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  • verb Present participle of warrant.

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Examples

  • It is, for men and women of my perspective, judged to be secure in warranting perpetual loyalties.

    A Proposition 2007

  • It is, for men and women of my perspective, judged to be secure in warranting perpetual loyalties.

    A Proposition 2007

  • I cannot derive from another anything more than what he himself rightfully has; and although as regards the form of the acquisition the modus acquirendi — I may proceed in accordance with all the conditions of right when I deal in a stolen horse exposed for sale in the market, yet a real title warranting the acquisition was awanting; for the horse was not really the property of the seller in question.

    The Science of Right 1790

  • After the lottery, those agents who had drawn a name warranting a long journey accepted the good-natured insults and mockery of friends.

    Excerpt: For The Relief of Unbearable Urges by Nathan Englander 1999

  • Of nearly 900 patient cases whose CT scans were reviewed in the Powell River incident, about 134 were flagged as requiring further contact and of those, about 30 were described as warranting "more immediate attention."

    The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed WENDY STUECK 2011

  • "fraudulent inducement," warranting "equitable rescission" of the deed to Windermere, and the return of title to MBC.

    unknown title 2009

  • Salinger concludes that this was likely because “magistrates did not place drunkenness high on their list of offenses warranting prosecution.”

    A Renegade History of the United States Thaddeus Russell 2010

  • Altering the logs was a crime warranting a grounding at home and one leading to detention and mandatory group therapy at school.

    365 tomorrows » 2010 » February : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2010

  • She is responsible for warranting to the pilot the safety of his plane before takeoff, and her expression reflects her job's seriousness.

    Capturing Three Worlds Apart William Meyers 2010

  • But in a sign that pressure is building on ECB rate setters, Executive Board member Jürgen Stark said Feb. 21 that the central bank would act "quickly and decisively" on any indication of a sustained upward shift in inflation expectations, while fellow policy maker Yves Mersch has said the economic situation warranting low rates has changed.

    Pressure Builds on ECB Rate Setters Nicholas Winning 2011

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