The two and three-year-olds, who come at nine o’clock, arrive be-leggined and be-muffled, and the teachers have become adept at manipulating zippers.

By way of explanation, Narbonne suggests that Plotinus accepts the Aristotelian notions of actuality and potentiality used to explain change in substance, but also elaborates a new, presubstantial notion of potentiality.

How is it, then, that they are obliged to remain homeless, landless, propertyless, resourceless?

The opposition party attempted to smear the candidate by spreading incorrect and unverifiable rumors about their personal behavior.