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- verb Present participle of
rectify .
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Examples
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Many thanks to Professor Volokh for his ongoing courage in rectifying that state of affairs.
The Volokh Conspiracy » 1. Science, Faith, and Not Ruling Out Possibilities
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Arlington National Cemetery officials said they are making progress in rectifying the problems with more than 200 gravesites identified in an Army Inspector General's report by verifying the paperwork, using ground-penetrating radar, and, in a few cases, digging up graves with a backhoe.
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Arlington National Cemetery officials said they are making progress in rectifying the problems with more than 200 gravesites identified in an Army Inspector General's report by verifying the paperwork, using ground-penetrating radar, and, in a few cases, digging up graves with a backhoe.
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Arlington National Cemetery officials said they are making progress in rectifying the problems with more than 200 gravesites identified in an Army Inspector General's report by verifying the paperwork, using ground-penetrating radar, and, in a few cases, digging up graves with a backhoe.
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In fairness, I would like to point out that some significant advances have been made in rectifying the wrongs that have troubled the west.
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My country, as we are the first to admit, is engaged today in rectifying a grave social injustice.
The United States and CanadaCommon Aims and Common Responsibilities
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This must be a useful factor in rectifying the unfavourable Canadian-United States trade balance.
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He says: "One thing I must observe, which, I think, wants rectifying, that is, their pluming pride when adjoined to apparent poverty, -- no uncommon case!"
The New England Magazine, Volume 1, No. 4, Bay State Monthly, Volume 4, No. 4, April, 1886
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As such, you wouldn't be 'rectifying' the language by insisting on calling it China, you'd be altering a long-standing usage for ideological reasons.
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"fortifying" or "rectifying" -- as it is variously called -- the natural material with sulphate of ammonia.
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