WHAT DOES ACCORDING TO MEAN IN ENGLISH?
Definition of according to in the English dictionary
The first definition of according to in the dictionary is if someone says that something is true according to a particular person, book, or other source of information, they are indicating where they got their information. Other definition of according to is if something is done according to a particular set of principles, these principles are used as a basis for the way it is done. According to is also if something varies according to a changing factor, it varies in a way that is determined by this factor.
10 QUOTES WITH «ACCORDING TO»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
according to.
People do not want what we have in our pockets half as much as they want what is in our hearts. If we combine both, intelligently, however, according to our means, we give wisely and well.
When I first began to combine letters other than Hebrew, I read every book in German that came my way, and from these I certainly received according to the nature of my soul.
The choice of personnel, perhaps the most important choice (because 'people are policy'), never proceeds according to plan, but there have been some successful transitions that upheld high standards.
For all of life's discontents, according to the pharmaceutical industry, there is a drug and you should take it. Then for the side effects of that drug, then there's another drug, and so on. So we're all taking more drugs, and more expensive drugs.
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
According to my principles, every master has his true and certain value. Praise and criticism cannot change any of that. Only the work itself praises and criticizes the master, and therefore I leave to everyone his own value.
According to Teenage Research Unlimited, 51 percent of 13-15 year olds say they will be faced with making a decision regarding alcohol in the next three months.
According to the percentage people, you would be perfectly comfortable.
According to FBI statistics for 2008, only 22 percent of murder victims were killed by strangers. More than 30 percent were slain by family members, boyfriends, and girlfriends. Nearly half of all murders were committed by friends, neighbors, and casual acquaintances.
Man may act according to that principle or inclination which for the present happens to be strongest, and yet act in a way disproportionate to, and violate his real proper nature.
People are lucky and unlucky not according to what they get absolutely, but according to the ratio between what they get and what they have been led to expect.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ACCORDING TO»
Discover the use of
according to in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
according to and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The World According to Twitter
Provides answers to a variety of questions posed by the author on Twitter.
2
The Passion
According to G.H.
At the end of the novel, at the height of a spiritual crisis, comes the most famous and most genuinely shocking scene in Brazilian literature… Lispector wrote that of all her works this novel was the one that “best corresponded to her ...
3
The World
According to Clarkson
Jeremy Clarkson, shares his opinions on just about everything in The World According to Clarkson. Jeremy Clarkson has seen rather more of the world than most. He has, as they say, been around a bit.
4
The World According to Garp: A Novel
T.S. Garp, a man with high ambitions for an artistic career and with obsessive devotion to his wife and children, and Jenny Fields, his famous feminist mother, find their lives surrounded by an assortment of people including teachers, ...
5
The Gospel
According to John
Prepared by some of the world's leading scholars, the series provides an exposition of the New Testament books that is thorough and fully abreast of modern scholarship yet faithful to the Scriptures as the infallible Word of God.
6
Exile
According to Julia
When her grandmother Julia moves in with the family, the stories, the culture, and the strong sense of cultural identity the older woman brings finally provide the girl with a sense of belonging that transforms her life.
7
The World
According to Monsanto: Pollution, Corruption, and ...
The result of a remarkable three-year-long investigation that took award-winning journalist and documentary filmmaker Marie-Monique Robin across four continents (North and South America, Europe, and Asia), The World According to Monsanto ...
Marie-Monique Robin, 2013
8
The World
According to Humphrey
The first book in the series about everyone's favorite classroom pet!
The boys at Linbury Court Preparatory School are eager to speed up the progress of space travel, and none more so than Jennings, whose first task is to find a suitable helmet.
10
Life
According to Me: My Life Experiences
Life According to Me is a project of love in which I have been able to reflect on my life, both the mistakes and the triumphs.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ACCORDING TO»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
according to is used in the context of the following news items.
Knee replacement operations cost the NHS over £585MILLION last …
Knee replacement operations on patients suffering crippling knee pain cost the NHS an estimated £585million last year, according to figures. «Mirror.co.uk, Jul 15»
No Vote Ahead of Yes Vote According to Latest Poll
The No vote is ahead of the YES vote with 51.5% against and 48.5%, according to a GPO poll that was conducted on Saturday and Sunday and ... «Greek Reporter, Jul 15»
Rudy Gay is Recruiting Josh Smith to Sacramento Kings, According …
And according to his Snapchat, Rudy Gay wants free agent forward Josh Smith to be next. “He a King next,” Gay wrote to accompany the snap ... «SLAM Online, Jul 15»
The Spurs still want Manu Ginobili back, according to report
Manu Ginobili still hasn't decided whether he's coming back for his 14th season, but after the San Antonio Spurs signed LaMarcus Aldridge, the ... «SB Nation, Jul 15»
Prison Escapee David Sweat Returns to Max Security for First Time …
Captured prison escapee David Sweat is back in a maximum security prison for the first time in nearly a month, according to the New York State ... «NBCNews.com, Jul 15»
Boat carrying July Fourth revelers capsizes; 2 killed and 3 are missing
The boat capsized in the Ohio River just outside of downtown Louisville, according to Fire Chief Greg Frederick. "We are still hopeful that we ... «CNN, Jul 15»
Woman punches spectator at July Fourth parade, according to Napa …
The start of Napa's annual Fourth of July parade was marred by an attack on a spectator, police reported. As people were lining downtown ... «Napa Valley Register, Jul 15»
Packers now the Super Bowl favorites, according to Bovada
We're in the dead period of the NFL right now, that time between the end of offseason activities and the start of training camp. But that doesn't ... «Dairyland Express, Jul 15»
Business confidence in East rising according to Lloyds report
Business confidence in the East is rising as companies anticipate a rise in the number of exports in the coming months. That's according to the ... «Cambridge News, Jul 15»
According to dispatchers in Scott County, VA 6 people were rescued …
SCOTT COUNTY, VA (WJHL) – According to Scott County Dispatchers six people are safe this morning after their truck ended up in a river. «WJHL, Jul 15»
