Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A manufacturers' name for the first step in the reduction of antimony from its ore, namely, fusion with scrap-iron in crucibles. See
single , 1 .
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- verb Present participle of
single .
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Examples
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In a release announcing the suit, an attorney for ACORN said Congress had overstepped its authority in singling out the organization for denial of federal funding.
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Did the custodians of this award make a category error in singling out my theological speculations for such recognition?
MIND MELD: Is Science Fiction Antithetical to Religion? 2008
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In a nutshell, Judge Gleeson dismissed all claims asserting that the government violated the law in singling the detainees out for arrest and prolonged detention on the basis of their race, religion, and ancestry.
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But there is nothing either arbitrary or discriminatory in singling out Israel in this case.
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In a nutshell, Judge Gleeson dismissed all claims asserting that the government violated the law in singling the detainees out for arrest and prolonged detention on the basis of their race, religion, and ancestry.
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In a nutshell, Judge Gleeson dismissed all claims asserting that the government violated the law in singling the detainees out for arrest and prolonged detention on the basis of their race, religion, and ancestry.
Is That Legal?: Japanese Internment Gets A New Breath of Life in the Eastern District of New York 2006
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What is oppressive is the sexism that is inherent in singling out the behavior of marginally controllable human beings as a means of allowing or disallowing full participation in public spaces.
Dru Blood - I believe in the inherent goodness of all beings: Comparitive Oppression 2005
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If Kirk resorts to name calling singling out Durbin and Obama, two of the best Senators in Congress, and accusing them of "not protecting pets", how can he expect bi-partisanship?
Society vs. the Ownership Society Ellen Beth Gill 2007
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What is oppressive is the sexism that is inherent in singling out the behavior of marginally controllable human beings as a means of allowing or disallowing full participation in public spaces.
Dru Blood - I believe in the inherent goodness of all beings: October 2005 Archives 2005
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And yet the Nobel Prizes, in singling out individuals, have done a great deal of good in pointing up to the world as a whole and setting forth clearly goals for achievement.
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