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- verb Alternative spelling of
instrumentalize .
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Examples
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When the motivations for this particular research are based on the noblest of instincts, the love and care of our children, I cannot believe this will lead us to 'instrumentalise' human life.
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2008
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The Jewish version contains nuances which instrumentalise the supposedly ‘fallen’ nature of the female sex, so as to make it a positive advantage to ‘the Jewish people.’
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Mr Sarkozy was reportedly "furious" that his father had confirmed the pregnancy just as the sex scandal over Dominique Strauss-Kahn erupted as looked like he was seeking to "instrumentalise" the DSK affair.
Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph 2011
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Concerning the number of rebel fighters, I'd be careful about trying to instrumentalise that.
The Guardian World News Matthew Weaver 2011
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It is in this connection that the apparently inverse phenomenon of attempts by powerful states to instrumentalise or monopolise the construction of humanitarian space and the delivery of aid can be understood.
openDemocracy Eyal Weizman 2010
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He says populist political parties instrumentalise this mistrust.
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There is a wider evil in Naik's words, however, in his willingness to instrumentalise these incidents for his own agenda, to transform something intensely private into something political.
Latest news from the public and voluntary sectors, including health, children, local government and social care, plus SocietyGuardian jobs | guardian.co.uk Eric Randolph 2009
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Iran, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Cuba etc.) co-opt democratic language and instrumentalise legal standards, to position themselves against democracies without ever putting turning the questions on themselves.
signandsight.com 2009
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Iran, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Cuba etc.) co-opt democratic language and instrumentalise legal standards, to position themselves against democracies without ever putting turning the questions on themselves.
signandsight.com 2009
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