel was to be an outlaw, subject to the penalty of death.
God and my Neighbour|Robert Blatchford
Her manner amazed him; it was so unlike the aspect of fair interpretation, with which she usually discussed a dubious subject.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter
Her "St. Agnes" is an interesting rendering of a well-worn subject.
Women in the fine arts, from the Seventh Century B.C. to the Twentieth Century A.D.|Clara Erskine Clement
No trait is better marked in the normal child than the impulse to subject others to his own disciplinary system.
Children's Ways|James Sully