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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
deem .
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Examples
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Caledon town councillor Gord McClure is under fire for using a term deemed to be an anti-Semitic.
Thestar.com - Home Page John Goddard 2010
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Currently, a title deemed inappropriate for a 15 certificate - the highest available for videogames (but not films) in the country - cannot be sold there.
Eurogamer 2010
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So, basically, "Yankee" is a term deemed so insulting that two separate groups who had it applied to them were so revolted that they in turn tagged another group with it.
The Clog 2009
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Politifact Wisconsin deemed that claim "False" on several counts: the health care reform law is not a "government takeover," the polls the campaign cited did not use the words "government takeover," the polls cited are of subjectively defined "likely voters" and not all of Wisconsin, and polls show that some people disapprove the law because there isn't enough government involvement.
Bill Scher: The Health Care Ad War In Wisconsin: Johnson Uses Polls. Feingold Uses People. Bill Scher 2010
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As a Canadian, I felt honored that as the US Presential campaign ramps-up, Mr. McCain deemed it important to visit Ottawa to address the continued need for maintaining a strong trade relationship between our two countries.
The Early Word: Focus on the Economy - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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It was first proposed by Lord Sandwich, to raise a laugh against the facetious Lord North, who happened to sit next to a Mr. Mellagen, a name deemed incapable of a rhyme.
The English Spy An Original Work Characteristic, Satirical, And Humorous. Comprising Scenes And Sketches In Every Rank Of Society, Being Portraits Drawn From The Life Robert Cruikshank 1828
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"Islamic radicalism" and other terms deemed inflammatory to Muslims.
Latest Articles creeping sharia 2010
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The Obama administration is revising national security guidelines that strip references to "Islamic radicalism" and other terms deemed inflammatory to Muslims.
Winds Of Jihad By SheikYerMami sheikyermami 2010
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Under trademark law, any term deemed geographically descriptive, such as the name of a city, cannot be trademarked.
KeysNews.com - admin 2010
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"Islamic radicalism" and other terms deemed inflammatory to Muslims.
FrontPage Magazine Robert 2010
Kristianto2010 commented on the word deemed
Although we were under the assumption our visas had been correctly issued by the country we planned to visit, they were deemed (dianggap) invalid. ODB March-31, 2011.
March 31, 2011