The frequent confirmations in general terms of the privileges of the church proceeded from the same cause.
The Chronicles of Idatius and Marcellinus allude, in general terms, to magna certamina, magna multaque praelia.
But in that case, it cannot be made the characteristic mark of one nation: it must be said, in general terms, that the feeling belonged to all the nations who were in the same social condition as the Germans.
Let it not be objected that manumission is forbidden by the canons of this Council in other places; they speak only in general terms, and allude not to cases where slaves had merited well.
As to these latter questions they cannot be answered in general terms; they depend upon a variety of circumstances into which the general principles which are the foundation of the good order and peace of society cannot enter.
He wished a limitation to the law in general terms, such as until the debt, foreign and domestic, is discharged.
The mode of expression adopted by the committee is in so general terms, that he hoped it would have met the full approbation of every member of the committee.
He would now endeavor to obviate some of the objections to the measure, on account of its impracticability; and in general terms observed, that much greater pains had been taken to show the impracticability than the injustice of it.
He had a standing elegy and epithalamium, of which only the first and last were leaves varied occasionally, and the intermediate pages were, by general terms, left applicable alike to every character.
Till he knows the success of a composition, he intrenches himself in general terms; there are some new thoughts and beautiful passages, but there is likewise much which he would have advised the author to expunge.
Her conversation is so habitually cautious, that she never talks to me but in general terms, as to one whom it is dangerous to trust.
Exposition is concerned with (a) general terms or (b) general propositions.
Explanation of the meaning of general terms is one form of exposition (Section 63).
Explanation of the meaning of general terms is one form of exposition.
This transitional paragraph may summarize the thought of the preceding paragraph in addition to announcing a change of topic; or it may mark the transition to the new topic and set it forth in general terms.
But what is here told only in general terms, and by way of reflection, will perhaps become more apparent and interesting by means of an example.
The planters uniformly spoke of slavery as a system of cruelties; but they expressed themselves in general terms.
During our walk round the works, and during the day, he spoke several times in general termsof the great blessings of emancipation.
Is it proper to teach, in general terms, that the noun or pronoun which limits the meaning of a participle should be put in the possessive case?
Combination is a reaction in which the union of two substances yields a new one, or in general terms, from a given number of substances, a lesser number is obtained.
Describe the distribution of pressure in general terms.
Describe the distribution of temperature in general terms, comparing and contrasting the different sections of the country in respect to their temperature conditions.
Write out in general terms a description of the weather distribution in cyclones as illustrated by your own investigation.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "general terms" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
