I am in earnest. I will not equivocate, I will not excuse. I will not retreat to a single inch and I will be heard. From LearnThat.org.
Verb (used without object), : When asked directly for his position on disarmament, the candidate only equivocated. From Dictionary.com.
There is also another meaning of the word equivocate in popular usage. From Wordnik.com. [Reasons to Believe -] Reference
This is too Serious a Subject, to equivocate about. From Wordnik.com. [Letter from John Adams to Abigail Adams, 22 January 1783] Reference
Afghanistan's ambassador to the U.S. does not equivocate. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 4, 2007] Reference
Gwen Littleton didn't evade, sidestep, lie or equivocate. From Wordnik.com. [Hard Truth]
You equivocate on the meaning of "true" and its cognates. From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
I don't think it's time to equivocate about what we would do. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 4, 2008] Reference
Powers can again equivocate on action to eliminate apartheid. From Wordnik.com. [NO ACCOMMODATION WITH APARTHEID] Reference
I don't think it is time to equivocate about what we would do. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 4, 2008] Reference
I figured Hiatt would equivocate this all the way to Nov. 5th. From Wordnik.com. [Pro-War WaPo Editorial Page Endorses Obama] Reference
He's strong, he doesn't equivocate, he's great on all the issues. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 21, 2006] Reference
Part of the problem is that Doctors are trained not to equivocate. From Wordnik.com. [Giving evidence to the Chilcot inquiry, Tony Blair said: “I...] Reference
He cannot equivocate; his standard mushy two-step will not suffice. From Wordnik.com. [The End Of Affirmative Action] Reference
How can we equivocate between this type of leadership and the Clintons?. From Wordnik.com. [Obama: "I'm Not Vetting My Pastor"] Reference
Mr. RICHTEL: Yeah, this is another place where I don't have to equivocate. From Wordnik.com. [Digital Overload: Your Brain On Gadgets] Reference
'I will not equivocate; I will not excuse'; I will use the severest language. From Wordnik.com. [History of the Negro Race in America from 1619 to 1880. Vol. 2 (of 2) Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens] Reference
We would have to equivocate some on the issue of do we operate the hospital. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 30, 2002] Reference
I will not equivocate -- I will not excuse -- I will not retreat a single inch. From Wordnik.com. [History of the Negro Race in America from 1619 to 1880. Vol. 2 (of 2) Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens] Reference
“Let me equivocate on that and, and duck the issue,” Mr. Bloomberg responded. From Wordnik.com. [Baldies Booker, Bloomberg, Klein Covet Larry Harvey's 'Fro] Reference
A person who will equivocate to America's detriment when it comes to foreign policy. From Wordnik.com. [Obama's New Ad: "Change We Can Believe In"] Reference
That a woman or a married couple can equivocate about having children is unthinkable. From Wordnik.com. [Childless And Proud Of It] Reference
I will not equivocate -- I will not excuse -- I will not retreat a single inch -- AND. From Wordnik.com. [The Suffrage Cook Book] Reference
Let us not equivocate: a tragedy of unprecedented proportions is unfolding in Africa. From Wordnik.com. [Closing Address at the 13th International AIDS Conference] Reference
When he showed a disposition to be recalcitrant, to equivocate, Homma gave sign to the. From Wordnik.com. [The Yotsuya Kwaidan or O'Iwa Inari Tales of the Tokugawa, Volume 1 (of 2)] Reference
Similarly, when confronted with Palestinian fatalties you equivocate and spin those too. From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
Bloomberg was always careful to equivocate about whether he fully supported the invasion?. From Wordnik.com. [Flashback: Bloomberg Gave His Blessing To Iraq War] Reference
But her stainless heart was too proud in virtue to palter and equivocate with circumstances. From Wordnik.com. [The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 361, Supplementary Issue (1829)] Reference
"We're not going to equivocate on this," LaHood said Wednesday at a Senate committee hearing. From Wordnik.com. [Flying Solo] Reference
And if they don't, and McCain can equivocate on the matter, what does that say about America?. From Wordnik.com. [Asked If He Questions Obama's Patriotism, McCain Doesn't Directly Answer] Reference
Again, if she resisted her initial tendency to equivocate, she might not be in this position. From Wordnik.com. [Hillary Questions "Extreme" Interrogation Measures] Reference
Also, Is a poster above really trying to equivocate abortion with campaign financing? ... weak. From Wordnik.com. [Woman's Claim: GOP House Candidate Paid For My Abortion] Reference
Tell me how you're going to make my life better and do it in plain English and don't equivocate. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 15, 2007] Reference
We cannot have a United States Attorney General who will equivocate and dissemble on this matter. From Wordnik.com. [Biden To Oppose Mukasey For Attorney General] Reference
And Europe (and America) equivocate, dither, deny - anything to avoid the ugly reality before them. From Wordnik.com. [John Terry’s sacking as England captain tells us something interesting...] Reference
A caveat: Bloomberg was always careful to equivocate about whether he fully supported the invasion. From Wordnik.com. [Flashback: Bloomberg Gave His Blessing To Iraq War] Reference
No real business man will take advantage of a customer's ignorance, nor equivocate nor misrepresent. From Wordnik.com. [Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889] Reference
We are, consequently, very impatient and the national party can no longer equivocate on this matter. From Wordnik.com. [Statement of Comrade Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela, the President of the African National Congress, on the Occasion of His Installation As the Chancellor of the University of the North] Reference
On this issue we will not yield; we will not equivocate; we will not rationalize, explain, or excuse. From Wordnik.com. [1980 Democratic National Convention Address] Reference
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