The parents will proscribe riding bicycles in the street if they see their children not looking for approaching cars. From LearnThat.org.
When I commented that you were in error in your use of the word proscribe, I meant exactly that, bit. From Wordnik.com. [Think Progress » Virginia attorney general instructs state colleges to stop protecting gay students from discrimination.] Reference
But would I proscribe Draconian treatment absolutely?. From Wordnik.com. [Lionel: What Would You Not Do to Stop a Nuke?] Reference
But I do not proscribe indiscriminately all stimulus. From Wordnik.com. [The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 377, June 27, 1829] Reference
You must equally proscribe their tenets and their persons!. From Wordnik.com. [The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. From George III. to Victoria] Reference
Reject the ideology, but don't proscribe people who follow it. From Wordnik.com. [Giving evidence to the Chilcot inquiry, Tony Blair said: “I...] Reference
The Edict of Worms, intended to proscribe and suppress throughout. From Wordnik.com. [Life of Luther] Reference
The government should support, not direct, proscribe or limit, women's choices. From Wordnik.com. [Jodi Jacobson: Just the Facts, Sir: The False Dichotomy of Catholics vs. "Pro-choice" on Common Ground] Reference
One can believe that a thing is wrong and still not want to legally proscribe it. From Wordnik.com. [Dr. Philip Neches: Three Out of Ten?] Reference
What it does is proscribe certain acts, under threat of penalties if we perpetrate them. From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
It did not proscribe what the exit strategy should be or on what time-line it should be accomplished. From Wordnik.com. [Tom Andrews: Glass Half Full: House Democratic Caucus Backs McGovern Afghanistan Exit Amendment] Reference
Laws are not just words in books - they're the means we use to proscribe certain behaviors we deem undesirable. From Wordnik.com. [Senate Leadership Working To Get Hillary Past Wingnut Effort To Block Sec State Appointment] Reference
So, he thought as he picked up his feet and began to walk again, I cannot proscribe a member of my own family, eh?. From Wordnik.com. [Fortune's Favorites]
Again, as you heard he was very careful not to recommend or proscribe the number of troops that would start coming home. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 23, 2007] Reference
No. Does it proscribe, disfranchise, or expatriate the recent armed enemies of the country, or confiscate their property?. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 107, September, 1866] Reference
It's a simple yes or no question: Did the United States of America permit (or fail to proscribe) child-torture in any way?. From Wordnik.com. [John Seery: Testicles] Reference
So it doesn't necessarily proscribe timber harvests, but that's part of the process that we're going to be taking comment on. From Wordnik.com. [Read Out To Pool By George Frampton] Reference
What constitutes a crime is, effectively as always, a matter of the will of the public to proscribe such behavior going forward. From Wordnik.com. [Stephen Herrington: To Detain or Not o Detain] Reference
One, the Sanctions Committee established under resolution 1267, has already been pressed into service to proscribe Jamaat-ud-Dawa. From Wordnik.com. [Shashi Tharoor: Keep Up the Pressure] Reference
They proscribe, devastate, burn, and massacre -- and permit themselves to be addressed by the title of "Fathers of their Country!". From Wordnik.com. [A Residence in France During the Years 1792, 1793, 1794 and 1795, Complete Described in a Series of Letters from an English Lady: with General and Incidental Remarks on the French Character and Manners] Reference
Communist Party but also empower the minority regime to ban and proscribe any political movement that posed a threat to racist domination. From Wordnik.com. [SOUTH AFRICA FREEDOM DAY JUNE 26TH] Reference
Is it sound economics to regard any plant as a separate entity, to proscribe or encourage it on the grounds of its individual performance?. From Wordnik.com. [Excerpts from Aldo Leopold's Writings] Reference
Other cities willingly abide by the Building Owners and Managers Association standards, which proscribe much of this square-footage inflation. From Wordnik.com. [Will Recession Cause Towers Significant Shrinkage?] Reference
Even in Britain, our democratic country, laws are broken to proscribe the MEK what is now openly declared as the biggest shame of UK's history. From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
Banning political groups makes them more attractive to extremists, said Dhanda, ‘so we should listen to ACPO before we proscribe these organizations.’. From Wordnik.com. [Gordon Brown, Charlie Whelan and Me] Reference
Since the judges also refused to allow the Home Secretary even the possibility of an appeal, the government must now de-proscribe the PMOI as ordered by the court. From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
The Fourteenth Amendment was drafted in part to address the rights of freed slaves to carry a weapon against the efforts of some Southern states to proscribe that right. From Wordnik.com. [Second Amendment Confidential] Reference
The same legal advice is true of this latest attempt to proscribe Israeli academics and institutions as it contravenes both UK and EU rulings on rascism and discrimination. From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
If voters reject the ban when it goes on the ballot in November, the money may be used to defend other state laws “that regulate or proscribe abortion or contraception.”. From Wordnik.com. [SD: Legislature Raising Money for Abortion Fight] Reference
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