The lawyer argued spuriously that his client knew nothing of the burglary. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Herbal Simple, but very often spuriously imitated. From Wordnik.com. [Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure] Reference
Alroys death in favor of the account spuriously attributed to Maimonides. From Wordnik.com. [Introduction - Critical Apparatus] Reference
Iain Dale speculates rather spuriously that Dimbleby D may leave Question Time. From Wordnik.com. [Iain Dale: Question Time Succession Strategy] Reference
Or, after my model, he may imitate them so well that they spuriously imitate him back again. From Wordnik.com. [Seven Pillars of Wisdom] Reference
The Zardari government is already a spuriously out-of-control and rambunctious kind of outfit. From Wordnik.com. [WSJIDEBATE: They Can't Even Agree on What to Talk About] Reference
But its a log with which I can evaluate the relevance of your spuriously applied ramifications. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-10-01] Reference
For a man is more affected by these actions the more he is spuriously involved in these affections. From Wordnik.com. [Confessions and Enchiridion, newly translated and edited by Albert C. Outler] Reference
They have a very good reputation for not denying coverage spuriously just to save money. jeff Says. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » The Revenue Deadlock] Reference
Toyota is being spuriously attacked by the government and by unions for exactly the reasons I said. From Wordnik.com. [An unholy trinity guns for Toyota - and for you | RedState] Reference
If you calculate the covariance between two random walks, you get spuriously high covariance values. From Wordnik.com. [AR1 on First Differences « Climate Audit] Reference
When they were going after the salaries and bonuses, I thought the Feds were being spuriously regulative. From Wordnik.com. [oversight Easter egg?] Reference
Have the pages perhaps been found to be only spuriously correlated with the discussion, and thus removed?. From Wordnik.com. [Road Map #3 « Climate Audit] Reference
They can write whatever nonsensical, reactionary, undiplomatic and spuriously reasoned critique they want. From Wordnik.com. [There's No Prescribing Prescriptivism] Reference
More spuriously, if you see a pair of shoes you like and you wait till tomorrow to decide, they won't be there. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-01-01] Reference
What we observed is that the PC1s from the simulations yielded a spuriously high RE statistic and negligible R2. From Wordnik.com. [Reply to Huybers #1 « Climate Audit] Reference
The test of all this, we argued, was that your simulation model cannot generate a spuriously high RE and a zero r2. From Wordnik.com. [Eduardo Zorita Comments… « Climate Audit] Reference
The war on Iraq, spuriously justified by the supposed threat posed by Saddam's WMD, was the test run of this theory. From Wordnik.com. [At Last, the Warmongers Are Prepared to Face the Facts and Admit They Were Wrong.] Reference
All of this continued to be spuriously yoked to the concept that this music has something to say about urban existence. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2008-01-01] Reference
And this is now the second time on VC that a post has claimed, spuriously, that he thinks the state lawsuits havemerit. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Inaccurate legal claim from the Democratic Governors Association] Reference
Notable thefts in today's news include gym memberships sold spuriously on Craigslist and a string of newsstand hold-ups. From Wordnik.com. [Crime Waves: 'Ritz Crackers, a Snickers Bar, Three Pouches of Spam Lunch Meat'] Reference
That knowledge, in fact, permitted him to justify, however spuriously, his own participation in the pharmaceutical business. From Wordnik.com. [Villa Incognito]
Obama-adulation and Tiger's "beatific image", Rich spuriously suggests, were little more than a farce, a sham -- a bamboozle. From Wordnik.com. [David Kaufman: Sham of the Year: Frank Rich, Tiger Woods and that Anti-Obama Op-Ed] Reference
The name of Idaho was spuriously ascribed to the Shoshone language, meaning, it was claimed, the sun comes from the mountains. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-06-01] Reference
Does this mean that Juckes has created his tests in such a way as to avoid checking for spuriously high statistical significance?. From Wordnik.com. [Juckes and 99.98% Significance « Climate Audit] Reference
If you truly valued women as you spuriously is that word to big for you dimwit? claimed, you would welcome and embrace our trans sisters. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-03-01] Reference
The creature's glowing scarlet trail crisscrossed the grass from a dozen directions, giving the dry winter grass a spuriously festive look. From Wordnik.com. [Beyond World's End]
They spuriously find that she is guilty of breaching ethics legislation whilst at the same time stating that she had genuine reasons for sacking him. From Wordnik.com. [On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...] Reference
I'm hazy on the details but sure that Lord Flatmate VIP made some spuriously-grounded intervention to obstruct a Coroner's inquest, possibly using the Hutton Inquiry as pretext. From Wordnik.com. [Tony Blair: The Next Labour Prime Minister?] Reference
Definition of Faker - to deceive, alter, manipulate, or treat so as to give a spuriously genuine appearance. From Wordnik.com. [Naples Daily News Stories] Reference
Projecting what one does not want to be into another person can temporarily but spuriously solve psychological problems. From Wordnik.com. [NYT > Home Page]
At any rate, the only measure used to consider risk to anybody else was the spuriously scientific "bystander risk assessment". From Wordnik.com. [Adrian Monck] Reference
More than one St. Valentine was martyred before their names were spuriously attached to the sentimental showing of courtly love. From Wordnik.com. [The Clog] Reference
In order to carry off the situation with some appearance of unconcern he became spuriously interested in the contents of the flower-vase. From Wordnik.com. [Beasts and Super-Beasts] Reference
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