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Meanings of telling in English
Portuguese
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Examples for "weighty"
Examples for "weighty"
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South Africa has a history of imposing weighty conditions on foreign takeovers.
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Its weighty subject matter is leavened by Rivera's trickster-like sense of humor.
3
The solution of weighty problems in large part depends upon the answer.
4
The subjects are simple, large, weighty; the form is compact, strong, suggestive.
5
Christ's personal ministry was confined to Israel for obvious and weighty reasons.
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Policy debate in Ireland involves whipping up emotions rather than cogent debate.
2
He then presents cogent arguments for voting Yes in the forthcoming referendum.
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On the contrary, it was argumentative, cogent in explanation and in rebuke.
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The Institution of a Military Academy, is also recommended by cogent reasons.
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But England had more cogent reasons for displeasure in the following year.
Usage of telling in English
1
Continue reading the main story Start Quote Mars is telling us something.
2
Question: You were just talking about the importance of telling the truth.
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I remember telling family members there was zero percent chance, he said.
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The story is perhaps prettier in the telling than in the performance.
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Broughton said other figures from the labour market data were more telling.
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Democratic Representative Ed Markey said: BP has not been telling the truth.
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Question: Lifetime is already telling us what we already know about you.
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Left a message telling him to call me as soon as possible.
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She shuddered, telling herself that nothing could change the course of events.
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The question was whether Wolves were capable of fashioning a telling opportunity.
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She was particular in telling me to put the shade over it.
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I have a similar problem telling people how beautiful my daughter is.
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He thought about calling his client and telling him the good news.
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The unemployment picture is not telling us anything new at this point.
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The Kantian imperative seems to work for truth-telling and some other cases.
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Association president Jeanette Shearer said the results of its research were telling.
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Telling across language varieties
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