But the Republicans followed Jefferson's instructions and refused to indulge in legalistic quibbling. From Wordnik.com. [How Jefferson Counted Himself In] Reference
One wonders if Catholics are particularly drawn to the law, believing as they do in legalistic systems which claim absolute truth. From Wordnik.com. [Supreme Court may have no Protestant justices for first time in history] Reference
We who object are regarded as 'legalistic' and "judgemental". From Wordnik.com. [The Long, Modest Gowns Painted by Peter Severin Kroyer (1851-1909)] Reference
It slams "legalistic" religions, denominations and doctrines. From Wordnik.com. ['Shack' opens doors, but critics call book 'scripturally incorrect'] Reference
The Constitution really doesn't require this 'legalistic' business. From Wordnik.com. [Balkinization] Reference
JEREMY: At least we know she has the right kind of legalistic mind. From Wordnik.com. [also, she can see through me like glass] Reference
But I'm not sure that it does require such a "legalistic" rationale. From Wordnik.com. [Balkinization] Reference
In fact, they often come close to ridiculing me for my "legalistic" views. From Wordnik.com. [Frazzled By the Age of Fifty] Reference
What strikes me about the debate, though, is precisely its "legalistic" nature. From Wordnik.com. [Balkinization] Reference
But I think the term has been generalized outward from there, to cover a lot more than that kind of legalistic claim. From Wordnik.com. [Open thread on: localism, decentralism, anarchism, thick conceptions of libertarianism, and the U.S. Constitution] Reference
Is the fact something is disputed by the alleged malefactors here proof the charge is confusingly 'legalistic' or whatever?. From Wordnik.com. [Balkinization] Reference
Just for the sake of discussion - what does it mean to think in a 'legalistic' way?. From Wordnik.com. [www.hardwarezone.com.sg] Reference
What is a "legalistic" approach to privacy as opposed to a "pro-consumer" approach?. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
What kind of legalistic jargon are you trying to -- ". From Wordnik.com. [Kahen no Ame] Reference
From a precise legalistic point of view, it doesn't complicate it. From Wordnik.com. [Trying Bin Laden] Reference
But those legalistic safeguards can't reach into a juror's conscience. From Wordnik.com. [Playing The Race Card] Reference
They talk in a very deeply theological, philosophical, legalistic way. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 1, 2006] Reference
It is a polite way — or a legalistic way — of saying "Whatever it takes.". From Wordnik.com. [In The Fed We Trust] Reference
The script, about software advances of the future, strikes some as legalistic. From Wordnik.com. [Why Bill Has Become Microsoft's Mr. Rogers] Reference
KURTZ: Well, that's sort of legalistic -- excuse me, a legalistic explanation. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 15, 2001] Reference
But this universalism has a distinctly Levitical and legalistic colouring, xiv. From Wordnik.com. [Introduction to the Old Testament] Reference
It's a little legalistic considering that there are pictures of those weapons in place there. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 29, 2007] Reference
Roger, in what you heard, a lot of technical very highly legalistic language and questioning?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 1, 2000] Reference
They dislike lawyers and sometimes brush aside legalistic (and even sound constitutional) arguments. From Wordnik.com. [How Bush Blew It] Reference
In responding to the fight over the mosque, Obama has been characteristically legalistic and technical. From Wordnik.com. [Obama’s Moral Cowardice] Reference
Careful to avoid drawing attention, they first quietly chuckled over Clinton's legalistic equivocations. From Wordnik.com. [Extracting A Confession] Reference
The industries in which those works were produced would be much more legalistic and infinitely more litigious. From Wordnik.com. [The Public Domain Enclosing the Commons of the Mind] Reference
The rest of the process must be based on carefully calibrated expectations, legalistic half-truths and subtle evasions. From Wordnik.com. [A Little Quiet Diplomacy] Reference
His carefully modulated positions on the issues and his legalistic hairsplitting about his past only make matters worse. From Wordnik.com. [People's Politics] Reference
Clinton's lawyers adopted a legalistic and dismissive tone in answering the 81 questions posed by the House Judiciary Committee. From Wordnik.com. [How Clinton Lost The Capital] Reference
This legalistic gambit serves as a fig leaf for a very different reality: Mr. Geithner will never reject any of Ms. Warren's "advice.". From Wordnik.com. [Obama, Warren and The Imperial Presidency] Reference
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