Appropriateness

Extreme remedies are very appropriate for extreme diseases.

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WRATH, n. Anger of a superior quality and degree, appropriate to exalted characters and momentous occasions as, 'the wrath of God,' 'the day of wrath,' etc....

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I think there are aspects of this as a classified program that we have expressed some concerns with respect to the appropriateness of some things in an open hearing. We are working very closely to provide all the information that committee members need to assess Able Danger.

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The excellence of a gift lies in its appropriateness rather than its value.

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If a friend is in trouble, don't annoy him by asking if there is anything you can do. Think up something Appropriate and do it.

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I shall write a book some day about the appropriateness of names. Geoffrey Chaucer has a ribald ring, as is proper and correct, and Alexander Pope was inevitably Alexander Pope. Colley Cibber was a silly little man without much elegance and Shelley was very Percy and very Bysshe.

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My number one thing to work on is not being reactive - but appropriateness doesn't come easily to me sometimes.

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The United States has led in all these things, been in the vanguard of the development of the techniques. So it seems to me that the United States should not be thought of as dragging its foot on environmental quality, but rather questioning the appropriateness of a treaty that has never been submitted to the Senate for debate and consideration.

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The excellence of a gift lies in its appropriateness rather than in its value.

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When the music changes, so does the dance.

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It's a detraction from her desired outcome. The focus should be on her commitment and appropriateness to the position.

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acknowledges the right of legitimate government to resort to the death penalty, but it challenges the appropriateness of doing so in a society now capable of defending the public order and ensuring the public's safety.

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The fact that these folks are returning to government to serve in positions of great responsibility does raise some ethical questions about the appropriateness of these bonuses.

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We certainly would question the appropriateness of taking public land and putting it out for bid to a private developer.

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EXCESS, n. In morals, an indulgence that enforces by appropriate penalties the law of moderation.

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DISOBEY, v.t. To celebrate with an appropriate ceremony the maturity of a command.

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Mr. Greenspan said next to nothing about the current economic situation in his testimony, ... does not sound to us like a signal he has changed his mind on the appropriateness of the current level of interest rates. The rest of the testimony was a clear and unambiguous plea to Congress not to abandon fiscal discipline.

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These disparities are concerning because they are unlikely to be related to appropriateness of care.

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The appeals court may say it is only talking about Windows 95 in its interpretation of the consent decree, ... It does have an influence. The Court of Appeals will inevitably say something about the appropriateness of Microsoft's behavior.

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