Nothing in life is to feared. It is only to be understood. From LearnThat.org. [Marie Curie (1867-1934).]
Adjective : It is the understood policy of this establishment to limit credit. ,The understood meaning of a danger sign is "Do not approach.". From Dictionary.com.
William Provine's academic credentials notwithstanding, he mischaracterizes what Darwin "understood". From Wordnik.com. [Both Sides of the Mouth] Reference
But the GOOSE of their tale not a word understood. From Wordnik.com. [The Peacock and Parrot, on their Tour to Discover the Author of "The Peacock At Home"] Reference
Better understood is life at the top of the food chain. From Wordnik.com. [Marine Census Shows Vast Diversity of Sea Life] Reference
This word we wish for, you have understood, is "abolition". From Wordnik.com. [Bernard-Henri Lévy: And to Think That We Still Have to Argue Against the Death Penalty] Reference
All that needs to be understood is that anything can happen. From Wordnik.com. [REVIEW: The Commons by Matthew Hughes] Reference
They understood from the beginning what it takes to win games. From Wordnik.com. [Colorado's infield fuels tough defense] Reference
I guess being understood is more important to me than being funny?. From Wordnik.com. [just say woof] Reference
Sure Griffin understood the technical details - but was he a leader?. From Wordnik.com. [NASA Watch: May 2009 Archives] Reference
I understood from the American that I was to take but one passenger. From Wordnik.com. [The Triumphs of Eugène Valmont] Reference
A word understood is binding, whether spoken to horse, or man, or pig. From Wordnik.com. [A Rough Shaking] Reference
This is easily understood from the example with the vessel in the water. From Wordnik.com. [Nobel Prize in Physics 1958 - Presentation Speech] Reference
Richard's is the name understood to have been written in that Paper: not. From Wordnik.com. [The Ontario Readers: The High School Reader, 1886] Reference
The footman who answered his call understood his moods and served him at. From Wordnik.com. [The Marriage of William Ashe] Reference
The action of educative nature so understood is very practically accessible. From Wordnik.com. [The Montessori Method] Reference
Often these poems were written in a jargon understood only by guild members. From Wordnik.com. [b. Iran] Reference
One thing I have never understood is the level of snobbery expats often have. From Wordnik.com. [Help appreciated in location choice!] Reference
How "preeminent" might be understood is up for some interpretation of course. From Wordnik.com. [Use, History and Development of the "Planeta Plicata" or Folded Chasuble] Reference
"Kevin understood he shouldn't have said some of things he said," Frank said. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Garnett apologizes for 'going to war' comments] Reference
One thing I've never understood is the association of nerds with intelligence. From Wordnik.com. [Building a Better Idiot, Bryan Caplan | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference
It provides a common language understood from the Garden District to The Treme. From Wordnik.com. [A Ravaged Coast] Reference
As the trading deadline loomed, Nevin understood the club was thinking of dealing for. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - No stranger to adversity] Reference
He understood from the first time he read her that she was better than that (p. 204). From Wordnik.com. [A Widow For One Year by John Irving: Questions] Reference
Naturalistic evolution has clear consequences that Charles Darwin understood perfectly. From Wordnik.com. [2005 October - Telic Thoughts] Reference
They understood the code word game, just like women understand the code word sexist game. From Wordnik.com. [Was The Media Unfair To Hillary? Here's Our Rundown.] Reference
And the jail, properly understood, is a hospital for these exceptionally infected persons. From Wordnik.com. [Humanizing the Prisons] Reference
In the West the weaknesses of the Non-Proliferation Treaty were understood from the start. From Wordnik.com. [The Wrath of Khan] Reference
Obviously what has to be understood is not the tumor but the neoplastic state of its cells. From Wordnik.com. [Peyton Rous - Nobel Lecture] Reference
"Are the terms understood?" demanded Schubert, and the sergeants yelped in the affirmative. From Wordnik.com. [The Ivory Trail] Reference
What's less understood is that it's hard to keep the government from getting money to spend. From Wordnik.com. [A $2.4 Trillion Figure of Speech] Reference
The language I had to speak to be understood is not the language of poetry or clear thinking. From Wordnik.com. [Excerpt: The Book of Ruth by Jane Hamilton] Reference
What needs to be understood is Americans do not have to wait until 2010 or 2012 to effect change. From Wordnik.com. [Latest Articles] Reference
Gauguin definitely understood "mana" - the Tahitian word for the islands' special spiritual vibe. From Wordnik.com. [The Guardian World News] Reference
"We understood from the beginning that everyone was supposed to leave their egos at home," he said. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Iverson: 'If this loss didn't wake us up, we're in trouble'] Reference
Gauguin definitely understood "mana" – the Tahitian word for the islands' special spiritual vibe. From Wordnik.com. [Another view on Gauguin: Maker of Myth] Reference
This type of life, be it understood, is the lowest in Mexico, and connects in no way with the upper classes. From Wordnik.com. [Six Months in Mexico] Reference
We can never have respect enough, gratitude enough, for those men as examples to all the world; you understood from the first moment. From Wordnik.com. [The German Occupation of Belgium] Reference
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