But even this long-accepted interpretation has been challenged. From Wordnik.com. [Aztec, Mexica, or Alien?] Reference
Changing the long-accepted rules on interrogation required concerted action. From Wordnik.com. [The Green Light] Reference
We cling to a long-accepted theory, just as we cling to an old suit of clothes. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 33, July, 1860] Reference
Most of the long-accepted standards of golf etiquette serve practical purposes. From Wordnik.com. [Deconstructing Doffing] Reference
Newly excavated artifacts are changing the long-accepted story of China's Liao Empire. From Wordnik.com. [Barbarians or a Civilized Dynasty?] Reference
The traditional lighting business fosters long-accepted rules, particularly around innovation. From Wordnik.com. [The Future Of Lighting] Reference
That's a long-accepted doctrine in copyright law that allows excerpting for educational purposes. From Wordnik.com. [They Want Their Mtv Back] Reference
Obviously my little rant in a barren corner of the internet isn't going to change a long-accepted cliche. From Wordnik.com. [Musings of a Drunken Monk: On Evil] Reference
Interestingly, the long-accepted popular wisdom in Iraq is that, of course, Saddam Hussein is still alive. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 20, 2003] Reference
One long-accepted justification would be “this ship is engaged in running a blockade that has been declared and enforced”. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Pollak on Uniquely Israeli Stupidity] Reference
Amino acids, herbs, Ayurvedic and other long-accepted, traditional health remedies are also under the EU Food Supplements Directive's legislative control. From Wordnik.com. [Codex Alimentarius and Non-European Countries - Part One] Reference
The research, reported in the New Scientist, challenges the long-accepted belief that the physical differences between a male and female brain are genetic. From Wordnik.com. [Question: What's going on at the University of Wisconsin?] Reference
This has caused a re-examination of the reason for their existence, as well as calling into serious question many long-accepted principles of maritime engineering. From Wordnik.com. [The Speculist: Rogue Waves] Reference
New genetic data are calling into question long-accepted views about the origins of Polynesians, the inhabitants of the scattered central and eastern Pacific islands. From Wordnik.com. [Pacific Lizards or Red Herrings?] Reference
For starters, the long-accepted rule for interpreting legal texts is to construe them to have the original public meaning that they had when they were enacted into law. From Wordnik.com. [The Right Judicial Litmus Test] Reference
Under Brooks, Providence has revamped long-accepted regimens. From Wordnik.com. [BusinessWeek.com --] Reference
It most certainly does not 'fit in' with long-accepted dogma. From Wordnik.com. [Latest Articles] Reference
According to long-accepted construction of the Constitution, the. From Wordnik.com. [Twenty Years of Congress, Volume 2 (of 2) From Lincoln to Garfield, with a Review of the Events Which Led to the Political Revolution of 1860] Reference
After reanalysis, the long-accepted boom in diatoms over the last. From Wordnik.com. [Latest Articles] Reference
Disarray is everywhere, and long-accepted narratives are being questioned. From Wordnik.com. [Entertainment News: CBSNews.com] Reference
The long-accepted theory of the young man's death was proved by this recovery of his body. From Wordnik.com. [Danger] Reference
On that front, Pfeiffer also challenges long-accepted notions about where we should store our cars. From Wordnik.com. [Inman News - The first word in real estate.] Reference
It must exceed the long-accepted target values used when building products that are not life threatening. From Wordnik.com. [xml's Blinklist.com] Reference
However, the main point is that portfolios should depart from long-accepted balanced portfolio definitions. From Wordnik.com. [Safehaven] Reference
It enables us to understand, in historical context, a long-accepted and revered statement of medical ethics. From Wordnik.com. [Corrente] Reference
This contradicted Aristotle's long-accepted idea that heavier objects fell faster. acceleration of these bodies is constant. From Wordnik.com. [Conservapedia - Recent changes [en]] Reference
Republicans leaders counter that under, red ink is out of control, and that even long-accepted deficit spending has to cease. From Wordnik.com. [--1010 WINS Newswatch Headlines] Reference
They reveal clues about things we don't yet fully understand, or hint that long-accepted methods of measurement need to be reassessed. From Wordnik.com. [TheTyee.ca] Reference
Some restaurants have formalized long-accepted tip arrangements by imposing standards on who should receive a share of tips and how much. From Wordnik.com. [Las Vegas Sun Stories: All Sun Headlines] Reference
Consumer data is about understanding what consumers are doing now and what they'll be doing next year, and that's a long-accepted approach. From Wordnik.com. [Latest articles from DMNews] Reference
He felt instinctively and because of a long-accepted tradition that those antique symbols were the only way to hide the ugly look of the truth. From Wordnik.com. [Waiting for Daylight] Reference
Having students write about the class topic is a long-accepted way of doing that; maybe that’s what Dembski is after. From Wordnik.com. [Propaganda and Teaching Intelligent Design | Live Granades] Reference
A long-accepted social order. From Wordnik.com. [History of Woman Suffrage, Volume III (of III)] Reference
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