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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
affirm .
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Examples
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After all, this bass is the instrument of his youth, one of his iconic symbols, as Mr. Carlin affirms on the way to this muddle-up of the moment: It is his Rosebud, his Excalibur.
McCartney Keeps the Biographers at Bay Carl Rollyson 2010
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Technically all Hiibel affirms is that one must supply one’s name, not that one must produce identification papers.
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Technically all Hiibel affirms is that one must supply one’s name, not that one must produce identification papers.
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Here I shall only observe, that the apostle expressly and in terms affirms that “by the obedience of Christ we are made righteous,” or justified; which we cannot be but by the imputation of it unto us.
The Doctrine of Justification by Faith 1616-1683 1965
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As one writer of the period quaintly puts it, "The gospel spirit is not yet so gloriously arisen as to seek them more than theirs," while another in stronger terms affirms, "To the shame of the Christian name, no pains have ever been taken to convert them to Christianity; on the contrary, their morals are perverted and corrupted by the sad example they daily have of its depraved professors residing in their towns."
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In confessing that God is One, and also saying that the Son is God, our use of the same name affirms that there is no difference of substance between the two Persons.
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For to know what the holy word affirms, is profitable: nor would he pray that we might know that which passeth knowledge, were there not by our knowing of it, some help to be administered.
Works of John Bunyan — Volume 02 John Bunyan 1658
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This precautionary product recall affirms our family's determination to continue to provide safe, wholesome, high quality meat products, and ensure the continued food safety that Canadian families have come to depend on.
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The theistic evolutionist properly so-called affirms this, but instead of speaking of "purposeless natural processes" speaks of God's skill in designing and maintaining a world which has within itself the capacities to develop the diversity of life (e.g. Howard Van Till of Calvin College).
Reasons to Believe - 2009
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Apple's "What's Hot" designation affirms the fact that TourNarrator is meeting its objective to help real estate agents succeed.
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