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Now this instruction is given "dispositively," when the Lectors and Sub-deacons read aloud in the church the teachings of the prophets and apostles: after this "lesson," the choir sing the

Summa Theologica, Part III (Tertia Pars) From the Complete American Edition Aquinas Thomas

Unfortunately, he has done so with either malicious incompetence, or worse, a cynical deliberate determination to distort, conceal, and suppress the findings of a recently published scientific article, "Active Thermitic Material Discovered in Dust from the 9/11 World Trade Center Catastrophe," that dispositively proves the presence of unignited explosives in the WTC dust.

Pardon Our Dust, or, Why the World Trade Center Dust Matters 2009

Would you not agree that in such cases, the individual can arguably be said to not have the level of free will which a judge should look at dispositively?

The Volokh Conspiracy » Kay Hymowitz on Libertarianism and Civil Rights: 2007

Wherefore according as acts of virtue act causally or dispositively toward their generation and preservation, obedience is said to ingraft and protect all virtues.

The Political Ideas of St. Thomas Aquinas Dino Bigongiari 1997

That long-standing consensus does not dispositively prove that the law is constitutional, but the fact that nobody claimed that FISA was unconstitutional until it was revealed that President Bush has been violating that law, is rather compelling evidence of just how weak and pretextual that claim is. posted by Glenn Greenwald | 10:22 AM links to this post

Archive 2006-05-01 Glenn Greenwald 2006

That long-standing consensus does not dispositively prove that the law is constitutional, but the fact that nobody claimed that FISA was unconstitutional until it was revealed that President Bush has been violating that law, is rather compelling evidence of just how weak and pretextual that claim is. posted by Glenn Greenwald | 10:22 AM

Gen. Hayden admits the Administration knew it was violating FISA Glenn Greenwald 2006

As in Hawaii and Alaska, voters amended their constitutions after courts ruled in favor though not dispositively of gay marriage.

May 17: Double Anniversary For Equal Rights Ron Buckmire 2005

As in Hawaii and Alaska, voters amended their constitutions after courts ruled in favor though not dispositively of gay marriage.

Archive 2005-05-01 Ron Buckmire 2005

The strongest pro-life argument is that reproductive choices have moral consequences, that such choices should be made in a framework of balancing rights and responsibilities, and that this framework will generally though not always dispositively tilt in favor of the nurturing of new life.

Regarding Amy Richards & Abortion 2004

That's why I can't say with any certainty that that's dispositively the sum total of any contacts.

Press Briefing By Mike Mccurry ITY National Archives 1997