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  • verb Present participle of deliberate.

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Examples

  • We are a village of people meddlesome in deliberating as well as pity knowledge relating to NYC Transit as good as transit around New York City as well as around a world.

    When Is Black Friday? - NYC Transit Forums admin 2009

  • We are a village of people meddlesome in deliberating as well as pity knowledge relating to NYC Transit as good as transit around New York City as well as around a world.

    Archive 2009-11-01 admin 2009

  • On Thursday, the US will initiate a “Somalia contact group” of interested countries and organizations to begin deliberating on how the international community can help stabilize what experts consider to be a “failed state.”

    Think Progress » Administration Moves to ‘Plan B’ In Somalia 2006

  • I ultimately conclude that a number of parties play a role in deliberating claims of artistic value in rock music: music writers, artists, fans, and the commercial interests that employ writers and artists.

    Boing Boing: March 30, 2003 - April 5, 2003 Archives 2003

  • Each member has an equal voice and vote with other members in deliberating upon and deciding all questions submitted to a vote or ballot, the senior member having no greater rights in such matters than any other member.

    EXECUTIVE ORDER 10214 1951

  • Eugenia too, soothed with the delusions of her romantic but innocent fancy, flattered herself she might now see continually the object she conceived formed for meriting her ever reverential regard; and Miss Margland was importantly occupied upon affairs best suited to her taste and ancient habits, in deliberating how first to bring forth her fair charge with the most brilliant effect.

    Camilla: or, A Picture of Youth 1796

  • The day-players were in their same suits doing their same fake "deliberating" and the bad acting bug bit all around in this scene and their death poses were frankly laughable - a good director allowed that?

    VARIANTS: BLOOD ON THE SCALES - REVIEW radii 2009

  • The day-players were in their same suits doing their same fake "deliberating" and the bad acting bug bit all around in this scene and their death poses were frankly laughable - a good director allowed that?

    Archive 2009-02-01 radii 2009

  • Why are we 'deliberating' the half-ingested, random, often belated thoughts extruded from committees?

    DOES YOUR LIBRARY ASSOCIATION WORK? Ms. OPL 2006

  • -- In the third place, even when installed and at work, the people may, if it pleases, become their collaborator: means are provided for "deliberating" with its deputies.

    The French Revolution - Volume 3 Hippolyte Taine 1860

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