My truck doesn't have sports-car driving dynamics but it has a kind of authoritative languor about it, just kind of suavely rolling along. |
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In the past it took months, if not years, for a papal legate to travel over the Alps to deliver authoritative Roman decisions. |
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It is certainly in his commercial interests to make his pronouncements sound as authoritative as possible. |
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An authoritative German voice crisped the air, asserting itself above the general drone. |
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The uneasy ceasefire between an authoritative church and an ascendant political class may be at an end. |
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This rich, authoritative biography is written by an American Russophile who knew him personally. |
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Authorities have yet to release an official death toll, and an authoritative figure may be weeks away. |
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There was a tradition that came from some other place and was genealogically authoritative. |
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Now he's presenting this series, being seen, as an African, as a more authentic and authoritative voice. |
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You got a sense that there was one person taking the heat, being accountable, being authoritative and being authentic. |
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But there are more authoritative and accurate sources on which to spend your money. |
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This was pretty much what one would expect, and people of my age generally regard the Times as an authoritative source of accurate news. |
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Although the Internet can be an excellent source of up to date and authoritative information much of it is unchecked and possibly unreliable. |
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Yet most students who enrolled in the new course saw the Internet as not only authoritative and reliable, but also comprehensive. |
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O'Curry's two Irish lecture series amount to an authoritative interpretation of Gaelic society and culture. |
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In an authoritative and factual manner this work examines all aspects of the biology and management of North American furbearers. |
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Equally as authoritative, it was the South boys who interlocked arms for the singing of the national anthem. |
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He probably meant to sound authoritative, but only succeeded in sounding ferrety. |
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Unfortunately, the text, which students will assume to be authoritative, displays the usual ineptitude with words in Greek. |
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He has to provide an authoritative, paternal perspective without being dismissive of the disparate viewpoints enclosed. |
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The book teems with passion and panache and is graced with an authoritative yet absorbing style. |
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But because he is a doctor, Reuters is suggesting to readers that his word is necessarily authoritative. |
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Despite a deceptively calm and authoritative tone, she engages in nothing less than character assassination. |
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Despite her short stature, she cut an authoritative figure with her compact body and dark suit. |
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The voice was calm but it held a firm note of authoritative quality that only fools would disobey. |
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The clerics had grown authoritative to the extent that they could refuse burial of any dead soul in the city cemetery. |
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However, the clean-shaven, well-dressed, spectacled man has an authoritative air which commanded respect. |
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According to Buddhist prama tenets, there are only two valid and authoritative means of veridical cognition. |
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The painting features rapid and authoritative brushwork, and the brownish palette of Washington. |
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I suspect I may be a secret sucker for authoritative brooders, with a redeeming sense of humour. |
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There can be no question that the church assumed itself capable of authoritative prophetic utterances. |
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It was probably your first time trying to act authoritative, since he nettled you so. |
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His depth of technique and breadth of experience make for an authoritative debut. |
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The Gun Plot is the most authoritative unofficial site about the RAN on the Internet. |
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We must always question what we are being told, and by whom, however authoritative they may appear. |
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The blacklist was officially on, or, rather, unofficially on, since there was no authoritative list of unemployables. |
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They all looked so authoritative when flicking their wands to dismiss boggarts, poltergeists and other pests. |
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His stay of ten years put Penrose in an unchallengeably authoritative position, though emphasising its Establishment leanings. |
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It was hospitable to the idea of the leader whose godlike vision is authoritative and unchallengeable. |
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Thus, this work is a contribution to the development of Trinitarian doctrine, not an attempt at an authoritative explication of that doctrine. |
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Each work is brought to life by his authoritative touch which, perhaps misleadingly, suggests the image was painted rapidly. |
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And, of course, whose authoritative record are we referring to when treating a controversial subject? |
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The review has established itself as the one of the leading authoritative journals for those interested in all aspects of bibliophily. |
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His authoritative bedside manner would also have contributed to his success with patients. |
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A authoritative, though not particularly menacing voice was heard, speaking through a megaphone. |
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The four fundamental interests are embodied in an authoritative code of basic human rights. |
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The report will provide the most detailed and authoritative account so far of the manifold threats to Scotland's wildlife. |
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His fluent Hindi and authoritative self-confidence impressed even the police. |
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The role of Salieri demands a commanding and authoritative presence and this was supplied in abundance by Mark Craddock. |
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He held himself regally, an authoritative air surrounding him as he walked up to the group, his eyes holding amusement. |
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Her would-be husband had a reputation among the men as a quietly authoritative man, a demanding but not cruel commander. |
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His imposing physical stature is matched by an authoritative voice and the appearance of absolute confidence in his convictions. |
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Stylistically, the filmmaking is assured, authoritative and straightforward. |
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If you want to command respect, having a strong, authoritative voice helps. |
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It stands without peer in the public arena as the most authoritative record of one of the nation's most trying experiences. |
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Gombrich in his authoritative masterwork The Story of Art, mentions it only once, and it has historically been the Cinderella of the visual arts. |
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The book remains the authoritative record of the hospital in its first hundred years. |
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The same year, he published his famous manual on tropical diseases, an authoritative text that appeared in several subsequent editions. |
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For more information on calculus textbooks written in the nineteenth century, see the authoritative article by George Rosenstein. |
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The National Atlas makes authoritative, reliable geographic information more readily accessible to the public. |
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These sources are, according to the figures represented, reliable, authoritative and well-meaning. |
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For years and years, they have been the most authoritative and the most reliable sources of information in their communities. |
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If the IRS is the authoritative source of tax information, is there any reason to look elsewhere on the Net for tax expertise? |
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And yet the deciding court is free to consider cases from other courts authoritative, in other words, to freely bind itself. |
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To expedite this process, we have compiled a list of authoritative Web site resources on these subjects. |
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All sorts of authoritative, entrenched cultural positions can be tweaked by humor. |
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So feel free to enlighten me if you can provide any authoritative information. |
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I also can't see why some people see his book as the only authoritative source of information on the issue. |
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The result is that there is no remotely authoritative guidance on how we should live within society. |
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Clinic staff may be seen as authoritative sources of prevention information. |
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Barbauld's revisions constitute a methodical and quite radical intervention in authoritative Johnsonian dicta on novels and their readers. |
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He speaks so quietly and so modestly that it is hard to envisage him as the authoritative playmaker that he is. |
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Joint doctrine is authoritative and followed except when, in the commander's judgment, exceptional circumstances dictate otherwise. |
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No human being could resist such an authoritative beauty, gracefulness and charm. |
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Law is based on judge-made precedents, authoritative legal texts, and legislation. |
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Most blogs are a form of personal propaganda, stating views in an authoritative tone. |
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Since I revealed the big scoop, I have had it reconfirmed by yet another highly authoritative source. |
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Only a conciliar decision of the whole church can make such authoritative and binding pronouncements. |
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She managed to be both gentle and authoritative and I trusted her to bring you into the world. |
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You may regard some decisions as misconceived and wrong-headed, but we must have an authoritative structure to preserve the rule of law. |
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These provide the most authoritative sources of information about the management and activities of the New Australia and Cosme colonies. |
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The language and style were militant, authoritative, and riddled with the easy obscenities typical of male talk. |
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It is precisely those pivotal organs of government on which we would normally rely for consensual, but authoritative, action in a crisis such as now. |
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Coren, a striking blond with an authoritative manner and a deep voice, stayed with the story all night and well into the next day. |
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These days, authoritative feminist discourse is no longer just a spectator sport. |
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Dunham makes fun of herself only so that she can then hedge and embrace an authoritative role. |
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Yes, all of these claims have been made by authoritative Mormons over the years. |
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He was always calm and authoritative, despite the awareness of knowing that the police were ceaselessly searching for him. |
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His prose was crisp and waspish, but balanced and well informed, and he was able to deliver an authoritative opinion on a wide range of musical events. |
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Both sides held firmly to their positions, quoting authoritative sources to make out their cases, and exerting themselves to the utmost to try and argue things out. |
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In its heyday, the Review enjoyed a reputation as an obtuse and nearly unreadable but authoritative publication put together by a sometimes raffish staff. |
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In its afterword, he offered it to them as an authoritative text. |
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This is particularly so in an environment where worker alienation is so strong and the once authoritative independent commission has been kneecapped. |
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He stresses every syllable of his words with an authoritative tone. |
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Their lucubrations may be persuasive, but not authoritative. |
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He had provided an authentic and authoritative history of the competition. |
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The photographs chosen for the exhibition, in some cases printed for the first time, were intended to provide detailed and authoritative physiological information. |
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What marks it out from all other broadcasting organisations is that people trust implicitly that its journalism is impartial, authoritative and true. |
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There isn't an exhaustive amount of authoritative or reliable information about his life, and there is an exhaustive amount of confusing folklore. |
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It is important, therefore, for skin and wound care practitioners to be able to turn to credible, authoritative sources of information on skin and wound management. |
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If either of these claims were right, the epistemic status of science as an objective and authoritative source of information would be greatly reduced. |
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As in other titles in this series, this has the authoritative text. |
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This edition, however, is commonly treated as standard in American academic texts, including several authoritative studies of the history of the Novel. |
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It follows the series' standard format with the authoritative text, here based on the 1674 edition with a few editorial changes, to which explanatory notes are given. |
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I suspect that the day of the authoritative textbook has forever passed. |
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But its contents elevate it to the status of an authoritative book. |
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Henry, fighting the urge to just disappear and let the battle rage on, shifted somewhat pompously and very self-confidently into a loud authoritative voice. |
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They were still waiting over an hour later as the police went about using their metal barricades and polite but authoritative commands to disperse the area. |
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His tone was so authoritative that, after a moment's thought, I obeyed. |
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On television, he exudes confidence and authoritative judgment. |
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The older one had that dominating, authoritative air about him. |
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She was sweet, yet authoritative, her ranking as Commander giving her more power then she had been ready to handle at first, but now she carried it well on her slim shoulders. |
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What is required is the authoritative resolution of a legal issue. |
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Because the Samaritans recognized only the Pentateuch as authoritative, references later in the OT stipulating worship at the Jerusalem temple were not considered binding. |
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Nicander's poems were authoritative until the Renaissance, even with the large scholiastic literature alongside, attempting to explain many of Nicander's patently murky terms. |
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Thayer's is a lively journalistic account, thinly sourced and very far from authoritative. |
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But for a one-volume guide to a man who did more in a single lifetime than most could manage in 10, this authoritative and readable book could hardly be bettered. |
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He was aware of philosophers who wrote authoritative treatises, telling their readers what to think about a number of large and important matters. |
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Anne Sinclair was as unimpeachable as Barbara Walters, as luscious as Diane Sawyer, as authoritative as both. |
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The uniform, and this newfangled authoritative role, gives her a sense of purpose. |
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Mastering a tradition of authoritative texts and the facility to refashion these authorities in contemporary contexts were essential elements of clerkly discourse. |
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What better, then, than a comprehensive and authoritative assessment of how the town hall that just clobbered you with inflation-busing rises is actually performing. |
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Her voice towards Millie was somewhat pricking and authoritative. |
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Did you know that Britain's ex-Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher trained to lower the pitch of her voice and improve her elocution so that she would sound more authoritative? |
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In Agamic schools of Hinduism, the Vedic literature and the Agamas are equally authoritative. |
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The Church, however, ruled that these new prophecies were not authoritative, and condemned Montanism as a heresy. |
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This book is the world's most authoritative guide to insect breeding habits. |
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The Basket of Suttas, Sutta Pitaka, contains over 10,000 suttas of the Buddha or in some cases, his most authoritative disciples. |
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There are times when you have to be firm and authoritative with a company but being overaggressive can be counter-productive. |
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Data for 12 MDAPs, four from each service, were obtained from the authoritative source for each data element in real time. |
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The authoritative rules in this school come not from the headmaster but from the aged matron. |
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An authoritative version of Marco Polo's book does not and cannot exist, for the early manuscripts differ significantly. |
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Not only is its historical information most interesting and valuable, but its descriptions of many parts of the earth are still authoritative. |
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You see, most Turkish women would be more authoritative and not give the time of day to a staff member if they were a guest at the hotel. |
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The mainstream view, following what appears to be the most authoritative view among ancient scholars, is that they were Germanic. |
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His information about Britain, while occasionally useful, is not considered authoritative. |
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In reality, Gregory was forced to rely on Scripture because he could not read the untranslated Greek authoritative works. |
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Her aunt is kind but her uncle frightens her with his authoritative demeanour. |
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But most of the recordings I feel can be safely regarded as documentative, as authoritative documents of our work. |
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There are many authoritative resources available for the aspiring picklers.Area tailgate markets also usually host a few artisan picklers. |
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In 2008, an authoritative reference stated that the gray wolf could be found across mainland China. |
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A justice of the peace court is the least authoritative type of criminal court in Scotland. |
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A district court was the least authoritative type of criminal court of Scotland. |
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Harry wrote from oral tradition describing events 170 years earlier, and is not in any sense an authoritative descriptor of Wallace's exploits. |
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He was completely authoritative, a very, very fine poet, completely off on his own, out of the loop but a real individual. |
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The 1967 survey, published by the Smithsonian is used as the most authoritative baseline for more recent research. |
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One of the most authoritative voices in equestrianism is coming to the region to share her secrets of success in the saddle. |
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This power structure has been shaped by the Confucian philosophy that legitimatizes the authoritative role of in-laws. |
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The Handbook of Metal Injection Molding provides an authoritative guide to this important technology and its applications. |
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Provides a complete and authoritative text on implementing mobile Web services. |
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It is less authoritative for scholarly purposes, but considerably more accessible and easier to navigate. |
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Hermione Lee's 1996 biography Virginia Woolf provides a thorough and authoritative examination of Woolf's life and work. |
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In general, these rankings are controversial, not universally accepted as authoritative. |
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Avicenna's The Canon of Medicine remained an authoritative medical textbook in Europe until the 18th century. |
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In 1746, a group of publishers approached Johnson with an idea about creating an authoritative dictionary of the English language. |
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Rahul Verma, Delhi's most authoritative expert on street food, said he first tasted the dish in 1971 and that its origins were in Punjab. |
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Governments designate law reports as official to provide an authoritative, consistent, and authentic statement of a jurisdiction's primary law. |
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The Castellarium Anglicanum, an authoritative index of castles in England and Wales published in 1983, lists over 1,500 castle sites in England. |
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Mahayana schools consider the Mahayana Sutras as authoritative scriptures and accurate rendering of Buddha's words. |
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The Theravada school does not treat the Mahayana Sutras as authoritative or authentic teachings of the Buddha. |
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They are teachings upheld as authoritative, generally for a long time, by the entire body of bishops. |
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However, there are only a few other references of that time to recognition of the authoritative primacy of the Roman See outside of Rome. |
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These theologians regard scripture as interpreted through tradition and reason as authoritative in matters concerning salvation. |
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This could be achieved by means of an authoritative dictionary of the English language. |
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Dialogic discourse is open to reasonable thought and problem-solving, instead of monologic discourse, which is authoritative and ideological. |
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Many enterprises use open source BIND servers for both caching and authoritative name servers. |
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This movement advocated rationality as a means to establish an authoritative system of aesthetics, ethics, and logic. |
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The CODiEs and the SIIA have served as an authoritative voice and responsible promoter of excellence in software for decades. |
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The authoritative version was in Latin, with translations into Russian and Manchu, but these versions differed considerably. |
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Each of these versions is slightly different in size and text, and each is considered by historians to be equally authoritative. |
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Without an authoritative ruler, the Balkan provinces fell rapidly into disorder. |
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The following list of ships should not be regarded as authoritative, but a tentative list compiled from various conflicting accounts. |
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They've all been added to the online edition of the OED as part of the ongoing updates to this authoritative reference tool. |
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The Canon became an authoritative text in European medical education until the early modern period. |
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This classic text was translated into Latin in 1175 and later into many other languages and remained authoritative until the 19th century. |
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In Tantric tradition, the Agamas refer to authoritative scriptures or the teachings of Shiva to Shakti, while Nigamas refers to the Vedas and the teachings of Shakti to Shiva. |
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Chaucer imagines Custance's language as existing at a time before clerics were relied upon as the authoritative translators and glossers of Latin Scripture in England. |
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The degree to which these works are authoritative is not exact. |
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We write journalese out of habit, sometimes from misguided training, and to sound urgent, authoritative and, well, journalistic. But it doesn't do any of that. |
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Councils and creeds recognized as authoritative are interpreted only as defining and more fully explicating the orthodox faith handed to the apostles, without adding to it. |
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Part of a series on American counterculture, this book aims to give an authoritative first-hand account of how skinhead culture emerged and developed in the United States. |
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In 1569, the authority of Parliament was for the first time recognised not simply by custom or royal charter, but by an authoritative statute, passed by Parliament itself. |
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Though the plague might have arrived independently at Bristol at a later point, the Grey Friars' Chronicle is considered the most authoritative account. |
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Also included are routes described as passes in Wainwright's Guides and in other authoritative sources provided still that they go between different valleys. |
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Standardization typically involves a fixed orthography, codification in authoritative grammars and dictionaries and public acceptance of these standards. |
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A white paper is an authoritative report or guide that informs readers concisely about a complex issue and presents the issuing body's philosophy on the matter. |
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Nominum ANS is the most scalable authoritative name server available. |
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Due to the lack of authoritative contemporary sources, estimates of the population of England for dates prior to the first census in 1801 vary considerably. |
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The expression Seal of Approval refers to a formal approval, regardless whether it involves a seal or other external marking, by an authoritative person or institute. |
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The Arthashastra, dating from 400 BC and the Manusmriti, from 100 AD, were influential treatises in India, texts that were considered authoritative legal guidance. |
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The failure of Sir Thomas' far too authoritative and unaffectionate pedagogy results in his ultimate inability to properly maintain his domestic government. |
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As such, rather than being used as sources of authoritative statements of law, legal encyclopedias are now more often used as tools for finding relevant case law. |
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The BESPOKE CLOTHING RETAILERS report contains the most-up-to-date financial data and Plimsoll applies these figures to create their unique and authoritative analysis. |
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The third branch of God's authoritative or potestative power consisteth in the use of all things in his possession, by virtue of his absolute dominion. |
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In England a grant of arms does not ennoble a grantee in itself, but is a recognition of rank or status and, therefore, an authoritative confirmation of it. |
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The Arthashastra, dating from 400 BCE and the Manusmriti, from 100 CE, were influential treatises in India, texts that were considered authoritative legal guidance. |
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The Arthashastra, dating from the 400 BC, and the Manusmriti from 100 BCE were influential treatises in India, texts that were considered authoritative legal guidance. |
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Thomas Aquinas, drew a line between personal faith manifested in theologians and the authoritative faith presented as a matter of judgment by the pope. |
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Holy Scripture forms the primary and authoritative written witness of Holy Tradition and is essential as the basis for all Orthodox teaching and belief. |
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Her epigraphic corpus, the Inscriptions of Roman Tripolitania, written with John Ward-Perkins, was published in 1952, and remains the authoritative work. |
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He was brusque, authoritative, given to contradiction, rough though never dirty in his personal belongings, and inclined to indulge in a sort of quiet raillery. |
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He instructed us in that booming, authoritative voice of his. |
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As newer states needed law, they often looked first to the Massachusetts Reports for authoritative precedents as a basis for their own common law. |
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The central source of law that is recognized as authoritative is codifications in a constitution or statute passed by legislature, to amend a code. |
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The Accidental Indexer offers an authoritative guide to the indexing profession, reviewing the field, its specialties, and how to begin and run a freelance indexing business. |
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Though at least one biography of Virginia Woolf appeared in her lifetime, the first authoritative study of her life was published in 1972 by her nephew Quentin Bell. |
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More broadly, the UDHR has become an authoritative human rights reference. |
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The Book of Concord, published in 1580, contains ten documents which some Lutherans believe are faithful and authoritative explanations of Holy Scripture. |
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