The phrasing of the clause responded directly to Lord Mansfield’s ruling. A model of circumlocution, the resulting clause is the closest of the so-called Slave Clauses (Article I, Section 2 ...

That circumlocution is tantamount to a direct rejection of Tbilisi’s long-standing argument that the Abkhaz and South Ossetian leaders are merely Russian puppets that obediently carry out its ...

And the prime minister . . . in expressing himself before her without circumlocution, calmly invited her to join the rebellion.” Another political innovator, Benito Mussolini, called his regime ...

Consistent with NYSDOT’s customary circumlocution, the elevation of these buildings is only referred to as “sufficient height to disperse the treated air.” Illustrations, however ...

Patients who describe what a word means instead of providing the name are employing circumlocution. When patients fail to recognize what an object is, they are exhibiting visual agnosia caused by ...

The President can do nothing for freedom in a direct manner, but only by circumlocution [evasive language] and delay!" Finally, in January 1865, near the end of Lincoln's first term, Congress ...

However, Newspeak is also “marked by euphemism, circumlocution, and the inversion of customary meanings”, and this is very familiar in today’s world of soundbites, jargon and corporate ...

Body language, and confidence coaching expert Karen Donaldson, joined in on a recent episode of the global health and ...

Fiorina , Toulouse. France The verb to enjoy + direct object has no equivalence in French, or Spanish - you have to use a circumlocution to get the idea across. David, Barnsley UK Actually ...

Corporate results announcements, particularly in difficult times, are awash with euphemism and circumlocution. This year’s buzzwords, from London to Paris to Kentucky, have included the likes of ...

He wrote: "We want a national name. Anyone who has traveled in foreign countries must be conscious of the embarrassment and circumlocution sometimes occasioned by the want of a perfectly distinct ...

However, unlike Betrayal in the City and Man of Kafira, which employed circumlocution and subtle satire to drive home the author’s stinging commentary on bad leadership in Kafira (or Afrika ...