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The central city areas, in other words, exhibit the two characteristics which violate the life principle of congregations of the major denominations : they have too few middle-class people ; they mix middle-class people with lower-class residents. | major | {
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The central city areas, in other words, exhibit the two characteristics which violate the life principle of congregations of the major denominations : they have too few middle-class people ; they mix middle-class people with lower-class residents. | denominations | {
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The central city areas, in other words, exhibit the two characteristics which violate the life principle of congregations of the major denominations : they have too few middle-class people ; they mix middle-class people with lower-class residents. | have | {
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The central city areas, in other words, exhibit the two characteristics which violate the life principle of congregations of the major denominations : they have too few middle-class people ; they mix middle-class people with lower-class residents. | too | {
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The central city areas, in other words, exhibit the two characteristics which violate the life principle of congregations of the major denominations : they have too few middle-class people ; they mix middle-class people with lower-class residents. | middle-class | {
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The central city areas, in other words, exhibit the two characteristics which violate the life principle of congregations of the major denominations : they have too few middle-class people ; they mix middle-class people with lower-class residents. | people | {
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The central city areas, in other words, exhibit the two characteristics which violate the life principle of congregations of the major denominations : they have too few middle-class people ; they mix middle-class people with lower-class residents. | mix | {
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The central city areas, in other words, exhibit the two characteristics which violate the life principle of congregations of the major denominations : they have too few middle-class people ; they mix middle-class people with lower-class residents. | middle-class | {
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The central city areas, in other words, exhibit the two characteristics which violate the life principle of congregations of the major denominations : they have too few middle-class people ; they mix middle-class people with lower-class residents. | people | {
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The central city areas, in other words, exhibit the two characteristics which violate the life principle of congregations of the major denominations : they have too few middle-class people ; they mix middle-class people with lower-class residents. | lower-class | {
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The central city areas, in other words, exhibit the two characteristics which violate the life principle of congregations of the major denominations : they have too few middle-class people ; they mix middle-class people with lower-class residents. | residents | {
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Central city areas have become progressively poorer locales for the major denominations since the exodus of middle-class people from most central cities. | Central city | {
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Central city areas have become progressively poorer locales for the major denominations since the exodus of middle-class people from most central cities. | areas | {
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Central city areas have become progressively poorer locales for the major denominations since the exodus of middle-class people from most central cities. | become | {
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Central city areas have become progressively poorer locales for the major denominations since the exodus of middle-class people from most central cities. | poorer | {
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Central city areas have become progressively poorer locales for the major denominations since the exodus of middle-class people from most central cities. | locales | {
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Central city areas have become progressively poorer locales for the major denominations since the exodus of middle-class people from most central cities. | exodus | {
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Central city areas have become progressively poorer locales for the major denominations since the exodus of middle-class people from most central cities. | middle-class | {
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With few exceptions, the major denominations are rapidly losing their hold on the central city. | major | {
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The key to Protestant development, therefore, is economic integration of the nucleus of the congregation. | key | {
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The key to Protestant development, therefore, is economic integration of the nucleus of the congregation. | is | {
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The key to Protestant development, therefore, is economic integration of the nucleus of the congregation. | economic | {
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Members of higher and lower social status often cluster around this nucleus, so that Protestant figures on social class give the impression of spread over all social classes ; but this is deceptive, for the core of membership is concentrated in a single social and economic stratum. | often | {
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Members of higher and lower social status often cluster around this nucleus, so that Protestant figures on social class give the impression of spread over all social classes ; but this is deceptive, for the core of membership is concentrated in a single social and economic stratum. | all | {
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]
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Members of higher and lower social status often cluster around this nucleus, so that Protestant figures on social class give the impression of spread over all social classes ; but this is deceptive, for the core of membership is concentrated in a single social and economic stratum. | concentrated | {
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Members of higher and lower social status often cluster around this nucleus, so that Protestant figures on social class give the impression of spread over all social classes ; but this is deceptive, for the core of membership is concentrated in a single social and economic stratum. | single | {
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Members of higher and lower social status often cluster around this nucleus, so that Protestant figures on social class give the impression of spread over all social classes ; but this is deceptive, for the core of membership is concentrated in a single social and economic stratum. | economic | {
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Members of higher and lower social status often cluster around this nucleus, so that Protestant figures on social class give the impression of spread over all social classes ; but this is deceptive, for the core of membership is concentrated in a single social and economic stratum. | stratum | {
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]
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The congregation perishes when it is no longer possible to replenish that core from the neighborhood ; moreover, residential mobility is so high in metropolitan areas that churches have to recruit constantly in their core stratum in order to survive ; they can lose higher - and lower status members from the church with... | no longer | {
"name": "no_longer",
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"not now"
]
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The congregation perishes when it is no longer possible to replenish that core from the neighborhood ; moreover, residential mobility is so high in metropolitan areas that churches have to recruit constantly in their core stratum in order to survive ; they can lose higher - and lower status members from the church with... | possible | {
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"an applicant who might be suitable",
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"existing in possibility"
]
} | [
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] | [
"possible%3:00:00::"
] |
The congregation perishes when it is no longer possible to replenish that core from the neighborhood ; moreover, residential mobility is so high in metropolitan areas that churches have to recruit constantly in their core stratum in order to survive ; they can lose higher - and lower status members from the church with... | replenish | {
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]
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The congregation perishes when it is no longer possible to replenish that core from the neighborhood ; moreover, residential mobility is so high in metropolitan areas that churches have to recruit constantly in their core stratum in order to survive ; they can lose higher - and lower status members from the church with... | core | {
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The congregation perishes when it is no longer possible to replenish that core from the neighborhood ; moreover, residential mobility is so high in metropolitan areas that churches have to recruit constantly in their core stratum in order to survive ; they can lose higher - and lower status members from the church with... | neighborhood | {
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] |
The congregation perishes when it is no longer possible to replenish that core from the neighborhood ; moreover, residential mobility is so high in metropolitan areas that churches have to recruit constantly in their core stratum in order to survive ; they can lose higher - and lower status members from the church with... | moreover | {
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]
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]
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] |
The congregation perishes when it is no longer possible to replenish that core from the neighborhood ; moreover, residential mobility is so high in metropolitan areas that churches have to recruit constantly in their core stratum in order to survive ; they can lose higher - and lower status members from the church with... | mobility | {
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]
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] |
The congregation perishes when it is no longer possible to replenish that core from the neighborhood ; moreover, residential mobility is so high in metropolitan areas that churches have to recruit constantly in their core stratum in order to survive ; they can lose higher - and lower status members from the church with... | is | {
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The congregation perishes when it is no longer possible to replenish that core from the neighborhood ; moreover, residential mobility is so high in metropolitan areas that churches have to recruit constantly in their core stratum in order to survive ; they can lose higher - and lower status members from the church with... | so | {
"name": "so",
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The congregation perishes when it is no longer possible to replenish that core from the neighborhood ; moreover, residential mobility is so high in metropolitan areas that churches have to recruit constantly in their core stratum in order to survive ; they can lose higher - and lower status members from the church with... | high | {
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The congregation perishes when it is no longer possible to replenish that core from the neighborhood ; moreover, residential mobility is so high in metropolitan areas that churches have to recruit constantly in their core stratum in order to survive ; they can lose higher - and lower status members from the church with... | metropolitan | {
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The congregation perishes when it is no longer possible to replenish that core from the neighborhood ; moreover, residential mobility is so high in metropolitan areas that churches have to recruit constantly in their core stratum in order to survive ; they can lose higher - and lower status members from the church with... | churches | {
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The congregation perishes when it is no longer possible to replenish that core from the neighborhood ; moreover, residential mobility is so high in metropolitan areas that churches have to recruit constantly in their core stratum in order to survive ; they can lose higher - and lower status members from the church with... | recruit | {
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The congregation perishes when it is no longer possible to replenish that core from the neighborhood ; moreover, residential mobility is so high in metropolitan areas that churches have to recruit constantly in their core stratum in order to survive ; they can lose higher - and lower status members from the church with... | core | {
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The congregation perishes when it is no longer possible to replenish that core from the neighborhood ; moreover, residential mobility is so high in metropolitan areas that churches have to recruit constantly in their core stratum in order to survive ; they can lose higher - and lower status members from the church with... | stratum | {
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The congregation perishes when it is no longer possible to replenish that core from the neighborhood ; moreover, residential mobility is so high in metropolitan areas that churches have to recruit constantly in their core stratum in order to survive ; they can lose higher - and lower status members from the church with... | survive | {
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The congregation perishes when it is no longer possible to replenish that core from the neighborhood ; moreover, residential mobility is so high in metropolitan areas that churches have to recruit constantly in their core stratum in order to survive ; they can lose higher - and lower status members from the church with... | lose | {
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The congregation perishes when it is no longer possible to replenish that core from the neighborhood ; moreover, residential mobility is so high in metropolitan areas that churches have to recruit constantly in their core stratum in order to survive ; they can lose higher - and lower status members from the church with... | higher | {
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The congregation perishes when it is no longer possible to replenish that core from the neighborhood ; moreover, residential mobility is so high in metropolitan areas that churches have to recruit constantly in their core stratum in order to survive ; they can lose higher - and lower status members from the church with... | status | {
"name": "status",
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] | [
"status%1:26:00::"
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The congregation perishes when it is no longer possible to replenish that core from the neighborhood ; moreover, residential mobility is so high in metropolitan areas that churches have to recruit constantly in their core stratum in order to survive ; they can lose higher - and lower status members from the church with... | members | {
"name": "member",
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"an organization that is a... | [
"one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)"
] | [
"member%1:18:00::"
] |
The congregation perishes when it is no longer possible to replenish that core from the neighborhood ; moreover, residential mobility is so high in metropolitan areas that churches have to recruit constantly in their core stratum in order to survive ; they can lose higher - and lower status members from the church with... | church | {
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The congregation perishes when it is no longer possible to replenish that core from the neighborhood ; moreover, residential mobility is so high in metropolitan areas that churches have to recruit constantly in their core stratum in order to survive ; they can lose higher - and lower status members from the church with... | collapsing | {
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] | [
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] |
The congregation perishes when it is no longer possible to replenish that core from the neighborhood ; moreover, residential mobility is so high in metropolitan areas that churches have to recruit constantly in their core stratum in order to survive ; they can lose higher - and lower status members from the church with... | need | {
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The congregation perishes when it is no longer possible to replenish that core from the neighborhood ; moreover, residential mobility is so high in metropolitan areas that churches have to recruit constantly in their core stratum in order to survive ; they can lose higher - and lower status members from the church with... | adequate | {
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]
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"adequate%3:00:00::"
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The congregation perishes when it is no longer possible to replenish that core from the neighborhood ; moreover, residential mobility is so high in metropolitan areas that churches have to recruit constantly in their core stratum in order to survive ; they can lose higher - and lower status members from the church with... | recruits | {
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"recruit%1:18:00::"
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The congregation perishes when it is no longer possible to replenish that core from the neighborhood ; moreover, residential mobility is so high in metropolitan areas that churches have to recruit constantly in their core stratum in order to survive ; they can lose higher - and lower status members from the church with... | core | {
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"a small group of indispensable persons or things"
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The congregation perishes when it is no longer possible to replenish that core from the neighborhood ; moreover, residential mobility is so high in metropolitan areas that churches have to recruit constantly in their core stratum in order to survive ; they can lose higher - and lower status members from the church with... | stratum | {
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The congregation perishes when it is no longer possible to replenish that core from the neighborhood ; moreover, residential mobility is so high in metropolitan areas that churches have to recruit constantly in their core stratum in order to survive ; they can lose higher - and lower status members from the church with... | preserve | {
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The congregation perishes when it is no longer possible to replenish that core from the neighborhood ; moreover, residential mobility is so high in metropolitan areas that churches have to recruit constantly in their core stratum in order to survive ; they can lose higher - and lower status members from the church with... | economic | {
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The congregation perishes when it is no longer possible to replenish that core from the neighborhood ; moreover, residential mobility is so high in metropolitan areas that churches have to recruit constantly in their core stratum in order to survive ; they can lose higher - and lower status members from the church with... | integration | {
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