10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TERGIVERSATORY»
Discover the use of
tergiversatory in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
tergiversatory and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
tergiversation. (TER-ji-ver-sey-shen) noun. tergiversatory. (ter-ji-VER-sah-tor-ee)
adjective “The word is rhythmic and naturally descends in pitch as. 130 | THE
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Robert Hartwell Fiske, 2011
Therefore was it recommended by them that all tergiversatory measures should
be abandoned, and the decided step taken ;—namely, to risk the sacrifice of
everything for the moment, and firmly coalesce with Russia against France. This
view ...
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Therefore was it recommended by them that all tergiversatory measures should
be abandoned, and the decided steps taken — namely, to risk the sacrifice of
everything for the moment, and firmly coalesce with Russia against France.
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Therefore was it recommended by them that all tergiversatory measures should
be abandoned, and the decided steps taken — namely, to risk the sacrifice of
everything for the moment, and firmly coalesce with Russia against France.
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Characteristic traits and domestic life of Frederick William ...
Therefore was it recommended by them that all tergiversatory measures should
be abandoned, and the decided step taken : — namely, to risk the sacrifice of
every thing for the moment, and firmly coalesce with Russia against France.
Rulemann Friedrich Eylert, 1845
It is not present possession of office, then, merely, that will be hazarded, and
more than hazarded, by a tergiversatory course on this question. The step will be
not only afalse but also aufinal ones The disgrace it will inflict will be unefl'
aceable.
James Anthony Froude, John Tulloch, 1836
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Redesigning Achilles: 'Recycling' the Epic Cycle in the ...
Ajax characterises him as changeable, shifty, inconstant, pliable, slippery, and
tergiversatory. Who fitter to win victory in a new and sophisticated poem about
metamorphosis?” 325 W.S. Anderson, 'Multiple Changes in the Metamorphoses',
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L tergiversare to turn one's back < tergum back + versatus, pp. of versare to turn
about often < vertere to turn]. n. tergiversation (-giv"vǝr-say'shǝn) = double-talk.
adj. tergiversatory (-sǝ-taw"ee). n. tergiversator (-say"tawr) or tergiversant ...
James L. Reynolds, MD, 2014
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A History of US: The New Nation: 1789-1850 A History of US ...
There, for the word changeable, you will find labile, mercurial, protean,
tergiversatory, and versicolor. For celebration: callathump, callithump, and
potlatch. (Potlatch! If you read The First Americans—book 1 of the series—you
don't need a ...
It is not present possession of office, then, merely, that will be hazarded, and
more than hazarded, by a tergiversatory course on this question. The step will be
not only a false but also a final one. The disgrace it will inflict will be uneffaceable
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3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TERGIVERSATORY»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
tergiversatory is used in the context of the following news items.
When Is a War Not a War?
Ackerman's objection may help explain the administration's tergiversatory rhetoric. As a matter of constitutional law, it is a contradiction in terms for the president ... «Wall Street Journal, Sep 14»
None Dare Call It War
... Street Journal, who issued a typically wonderful column on the point this afternoon (he used the word “tergiversatory” to describe the administration's rhetoric). «New York Sun, Sep 14»
AMERICAN FOOD WRITING An Anthology With Classic Recipes.
... “Eating Together: Recipes and Recollections,” in which Lillian Hellman and Peter Feibleman jointly portray Hellman's six days of tergiversatory preparation for ... «New York Times, Jul 07»
