A person does not step out of belief except by disavowing what brought him into it. From LearnThat.org. [www.yourdictionary.com]
He's not going to 'disavow' it, whatever that means in this context. From Wordnik.com. [Is Bobby Jindal -- Who May Be On McCain's Veep Shortlist -- An Exorcist?] Reference
"He needs to 'disavow' that community and its leaders entirely!" many will decry. From Wordnik.com. [Edward J. Murray: The Obama Dilemma] Reference
'disavow' any advisers known to hold certain beliefs about 9/11. From Wordnik.com. [Prison Planet.com] Reference
But she agreed with it, and she's now refusing to disavow it. From Wordnik.com. [Sharron Angle twice refuses to disavow claim that there are "domestic enemies" in Congress] Reference
Food and Drug Administration, but both agencies today disavow it. From Wordnik.com. [Counterfeit Drug Count Is Tough to Swallow] Reference
Although he retracted that proposal, he didn't disavow the impulse. From Wordnik.com. [The Myth Of Cyber Inequality] Reference
The rabbins did not disavow such acquaintance with supernatural arts. From Wordnik.com. [The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales] Reference
To his credit, Rossi quickly got the woman to disavow what she'd said. From Wordnik.com. [The Bachmann-ization of American Politics] Reference
He should publicly disavow Beck's paranoid, racialized view of America. From Wordnik.com. [Dave Zirin: Don't do it Albert! A Plea for Albert Pujols to not attend Glenn Beck's Rally on the Mall] Reference
What has taught the poet, what has taught man to disavow such a Divinity?. From Wordnik.com. [Morality as a Religion An exposition of some first principles] Reference
If the Europeans won't disavow subsidies, Congress should protect Boeing. From Wordnik.com. [NO FREE LAUNCH] Reference
The situation was changed; yet he felt too exhausted to disavow the servant's conclusion. From Wordnik.com. [Half A Chance] Reference
He says fund-raising efforts in New York start this week for groups that disavow the accord. From Wordnik.com. [Will It Play In New York?] Reference
Here, Charles might disavow injury to him as something happening quite without his knowledge. From Wordnik.com. [Charles the Bold Last Duke of Burgundy, 1433-1477] Reference
Some of them will probably disavow emerging markets for life, or at least until the next boom. From Wordnik.com. [Spanning The Globe] Reference
Surprisingly, it was even unwilling to go on record and explicitly disavow any racist motivation. From Wordnik.com. [Google: Glitch Not Racism] Reference
Ayres, it was proper that his Spanish majesty should be allowed time to disavow these proceedings. From Wordnik.com. [The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. From George III. to Victoria] Reference
Yesterday, Angle was asked by Nevada radio host Heidi Harris if she wanted to disavow the remarks. From Wordnik.com. [Sharron Angle twice refuses to disavow claim that there are "domestic enemies" in Congress] Reference
As Maddow points out, Angle has largely refused to disavow this position under subsequent questioning. From Wordnik.com. [What qualifies as unacceptable for a major party nominee?] Reference
There were the incredulous head shakes as Microsoft executives tried to disavow incriminating e-mails. From Wordnik.com. [A Blast From The Bench] Reference
He had appeared to disavow any intention of supplanting Jefferson, and yet had played for Federalist and. From Wordnik.com. [A Political History of the State of New York, Volumes 1-3] Reference
She has now been given three chances to disavow this claim or to state clearly that she doesn't agree with it. From Wordnik.com. [Sharron Angle again refuses to disavow "domestic enemies" claim] Reference
The sooner you disavow yourself of the notion that "we have no competitors," the more likely you are to survive. From Wordnik.com. [Marty Zwilling: Why It's Not Healthy To Be A Stealthy Startup] Reference
I am certain that many of Israel's forthright opponents would disavow the treatment meted out to Cliona Campbell. From Wordnik.com. [Ben S. Cohen: Anti-Zionists Plumb New Depths: Cliona Campbell's Story] Reference
Drake and Hawkins as smugglers and pirates, and in vain asked Elizabeth to disavow and make amends for their acts. From Wordnik.com. [Famous Sea Fights From Salamis to Tsu-Shima] Reference
There is a conventional teaching which we decorously administer, and leave our pupils to disavow it when they can. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 29, March, 1860] Reference
At this point I must disavow any desire to enlarge the Executive's powers or add to the responsibilities of the office. From Wordnik.com. [State of the Union Address (1790-2001)] Reference
Mr. Chaplin himself would most anxiously disavow any claim to have exhausted the mines from which he brings these gatherings. From Wordnik.com. [The Riches of Bunyan] Reference
Of course to get people to disavow a dogma as strong as the growth dogma, we have to do much more than shake their confidence in it. From Wordnik.com. [Keith Harrington: Death by Growth: What the Climate-Bill Autopsies Missed] Reference
They think that their leaders will, in unison with DAVIS and his colleagues, reunite, annul Emancipation, disavow the acts of the Lincoln. From Wordnik.com. [The Continental Monthly, Vol 3 No 3, March 1863 Devoted To Literature And National Policy] Reference
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