ambiguities

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My points are just that (a) I don't think conservatives are the only ones who feel a sense of fidelity to "the law," and (b) liberals don't always go looking to create ambiguities - often the ambiguities are right there in black and white.

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  1. noun Doubtfulness or uncertainty as regards interpretation: "leading a life of alleged moral ambiguity” (Anatole Broyard).
  2. noun Something of doubtful meaning: a poem full of ambiguities.

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  • Sometimes ambiguities were the essence of truthful communication. —  Ann Maxwell - Fire Dancer 3 - Dancer's Illusion (v1.0)
  • Although frame alignment by means of camera motion compensation can help resolve such ambiguities, the additional steps of motion estimation and compensation increase the complexity of the overall algorithm. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
  • No doubt because the activity is so utterly insignificant that it is totally free from my cathecting any kind of ambiguities or complications on it. —  Bitch. Ph.D.
  • Labels: ambiguities, apocalypse, coulda woulda shoulda, deja vu, golf, guilty pleasures, mightabeens, not-quite-live-blogging, tearitudinality —  Mostly Harmless
  • Architectural thinking establishes understanding and clearly expresses context so that ambiguities are avoided or minimized. —  Usabilidoido [ feed completo ]
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