The older I grow the more I distrust the familiar doctrine that age brings wisdom. From LearnThat.org. [H.L. Mencken (1880-1956), American writer and critic of American life.]
I still ask however how many ships will need to be sunk before a change in doctrine is forced through. From Wordnik.com. [Cheeseburger Gothic » A Sweet Jane alt-hist challenge!] Reference
This doctrine is here asserted, and fully laid down, ver. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume III (Job to Song of Solomon)] Reference
He leans much to what we call the doctrine of correspondents. From Wordnik.com. [Uncle Silas A Tale of Bartram-Haugh] Reference
Whatever the merits, this doctrine is a radical departure for American diplomacy. From Wordnik.com. [What "W" Owes to "WW"] Reference
Without explicitly stating so, the essay assumes this doctrine is agreed upon by all parties. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-07-01] Reference
"Nevertheless, his doctrine is as profitable to young ladies as any I know," rejoined Parlamente. From Wordnik.com. [The Heptameron of Margaret, Queen of Navarre] Reference
An essential element to the doctrine is the employer's "continued willingness to employ" the employee. From Wordnik.com. [Employment Law] Reference
So what we have to do is to make some conclusions based on what we refer to as the doctrine of reasonable doubt. From Wordnik.com. [Staff Briefing Regarding Agent Orange Diseases] Reference
So the doctrine is the same, not variable: this verse thus forms the transition between Heb 13: 7 and Heb 13: 9. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible] Reference
The mere list of the works in which he advances these frantic imaginings, which he called a doctrine, would occupy several pages. From Wordnik.com. [Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds] Reference
What he calls a doctrine we conservatives call common-sense!. From Wordnik.com. [STR † THE FREEDOM BLOG©] Reference
How this doctrine is introduced, v. 4, where he appeals, (1.). From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume III (Job to Song of Solomon)] Reference
The only real dignified human doctrine is the greatest good of all. From Wordnik.com. [India’s New Face] Reference
This is commonly known as the doctrine of precedent, or stare decisis. From Wordnik.com. [Precedent and Analogy in Legal Reasoning] Reference
My only doctrine is the doctrine of expediency, and it makes for surviving. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 12] Reference
If that doctrine is to rule us, we may as well know it now as at any other time. From Wordnik.com. [A Discourse in Memory of our Late President, Abraham Lincoln] Reference
That his doctrine is divine (v. 16): My doctrine is not mine, but his that sent me. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume V (Matthew to John)] Reference
That this led him to adopt something like a Marilyn Monroe doctrine is indubitable. From Wordnik.com. [Feckless Youth] Reference
It is also that no change in doctrine or in political alignment can ever be admitted. From Wordnik.com. [Nineteen Eighty-Four] Reference
I seem to see welcome signs in my country that this doctrine is gaining ground very fast. From Wordnik.com. [Problems of the British Empire] Reference
In common with the word doctrine, it has its root in the Latin verb which means "to teach". From Wordnik.com. [Sound Military Decision] Reference
He charges Job with saying that which he had not said (v. 4): Thou hast said, My doctrine is pure. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume III (Job to Song of Solomon)] Reference
Some call the doctrine of destiny a dark creed; but, for me, I would fain try and think it a consolatory one. From Wordnik.com. [Catherine: a Story] Reference
For this gross mistake, both in doctrine and application, he thinks an indictment of forgery lies against them. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume III (Job to Song of Solomon)] Reference
In 1999, Tony Blair, in his Chicago speech, defined what became known as the doctrine of liberal interventionism. From Wordnik.com. [The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed] Reference
Practically, however, this doctrine is subject to many limitations which there is not time to discuss exhaustively. From Wordnik.com. [Canadians in the United States] Reference
It will identify deficiencies and pinpoint where any changes are necessary in doctrine, policy, organization or technology. From Wordnik.com. [Statistics on the Prisoner of War issue] Reference
That doctrine is a plea on the part of the United States to say "Hands off" to Europe, and the rest of the world of course. From Wordnik.com. [World Politics of Canada and the Empire] Reference
Page 92 type in doctrine, and in polity refer the settlement of any difficulties that may arise to an ecclesiastical council. From Wordnik.com. [Religious Bodies: 1906] Reference
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