A discerning editor. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
A discerning critic. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
discerning taste. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Adjective : a discerning critic of French poetry. From Dictionary.com.
Verb (used with object) : They discerned a sail on the horizon. ,He is incapable of discerning right from wrong. From Dictionary.com.
What we call discerning Democrats, open-minded Democrats. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript - Special Event: George W. Bush Calls on Eastern Tennessee Residents to 'Help Turnout That Vote Four Days From Today' - October 10, 2000] Reference
Which is why hypotheticals have limited utility in discerning anything. From Wordnik.com. [Critical Thinking Exercise] Reference
He had to use his keen judgment and trained skills in discerning the briefed aiming point. From Wordnik.com. [Gotha - February 24, 1944] Reference
But the researchers 'model shows that the key's deformation actually helps in discerning the right target. From Wordnik.com. [2007 July - Telic Thoughts] Reference
Pinker suggests that fMRI studies can show how women's "neural hardware" gives them an edge in discerning emotion. From Wordnik.com. [How different are the brains of women and men? Not much.] Reference
Because of these points, the translation term discerning meditation may be less confusing than analytical meditation. From Wordnik.com. [The Relation between Shamatha, Vipashyana, and Discerning and Stabilizing Meditations] Reference
The wise of heart is called discerning, and sweetness of speech increases persuasiveness. From Wordnik.com. [SharperIron] Reference
‘Discernment‘ is certainly not a term discerning Christians would associate with Charisma. From Wordnik.com. [Todd Bentley event cancelled; plus Debating the Lakeland Outpouring’s legacy] Reference
The creators of DateHarvardSQ are working on a site for those of you who would like to meet "discerning" men. From Wordnik.com. [Isabel Kaplan: Looking for a Harvard Man?] Reference
But he said the carrier is ready for the transition and views it as an opportunity to attract "discerning" subscribers. From Wordnik.com. [India scrutinizes U.S. firm for Pakistan connection] Reference
But they weren't selected with any kind of discerning aesthetics. From Wordnik.com. [Evening Standard - Home] Reference
That does not make the Kings fans more "discerning" than Leafs fans. From Wordnik.com. [The Meatriarchy] Reference
Actually Howie LA Fans are not "discerning" they are uninterested in hockey. From Wordnik.com. [The Meatriarchy] Reference
New-born babes have a kind of discerning if the milk he pure, or if there be any thing ill tasted or unsavoury in it. From Wordnik.com. [The Whole Works of the Rev. John Howe, M.A. with a Memoir of the Author. Vol. VI.] Reference
'discerning' providence (he spoke with all professional sincerity) in after days. From Wordnik.com. [The Adventures of Harry Richmond — Complete] Reference
Leander, a former model, had a particularly discerning eye. From Wordnik.com. [Hitting The Wall At Boo] Reference
But the wines should be a hit for less discerning drinkers. From Wordnik.com. [Boxed Vino Goes Primo] Reference
"Tiger's the most discerning player I've ever seen," says Grissinger. From Wordnik.com. [Golf: Tiger's Spin Control] Reference
Alisa Barry's discerning eye is manifest in each of her more than 60 products. From Wordnik.com. [Our 15 Picks] Reference
The challenge lies in discerning the hints, because they often prove deceptive. From Wordnik.com. [Just Over The Horizon] Reference
The most difficult problems lie in discerning a credible threat from a casual remark. From Wordnik.com. [Stalked To Death?] Reference
But that's not why the discerning traveler heads for the Moog Hotel in Sydney's Surry Hills district. From Wordnik.com. [Do Not Disturb] Reference
For a decade and a half he has been one of America's most discerning, original and voracious food writers. From Wordnik.com. [A FOODIE UNMASKS] Reference
These restaurants, picked by Jim Leff and Chowhound. com, will delight even the most discerning chow-pups. From Wordnik.com. [Food: The Mac Daddies] Reference
Her son, Reid, however, who took the 64 photographs with which the book opens, has a keen and discerning eye. From Wordnik.com. [Graveyard Shifting] Reference
But those are not the reasons the discerning traveler heads for the Moog Hotel in Sydney's Surry Hills district. From Wordnik.com. [IN SEARCH OF PRIVACY] Reference
At no point were enumerators provided with a methodology for extracting this information or discerning these differences. From Wordnik.com. ['Sellout'] Reference
Its subtle refinement may require the discerning eye of the privileged — yet it's ultimately democratic and accessible. From Wordnik.com. [A Certain Sense of Calm] Reference
The waltz scene documents for the ages three different stages of Madonna's swelling figure, visible to the discerning eye. From Wordnik.com. [Madonna Tangos With Evita] Reference
Lee's earlier films shrewdly courted controversy to maximize profit, but his recent efforts have been much less discerning. From Wordnik.com. [Bouncing Off The Rim] Reference
Yet a more objective and discerning source, Jacqueline Kennedy, observed that Bobby was the Kennedy "least like his father.". From Wordnik.com. [The Last Crusade] Reference
If we want parents to be discerning about what children are watching then we need to put stuff in there for them to watch too. From Wordnik.com. [Questions And Answers: Steve Burns] Reference
To the discerning ear of critic Harold Bloom, the yearning to become like angels -- to have angels in our own image -- is not new. From Wordnik.com. [Angels] Reference
For today's discerning men and women, it's hip to have bespoke shirts embroidered with one's initials -- where no one can see them. From Wordnik.com. [TIP SHEET] Reference
As in, they're respected by serious artists and discerning listeners, but too complex musically to make money for the record company. From Wordnik.com. [Wilco: The Little Band That Could] Reference
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