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Meanings of most cogent in English

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Usage of most cogent in English
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The most cogent means at hand was to threaten his commerce.
Some Principles of Maritime Strategy
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I was certainly desirous of avoiding this interview, for the most cogent reasons.
Something of Men I Have Known / With Some Papers of a General Na...
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The most cogent objection to his verses is their generality.
The Life and Works of Friedrich Schiller
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To cite a most cogent example in each category:
The Structure of Evolutionary Theory
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St. George Mivart, regarded by Darwin as his most cogent critic (see pp.
The Structure of Evolutionary Theory
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C. O. Whitman presented his most cogent defense of orthogenesis in pigeons (see pp.
The Structure of Evolutionary Theory
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It had been his most cogent argument, and now Bull knew where he'd borrowed it from.
Abaddon's Gate
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And he can always give you the most cogent reasons for the faith that is in him.
The Shadow On The Dial, and Other Essays / 1909
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And a most cogent answer it is.
Hints for Lovers
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I have declined, in behalf of the United States, to accept this invitation, for the most cogent reasons.
State of the Union Addresses
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But the instrument in exegesis which was used with most cogent force was the occult significance of certain numbers.
History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom
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Stuart Kauffman and Brian Goodwin have presented the most cogent modern arguments in this tradition of direct physical causation.
The Structure of Evolutionary Theory
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He peremptorily, refused the money for which they clamored, giving the most cogent of all reasons, an empty coffer.
The Rise of the Dutch Republic — Volume 15: 1568, part II
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Poverty will often lead to great intellectual pursuits; but the resources of fortune will frequently suppress the most cogent ideas.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction. Volume 20,...
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He defended himself with a serene countenance and the most cogent arguments, but would not stoop to deprecation and intreaty.
Lives of the Necromancers
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But Amalfi had left the city's drivers undisturbed for the most cogent of all reasons: for the survival of the city.
Cities in Flight
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