| 单词 | disputable |
| 例句 | That Emily Dickinson was among the most dazzling of these is not disputable, but to say that she was obscure in her own time would exaggerate her celebrity. Review: ‘A Quiet Passion’ Poetically Captures Emily Dickinson 2017-04-13T04:00:00Z That’s about 50 percent disputable, or, to put it another way, just true enough that he could have made the album without any reference to Parker, in its titles or otherwise. Reviews: Rudresh Mahanthappa and Father John Misty Get Deep 2015-02-09T05:00:00Z Thrush suggests that none of those tweets is “disputable.” #Biased? Reporters on Twitter don’t hold back about Trump. 2016-10-26T04:00:00Z It’s said that 17th-century Bridgetown boasted one “tippling house” per 20 residents; nowadays the number of rum shops dotting the island is disputable, but all agree on one answer: many. On a Caribbean Rum Trail 2014-02-21T19:02:44Z The interpretation is disputable, but at least the facts are there. Oliver Stone tackles modern history in new series 2012-11-21T21:52:08Z Similar laws have proliferated in states during the past two decades, and shootings with similarly disputable self-defense assertions have continued to occur. Can a doorbell ring justify a ‘stand your ground’ shooting? 2023-04-18T04:00:00Z Do the plaintiffs really think the California Medical Board can’t distinguish between disputable treatment modes and scientifically validated results? Column: The right wing gets its knives out for California's new medical misinformation law 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z HHS, the NIH and industry lobbyists have maintained that march-in rights were not designed to be used to bring prices down, but that’s disputable. Column: The government could cut the price of this prostate cancer drug by as much as 80%. Why hasn't it acted? 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z What wasn’t disputable is that instead of Seattle having first-and-10 at the Arizona 11, and possibly finally rattling McCoy some, the Cardinals instead had it back to punt on fourth down. Seahawks lament officials’ decision to overturn CB Sidney Jones’ interception 2021-11-21T05:00:00Z And because so many people listen, what Rogan says matters, sometimes leading otherwise more professionally boring journalists to write about the particular stuff he says that’s controversial or disputable. This is another article about stuff Joe Rogan has said about the coronavirus. With bonus timeline! 2021-09-03T04:00:00Z The least disputable aspect of the excessive accumulation of wealth in America is that a solution is desperately needed. Column: More proof that a wealth tax on billionaires is desperately needed 2021-06-09T04:00:00Z Last month, Paul forced a vote to set aside the trial as unconstitutional because Trump is no longer in office, which legal experts say is disputable. Senate Republicans back Trump as impeachment trial nears 2021-02-07T05:00:00Z Chayes sees the beneficiaries of the new Gilded Age as aggressively protecting their wealth and status by using their money to influence our politics to their advantage — no longer a disputable contention. Review | Corruption and greed in America’s new Gilded Age 2020-10-22T04:00:00Z Only an overwhelming defeat at the polls — not a narrow or disputable outcome in the Electoral College — can prevent Trump and his minions from declaring the election result to be fraudulent. After Tulsa: Liberal schadenfreude may feel good, but it won't win the November election 2020-06-25T04:00:00Z Yet what seems hardly disputable is that American decision-makers, both Republicans and Democrats, civilian and military, vastly exaggerated Vietnam’s strategic importance in the Cold War to rationalize a grossly disproportionate U.S. involvement. Review | From an American soldier in Vietnam, tragedy and poetry 2019-12-26T05:00:00Z Much of the language isn’t coherent enough to be specifically disputable. Instagram’s Chain-Letter Uprising 2019-08-21T04:00:00Z In substance, the only disputable word in the tweet is “all,” as congressional supporters of Israel are not motivated solely by campaign contributions. The Dangerous Bullying of Ilhan Omar 2019-04-15T04:00:00Z “There are values that are not disputable, such as national unity, national sovereignty and territorial integrity.” US and Taliban reach framework peace deal – reports 2019-01-28T05:00:00Z Hedges: A $7.7 trillion bank bailout and nothing for people who lost their homes — I mean, how is that disputable? Why the left must go beyond electoral politics: Chris Hedges and David Talbot in conversation 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z How accountable are we for high school actions, when this is clearly a disputable high school action? Brett Kavanaugh is a blend of toxic male privilege and affluenza: A perfect fit for Donald Trump 2018-09-19T04:00:00Z “We are wondering why Serbia is the only team at the World Cup with the referee who would not even check the replay of the disputable situations, and all to the detriment of our team.” Serbia FA complains of ‘biased’ referee in Switzerland match 2018-06-24T04:00:00Z Afghanistan has long been called the “graveyard of empires” — for so long that it is unclear who coined that disputable term. The Empire Stopper 2017-08-29T04:00:00Z "This is not a disputable issue," wrote one popular blogger, arguing that any Muslim who disputes polygamy will become "an infidel." Polygamy crackdown leads to fierce debate - BBC News 2017-07-16T04:00:00Z It is barely disputable that this small west African country might need financial help. Aid brought Liberia back from the brink 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z The investigation is far from its conclusion and, as with so much about the probe, the evidence is murky or disputable. Analysis | Comey testimony shifts focus to Trump 2017-06-08T04:00:00Z Most of The Economist’s style book entry on hyphens consists of seemingly arbitrary rulings on disputable cases: “non-existent” but “nonaligned”, “arch-rival”, but “archangel”. Hysteria over hyphens 2017-06-08T04:00:00Z Not disputable findings, but outright lies in support of hatred. Middlebury, My Divided Campus 2017-04-03T04:00:00Z Trump repeatedly made disputable claims of a rigged voting system before the election, but now in the White House, he continues to raise concern over fraud. The Latest: Haley sworn in as US ambassador to the UN 2017-01-25T05:00:00Z The idea that even Democrats were in a “celebratory mood” was highly disputable, but there were enough people alighting on the nation’s capital to show the considerable enthusiasm for Trump’s ascension to president. While some Southern Californians prepare for protests, others aren't so blue over Trump inauguration 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z Are opinion articles fake if they cherry-pick facts to draw disputable conclusions? Wielding Claims of ‘Fake News,’ Conservatives Take Aim at Mainstream Media 2016-12-25T05:00:00Z “There are people in here, in custody, that probably have disputable release dates,” said acting DOC Secretary Richard Morgan. When counties don’t respond, Department of Corrections staffers sometimes make sentencing decisions 2016-12-23T05:00:00Z At first glance, the concept for the Cronzy pen seems wildly disputable. Magical new color-mixing pen may break world record for most colors in a pen 2016-08-02T04:00:00Z The latest move by House Republicans adds disputable elements to opposing surplus-spending plans of Republicans and Democrats in charge of the Legislature. GOP revives cuts to commissioner pay, campaign subsidies 2016-04-14T04:00:00Z But it’s disputable whether there were ever enough pierces around them to fit the system. Five reasons why the Wizards’ best-laid plans went awry 2016-04-05T04:00:00Z It admitted that the global economic impacts are “difficult to estimate” and that attempts depend on a large number of “disputable” assumptions. Economics: Current climate models are grossly misleading 2016-02-23T05:00:00Z It is also disputable whether selecting high intelligence alone would result in an improved chance of success in the marketplace. How can you make inheritance fairer? - BBC News 2016-02-15T05:00:00Z "Kaczynski is definitely a great intellect and his diagnosis of the situation in Poland is right, but the cure he applies is very disputable," the former president told the AP. Poland's most powerful politician isn't the president or the prime minister, but the head of the ruling party 2016-02-07T05:00:00Z Nor is it disputable, as a general matter, that in this case the conservative positions favor Obama and the liberal outlooks support the Texas plaintiffs. An Ideological Scramble on Immigration at the Supreme Court 2016-01-19T05:00:00Z In time, we would learn that the rules for corroborating assertions were more stringent and that disputable claims required either reasoned argument or reference to a reputable source. It’s time to curb this widely committed journalistic sin 2016-01-01T05:00:00Z I made clear that the most problematic point for us in the British proposal is not the substance – that’s disputable – but the approach. Europe, in or out? The key questions facing David Cameron and Britain 2015-12-19T05:00:00Z He also said the article implied that Brooks was “a disputable woman who would do whatever was required by Mr. Murdoch.” GQ publisher in contempt of court over UK hacking coverage 2015-11-18T05:00:00Z He also said the article implied that Brooks was "a disputable woman who would do whatever was required by Mr. Murdoch." GQ publisher found guilty of contempt of court over coverage of UK phone hacking trial 2015-11-18T05:00:00Z Both she notes, are uncommon in American English, while jiggery-pokery is more commonly used among the Brits than argle-bargle, which describes a disputable bandying of words, a bit like bafflegab. A Brief History of the Phrase 'Jiggery Pokery' 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z What was not disputable Wednesday night inside Staples Center was which team enjoyed itself more. Clippers' win over Lakers includes dunking, dancing 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z In two other races, Democratic candidates clung to slim – and potentially disputable – leads. For Rep. Steve Israel, Republican Rout Hits Very Close to Home 2014-11-05T05:00:00Z Rather, there will remain, as a perpetual irritant and constant reminder of previous operational misunderstanding, a seemingly endless stream of disputable and indecipherable claims. There Can Be No 'Victory' Over the Islamic State in Iraq 2014-08-27T04:00:00Z But unleashing students is a disputable concept, particularly in complicated learning environments. Some Schools Buy New Chairs, in a Break With the Past 2013-01-05T02:17:14Z Their margin of error remains so thin that a disputable safe call at first base wiping out a potential Sox double play loomed too large. White Sox season waiting to be defined 2012-09-26T01:00:00Z "Evidence that any system of 'automatic' donation increases the supply of organs - whether it's called 'presumed' consent, 'deemed' consent, or 'opt-out' - is still disputable," added the bishops. Organ donor consultation closes 2012-09-10T05:58:47Z It said the new statistics were "welcome news" but the evidence that an opt-out donation system worked was "disputable." 'Too many die' in transplant wait 2012-08-24T06:00:23Z But the thing is, nearly everything in science is disputable. The downside of politicians talking about science 2012-08-20T18:15:03.017Z Now it is axiomatic that the investigator must proceed from the relatively known and determinable to the unknown and disputable. The Making of the New Testament 2012-03-30T02:00:20.917Z But it’s not disputable that there’s tremendous progress.” China Passes New Safeguards for Criminal Suspects 2012-03-14T14:02:33Z That the tendency of this change is to soothe the suspicions once widely prevalent as to the principles on which Justices’ justice was administered does not seem disputable. Social Transformations of the Victorian Age A Survey of Court and Country 2012-02-29T03:00:22.540Z But none of his paintings are now to be found in that city; and even what remains of his in Carpi is of a very disputable character. The History of Painting in Italy, Vol. IV (of 6) from the Period of the Revival of the Fine Arts to the End of the Eighteenth Century 2012-02-25T03:00:10.400Z And after this preliminary explanation I shall ask leave to use for clearness in my argument such words as are simplest and shortest, however vague or disputable their connotation may be. Human Personality and its Survival of Bodily Death 2012-01-05T03:00:42.307Z However disputable the legal niceties, few physicians or institutions would want to have to argue their case in court. Medical Diagnostic Test Taken Down By Copyright Claim 2011-12-31T21:21:53Z When I say that “In Memoriam” is Tennyson’s greatest work, I am of course aware that it is only a personal opinion on a disputable point. Tennyson and His Friends 2011-12-28T03:00:32.373Z They are however, invisible qualities; always disputable, and generally disputed. An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations 2011-12-05T03:00:41.403Z I throw out these suggestions for the use of all who are in difficulties about disputable points in the matter of separation from the world. Practical Religion Being Plain Papers on the Daily Duties, Experience, Dangers, and Privileges of Professing Christians 2011-11-30T03:00:13.313Z Australia is, perhaps, the country from which we have a right to expect the fullest elucidation of these difficult and disputable problems. Man and Nature or, Physical Geography as Modified by Human Action 2011-11-11T03:00:34.027Z In forming these propositions, it was my determination to leave them so free from disputed, or disputable points, as that no plausible pretexts for delay should arise from the face of them. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution Volume 7. 2011-11-03T02:00:18.037Z That the apostles in their ministry were dictated by the Holy Ghost, in the settlement of disputable doctrines, is highly questionable. Reason, The Only Oracle of Man Or a Compendius System of Natural Religion 2011-10-12T02:00:53.110Z "There are two phases there -- the first one is the settling of disputable issues," he said. UPDATE 2-Kazakhstan may pay up to $1.1 bln for gas field stake 2011-10-05T14:25:02Z And again: "It is a disputable case whether the Jewish nation were more mad with superstition in matters of religion, or with superstition in curious arts." Supernatural Religion, Vol. III. (of III) An Inquiry into the Reality of Divine Revelation 2011-08-30T02:00:34.690Z The will of God is doubtful, and is always disputable, and therefore it can never form the foundation of a universal system of morality, a code which shall unite all men in obedience. My Path to Atheism 2011-08-30T02:00:29.183Z Most certainly there still remain many disputed and disputable points in physiology, and nothing is easier than to find therein striking and abundant contradictions. The Pros and Cons of Vivisection 2011-08-23T02:00:31.033Z Thus our definition of instants secures all that mathematics requires, without having to assume the existence of any disputable metaphysical entities. Our Knowledge of the External World as a Field for Scientific Method in Philosophy 2011-08-16T02:00:44.423Z He commences by saying “Tread softly and circumspectly in this . . . narrow path of goodness; pursue virtue virtuously; leaven not good actions, nor render virtue disputable.” Addresses & Papers / Collectanea 2011-08-04T02:00:22.097Z If the case is disputable, the party who has the right to expel, may call an umpire, who shall decide. The Student-Life of Germany 2011-07-03T02:00:09.143Z Yet neither circumstance was a whit less certain or more disputable than the other. Linda Lee, Incorporated A Novel 2011-06-19T02:00:18.633Z The claim, however, seemed very disputable; and was stoutly denied by Helen. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 2, September, 1851 2011-06-14T02:00:20.590Z It is necessary to distinguish three things: falsity of statement, incompleteness of statement, and the drawing of disputable conclusions. The Age of Tennyson 2011-05-31T02:00:36.607Z That Obama is very intelligent is not reasonably disputable, at least not in my view. Citizenship duties 2011-04-02T16:03:00Z His merits on the defensive end are disputable. Off the Dribble: Weighing Reggie Miller's Hall of Fame Credentials 2011-02-20T19:43:55Z That many countries need to lower outstanding debt and trim budget deficits for the long-term stability of their own economies is hardly disputable. Debt rating agencies sending right message... at wrong time 2011-02-08T09:09:56Z The usefulness of an opinion is itself matter of opinion: as disputable, as open to discussion, and requiring discussion as much, as the opinion itself. On Liberty 2011-01-12T03:00:34.363Z Without recurring to disputable authority, I appeal from Voltaire to himself. Shorter Novels, Eighteenth Century The History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia; The Castle of Otranto, a Gothic Story; Vathek, an Arabian Tale 2010-12-29T03:00:31.850Z There is no third figure to compete with Shylock and Fagin, not even Joyce’s Poldy Bloom, whose Jewishness is disputable anyway, marvelous as he is. Book Review - Trials of the Diaspora - By Anthony Julius 2010-05-07T14:49:00Z The Platonic doctrine that the soul is an immaterial essence, independent of corporeal support, seems to Galen very disputable. Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius And this is naturally so: for, from the point of view of language, the question is not disputable. Beowulf An Introduction to the Study of the Poem with a Discussion of the Stories of Offa and Finn Next come in questions of criticism and taste, with their recondite and disputable premisses, and the usual deductions from them, so subtle and difficult to follow. An Essay In Aid Of A Grammar Of Assent Though Schrader still has hopes of better things, it is admitted that the present results are highly disputable. Custom and Myth New Edition It was no longer disputable that spring was real; no baseless tradition, but an unfolding reality. Ewing\\'s Lady And if Mr. Van Laun had confined himself to the affirmative part of his proposition, his position would have been less disputable than it became when he added his negative assertion. The Galaxy, April, 1877 Vol. XXIII.—April, 1877.—No. 4. The great desideratum in the successful argument of disputable points, is the possession of an equable temper. Every-Day Errors of Speech It is a hard and disputable choice for a King that loves his People, and desires their love, either to kill his own Subjects, or to be killed by them. Eikon Basilike The Pourtracture of His Sacred Majestie, in His Solitudes and Sufferings Footnote 1: I purposely chose disputable propositions to emphasise the fact that Formal Logic has no concern with the truth, but only with the interdependence of its propositions. Logic, Inductive and Deductive Upon this occasion she entered into a pretty disputable comparison between carving, painting, and working with the needle; affirming painting, in her own opinion, for the most commendable quality. The Art of Needle-work, from the Earliest Ages, 3rd ed. Including Some Notices of the Ancient Historical Tapestries The first, the most disputable and probably the least important, though the most at the author's heart, is a vast, fluctuating, but on the whole pretty coherent body of doctrine in reference to Art. A History of Nineteenth Century Literature (1780-1895) I am well aware how insufficient, and, in some measure, how disputable, the account given in the preceding chapters of the cleavages of the slaty crystallines must appear to geologists. Modern Painters, Volume IV (of V) But passing this over, as a disputable case, and considering it only as political, the consequence has been that of sustaining the losses of war, without the balance of reprisals. The Writings Of Thomas Paine, Volume III. 1791-1804 What should follow in those days of violent speech was at the least disputable; and the proposal was of course refused. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 17 (of 25) The subject makes but a trifling part of any piece of literature, and the view of the writer is itself a fact more important because less disputable than the others. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 16 (of 25) Consider what a valuable test of date this is, in any disputable building. The Stones of Venice, Volume III (of 3) It is on less disputable ground that I may claim the reader's gratitude to the mountains, as having been the centres not only of imaginative energy, but of purity both in doctrine and practice. Modern Painters, Volume IV (of V) These errors in taste and feeling will however, I believe, be gradually amended as more Gothic churches are built; but the question of the position of the pulpit presents a more disputable ground of discussion. The Stones of Venice, Volume II (of 3), We have hitherto supposed Shakespeare the Author of the Taming of the Shrew, but his property in it is extremely disputable. Eighteenth Century Essays on Shakespeare True, the epithet "best" is inserted by Mr. Gosse as a saving qualification; but we shall disregard it, partly because "best" is a disputable adjective, but more because all Shelley's writings attest his Atheism. Flowers of Freethought (First Series) I had assumed that the Senate would concur in the amendment, because no disputable principle is involved but only a question of the method by which the suffrage is to be now extended to women. The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume V She claims the name of Helen Mowbray, though her right to it is more than disputable. The Princess Virginia This thought was so repugnant to common sense that Aristotle himself seemed to be skeptical about it, admitting it to be a disputable thing. The Christian Foundation, Or, Scientific and Religious Journal, Volume I, No. 12, December, 1880 A less disputable addition, for the reason given above, may be a fairly long note on the author's work outside of fiction. A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 To the Close of the 19th Century We have now before us the whole of the particulars of the treaties in question, but we wish to make our reply valuable by giving the best legal construction on some disputable points. The Economist Volume 1, No. 3 As a fact, I believe that his 'intuitions' covered many most disputable propositions; and that the more clearly they were stated, the more they failed to justify his interpretations. The English Utilitarians, Volume I. What is not disputable at all is the example given by Randolph of the powerful influence of Ben on his "tribe." A History of Elizabethan Literature I have no time to decide so disputable a point as that respecting Monsieur du Coudray's return, but the consequences have been bad. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. I The conclusion was right, but the minor premise was disputable. The Cult of Incompetence The second had proved more heatedly disputable than the first. Jonah and Co. Though the deed be burned, the estate still exists, but the right to it has become disputable. The Crown of Wild Olive also Munera Pulveris; Pre-Raphaelitism; Aratra Pentelici; The Ethics of the Dust; Fiction, Fair and Foul; The Elements of Drawing The religious arena still remains open, where experts differ and decisions are always disputable. Studies in Literature and History This is all true; that Van Eyck saw nature more truly than his predecessors is certain; but it is disputable whether this rendering of nature recommended his works to the imitation of the Italians. On the Old Road Vol. 1 (of 2) A Collection of Miscellaneous Essays and Articles on Art and Literature Whether a courtier can properly be commended for keeping his ease sacred, may, perhaps, be disputable. The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine Volumes Volume the Eighth: The Lives of the Poets, Volume II Shakspere is the spelling of the alleged autograph in the British Museum copy of Florio’s ‘Montaigne,’ but the genuineness of that signature is disputable. A Life of William Shakespeare with portraits and facsimiles It is a lively essay packed with observation, reflection, modern instances; it intrigues us with audacious and disputable generalisations, acute criticism, and a liberal temper. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, January 26, 1916 That though I am myself perfectly satisfied of the King's prerogative, it was so far disputable as to render such an exercise of it very unwise; 3rdly. Memoirs of the Court of George IV. 1820-1830 (Vol 1) From the Original Family Documents Dryden regards as not seriously disputable the opinion 'that the sweetness of English verse was never understood or practised by our fathers.' Harvard Classics Volume 28 Essays English and American "All this is very disputable," said his reason; and instinct answered, "Yes—except that I am under a spell"; and a deeper instinct cried out, "Away with it!" The Woman in Black And here it is right to assure the reader that the theoretical power of the screw to accomplish the end in view is not a disputable question. Up in the Clouds Balloon Voyages It seems sometimes to be thought that the antiquity of the subject of a ballad comports in some strange fashion the antiquity of the ballad itself; than which nothing can be much more disputable. The Flourishing of Romance and the Rise of Allegory (Periods of European Literature, vol. II) This is as disputable as the preceding affirmation, and for the same reasons. The Mind and the Brain Being the Authorised Translation of L'Âme et le Corps His claim of blood was an uncertain and disputable one even by men of his own party. History of the English People, Volume III The Parliament, 1399-1461; The Monarchy 1461-1540 Tristram was feeling too faint to contest this, though it appeared to him to be disputable. The Blue Pavilions Cleere, another member, remarked, that the sovereign's prerogative is not so much as disputable, and that the safety of the queen is the safety of the subject. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part D. From Elizabeth to James I. His conclusions are novel and, though to some extent disputable, are well worth printing. Roman Britain in 1914 This principle seems to me very disputable, and it is to me an astonishing thing that the most resolute of sceptics—Hume, for example—should have accepted it without hesitation. The Mind and the Brain Being the Authorised Translation of L'Âme et le Corps And if the matter be indeed so disputable, that it lies not in my faculty to pronounce sentence, I have my dispensation to suspend, till the world determine the controversy. The Covenants And The Covenanters Covenants, Sermons, and Documents of the Covenanted Reformation That this is the state of the Church of Rome, is, alas! not fairly disputable. Prose Masterpieces from Modern Essayists But the variety of the points of views from which the subject has been independently approached renders the less disputable the genuine width of public interest in the question. Shakespeare and the Modern Stage with Other Essays Experience, however, impresses us more and more with a sense of its being absolutely essential to the ascertainment of truth in any disputable case. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 430 Volume 17, New Series, March 27, 1852 There is a hardly disputable embodiment of words occurring in the Acts. Essays on the work entitled "Supernatural Religion" We have a very considerable interest in having the classification of this planet established, and we also feel that this may not be the last time a question of disputable sapience may arise. Little Fuzzy I have evidence upon evidence of the fact right in this room with me; evidence much more convincing and far less disputable than this surprising twin can bring forward if her identity is questioned. The Chief Legatee I will follow it up with two statements of fact, neither doubtful nor disputable. On the Art of Writing Lectures delivered in the University of Cambridge 1913-1914 Now, although every item of this contention, and especially the last, is disputable, let us suppose, for argument's sake, that it is, on the whole, well founded. A Critical Examination of Socialism There are many disputable things in Edouard Schuré, but what remains is the divination which made him climb through all doctrine to the infinitely distant Source of human wisdom. Letters of a Soldier 1914-1915 Many people think particular parts disputable, but this you certainly expected. Life of Adam Smith But happily, I have here to confess to you, not any disputable literary standards I may harbor, but only my unarguable debt. Taboo A Legend Retold from the Dirghic of Sævius Nicanor, with Prolegomena, Notes, and a Preliminary Memoir Of the three religions, Confucianism has a disputable claim to the title. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 3 Handicapped by a somewhat uneuphonious patronymic, Mary Pickford has established her rule without recourse to any of the disputable methods adopted by her predecessor. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 192-06-30 However, being confirmed by time, they grew perfectly easy in their situation and remarkably cheerful, so that it was often disputable whether or no they considered their being detained by us as a misfortune. Anson's Voyage Round the World The Text Reduced Having thus repelled what I think a ridiculous criticism, I will admit that Lord Hugh's doctrine raises some interesting, and even disputable, points. Prime Ministers and Some Others A Book of Reminiscences The position is one incompatible with honesty, and the value of land, apart from what you can get for it, is a very disputable matter. The Reminiscences of an Irish Land Agent Tread softly and circumspectly in this funambulatory track, and narrow path of goodness; pursue virtue virtuously: leaven not good actions, nor render virtue disputable. Sir Thomas Browne and his 'Religio Medici' an Appreciation It is, however, by no means clear, that this was a "counterfeit association," though Walpole abandons his usual scepticism on all disputable points with such facility. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 340, February, 1844 The Byron paper contains more disputable statements—indeed the passage about Shelley, if it were quite serious, which may be doubted, would almost disqualify Mr Arnold as a critic of poetry. Matthew Arnold A "season Page 228 of mists" it unquestionably is; whether it is equally marked by "mellow fruitfulness" is perhaps more disputable. Prime Ministers and Some Others A Book of Reminiscences With the same confidence he made up his mind upon many a disputable subject; but, be it said, never without a laborious examination of the necessary data, and the acquisition of much knowledge. Alfred Russel Wallace: Letters and Reminiscences, Vol. 2 "And this imposing scroll of fervid truisms and hap-hazard generalities, as often disputable as not, if often acute and striking, always ingenuous and pleasant, was, like all his other writings, warmly welcomed in this country." The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 78, April, 1864 Such are our sentiments on the duty and policy of conforming to the prejudices of a whole people, even where the foundation of such prejudices may be false or disputable. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 06 (of 12) At best it is a modern stem sprung from the seeds of the old tree, and this descent is rendered disputable by legends of its destruction and miraculous restoration. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 1 Symbols, then, have a divine origin; it may be added that from the human point of view this form of teaching answers to one of the least disputable cravings of the human mind. The Cathedral The deputation of a province had no right to sanction any disputable measure or proposal without referring it back to the Estates of that province for approval or disapproval. History of Holland For the discovery of this "strange and surprising" chapter in Defoe's life, which clears up much that might otherwise have been disputable in his character, the world is indebted solely to Mr. William Lee. Daniel Defoe The disputable evidence about Australian marriage laws is next shown to be disputable. Modern Mythology Maggie perceived that she was letting her thoughts run again on disputable lines; and she made a remark about the Balkan crisis so abruptly that Mrs. Baxter looked at her in bewilderment. The Necromancers It moved round no disputable points; there was no possibility of divergent political tendencies to mar its success, no over-insistence on citizenship, labour and the rest, for those who were secretly individualistic and idle. Lord of the World Many of the causes that pass this court, are of a disputable nature, and if not terminated there, would take a different turn. An History of Birmingham (1783) In the light of the countenance beside him, no less than of the event of the day, his behaviour of the morning began to seem to him more than disputable. Lady Merton, Colonist Sight-seeing is a far more difficult and disputable matter than many seem to suppose; and a man refusing it altogether might be a man of sense and even a man of imagination. The New Jerusalem Would the fact have been recognized that the unfavourable notices were really honest dignified criticisms, even if disputable upon the point of justice? Our Stage and Its Critics By "E.F.S." of "The Westminster Gazette" Another of Burke's clients, of whom we hardly know whether to say that he is more or less known to our age than Crabbe, is Barry, a painter of disputable eminence. Burke In regard to some of the alleged intuitions at the foundation of our knowledge, as for example time and space, there is a comparative simplicity and unity, rendering their innate origin less disputable. Moral Science; a Compendium of Ethics Dryden regards as not seriously disputable the opinion "that the sweetness of English verse was never understood or practised by our fathers." Selections from the Prose Works of Matthew Arnold Luckily, Mr. Yeats's commerce with dreams and fairies and other spirits has not all been of this evidential and disputable kind. Old and New Masters As the French are noted rather for their intelligence than for their imagination, they are the acknowledged masters of prose; and their achievement in poetry is more disputable. Society for Pure English, Tract 05 The Englishing of French Words; the Dialectal Words in Blunden's Poems It cannot depend on events of a long-past time now disputable, or on books of a far-off and now alien age. Heart of Man Faith 'tis a very disputable question, and yet I think thou canst decide it. A King, and No King But we abhor it not only because of these its results, nor with a hatred which would be withdrawn, were they disputable now or remediable hereafter. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 66, April, 1863 But, though the criteria of plagiarism are neither obscure nor disputable, it is not easy, in this beaten track of literature, for persons of little reading to know what is, or is not, original. The Grammar of English Grammars Two disputable points in the above doctrine are likely at once to reveal themselves to the least critical eye. On Compromise And for him, as for all other theatrical folks, is not the money the most serious and the least disputable manifestation of the dramatic art? The Adventures of a Special Correspondent It's disputable, of course, how far any one can be justified in making a major interference in another's life; one that deprives him of the power of choice. Mary Wollaston That is a disputable definition, when the very thing which we are amplifying is a matter in dispute. The Orations of Marcus Tullius Cicero, Volume 4 If these were adopted, where the character of according and contrary is disputable, there would indeed be no longer any occasion to call these latter either adverbs or prepositions. The Grammar of English Grammars The pleasing, but somewhat audacious statement of the clever writer who asserted, "In the merciful scheme of nature, there are no plain women," is not as disputable as it may seem. What Dress Makes of Us So familiar, and as it were so natural to man, is the practice of violence, that our indulgence allows the slightest provocation, the most disputable right, as a sufficient ground of national hostility. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 5 But this argument—one, when confined within reasonable limits, of unanswerable force—becomes more feeble and disputable in proportion as it recedes from the birthplace, as it were, of the religion. History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire — Volume 1 The work of conversion, the change, and the manifestations of it are no more disputable than that light which I see, or anything that ever I saw. Varieties of Religious Experience, a Study in Human Nature They who set aside the authority of custom, and judge every thing to be ungrammatical which appears to them to be unphilosophical, render the whole ground forever disputable, and weary themselves in beating the air. The Grammar of English Grammars Intellectual culture they could agree about—it embraced well-known areas; but this religion divided itself into many disputable fields. Ginx's Baby: his birth and other misfortunes; a satire What should follow in those days of violent speech was at the least disputable; and the proposal was of course refused. A Footnote to History Eight Years of Trouble in Samoa For its significance, if any, hinged upon Robert Herrick's sanity, which was at best a disputable quantity. The Certain Hour A death by bronchitis, certified by two physicians, was surely the least disputable of all deaths. The Haunted Hotel After all, it is not disputable that we have lived longer than they. A Writer's Recollections — Volume 1 The only shadow of a positive service by which he proposed to deserve the alliance of Rome, was the abandonment of a highly disputable claim to a part of Jugurtha's possessions. A History of Rome During the Later Republic and Early Principate And she says that with the assurance of a Fate whose decrees of death are not disputable. Ramuntcho The interpretation of the other passage, which Dr. Johnson allows to be disputable, he has clearly shown to be erroneous. Life of Johnson, Volume 3 1776-1780 Leaving this point, however, in the obscurity which involves the early history of the most ancient and illustrious families, we proceed to less disputable and perhaps more useful facts. Tales and Novels — Volume 02 Perhaps his novels make up the most disputable part of his work—they are so much wanting in simplicity, feeling, reality. Amiel's Journal But the true justification for Roman rigour was not dependent on such considerations, which are often of a highly disputable kind, nearly so much as on the normal attitude of the Roman mind itself. A History of Rome During the Later Republic and Early Principate The strongest part, perhaps, of our argument is to rest on our interpretation of archaeological evidence, though we shall not neglect the more disputable or less convincing contentions of literary criticism. Homer and His Age Here Shakespeare has used a passive for an active mode of speech; so in a former scene, The Duke is too disputable for me, that is, too disputatious. Notes to Shakespeare — Volume 01: Comedies The latter part," said Mr Monckton, "is of all other least disputable: the man who now dares not own, will then never venture to defend you. Cecilia; Or, Memoirs of an Heiress — Volume 2 Most assuredly the very 'disputable' rendering of by consubstantial, or of one substance with, not only might have been spared, but should have been superseded. Coleridge's Literary Remains, Volume 4. It may be taken as hardly disputable that there will be less loss the shorter the distance and the fewer the times the coal is moved. Sea-Power and Other Studies The formation of this island, or rather its recovery from the waters, being only of recent date, the right to its possession was more disputable than that of long-established countries. Holland The History of the Netherlands This civility was so uniformly and reciprocally performed, that the politeness of the stork may be regarded as even less disputable than its piety. The Life of Lord Byron What is disputable, and a matter of speculative inference, is the further assumption that in pursuing this policy Germany was making a bid to destroy the British Empire. The European Anarchy The meaning of the epithet 'sightless,' as applied to lightning, seems disputable. Adonais It is hardly disputable that this would have been a better plan than the one actually carried out. Military Reminiscences of the Civil War, Volume 1 April 1861-November 1863 As Mr. Conybeare says, the least disputable fact about the letter is that it was not addressed to the Ephesians. Who Wrote the Bible? : a Book for the People But the destruction of Richard, an indubitable usurper and tyrant, was only the first step in establishing a title to the throne as disputable as ever a monarch put forward. England under the Tudors I can say the same … and I think that is very disputable which our brother Cotton hath spoken…. The Emancipation of Massachusetts The appropriateness of the term 'merry worm' seems very disputable. Adonais Is the suppressed premiss in any case disputable on material grounds? Deductive Logic We have seen that decisions shade down gradually, from those quite unmistakable and characteristic, to occurrences far less characteristic and more disputable. A Handbook of Ethical Theory The force of style which even adverse critics acknowledged in Frankenstein was sometimes perilously akin to the most disputable kinds of romantic rant. Proserpine and Midas The last is perhaps the most disputable of the catalogue. Works of Lucian of Samosata — Volume 01 In narrative poetry, where its fitness was far more disputable, it maintained its hold till the closing years of Milton. English literary criticism The same necessity to conceal or suppress all individuality on subjects disputable in their own sect had been imposed on each. Catharine Furze Australia and New Zealand are, perhaps, the countries from which we have a right to expect the fullest elucidation of these difficult and disputable problems. The Earth as Modified by Human Action It would seem, also, though this is more disputable, that there are some self-evident ethical principles, such as 'we ought to pursue what is good'. The Problems of Philosophy There is much that is disputable on the one hand, and not necessary to your argument on the other. Life and Letters of Thomas Henry Huxley — Volume 3 Lastly, there is the disputable question as to how the much wider area of New South Wales than Victoria bears upon the question. Personal Recollections of Early Melbourne and Victoria For the remaining 80 the most disputable elements are the 71 years of interregna or of foreign dominations, and the 70 of the minor judges. Prolegomena Truth is disputable; not taste: what exists in the nature of things is the standard of our judgement; what each man feels within himself is the standard of sentiment. An Enquiry Concerning the Principles of Morals I will put the proposition in a less disputable form. Sir Thomas More, or, Colloquies on the Progress and Prospects of Society And while we thus perfected the Country, we were also eliminating all sorts of tediums, disputable possibilities, and deadlocks from the game. Little Wars; a game for boys from twelve years of age to one hundred and fifty and for that more intelligent sort of girl who likes boys' games and books. I had assumed that the Senate would concur in the amendment because ho disputable principle is involved but only a question of the method by which the suffrage is to be extended to women. Jailed for Freedom But—whether the judgment of school-teachers and schoolchildren upon a piece of literature is any better than it was in the red schoolhouse of fifty years ago is a disputable question. The American Spirit in Literature : a chronicle of great interpreters The qualifications of the mind can alone give very great authority They are however, invisible qualities; always disputable, and generally disputed. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations To Plato, the science of medicine appeared to be of very disputable advantages. Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 2 That the above were actually Friedrich's reasons for venturing into this Big Game again, is not now disputable. History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 15 We call him Cousin; though what the kindred actually was, a kindred by mothers, remains, except the general fact of it, disputable by Dryasdust. History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 02 If the privileges of the City of London were attacked, they were attacked, not by military violence or by any disputable exercise of prerogative, but according to the regular practice of Westminster Hall. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 1 He certainly looked at her friend a great deal, but the expression of that look was disputable. Pride and Prejudice It rests on no metaphysic, no sacred legend, no disputable tradition—nothing that scepticism can corrode or advancing knowledge undermine. God the Invisible King It may seem that if we set aside the disputable evidence of the Eoliths and the Java remains we can say nothing whatever on this subject. The Story of Evolution |
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