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definitive English

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definitive

(= unequivocal) clearly defined or formulated the plain and unequivocal language of the laws — R.B.Taney (= determinate) supplying or being a final or conclusive settlement a definitive verdict a determinate answer to the problem (= classical) of recognized authority or excellence the definitive work on Greece classical methods of navigation

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The information that Kyoto is giving the Crimson Brocade to Zero is not definitive.
Now, it appears to me it is apparent in a mathematical plan that the entire quantum theory of space and time relativity must have been equated with the parellelian role of definitive numerical dialectic algebraic and must be further annotated. exit mr.
Stroud decided he was equipped to launch a project he had long dreamed about - a definitive work on the diseases of birds.
Well, I'll give you my definitive answer to any inquiry along those lines as soon as I see Whitey's hole card.
Hollywood wanted to make the definitive spy picture.
Our decision is definitive.
Perhaps the definitive application of the tactic, a classic of its kind.
No, gifts are too definitive, I don't like that word.
I would have preferred a more definitive solution.
Okinawa is the opening skirmish before the definitive mainland battle.
And, finally, you are a total and definitive pain in the gluteus maximus!
And there appears now to be a definitive link between the fire.. And this morning's bank robbery in Tres Cruces.
With a certain sadness because of its definitive nature but with the strong feeling that I shall have done my duty.
And if you agree, I want more than just words. If you agree to be mine as you say, then you will accept a definitive mark.
Don't rush it! The information that Kyoto is giving the Crimson Brocade to Zero is not definitive.
The above rundown of films constitutes only some examples, not a definitive and complete listing.
This must be the definitive way to make love.
That's all i need now is to have a small army of relatives from upstate new york clutching at my lapels, asking me for a definitive statement as to where their loved ones are who took flight 107 out of buffalo this morning.
Forgive me, but this might be the definitive proof that cinema is 50 years behind all other arts.
Well, I'll give you my definitive answer to any inquiry along those lines. as soon as I see Whitey's hole card.
That little fella will give me enough material to write the definitive paper on gorilla behavior.
I can't give you a definitive answer.
African fauna and its effects on animal behavior was the most definitive study I've read.
I am definitive.
Yes, but we don't need to create a definitive text we should decide to improvise certain themes, words but it has to be spoken.
I'm surprised you want to do something so definitive.
I mean, something definitive? It already has.
I expect to be able to give a definitive reply early tomorrow.
I too feel the need to say one definitive thing.
An artificial flower is definitive.
But we must continue the examination of the key points that the prosecution has defined as crushing and definitive.
I have many, but this one is definitive.
But I hope your decision is not definitive.
At present, I'm writing the definitive work. on the subject.
So, Mr. Nathanson, your conclusions here today are not definitive, are they?
It's a temporarily definitive fact.

News and current affairs

China in particular should use its considerable influence in Sudan to bring the country's decision-makers to a definitive peaceful settlement of the dispute.
In the past, when politicians debated the EU's future, they spoke of a definitive formula for European integration, as defined in a famous lecture in 2000 by German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer.
Although it is logical that all Europeans want to give a strong institutional basis to Europe's definitive and everlasting peace, and that we pragmatically unite our markets, these imperatives are insufficient to energize a Union with 25 members.
Fortunately, the time for armed conflict in that region appears to have come to a definitive end, now that the Balkan states are on the path to NATO and EU membership.
Or, as Karl Popper put it, truth is never definitive and error is always probable.
His definitive judgement is due January 27 th.
Given the fog cast over real economic activity by the financial crisis, it is difficult to offer a definitive assessment of just how well or badly those measures have worked.
There is plenty of scope for different judgments on both issues, neither of which lends itself to definitive answers based on solid numbers.
Because controlled experiments to test policy prescriptions are impossible, we will never have a definitive test of macroeconomic measures.
Short of the US national security archives suddenly falling open, we are unlikely to find a definitive account of the President's innermost thoughts.
One Europe to seal the definitive unwinding of the 20 th century: its wars, divisions and tragedy.
News media around the world picked up the story, intrigued by science's definitive refutation of racial thinking.
For Iran, this development would be tantamount to a strategic worst-case scenario, bringing about its definitive isolation.
He sticks to the script, telling a story of taking aggressive and definitive action against an economic malaise that has plagued Japan for decades.
Policymakers cannot afford to wait decades for economists to figure out a definitive answer, which may never be found at all.
Only the 1995 defection of Saddam's son-in-law, Hussein Kamel, brought definitive proof of the existence of Iraq's huge nuclear weapons program.
Indeed, we now not only have the authority to act, but a clear and definitive message from the electorate that we must do so.
Of course, history is not a definitive guide to the future; an Arab-led intervention today could turn out very differently.
Multiple channels of influence and feedback mechanisms make definitive conclusions difficult.
So the direction in which he intends to lead must be read from his actions, and these are unlikely to be definitive in the short term.
While it's premature to make definitive predictions, the Lewites and Montealegre rebellions have already done more in eight weeks to change the country's political landscape than anything else in the last two years.
This failing was the key reason for the Balkan tragedy of the 1990's. Fortunately, the time for armed conflict in that region appears to have come to a definitive end, now that the Balkan states are on the path to NATO and EU membership.

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