| 单词 | ambiguously |
| 例句 | “Not at all,” he replied ambiguously, reaching for a pair of crutches which leaned against the desk. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z It has, to be sure, linkages of various kinds, arrangements with outside universities for certain graduate programs, and it adheres delicately, somewhat ambiguously, to the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute just up the street. The Lives of a Cell 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z I then added somewhat ambiguously, “Perhaps something good will come of this. I’m now in a position where the government can make an approach to us.” Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Viruses are ambiguously alive, neither alive nor dead. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “What would you do if you could change the educational system?” he asked ambiguously. Nine Stories 1953-04-06T00:00:00Z “You’re as safe as I can make you,” I said ambiguously. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Unlike "The Affair," which seesaws ambiguously between the memories of two suspect viewpoints, events in "The Slap" happen in real time. 'The Slap' may challenge notions of fault, but abuse is abuse 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z The poem begins as ambiguously as some great modernist works end: So. An Appreciation of Seamus Heaney’s Translation of Beowulf 2013-08-30T23:09:24Z "Make me not mad," he declared, ambiguously, staring piteously at a wheelchair, his passport to the twilight zone of his own mighty fulfilment. John Wood obituary 2011-08-10T14:21:55Z The judge decided, among other things, that the policy was worded ambiguously; and in matters of ambiguity, the law is interpreted in favor of extending coverage. To Defray His Legal Costs in Defamation Suits, Cosby Turns to His Insurance 2016-03-13T05:00:00Z Just a few blocks away, it’s a stylish, cozy lounge with all the tropes of contemporary cocktail culture: boutique spirits, classic glassware, ambiguously marked entrance. 36 Hours: Hamburg, Germany 2012-01-19T16:06:15Z What is this ambiguously ethnic person doing in front of me? Muslim-American comics after 9/11: "I thought comedy was over, but it was more important than ever" 2021-09-10T04:00:00Z Gradually, as these dreams are brought out to be investigated, gently mocked or, in one two cases, ambiguously resolved in the dreamer's favour, Angel Pavement's other key theme begins to declare itself. JB Priestley: adventures of the 'tradesman of letters' 2012-11-09T22:55:06Z Less ambiguously, “Baby Teeth” suggests that the daughter is a classic psychopath who is capable of little emotional attachment and who shows no remorse for her violence. What Do Novels About Evil Children Say About Us? 2018-07-19T04:00:00Z Don’t look for ambiguously tortured protagonists or tedious plot developments in “Othello.” A mesmerizing Iago drives Independent Shakespeare's scaled-down 'Othello' 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z They both look confused, and the movie ends ambiguously as “The Sound of Silence” plays in the background. Review | At 50, does ‘The Graduate’ still hold up — or is it all plastics now? 2017-12-08T05:00:00Z The story unfolds slowly and ambiguously, typical of “Black Mirror” episodes. ‘Black Mirror’ is the perfect show for our tech-obsessed world 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z He’s a server at a restaurant, but does not earn much because “newly bearded, ambiguously gendered people just didn’t get tipped as much as cute girls.” Alex DiFrancesco Captures the Fraught Magic of the In-Between 2021-06-08T04:00:00Z Mr. Redford’s version ended rather ambiguously; Mr. Evans had chosen a more confrontational route, and he was initially upset by the change. Nicholas Evans, Author of ‘The Horse Whisperer,’ Dies at 72 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z He did so ambiguously, not even trying to pretend that the final verdict was unanimous. Cannes: Malick's "Tree of Life" wins Palme d'Or 2011-05-22T21:45:00Z We’ve heard similar compliments from others who, for whatever reason, seem enthralled by our children’s “ambiguously ethnic” looks: just a shade “exotic,” thanks to me, but lightened – and whitened – by their father’s genes. Motherlode Blog: ‘Mixed Kids Are Always So Beautiful’ 2013-08-19T17:26:39Z But Rebus, as part of a burgeoning new "cold-cases" section for sharp, scarred Scottish ex-cops, lives again this month, even more bitter, unorthodox – and ambiguously triumphant – than before. Ian Rankin: 'I am, of course, a frustrated rock star' 2012-11-18T00:05:11Z But Act III is often the chief problem of “Coppélia”: a series of ambiguously allegorical dances without narrative after two acts of character-led suspense. Dance Review: ‘Coppélia,’ Performed by the Bolshoi Ballet 2012-05-30T22:29:15Z Stylistically, his music is tonal, though often ambiguously so. Stephen Dodgson obituary 2013-04-15T15:52:17Z Smith is the figure here who falls most ambiguously between art with a message and art for art's sake. 'Perspectives' at Foster/White looks at our world through photographers' lenses 2010-09-16T04:01:00Z It would be fitting, somehow, if this show that deserved many more viewers and much more attention would creep away quietly — even ambiguously — leaving us wanting that little bit more that we’ll never get. ‘Boardwalk Empire’s’ pitch-perfect goodbye But for now he remains somewhat ambiguously alive. Riff: How William Faulkner Tackled Race — and Freed the South From Itself 2012-06-30T04:00:04Z Narratives are often retold from different perspectives, or ambiguously, as if they might be fantasies. Films of Hong Sang-soo Capture Pleasures and Pratfalls of Attraction 2017-05-17T04:00:00Z But, as with O’Reilly and Dugard’s book, “Killing Jesus” is somewhat ambiguously and beautifully subtle on this point, choosing to end with a scene that metaphorically suggests the beginning of something larger. ‘Going Clear,’ ‘Killing Jesus’ and the enduring mysteries of faith 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z Members of an ambiguously suppressive police force sometimes appear on the margins, moodily lit. A ‘Don Giovanni’ in Salzburg, Heavy on the Shallow 2014-08-18T04:00:00Z Terribly Happy, Let the Right One In, and After the Wedding all end ambiguously at best. Hollywood Goes to Sweden 2010-02-18T17:04:00Z Our first glimpse of Megan, with her boxy wardrobe and newsboy cap, brought back memories of Pat, Saturday Night Live’s ambiguously gendered character. Bridesmaids' Melissa McCarthy: Hilarious Performance, Not Oscar Worthy 2012-01-25T18:38:22Z Like before, the mission involves the Americans taking on faceless pilots flying ambiguously identified "fifth-generation aircraft" for an unidentified rogue nation. No, "Top Gun" isn't an anti-woke success story, but rather a tribute to aging Tom Cruise and balls 2022-06-03T04:00:00Z You could argue that the chief villain of the ambiguously titled "Amigo" is language, which is used quite deliberately to mock and mislead and betray. In Sayles' 'Amigo,' you'll see wars you recognize 2011-08-23T05:20:05Z In “Bill Cunningham New York,” a fond 2010 documentary about his life, he was asked this question and said no, albeit somewhat ambiguously. Bill Cunningham, Style Maven, Leaves Behind a Memoir and It’s ‘a Real Dilly’ 2018-08-20T04:00:00Z With these ventures, and least ambiguously in the case of “Lombardi,” you can’t help walking away with the feeling that they were made with the spirit of serving up a little something for the ladies. | 'Lombardi': Leadership on the Field Made Him a Legend 2010-12-10T23:30:00Z Mr. Itzin lends a tasty, ambiguously sinister edge to Lay’s paternalism. | 'Enron': At the Broadhurst Theater, Revisiting a Scandal 2010-04-28T02:26:00Z In a recent study published in the Journal of Sex Roles, researchers asked one group of girls play with large-breasted, thin-waisted Barbie dolls and another group play with ambiguously shaped Mrs. Potato Head dolls. The Female Superhero May Finally Take Flight 2014-06-17T04:00:00Z The scene, though, envelops more insidiously and ambiguously than expected. Girl on girl crimes: “The Neon Demon” makes women look like the real predators in the modeling world 2016-07-03T04:00:00Z “Zauberland,” like the Met programs, finds in older art a lens with which to view contemporary events, however ambiguously. ‘This Is Who We’ve Been Waiting For’: A Diva on the Precipice 2019-10-25T04:00:00Z Philip and I met at Princeton — two ambiguously exotic, international business types, headed for New York and doing a very good job of seeming like American yuppies. Divorce from my best friend 2013-02-12T01:00:00Z In the narrator tries to reactualize a faded memory, ambiguously built from a lifetime of sensual, cinematic, and otherwise imagined experiences. Literary realism is dead 2012-10-20T21:00:00Z The play ends ambiguously on a note of triumph tinged with despair and all manner of relationships in serious disarray. Theater Review: On London Stage, It's All About Winning 2011-03-08T13:00:06Z One septet is so ambiguously arranged that it’s hard to see whether there are seven, four or three different actions, or — since they’re all in one tempo — just one. Dance Review: Cunningham and Cage?s ?Roaratorio,? a ?Legacy Tour? Revival 2010-06-07T22:15:00Z It’s about a charming, ambiguously predatory book editor, and it’s wonderful. New & Noteworthy, From Flannery O’Connor to Cigarettes 2019-10-08T04:00:00Z The show ended, it seemed, after three seasons with Luther and Alice walking away, ambiguously hand in hand. After ‘The Affair,’ Ruth Wilson Hits Broadway in ‘Constellations’ 2014-12-17T05:00:00Z Another man, “ambiguously nonwhite,” has won a grant to record the life stories of “Urban Indians,” asking each of them, “What does being Indian mean to you?” Review | What does it mean to be Native American? A new novel offers a bracing answer. 2018-05-29T04:00:00Z Levine still speaks ambiguously about the accusations against him as he does about his life in general..not surprisingly he is a victim of the era in which he spent most of his life. With James Levine Fired, Should We Rethink Maestro Worship? 2018-03-13T04:00:00Z “I think there’s something there,” he said, ambiguously. Brian Eno Wants to Take You ‘Inside the Music’ 2018-03-19T04:00:00Z To answer these questions, we studied a job that is ambiguously related to gender: a microfinance loan manager in Central America. How a job acquires a gender (and less authority if it’s female) 2017-07-29T04:00:00Z Waugh and sharp-eyed cinematographer Dana Gonzales keep their framing quite tight, which amplifies the actors' work but, more ambiguously, keeps you worried about what might be going on outside the field of view. Review: 'Snitch a well-made yarn about drug world 2013-02-21T23:17:09Z Last season you ended with a final scene that played ambiguously in a way you didn't intend it to. Breaking Bad Q&A: Creator Vince Gilligan Talks the Finale, and the Future 2011-10-10T17:45:00Z All of that is actually less striking on screen than her sluggish, herky-jerky movements, a manifestation of the character’s ambiguously defined physical injuries and reliance on narcotics. Jennifer Aniston Has Something to Prove With ‘Cake’ 2015-01-07T05:00:00Z He shares with Håkan a few ambiguously tender scenes of manly attachment, and his recipe for quail stew. A Debut Novel. A Tiny Press. A Pulitzer Finalist. 2018-05-02T04:00:00Z Haneke judges no one for his or her reactions to this agonizing situation and actually wraps things up on an ambiguously hopeful note. Review: `Amour' delicately depicts difficult topic 2012-12-17T21:00:16Z A scenic waterfront home is rendered ominous by the avant-garde string music that an ambiguously hostile neighbor blasts at high volume. ‘Friends and Strangers’ Review: G’day, Mates 2022-02-24T05:00:00Z “Welcome to your country,” announced the monumental sign outside the ferry terminal, somewhat ambiguously, in Arabic and French. In Spain’s Andalusia region, discovering tuna and sherry and a kinship with the Phoenicians Another door-knocker, a period masterpiece of North Italian Mannerism, had a human mask with an ambiguously wistful stare. An Auction Brings to Light a French Collector With an Eye for Ignored Beauty 2010-05-28T12:00:00Z Nicholson's misanthrope and Paul Giammati's thirsty would-be writer in Sideways are awarded girlfriends, and Young Adult finishes ambiguously but with a hint that a chastened Mavis is at last near to adulthood. Who would want to be an author in film? 2012-02-09T18:28:20Z Written by the Indian poet Hafeez Hoshiarpuri, “Mohabbat” declares, ambiguously, that “the number of people who love will never decrease,” and it has been recorded many times in traditional South Asian styles. Weezer’s Rock ’n’ Roll Nostalgia Trip, and 10 More New Songs 2021-04-23T04:00:00Z The result was a season-ender that ambiguously dangled rather than tantalized. ‘Homeland’ and ‘The Leftovers’ go into the shop for fixes, but some clunkiness remains 2015-10-01T04:00:00Z The show’s emotional weather turns as the background hue changes from one ambiguously cheerful pastel to another. Review: The Tony-nominated 'Into the Woods' revival — maybe the best in my lifetime — lands in L.A. 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z Some rights groups have called for more clarity on the scenarios, saying they are too ambiguously worded. No means no: Japan is set to redefine rape in landmark legal reform 2023-06-06T04:00:00Z It is not enough to show that the payment was recorded ambiguously — like "miscellaneous" or even "legal services." How Trump's indictment will stress America's legal system in new ways 2023-04-03T04:00:00Z Instead, they have said ambiguously that all nations must respect each other’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. China as Peacemaker in the Ukraine War? The U.S. and Europe Are Skeptical. 2023-03-19T04:00:00Z The guest was Sidney Powell, a Texas-based lawyer who would soon be ambiguously connected to the Trump legal team mustered to challenge the election results. At center of Fox News lawsuit, Sidney Powell and a ‘wackadoodle’ email 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z The “Colorado” yearbook also includes a period cheesecake photograph that looks like the other Alexis Smith, her bullet-breasted two-piece bathing suit ambiguously greeted with the stenciled word “guffaw.” Review: L.A. artist Alexis Smith upended taboos. A thrilling new museum exhibition shows how 2022-11-30T05:00:00Z Chadha-Patel is ambiguously charming as a scalawag not entirely out for himself. Three decades later, 'Willow' is back as a series and better than ever 2022-11-30T05:00:00Z Q: Another film that engages some of these issues but lands much more ambiguously is Lena Dunham’s “Sharp Stick.” On-screen and off, men are subjects, women are objects 2022-10-24T04:00:00Z On Chinese social media, apparent veiled criticisms of Xi and his coronavirus policies circulated, although some were quickly censored and others were worded ambiguously. China channels anger over quarantine bus crash toward local officials 2022-09-20T04:00:00Z I look ambiguously Asian, prompting daily questions from Korean shopkeepers and restaurant owners about where I am from. Perspective | Why I reclaimed my South Korean citizenship after losing it as a baby 2022-06-03T04:00:00Z “This boils down to an interpretation of what I believe to be an ambiguously read statute,” Lewis said. McDuffie to appeal ruling, while Spiva starts TV ads in D.C. AG race 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z At an Amazon warehouse in Alabama, supervisors refer to them ambiguously as “meetings.” Mandatory Meetings Reveal Amazon’s Approach to Resisting Unions 2022-03-24T04:00:00Z The ambiguously phrased Electoral Count Act must be amended to make absolutely clear that a vice president cannot manipulate or ignore electoral votes as he or she presides over this joint session of Congress. Opinion | Susan Collins: Our Democracy Shouldn’t Rest on a Rickety Law 2022-02-18T05:00:00Z The company said Congress is trying to “rush through an ambiguously worded bill with significant unintended consequences.” California senators confront Democrats over tech antitrust effort 2022-02-01T05:00:00Z The law, ambiguously written, forbade discrimination based on sex in any educational program or activity receiving federal funding but did not specifically mention athletics. She Spent Her Life Fighting for Equity for Women in Sports 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z Most other departments surveyed had policies prohibiting officers from shooting at moving vehicles — but they were ambiguously worded and allowed officers to do so if they felt the need. How Police Justify Killing Drivers: The Vehicle Was a Weapon 2021-11-06T04:00:00Z Even the ambiguously moderate duo won’t be able to stand against that narrative. Opinion | Rescuing the American Dream 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z While Facebook’s intentions remain unclear, the best guess among marketing experts is that the company will follow Google’s example and create an ambiguously named parent company to oversee its various operations. Column: Facebook, fooling no one, may be going for a new name 2021-10-20T04:00:00Z Instead, we got an ambiguously worded injunction that seems to open the door to developers skirting Apple’s commission system — or at least making it easier to use non-Apple payment methods outside their apps. Four big questions raised by the Epic v. Apple ruling 2021-09-13T04:00:00Z Of the 200 papers examined in the new study, more than half either failed to report the timing of behavioral testing or did so ambiguously. Many Mouse Studies Happen at the Wrong Time of Day 2021-09-03T04:00:00Z Some episodes end ambiguously, and it’s not clear whether characters escape peril. What to watch with your kids: ‘Spidey and His Amazing Friends,’ ‘The Suicide Squad’ and more 2021-08-04T04:00:00Z The Outer Space Treaty was deliberately written ambiguously. It’s time for a new international space treaty 2021-07-26T04:00:00Z Calvert said the legislation is so ambiguously written that it is hard to say what the impact would be on her class. Education in a culture war: Texas bill bans teaching of critical race theory 2021-06-02T04:00:00Z Remember the good old days, when you could clear up an ambiguously curt email from your boss with a stroll by her desk? Managing up: How to deal with a bad boss — remotely 2021-02-02T05:00:00Z Kidman’s eyes dart around nervously and more ambiguously than ever as she calls hotels in Cleveland looking for her husband. Analysis | The real star of ‘The Undoing’? Nicole Kidman’s eyeballs. 2020-11-30T05:00:00Z The senators ambiguously referred to “too many failures in Georgia elections this year and the most recent election has shined a national light on the problems.” Editorial Roundup: Georgia 2020-11-11T05:00:00Z The book ends ambiguously, with Ben in an airplane, flying home, perhaps ready to see himself for the first time. 'Good-looking for an Asian': how I shed white ideals of masculinity 2020-10-23T04:00:00Z Various nations have domestic “One China” policies ranging from recognition and tacit acceptance of the principle to ambiguously worded acknowledgements. Taiwan: angry China vows 'corresponding measures' over Czech visit 2020-09-01T04:00:00Z But it can also be about following a majority, reading the room to fit oneself ambiguously into a scene without disruption. Daughters of the bomb: my reckoning with Hiroshima, 75 years later 2020-08-05T04:00:00Z Despite the ’80s aesthetics, The Guest is ambiguously modern — it’s a little unclear when exactly the story is set, but cell phones are common and laptops still have disc drives. The Guest is a twisty thriller worth streaming this weekend 2020-06-18T04:00:00Z No one in the composer’s lifetime took seriously the idea that this page with two interconnected short phrases ambiguously harmonized should be repeated 840 times. Commentary: Why Satie? Why now? How one composer embodies our time of loneliness and angst 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z Other tweets were ambiguously worded, making them difficult to fact check even as they hint at nefarious activity. Hey @jack, Here Are More Questionable Tweets From @realdonaldtrump 2020-06-03T04:00:00Z “Obama knew everything that was happening,” Mr. Trump told reporters, again saying ambiguously that “it was a takedown of a president.” Barr Dismisses Trump’s Claim That Russia Inquiry Was an Obama Plot 2020-05-18T04:00:00Z It’s telling that while Hollywood’s marginalized characters find success, its biggest abuser is ambiguously reformed, allowed to stay in the business of dreams after only a few scenes of feeling sorry about it all. Netflix miniseries Hollywood isn’t the inspiration it thinks it is 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z The next morning, March 27th, Emma received a calendar invite ambiguously titled “COVID-19 Update” — and a flurry of concerned texts and Slack messages as other meetings around the company were quietly canceled. Bird’s wildly short ride 2020-04-23T04:00:00Z A rack of lighting and speakers is ingeniously deployed to create distinctive spaces that conjure the internal logistics of being a stranger in an ambiguously welcoming land. Review: '17 Border Crossings' proves an effective passport to a divided world 2020-01-26T05:00:00Z Many of the jurisdictions seem to recognize that they lack the authority to ignore the state laws, so they frame their resolutions somewhat ambiguously - if a gun law is unconstitutional, it won’t be enforced. Editorial Roundup: US 2020-01-22T05:00:00Z Labour, which is largely but ambiguously pro-EU, faced competition for anti-Brexit voters from the centrist Liberal Democrats, Scottish and Welsh nationalist parties, and the Greens. UK’s Johnson claims Brexit mandate as Tories secure majority 2019-12-13T05:00:00Z Labour, which is largely but ambiguously pro-EU, faces competition for anti-Brexit voters from the centrist Liberal Democrats, Scottish and Welsh nationalist parties, and the Greens. UK voters decide who they want to resolve Brexit impasse 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z Physicians may rely on advance directives, even, the ruling implies, a directive as ambiguously worded as this one was, without fear of legal liability. Opinion | Lifting the U.S. ban on euthanasia is like opening a Pandora’s box 2019-09-23T04:00:00Z Bujar spends most of his time with a neighbor boy, Agim, with whom he has an intense, ambiguously romantic relationship that will haunt the rest of his life. The Story of a Queer European Refugee Who Insists on Self-Invention 2019-04-15T04:00:00Z Musk’s team countered that the settlement was ambiguously written, and anyway his tweets were immaterial and required no pre-approval. Elon Musk ordered to work things out with the SEC over his tweets 2019-04-04T04:00:00Z Heisenberg A bold new interpretation eliminates much of the uncertainty in Simon Stephens’ one-act, transforming an ambiguously quirky May-December romance into a moving meditation on the need for connection across the full spectrum of humanity. SoCal theater listings, March 24-31: ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ and more 2019-03-22T04:00:00Z But it is not clear whether a remark like Mr. Gaetz’s — made ambiguously on social media — would qualify. Florida Bar Will Investigate Matt Gaetz’s Threat Against Cohen 2019-02-27T05:00:00Z But the blank slate in Brooklyn — where ownership is a largely absentee and ambiguously directed partnership between Mikhail Prokhorov and Joseph Tsai — presented a clean-slate challenge that was more intriguing than daunting. Behind the Nets’ Success Is a Carefully Crafted Culture and, Finally, a Clue 2019-02-06T05:00:00Z Lyrics take on the personal and the political, the US and the UK, though more ambiguously than the Specials’ original precision attacks. The Specials: ‘Respect people. Be kind to people. What else have we got?’ 2019-02-03T05:00:00Z Some files were ambiguously labeled, while others were stored in formats that tested the limits of what constitutes “commonly used.” GDPR makes it easier to get your data, but that doesn’t mean you’ll understand it 2019-01-27T05:00:00Z They are sometimes intentionally written ambiguously, to give prosecutors flexibility in the way they decide to prove their case—emphasizing the strongest links in an argument while implying a bigger picture. What the Latest Mueller Indictment Reveals About WikiLeaks’ Ties to Russia—and What It Doesn’t 2018-07-24T04:00:00Z “It is not known whether the anonymous restorer was the original thief. That would seem plausible, but the Princeton catalogue ambiguously and perhaps magnanimously lists the letters as ‘a gift of anonymous’.” Stolen WB Yeats letters identified at Princeton University 2018-07-09T04:00:00Z As Kadri’s Rasheed, an ambiguously avuncular figure at first, becomes more flagrantly villainous, the women lean on each other for sustenance. The women of 'A Thousand Splendid Suns,' casting a spell onstage 2018-06-05T04:00:00Z The final scene is shot ambiguously to lull the viewers into the same false sense of calm and anticipation as Villanelle’s. Killing Eve’s queer representation could have gone very wrong — then it didn’t 2018-05-29T04:00:00Z The movie keeps that rage pulsing, steadily but ambiguously, in scene after scene; it’s the very definition of a slow burn. Director Lee Chang-dong and actor Steven Yeun on the profound mysteries of 'Burning' 2018-05-27T04:00:00Z In the first place, the deal remains ambiguously in place even without the U.S. Before Meeting Kim, Trump Had to Repudiate the Iran Deal 2018-05-22T04:00:00Z The film's incongruous setting is a bucolic, picturesque spot, a kind of French-style Pleasantville described ambiguously in a title as "a small town, here or elsewhere." Henri-Georges Clouzot’s chilly mystery 'Le Corbeau' shook occupied France 75 years ago 2018-05-03T04:00:00Z This view is directly at odds with tradition, and Dorothea breaks with her past: she and Will leave the Midlands for London, to be remembered ambiguously: Middlemarch: Jennifer Egan on how George Eliot’s unorthodox love life shaped her masterpiece 2018-04-21T04:00:00Z But the directive was ambiguously worded, and she was no longer able to clarify her wishes by the time she was placed in a nursing home — though her husband did request euthanasia for her. Opinion | How many botched cases would it take to end euthanasia of the vulnerable? 2018-01-24T05:00:00Z Page, too, had become ensnared in the scandal, albeit more ambiguously. What (if Anything) Does Carter Page Know? 2017-12-18T05:00:00Z It was on full display Thursday, as the 65-year-old gestured to one colorful audience sign with an ambiguously subversive message. Vladimir Putin dismisses collusion talk with Trump campaign as ‘spy-mania’ 2017-12-14T05:00:00Z In the U.S., people with dementia are often rhetorically and metaphorically likened to zombies, and dementia is often described as a condition ambiguously positioned between life and death. Being Friends With Someone Who Has Dementia Benefits You Both 2017-08-05T04:00:00Z Only scaffolds where the majority of the bases mapped to the Y chromosome with a length >1,000 nucleotides were chosen, to avoid scaffolds that mapped too ambiguously. Sequencing and de novo assembly of 150 genomes from Denmark as a population reference : Nature : Nature Research 2017-07-25T04:00:00Z Those include what waterways fall under the jurisdiction of the ambiguously worded Clean Water Act. Analysis | The Energy 202: How Pruitt's hustle to deregulate the EPA may bite him 2017-08-01T04:00:00Z All too often, he said, companies talk about “empowerment” but use it ambiguously, without giving people a say over something tangible: money. Analysis | The most important United Airlines policy change after its dragging fiasco could also be the hardest 2017-04-27T04:00:00Z The letter was ambiguously worded and open to interpretation. FBI given warrant to examine newfound emails that could be related to Clinton investigation 2016-10-30T04:00:00Z Alicia Vikander, as an ambiguously ambitious CIA agent, brings a nice level of ruthlessness to the proceedings, but her character, like so many others, is underdeveloped. Bourne again: Matt Damon returns as amnesiac spy in overly frenetic thriller 2016-07-28T04:00:00Z Still, he added an ambiguously worded caveat: "History and the Egyptians won't forget those who insult them." No Neutral in the Egypt-Qatar Quarrel 2016-06-30T04:00:00Z On the right panel, the story concludes ambiguously with a figure seated backward on a horse, dressed in a bouquet of flowers. Artist Dawn Black retrospective comes to D.C.’s Curator’s Office 2016-06-09T04:00:00Z Somewhat ambiguously, he expressed “hope” that the rest of the samples would be “below the AL,” or action level, for lead. The Contempt That Poisoned Flint’s Water 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z This was not Trump off the cuff, a Trump gaffe, Trump taken out of context or Trump responding ambiguously to a leading suggestion. Donald Trump has crossed an uncrossable line of bigotry 2015-12-08T05:00:00Z Japan reacted ambiguously to reports of HPV vaccine side effects: it withdrew ‘proactive’ recommendation of the vaccine while it investigated, but continued to provide the vaccine for those who demanded it. The world must accept that the HPV vaccine is safe 2015-11-30T05:00:00Z In China, it’s best not to say anything too ambiguously witty on social media lest you want authorities knocking on your door. How These Countries Control Social Media 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z I think it answered that question super ambiguously. Scott Gimple to 'Walking Dead' fans: All your questions will be answered 2015-10-27T04:00:00Z “She writes so fearlessly — and often ambiguously, but often ferociously — about human relationships and the human heart,” Blanchett said. On Edge 2015-08-21T04:00:00Z On 29 June, the body published an ambiguously worded order giving affected parties, including probate judges, 25 days to file briefs and motions reacting to the Obergefell US supreme court decision. Meet the Alabama judges who refuse to issue marriage licenses – gay or straight 2015-07-12T04:00:00Z Other items featuring the First National Confederate Flag and Bonnie Blue Flag were also pulled as the park service’s directive used the terms “battle flag and Confederate flag ambiguously,” Hamel said. Military Park removes some Confederate items from store 2015-06-26T04:00:00Z J12″ that, while ambiguously named, at the very least was not confusing. Are You Woman Enough For The Chanel Boy.Friend Watch? 2015-06-09T04:00:00Z But if negative inflation is unambiguously good in this case, when is it ambiguously good - or unambiguously bad? Deflation: What it means in practice - BBC News 2015-05-19T04:00:00Z Crash blossom: an ambiguously worded headline whose meaning can be interpreted in the wrong way, as “Missing Woman Remains Found.” Dictionary.com Adds 'Revenge Porn,' 'Brogrammer' To Its Lexicon 2015-05-06T04:00:00Z The coal companies and the E.P.A. dispute the interpretation of ambiguously worded amendments to the Clean Air Act passed in 1990. Legal Battle Begins Over Obama Bid to Curb Greenhouse Gases 2015-04-16T04:00:00Z When Tamarod planned a day of protests against Mr. Morsi, Mr. Sisi hinted ambiguously that he might intercede if the turnout was high — appearing to encourage those hoping for a military takeover. Recordings Suggest Emirates and Egyptian Military Pushed Ousting of Morsi 2015-03-01T05:00:00Z It’s not a royal wedding gown or a haute couture creation that’s turned the world into armchair fashion critics, it’s an ambiguously colored frock from British retailer Roman Originals. Why #TheDress matters 2015-02-27T05:00:00Z Columbia University rises in the background, and beyond that Harlem, and beyond that ambiguously configured blocks and towers, none of it novel, all of it fascinating from this vantage point. What Our Paranoia About Drones Says About Us 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z These services are ambiguously defined as "offering of a capability for generating, acquiring, storing, transforming, processing, retrieving, utilizing, or making available information via telecommunications." Will the FCC's new net neutrality rules hold up in court? 2015-02-11T05:00:00Z But liberals have to remember that an essential element of due process is you shouldn’t be convicted on behavior that’s ambiguously criminal. Barney Frank on practically everything 2014-12-16T05:00:00Z The arrow teetered ambiguously between scorn and praise—a common tendency in Harrison’s art. The Timely Sculpture of Rachel Harrison | The New Yorker 2014-12-15T05:00:00Z And South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham has dealt with similar backbiting for years – most recently when a rival in the Republican primary called him "ambiguously gay" – despite hilariously-worded denials. Brian Schweitzer's 'gay-dar' did pick up on something about Southern men 2014-06-22T04:00:00Z Police say that Spears wasn’t helping her ambiguously ill son, but rather was poisoning him for years in a bid for attention and sympathy in a case of Munchausen syndrome by proxy. Mommy Blogger Pleads Not Guilty to Fatally Poisoning Her Son 2014-06-18T04:00:00Z In order to reduce noise in the phylogenetic signal, we used strict criteria to exclude paralogues, highly derived sequences, mistranslated sequence regions, and ambiguously aligned positions in sequence alignments. The ctenophore genome and the evolutionary origins of neural systems : Nature : Nature Publishing Group 2014-05-20T04:00:00Z Vladimir Putin declared ambiguously on Friday, at his annual Petersburg meeting with foreign business executives, that he will “respect” the election results. Poroshenko Elected Ukraine President; Putin Dodges Promise To 'Respect' Results 2014-05-25T04:00:00Z The new policy is written ambiguously in places. Obama Policy Bans Employee Use of Leaked Material 2014-05-09T00:11:55Z I'm going to tell you it's a minimum of four weeks and from there it will be week to week,'' general manager Phil Emery said ambiguously. Optimism for Bears a tough sell 2013-10-22T01:23:00Z The problem, however, is that idea for the future is either ambiguously defined, thereby useless, or is frequently subjected to compromise. From Startup to Acquisition: Lessons from Aveksa 2013-07-08T20:23:00Z It was ambiguously phrased and could be interpreted as an injunction not to shirk the blame for the likely defeat. 20 great Ashes moments No2: the miracle of Cardiff, 2009 2013-05-02T09:00:02Z By law, the EA must consider any and all factors relating to the “human environment,” which is very ambiguously defined, leaving all kinds of legal openings for hostile groups to target. Exposing the Anti-GMO Legal Machine: The Real Story Behind the So-Called Monsanto Protection Act 2013-04-02T21:55:21Z And as goes, you can't go much further than the biggest celebrity the sport has produced "confessing" to industrial doping – however ambiguously or platitudinously – to the most famous celebrity interviewer of them all. Lance Armstrong's 'confession' is a throw of the dice worth making 2013-01-16T20:40:04Z Also opaque are the cases where the retraction is ambiguously communicated, giving the impression of error rather than misconduct. Misconduct, not error, is the source of most retracted papers 2012-10-02T22:15:00.223Z Current House rules only ambiguously require that lawmakers refrain from taking action that might bring them direct personal financial benefit, particularly if such action assists an individual company instead of a broad class of companies. Congresswoman Is Cleared, but Ethics Panel Recommends Changes 2012-09-26T02:09:30Z "The puzzle is that Virgil represents the Sibyl as speaking ambiguously and misleadingly; most of what she says is contradicted later, often by herself," said Frederick M. Ahl, a classics professor at Cornell. City Room: A Motto Fit for Aeneas, but Not, Perhaps, for the Bronx 2012-08-26T15:00:36Z P. J.’s favorite video game, Glory of Heracles, features an ambiguously gendered character that P.J. described as a girl who wants to be a boy. What’s So Bad About a Boy Who Wants to Wear a Dress? 2012-08-12T03:17:26Z The dispute stemmed from a mix of bad politics and worse cartography: a 1972 agreement between Pakistan and India that demarcated the Line of Control was ambiguously worded, allowing both countries to claim the glacier. Siachen Avalanche Puts Spotlight on India-Pakistan Conflict 2012-04-14T19:06:44Z He evaded any direct reply to her rather captious remark, and answered ambiguously: 'I hardly knew whether I was to accept Edmund's promise as sufficient. Fickle Fortune 2012-03-20T02:00:13.167Z She walked to the window, looked out at the familiar outporter's barrow, turned, surveyed Kipps for a moment ambiguously, said "I will get some tea," and so departed again. Kipps The Story of a Simple Soul 2012-03-18T02:00:19.567Z You'll excuse my making the stipulation, but——" "Oh, not at all," said the unabashed Dizzy ambiguously, "don't mention it. Peter Binney A Novel 2012-01-29T03:00:10.423Z Suddenly Leon’s voice was heard ambiguously muttering in the cave’s recess: “If it’s The Thing, every fellow wants to be in it!” A Scout of To-day 2012-01-11T03:00:22.820Z He answered ambiguously, offering no information and exciting his audience by his reticence. Gargoyles 2012-01-05T03:00:27.063Z “Yes,” said Arden, who, in spite of himself, was always drawn into talk with this fellow more than he intended; such was the force of the ambiguously confidential relations in which he found himself. Checkmate 2012-01-03T03:00:10.887Z But, unluckily, the Duke—like every oracle, ancient or modern—was wont to answer ambiguously. Froth 2011-12-28T03:00:38.123Z Next I wrote a short note to my sister; and this had to be ambiguously worded, lest it also should get into the wrong hands. By Right of Sword 2011-12-22T03:00:24.563Z The trial itself ended ambiguously in April about three weeks after it began. Bonds' sentencing brings BALCO saga near a close 2011-12-14T20:48:23Z He later sent out an ambiguously worded email that read, “I did stop it, not physically, but made sure it was stopped when I left that locker room.” Lawyer: No plea talks for ex-Penn State assistant coach Sandusky on eve of evidence hearing 2011-12-12T18:09:01Z He firmly denied that the United States was dragging its feet and, somewhat ambiguously, endorsed a proposal from the European Union to quickly start negotiating a new international climate change treaty. U.S. Climate Envoy Seems to Shift Position on Timetable for New International Talks 2011-12-08T16:05:39Z “I rarely stay long anywhere,” a little ambiguously. Paddy-The-Next-Best-Thing 2011-12-08T03:00:28.210Z Unfortunately, Winkenwerder was apparently dealing with telescopes that gave inverted images, and he used a system for recording co�rdinates so ambiguously described that I am not certain I have deciphered its true meaning. A Quantitative Study of the Nocturnal Migration of Birds. Vol.3 No.2 2011-11-02T02:00:14.587Z The White House reacted to the tentative proposal ambiguously. In Texas, Obama Pitches Jobs Bill and Appeals to Donors 2011-10-05T03:20:27Z "Those who ask aid must make it worth while," he declared ambiguously. Wang the Ninth The Story of a Chinese Boy 2011-09-12T02:00:25.620Z Silence in the public cause—some accounting it a point of wisdom to speak, ambiguously—whereof the remedy is sect. A Hind Let Loose Or, An Historical Representation of the Testimonies of the Church of Scotland for the Interest of Christ. With the True State Thereof in All Its Periods 2011-08-21T02:00:31.760Z "Oh, I hope so," she said, somewhat ambiguously. Concerning Sally 2011-08-19T02:00:14.430Z You do not as a rule speak ambiguously. The League of the Leopard 2011-07-23T02:00:12.490Z "Perhaps it may alter the state of things here rather more than your royal house would wish," answered Brunck�, ambiguously; "what else can your highness mean?" King Eric and the Outlaws, Vol. 1 or, the Throne, the Church, and the People in the Thirteenth Century. Vol. I. 2011-07-07T02:00:29.790Z The manuscripts he indicates so ambiguously must be Paul. A Plain Introduction to the Criticism of the New Testament, Vol. I. 2011-06-30T02:00:27.850Z But he added ambiguously, “If there were a more severe Security Council resolution against the regime, we would obviously accept all the consequences.” Politicus: 3 Responses, All Bad, to the Syrian Revolt 2011-06-20T12:15:19Z And thus truly, though ambiguously, Phineas Fletcher described his destiny— Poorly, poor man! he lived; poorly, poor man! he died. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z The evils which were darkly and ambiguously predicted thronged to her memory. Ormond, Volume III (of 3) or, The Secret Witness 2011-06-02T02:00:21.807Z Victor, suddenly chilled, replied ambiguously and bitterly: "You will comprehend, Herr von Schleunes, that it is easiest for me to put you to flight when you are not in the field." Hesperus or Forty-Five Dog-Post-Days Vol. I. A Biography 2011-05-11T02:00:19.453Z Belle-Ann smiled ambiguously, lifted her pretty arched brows, and centered her azure eyes upon a red-head which at that instant was hammering a hole into a dead sycamore hard by. The Red Debt Echoes from Kentucky 2011-05-08T02:00:04.810Z Her voice had no tone in it, she wondered even if M. le Duc would hear, but he was talking ambiguously and she had had enough of misunderstandings to-day. Petticoat Rule 2011-04-18T02:00:14.507Z Some praised his prudence, while others intimated his dissimulation; on several dogmas he delivers himself with great reserve, and even so ambiguously, that his own opinions are not easily ascertained, and are sometimes even contradictory. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z Ormond's deportment was of an unexampled tenor, as well as that evil which he had so ambiguously predicted. Ormond, Volume III (of 3) or, The Secret Witness 2011-06-02T02:00:21.807Z From this Hewitson infers that the Stork bred in Norfolk, a construction which the somewhat ambiguously worded passage will certainly not bear. Notes and Letters on the Natural History of Norfolk More Especially on the Birds and Fishes 2011-04-18T02:00:11.353Z "That is not my part of it," I replied, ambiguously, leaving him to make of the answer what he would. By Wit of Woman 2011-04-13T02:00:13.247Z By Heaven!" said he, ardently, and yet ambiguously, "I could not get it to her just now. Titan: A Romance v. 1 (of 2) 2011-03-25T02:00:11.007Z "I don't say as how it was, and I don't say as how it wasn't," that lady replied somewhat ambiguously, and then she added oracularly: "Time will show." The Childerbridge Mystery 2011-02-16T03:00:38.127Z I did not press for an explanation of this speech, that sounded so ambiguously strange. The Bandolero A Marriage among the Mountains 2011-02-09T03:00:48.583Z He looked up, and found himself fronted by the no longer wholly enigmatical, but still ambiguously smiling picture of his father. Pierre; or The Ambiguities 2011-01-17T03:00:45.163Z "Um, pity!" said his friend ambiguously, and added, "How far have you put your foot in it?" Parlous Times A Novel of Modern Diplomacy 2011-01-13T03:01:14.887Z Critically, he says, clear instructions and guidelines provide an officer with security and certainty in a world where they are being asked to behave ambiguously. Life as an undercover police officer 2011-01-11T13:21:16Z Still smiling, a trifle ambiguously, she allowed her step-son to kiss her on the cheek. The Hidden Force A Story of Modern Java 2010-12-24T03:00:34.823Z The margin of victory was more than filled with improperly, mistakenly, carelessly or ambiguously marked ballots. 10 Years After Bush v. Gore: A Nation Divided 2010-12-14T16:02:55Z "The Stranger" was a dark, comely, youthful man's head, portentously looking out of a dark, shaded ground, and ambiguously smiling. Pierre; or The Ambiguities 2011-01-17T03:00:45.163Z The dramatic instincts are off, and Friday night's audience was appropriately unsettled: Numbers frequently trailed away ambiguously, with silence gripping the little room as patrons wondered whether to applaud. Fringe Festival's 'Love Noir': A bland musical sampling 2010-07-17T16:20:00Z He’s reluctant at first but succumbs to a combination of blackmail and greed, making him ambiguously sympathetic. Theater Review | Long Island: ?Dial M for Murder? 2010-03-19T22:38:00Z Here again the word Eotena is used ambiguously, but, I think, this time not without some indication of its meaning. Beowulf An Introduction to the Study of the Poem with a Discussion of the Stories of Offa and Finn "Some chaps like him," the chaps in question would ambiguously reply. Sinister Street, vol. 1 Tony now told him—somewhat more ambiguously, I 'm afraid, than consisted with perfect candor—of the cause they were going to fight for. Tony Butler When you tell a man he is wise and ask for advice, he looks as wise as he can and answers ambiguously. H. R. "So many things may occur within the next few days that such an ambiguously worded document might prove of the utmost value." The Laughing Cavalier The Story of the Ancestor of the Scarlet Pimpernel "It's really awfully difficult to choose," said Guy, rather ambiguously. Plashers Mead A Novel Ten years after Mr. Paine's death, he very ambiguously claims it, as if his pen refused to write it, and drops his oath. Junius Unmasked or, Thomas Paine the author of the Letters of Junius and the Declaration of Independence He 174 expresses his contempt for the ordinary school rhetorician, the hair-splitting dialecticians and their “sense of inability to speak, since they dare not even pronounce their own name for fear of expressing themselves ambiguously.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" "Another time," said the widow ambiguously as she let the door close softly behind her. The Widow To Say Nothing of the Man The idea is that a termination may be ambiguously interpreted, a neuter participle, e.g., taken for an active. Logic, Inductive and Deductive Many more of these particles are inelegantly, if not ambiguously used. Five Hundred Mistakes of Daily Occurrence in Speaking, Pronouncing, and Writing the English Language, Corrected "The people couldn't help themselves," he said ambiguously. The Cartels Jungle In the Free-Will controversy, 'I' is used ambiguously for volitions, actions, and mental dispositions, and 'Necessity' both for Certainty and for Compulsion. Analysis of Mr. Mill's System of Logic “You’re the only one,” he answered ambiguously, and stood looking at her queerly. Wunpost You will remember it, whatever happens,” he added ambiguously, as he started slowly down the road, in an opposite direction from the house. The Award of Justice Or, Told in the Rockies A Pen Picture of the West “I guess you needn’t worry about that,” she replied, somewhat ambiguously. Out of the Depths A Romance of Reclamation If I don’t settle him,” she added, “—paintin’ my porch as if it belonged to him—and me as well,” she added ambiguously. Hepsey Burke With a smile she replied ambiguously: "Oh, that's a little private matter of my own!" The Third Degree A Narrative of Metropolitan Life It is probable that some did then believe in evolution, but they were either silent or expressed themselves so ambiguously, that it was not easy to understand their meaning. Life of Charles Darwin "I'd sure like to," muttered Ward ambiguously and handed her every bit of food within his reach. The Ranch at the Wolverine This phantasy is continued still less ambiguously,—but I do not wish to anticipate. Hidden Symbolism of Alchemy and the Occult Arts “It may,” I answered ambiguously, puzzled at her manner and wondering if she were aware of that most unaccountable feature of the conspiracy. The Seven Secrets And they came bringing a report back of oracles ambiguously worded, indistinct, and obscurely delivered. Aeschylus' Prometheus Bound and the Seven Against Thebes “I does what I aims to do,” he replied ambiguously. 'Me--Smith' Before they reached New York she had allowed herself to be persuaded to go at once to Grandon Park, and Floyd telegraphed, a little ambiguously, used as he was to brief announcements. Floyd Grandon's Honor He was well and happy as he could be "without the folks," and he shook his head a little ambiguously about Uncle Faid's method, and those of Mr. Finch. A Little Girl in Old New York "You never can tell what messages you'll catch by wireless," Bob returned ambiguously. Walter and the Wireless After the first few moments of disorientation, rocket crews found that a weightless condition gave them, ambiguously, a buoyant feeling. Tight Squeeze "No time like the present to learn a lesson," she replied, ambiguously. The Dude Wrangler "Two's boredom sometimes," she said so ambiguously that the man laughed heartily and Mother Bab smiled in amusement. Patchwork A Story of 'The Plain People' I have mentioned in the body of the work that Sir Joshua, certainly the greatest master of colour we have yet had in England, frequently speaks ambiguously of many of Rembrandt's pictures. Rembrandt and His Works Comprising a Short Account of His Life; with a Critical Examination into His Principles and Practice of Design, Light, Shade, and Colour. Illustrated by Examples from the Etchings of Rembrandt. "I am convinced that he knows all about the murder," answered Foyle ambiguously. The Grell Mystery Every Italian is a conspirator, whether the question be the gravest or the lightest; all must be done in it ambiguously—secretly— mysteriously. Cornelius O'Dowd Upon Men And Women And Other Things In General "Of course it must be galling to be thrown over for another man—though when it is a Lord——" "Well, a Lord's no worse than another man," said Lady Martin rather ambiguously. The Making of a Soul I retorted ambiguously, enjoying the Inspector's manifest delight in this scene as much as I did my own secret thoughts and the prospect of the surprise I was holding in store for them. That Affair Next Door It is the doctor who sits there, watching his patients, and smiling ambiguously as he infers from his knowledge of their bodies what pranks their souls are likely to play. Figures of Several Centuries "Slow praise is worth the most," he replied ambiguously. Before the Dawn A Story of the Fall of Richmond Tolstóy writes carelessly, frequently repeats himself, not infrequently expresses himself ambiguously or obscurely. A Survey of Russian Literature, with Selections "I ain't baked anything much in weeks before," she answered ambiguously, and hurried from the subject. Christmas A Story This prediction being delivered somewhat ambiguously, Hamilton misunderstood its meaning. The Mysteries of All Nations Rise and Progress of Superstition, Laws Against and Trials of Witches, Ancient and Modern Delusions Together With Strange Customs, Fables, and Tales "Ah," pronounced Anthony, with stress, though perhaps a trifle ambiguously, "if it were you, it would be different." The Lady Paramount "It don't take three words, sometimes," said Williams, somewhat ambiguously. Overland Red A Romance of the Moonstone Cañon Trail "You are not mistaken if you think I desire above all things that your weakness, your generosity, should be protected," Ransom said, rather ambiguously, but with pointed respectfulness. The Bostonians, Vol. II (of II) But here Mr. Lee simply concealed the truth behind hypocritical camouflage by using the term, "the people," ambiguously. The Red Conspiracy Rhoda, as she stated—rather ambiguously, it must be confessed—could reveal this especial secret touching the murder of Vrain; but, for some hidden reason, chose to delay her confession for twenty-four hours. The Silent House The decree, however, was worded so ambiguously, that the two parties in St. Domingo—the whites and the people of color—interpreted each in their own favor. An Account of Some of the Principal Slave Insurrections, and Others, Which Have Occurred, or Been Attempted, in the United States and Elsewhere, During the Last Two Centuries. "Leave it to me," said Overland, still more ambiguously. Overland Red A Romance of the Moonstone Cañon Trail Chevalier replied ambiguously: "Oh, as to friends, there are plenty of those about." A Mummer's Tale One of her shoe-button eyes dangled by a linen thread in a blood-curdling sort of way; her nose, which had been a pink glass bead, was now a mere spot, ambiguously located. Timothy's Quest A Story for Anybody, Young or Old, Who Cares to Read It For contradictories are positive and negative in essence and, when least ambiguously stated, also in form. Logic Deductive and Inductive The old general warmly, if a little ambiguously, replied that he had served under many Presidents, but never known a kinder master. Abraham Lincoln He got so that he could see himself as if detached from himself—— "And a dub of a chap, too, I look to myself," he reflected, ambiguously. The Shield of Silence Rand shook his head ambiguously; Farnsworth took that for a negative answer to his question, as he was intended to. Murder in the Gunroom "I might, but I don't," he replied somewhat ambiguously. The Meadow-Brook Girls in the Hills The Missing Pilot of the White Mountains Kate words it a little ambiguously; at all events there appears to be considerable talk about it. Princess ‘He’s flown at him,’ cried the maid ambiguously, in much excitement. The Disentanglers If it was that," she said ambiguously, "you had better have held your tongue. A Comedy of Masks A Novel Lord Crewe's remark, that it was "a matter of regret that the Government had to depend upon the noble and learned lord for legal assistance," might perhaps have been less ambiguously worded. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 159, July 14th, 1920 "En attendant that I become Satan's master," he replied ambiguously, as he raised his hat. The Grey Wig: Stories and Novelettes It was delicately and ambiguously worded, as became the nature of the business, and contained simply a courteous notification of their client's intentions. Princess "Suits me!" he reiterated, more or less ambiguously, by the way, for he had just concluded another ornate stanza of the "Biscuit-shooter" lyric. Sundown Slim "I am glad to know that the great book is safe," answered Giovanni ambiguously. Marietta A Maid of Venice I regret that my Note, inserted in your paper of Nov. 30th, was so ambiguously written as to elicit such a reply as it has been favoured with by MR. Notes and Queries, Number 62, January 4, 1851 "Yes, he was once," I replied ambiguously, but mayhap my grimness betrayed the truth. The Rustlers of Pecos County Sandy grunted ambiguously; and Bridget took up again the thread of her recounting. The Primrose Ring Objects before perceived with difficulty, now glimmered ambiguously. Israel Potter First, it provided that Negroes should be drafted, but trained in "separate" units; and, secondly, it somewhat ambiguously permitted men to be drafted for "labor." Darkwater Voices from Within the Veil Gravity would be taught ambiguously of the two bodies. Readings in the History of Education Mediaeval Universities "I do not understand you; you talk ambiguously." Varney the Vampire Or the Feast of Blood Mr. Mousley tried to focus his glassy eyes upon the arcana of spiritualism, rocking ambiguously the while upon the kerb. The Altar Steps I have expressed myself ambiguously at the end of this chapter. Plutarch's Lives, Volume II Ecclesiastical writers88 assure us, that the wording of the decrees of that Council was in many cases on purpose framed ambiguously and vaguely. Primitive Christian Worship Or, The Evidence of Holy Scripture and the Church, Against the Invocation of Saints and Angels, and the Blessed Virgin Mary The men in khaki listened respectfully but ambiguously; one of the younger ladies it seemed was entirely of Lady Frensham's way of thinking, and anxious to show it. Mr. Britling Sees It Through "I shall go up this very evening," ambiguously replied Monsieur Ramin. International Weekly Miscellany - Volume 1, No. 8, August 19, 1850 Then, as things got worse and worse for her, he spoke again--ambiguously--a word or two, thrown out to sound the waters. Lady Rose's Daughter There was a phrase cunningly introduced and ambiguously worded, which seemed to mean that he had come by his wound in her cause. Saracinesca "By gracious, that accounts for a whole lot," he said ambiguously. The Happy Family But at the dinner-table she looked up, and was stabbed to the heart to see a haggard white face and eyes of deep despair regarding her ambiguously. Mr. Britling Sees It Through "It sounds as I have heard the rapids at Niagara do," declared Chunky somewhat ambiguously. The Pony Rider Boys in the Grand Canyon Or, The Mystery of Bright Angel Gulch It was as Aristotle stated ambiguously as form shaping matter. Tokyo to Tijuana: Gabriele Departing America "It is—but it ain't," Luck stated somewhat ambiguously, and turned the talk to his meeting with the old-timers, and prepared to "sit tight" and wait for his god Good Luck to smile upon him. The Phantom Herd "You are your father's son," said Uncle Chad, ambiguously. The Purple Heights The first sentence of the translation is rather ambiguously worded. Flowers and Flower-Gardens With an Appendix of Practical Instructions and Useful Information Respecting the Anglo-Indian Flower-Garden They were rewarded with a decree which was so ambiguously worded that it was open to different interpretations and which simply heightened the animosity that for years had been smoldering. A Social History of the American Negro Being a History of the Negro Problem in the United States. Including A History and Study of the Republic of Liberia At the expiration of thirty-six blameless hours he perceived that he was looking through a glass darkly, in the Business Man's Club, intently regarding a neatly-lettered placard which ambiguously advised all concerned in this wise: The Desire of the Moth; and the Come On "Farmers, yes—same as us!" he said ambiguously and picked up his gloves as he turned to lead the way out. The Phantom Herd In the novels of Disraeli the Press appears as an ambiguously helpful person who is asked out to dinner, who is even admitted to week-end conferences, by the political great. What is Coming? "I thought I'd better catch up, Mrs. Lawrence," he said rather ambiguously when he arrived. This Side of Paradise After a pause Pauline said ambiguously: "The resemblance is stronger there than in life." The Cost When asked what attracted him to Lucinda, he would answer ambiguously or mutter something about the light in her eyes. Stories from the Old Attic Helen murmured ambiguously, and did not commit herself to one answer rather than to another. The Voyage Out "I suppose it's because you've been busy—as much as anything else," smiled Mrs. Gilbert somewhat ambiguously. The Beautiful and Damned She spoke about it to Mother upstairs that night, but Mother was unsatisfactory, smiled ambiguously and said: "I guess Mark's the smart one of our family." Treasure and Trouble Therewith A Tale of California That lady was in the habit of speaking and writing ambiguously, so that even those who knew her best were frequently in doubt how to interpret her words. Tales and Novels — Volume 03 There is money to be picked up by better dodges than promoting," replied the attorney ambiguously; "but I suppose you wouldn't care for anything that didn't bring immediate cash? Birds of Prey "Well I know it takes a lot of candles to find a lost quarter," remarked Porter, somewhat ambiguously. Thoroughbreds Let us listen to her eternal voice; she neither speaks ambiguously, nor in an unintelligible language; she may be easily comprehended by the people of all nations; because Reason is her faithful interpreter. The System of Nature, Volume 2 On the way, Diavolo remarked ambiguously: "But I don't understand yet how there came to be a ghost as well!" The Heavenly Twins How mistaken Ainsworth was in his claim, thus ambiguously preferred, the present volume shows. Musa Pedestris - Three Centuries of Canting Songs and Slang Rhymes [1536 - 1896] Philip had answered his brother's questions rather ambiguously at first, but in the end had been fain to confess that he had asked Mrs. Halliday to marry him, and that his suit had prospered. Birds of Prey One seems to detect that the scene has been rehearsed before a committee of ambiguously mixed composition. Impressions and Comments And as long as we use the term ambiguously and fail to discriminate between conscience proper and the term as used in the looser, larger sense, we will have nothing but confusion. To Infidelity and Back “Well, you can take my word for it, you could not do better,” he answered, ambiguously. An American Politician All that enlightened men could do, was to speak ambiguously, hence they often confounded falsehood with truth. Good Sense The terms "manure" and "fertilizer" are used somewhat ambiguously and interchangeably. Home Vegetable Gardening — a Complete and Practical Guide to the Planting and Care of All Vegetables, Fruits and Berries Worth Growing for Home Use For it is clear that words which may be used ambiguously may on occasion leave no doubt as to their meaning, while conversely all may become 'ambiguous' in a context. Pragmatism The decree, however, was worded so ambiguously, that the two parties in St. Domingo, the Whites and the People of Colour, interpreted it each of them in its own favour. Thoughts on the Necessity of Improving the Condition of the Slaves in the British Colonies With a View to Their Ultimate Emancipation; and on the Practicability, the Safety, and the Advantages of the Latter Measure. ‘I think,’ quoth Lancelot, ambiguously, ‘that a man who can write such ballads is not fit to be your gamekeeper, and I think he feels so himself;’ and Lancelot stole an encouraging look at Tregarva. Yeast: a Problem Your friend passed you on such or such a day,—having in his company one that you conceived worse than ambiguously disposed towards you,—passed you in the street without notice. The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 2 Elia and The Last Essays of Elia He will write ambiguously if he wants to; there is no law to prevent him from doing so. Punchinello, Volume 2, No. 35, November 26, 1870 "I was beginning to fear I wouldn't have much sleep, old boy," chuckled McGill ambiguously, "but I guess I can take a nap now and then with you along!" Kazan The boy smiles at you from the canvas, smiles ambiguously, as the colonel now noted. The Rivet in Grandfather's Neck A Comedy of Limitations The eagle does not fly— the conclusion here becomes unsound only by the major being taken ambiguously. Deductive Logic Some of the most common terms that are used ambiguously are right, liberty, law, representative, theory, church, state, student. Practical Argumentation He referred to it ambiguously on the last evening of his visit here, as a folly, a youthful indiscretion. At Last "Hippy is always sleeping—when he isn't awake or eating," declared Emma ambiguously, causing a laugh at her expense. Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders on the Great American Desert The boy smiles at you from the canvas, smiles ambiguously,—smiles with a woman's mouth, set above a resolute chin, however,—and with a sort of humorous sadness in his eyes. The Rivet in Grandfather's Neck A Comedy of Limitations "He might as well come there as anywhere," Mr Murchison replied, ambiguously. The Imperialist "Something that makes you go to sleep when you can't," explained Tad Butler, rather ambiguously. The Pony Rider Boys in New Mexico Or, the End of the Silver Trail "Why, this is only the beginning of it," he replied ambiguously. Half a Rogue Oh, missus, missus!" and Mac blurted out the whole tale of the edict—concluding rather ambiguously by saying: "Don't you go thinking it's made any difference to any of us, because it hasn't. We of the Never-Never The boy still smiled at you in undiminished raillery, even though he smiled ambiguously, and with a sort of humorous sadness in his eyes. The Rivet in Grandfather's Neck A Comedy of Limitations De Quincey, though he writes ambiguously upon this point, does not seem to have met Shelley. Percy Bysshe Shelley He expressed himself so ambiguously about Thyrza's condition and gave on the whole such scanty proof of intelligence that Mrs. Ormonde felt it unsafe to leave him in charge of a case such as this. Thyrza She listened, and from time to time smiled ambiguously. The Nether World There was something so ambiguously frightful in this last threat that Dr. Stanhope determined to spend two or three summer months at his residence in Barchester. Barchester Towers Lady Macquoich smiled ambiguously—so ambiguously that the consul thought it necessary to interfere for his friend. The Bell-Ringer of Angel's If not hindered, he is sure to help the enemy; much more if he talks ambiguously—talks for his country with "buts," and "ifs," and "ands." The Writings of Abraham Lincoln — Volume 6: 1862-1863 "Never mind, dear," said Mrs. Windibrook ambiguously; "I suppose they will have their reward." From Sand Hill to Pine As ambiguously as an image can be interpreted, its efficiency in advertising was confirmed in rising sales figures. The Civilization of Illiteracy There was something so ambiguously frightful in this last threat that Dr Stanhope determined to spend two or three summer months at his residence in Barchester. Barchester Towers Perhaps this long delay is explained by a natural hesitation to label a monument so ambiguously. An Old Town By the Sea "I have counted the bottles in the case and know very well whose gin it was," I replied ambiguously, for the reason that I had done nothing of the sort. Finished The words mercy and kindness connote it less ambiguously than the word love. The Perfect Wagnerite, Commentary on the Ring The heritage from his father's estate included certain trust funds ambiguously bestowed by an eccentric English ancestor upon someone who had come West not long before his death. A Master's Degree He talked ambiguously, and was so apprehensive of what I might say that I had not the heart to catechise him. The Iron Heel |
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