determinate

Example Sentences

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Now, from this base grows a political structure of a determinate character.

From Salon

But the suspension should be “for a determinate period sufficient to protect against imminent harm,” which could include a permanent ban, the board concluded.

From Reuters

“These are serious crimes that require the most serious of consequences, which is why a judge or jury sentences the individual to a lengthy determinate sentence, life imprisonment, or life imprisonment without parole,” Hogan said.

From Washington Times

Crafting objects slowly and determinately by hand from materials like wood and stone, as makers have for millenniums, was a grounding experience and one during which time seemed to stand still.

From New York Times

“She determinately opposed the occupation and even against a wide consensus and overwhelming silence bravely made her voice heard,” B’Tselem tweeted.

From Washington Times