The best part of the fiction in many novels is the notice that the characters are purely imaginary. From LearnThat.org. [Franklin Pierce Adams, Source: The Cynic's Lexicon, ed. Jonathan Green, 1984.]
Adverb : purely accidental. From Dictionary.com.
He was the first peer to receive the title purely because of his literary work. From Wordnik.com. [English Literature for Boys and Girls] Reference
On tracing the line of life backwards, we see it approaching more and more to what we call the purely physical condition. From Wordnik.com. [Fragments of science, V. 1-2] Reference
The white house says our troops in Iraq could eventually move to what it termed a purely support role like American troops in South Korea. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 30, 2007] Reference
American officials say that timeline is "about right," but Iran continues to insist that it has the right to enrich uranium for what it calls a purely civilian program. From Wordnik.com. [Free Internet Press] Reference
It was a statement she described as purely political. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
"You speak in purely materialistic terms," she objected. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 22] Reference
Speaking purely from a hypothetical standpoint, of course. From Wordnik.com. [Wayfinder #1 « Geek Related] Reference
“You speak in purely materialistic terms,” she objected. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 22] Reference
So perhaps we can develop the philosophy in purely Bushian terms. From Wordnik.com. [Balkinization] Reference
These men do not stay there purely from the standpoint of self-denial. From Wordnik.com. [The Delinquent] Reference
His fame (or infamy) comes purely from a politically appointed position. From Wordnik.com. [Griffin to be at University of Alabama in Huntsville? - NASA Watch] Reference
These were also found independently in purely cytological studies by Heitz. From Wordnik.com. [Hermann J. Muller - Nobel Lecture] Reference
The economic woes of Asia have been much written about — in purely economic terms. From Wordnik.com. [The Success of Failure] Reference
He referred, too, to the disappointment that we have in purely democratic institutions. From Wordnik.com. [Education and Empire Unity] Reference
I'm coming purely from the perspective of a reader, I have no writing abilities whatsoever. From Wordnik.com. [Someone Is Angry On the Internet] Reference
As far as now know about autism, it is not believed to be a result purely from a single cause. From Wordnik.com. [Animals In Translation « When Squirrels Attack] Reference
"In the medical profession, they prefer to keep the word purely to describe addiction to substances.". From Wordnik.com. [Latest entries from edstrong.blog-city.com] Reference
So intimately related that they ma be indistinguishable in purely operational terms, i.e., in theory. From Wordnik.com. [Chunkdz Comes Out Smokin] Reference
We were now in purely Albanian territory, and halted at midday at Han Lachit, farther down on Drin's left bank. From Wordnik.com. [High Albania] Reference
BEIJING At age 8, Becca Ward became intrigued with chess, and the potential to win purely by out-thinking an opponent. From Wordnik.com. [Ward ready to slash her path to the Olympic podium] Reference
And clothes have utilitarian function, while in purely creative media, the expression itself is intrinsic to its value. From Wordnik.com. [More Thoughts on Free Online Manga Distribution » Manga Worth Reading] Reference
Back to Keith Uhlich: I intend on seeing Children of Men again purely to bask in the glories of a perfectly tuned machine. From Wordnik.com. [GreenCine Daily: More Slant.] Reference
Von Schroeder, who had gone in purely for the sport, had no less than eleven dog-teams -- a fresh one for every ten miles. From Wordnik.com. [THE RACE FOR NUMBER THREE] Reference
Von Schroeder, who had gone in purely for the sport, had no less than eleven dog teams -- a fresh one for every ten miles. From Wordnik.com. [THE RACE FOR NUMBER ONE] Reference
So now cell phones and Blackberrys, and the like, are all using radio waves that had previously been in purely public hands. From Wordnik.com. [Eric S. Maskin - Interviews] Reference
Whether he did it purely is another issue, which is why the unconditional applause barely carried beyond the gates of AT&T Park. From Wordnik.com. [Bonds stands alone, but history will be final judge] Reference
There are probably many theories surrounding why so many searches are being conducted for this search term purely in the NY area. From Wordnik.com. [MyLinkVault Newest Links] Reference
But second, and more important, America may have reasons to feel actively optimistic about its prospects in purely relative terms. From Wordnik.com. [How America Can Rise Again] Reference
Can two people who have iPhone 4s who live in different countries initiate FaceTime calls purely over Wi-Fi and talk internationally?. From Wordnik.com. [Macworld] Reference
They were obstinate and refractory, and persisted in their transgressions of the law purely from a spirit of contradiction to the law. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume IV (Isaiah to Malachi)] Reference
It has now become fashionable to dress up pets as humans and it has come purely from the way animals are represented in the media just like Paris Hiltons dog. From Wordnik.com. [Weird Funny Cute Dog Costumes Part 2] Reference
And despite its gestures towards 'respecting' and 'recognizing' foreign excellence, the Academy Awards ceremony only knows how to celebrate foreignness in purely American terms. From Wordnik.com. [GreenCine Daily: Oscars.] Reference
“I have now enumerated,” said Barbicane, “the experiments which I call purely paper ones, and wholly insufficient to establish serious relations with the Queen of the Night. From Wordnik.com. [From the Earth to the Moon] Reference
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