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- noun Plural form of
vacillation .
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Examples
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Regardless of the short-term vacillations of house prices, some things are worth remembering:
The Guardian World News Mark King 2011
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Dissatisfied with Johnson's vacillations and hostility to black rights, the radicals took over and implemented a range of programs including the Fifteenth Amendment, which gave voting rights to blacks, and sent federal troops to the South to protect those rights.
Clarence Lusane: Reject the Confederacy, Celebrate Reconstruction Clarence Lusane 2011
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"This underscores the need for regional integration to cushion ourselves against the vacillations of economic waves abroad," he said.
Asean Chief Paints Region as Safe Haven Eric Bellman 2011
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Here is a good set of examples showing the use of each and all, and also demonstrating the vacillations between generic he and singular they:
Singular “they” and the many reasons why it’s correct « Motivated Grammar 2009
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So then the question perhaps becomes, why should we care about these characters and their libidinous vacillations?
Ilana Teitelbaum: Please, Just Get Married Already: The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides Ilana Teitelbaum 2011
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Dissatisfied with Johnson's vacillations and hostility to black rights, the radicals took over and implemented a range of programs including the Fifteenth Amendment, which gave voting rights to blacks, and sent federal troops to the South to protect those rights.
Clarence Lusane: Reject the Confederacy, Celebrate Reconstruction Clarence Lusane 2011
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The people are real, electric, passionate individuals and their mood swings reflect larger vacillations taking place in the broader arena with the rest of the population.
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Despite his popularity, Senator Edwin Johnson is known for his political vacillations, which were largely caused by his allegiances being split between the Democratic Party and his Republican constituency.
Revising--And Plagiarizing--Colorado History With Frank McNulty 2011
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The computer model vacillations often relate to aspects of this phasing process, which, as we saw during the Dec. 25-26 event, can be critical to determining whether Washington receives any snow at all.
At weather expo, top snow expert shares views Andrew Freedman 2011
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So then the question perhaps becomes, why should we care about these characters and their libidinous vacillations?
Ilana Teitelbaum: Please, Just Get Married Already: The Marriage Plot by Jeffrey Eugenides Ilana Teitelbaum 2011
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