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Demur

To dispute a legal Pleading or a statement of the facts being alleged through the use of a demurrer.

demur

to raise an objection by entering a DEMURRER.

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When they come to him for help in tracking a suspicious character named Vadim, he demurs.

So it is that issues of genetic medicine related to these diseases understandably involve broad social questions "about the meaning of race and ethnicity, about the promise of innovation, about the ability of diverse groups to shape healthy futures for themselves, and about who among us believes in the promise of the coming genetics revolution, who demurs, and who is best positioned to benefit from it," to quote the authors (professors of history at Rutgers U.) of this work of medical history.

The Troubled Dream of Genetic Medicine: Ethnicity in Tay-Sachs, Cystic Fibrosis, and Sickle Cell Disease

A skylit reading room demurs serenely at centre, surrounded by stacks in the nineteenth-century manner.

Les chambres de bois: Montreal's handsome new Bibliotheque is a lively repository of Quebecois culture

"It's only when you get to that upper echelon of celebrity that people want to know what you do," he demurs.

It's peachy for Keene: musician's musician Tommy Keene releases a new CD of irresistible pop. And as a bonus, he comes out

Even the chambermaid demurs; she will no longer fly.

Sandor Marai. Casanova in Bolzano

Distance runners aren't going to do well on the Atkins Diet," he demurs.

Mel Williams, Ph.D. over 100 marathons and counting

Instead, he posits one of his own: that the Soviet experience and the Cold War comprised just one of several demurs. Other detours, he writes, included such things as Weathermen violence in the late '60s, identity politics after that, and, more recently, left love of third parties.

Weinstein responds

There are two innovative aspects to the Washu, which Callum, when asked whether it isn't a rendition of the one-box design, demurs and suggests that it is more of a "one-and-a-quarter box." There is, admittedly, a slight bulge for the engine compartment (a 3.5-liter V6 is in there), which accounts for the 0.25 box.

Is this the look of the future at Mazda?

If the world view of Bamidbar demanded an ascetic withdrawal as the final act of purity preceding the joining of God's word to this world, tractate Sotah demurs. Instead, a renunciation of oppressive relationships is called for.

The Precarious Ties That Bind Us: Sotah 2a

demurs, for ecumenical purposes, from Rahner's suggestion that "person" be replaced by "distinct manner of subsisting." These reservations aside, he still sees Rahner's work as an important ecumenical tool.

Trinitarian Perspectives: Toward Doctrinal Agreement

If a firm demurs because of confidentiality concerns, ask them to omit confidential material or references to specific clients.

Use opinion research to build strong communication

Warner's commentary moves towards a radical questioning, but demurs from direct encounter.

Managing Monsters: Six Myths of Our Time

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