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Example sentences for "preclude"

Lexicographically close words:
preciseness; precisians; precision; preciso; precium; precluded; precludes; precluding; precocious; precociously
  1. But my circumstances preclude the calm and dispassionate examination which the subject deserves.

  2. But, after all their labour, they have not ingenuity sufficient to place the slips of bark in such a manner as to preclude the free admission of the rain.

  3. This story has been told before, but not in such a manner as to preclude doubt of its authenticity.

  4. That does not preclude the possibility of the formulations having an actual basis.

  5. We know that pure paranoia is not a deteriorating psychosis--that it does not necessarily preclude the possibility of considerable social usefulness--and that it grades off almost imperceptibly into dementia praecox.

  6. These mechanisms, when they go wrong, as they often do, produce the incoherency and bizarrerie of the dream; but they do not preclude a significant reconstitution of the process of which the dream is a by-product.

  7. This clause would not, therefore, preclude the commutation, but render it proper, and a clause could be brought in excusing such banks from the duty as came into the proposed plan.

  8. The books and papers of others, who had extensive trusts, have been destroyed, so as to preclude the possibility of settlement.

  9. They ascribed to the friends of the report an attempt to preclude the people from obtaining all information of what passed in the House.

  10. The motion to make it the order of the day for the last day of the session, when the press of other business would absolutely preclude any attention to it, was tantamount to a refusal of all investigation whatever.

  11. Their number, without an unwarrantable increase of expense, cannot be large enough to preclude a facility of combination.

  12. Footnote 377: A clause meant to preclude the assumption that the permanent existence of the things connected involves the permanent existence of the connexion.

  13. To preclude this suspicion the Sûtra is to be taken as referring, in addition to the world's origination from Brahman, only to its subsistence in Brahman, and final dissolution into Brahman.

  14. He was no more kindly disposed towards the Irish Reform Bill, and subjected it to a fire of criticism which did not, however, preclude it from passing.

  15. A new treaty was made to preclude the Marhattás from allying themselves with Tipú, and a force of 6000 British troops was maintained by the Nizám at Hyderabad.

  16. And there is no word throughout La Saisiaz which should preclude belief in the conclusions of David in Saul or of St. John in A Death in the Desert.

  17. The existence of Truth, absolute, does not preclude its gradual revelation and realization.

  18. He apologized for having introduced such a subject so inopportunely, and attributed it solely to the fear that the arrival of her father might preclude him from speaking on the subject at a future time.

  19. My engagements until the 7th of February are so numerous as to preclude the possibility of my presence at a meeting before that time; but after the 7th inst.

  20. This, of course, will preclude the possibility of meeting many more times; but I think we may promise ourselves one farewell debate.

  21. Red lead is also well adapted for a drying agent, and in cases where its colour does not preclude it, is much used.

  22. Such a fallacy could not indeed be even exhibited in strict logical form, which would preclude even the attempt at it, since it has two middle terms in sound as well as sense.

  23. But the fact that a train is engaged exclusively in carrying the United States mail does not preclude the jurisdiction of a state court of a prosecution for the murder of an engineer, committed by derailing the train.

  24. A degree of antagonism was thus generated between Katharine and the Cardinal, who held resolutely to his policy of maintaining the balance and never so committing himself to one party as to preclude a rapprochement with the other.

  25. There are no admitted facts which preclude her guilt: none which prove it conclusively.

  26. There is no hint of the conscientious scruples or the patriotic motives afterwards alleged, though that of course does not preclude their having been present.

  27. Sidenote: The Augsburg Interim] It was fortunate that affairs in Germany continued to preclude that union of the Catholic Powers against England which the Pope desired; since neither Charles nor Paul would bend to the other.

  28. This memorandum," Assistant Secretary Runge assured McNamara, "should preclude any further such incidents.

  29. Although the order's ambiguity did not preclude initiatives in the housing field by some zealous commanders, neither did it oblige any commander to take any specific action, thus providing a convenient excuse for no action at all.

  30. Earle was also using contract stevedores and expected to be using Army troops whose use of local facilities would preclude plans for a segregated barracks and mess.

  31. In other words, your mutilation on different parts of each bullet would preclude the possibility of identifying them with each other.

  32. I would say there was nothing, no major marks to preclude it.

  33. The vegetable aliment in the first stomach of cattle, which have filled themselves too full of young clover, is liable to run into fermentation, and distend the stomach, so as to preclude its exit, and frequently to destroy the animal.

  34. The minute nature of the germs of disease preclude all possibility of their being submitted, as far as we know at present, to the inspection of the physiologist, but we may infer many facts from results.

  35. The stockades were substantial buildings, in appearance somewhat similar to American log houses, but of greater strength, sufficient to preclude all possibility of escape.

  36. The requisite supplies might be calculated with care in advance, so as to preclude the chance of any scarcity before the end of the voyage.

  37. From a meteorological point of view, these cold winds possessed this peculiarity, that they did not preclude a strong electric tension.

  38. Javert remained silent for an instant as though collecting his ideas, then raised his voice with a sort of sad solemnity, which did not, however, preclude simplicity.


  39. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "preclude" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
    Other words:
    anticipate; avert; avoid; ban; bar; blockade; check; debar; deflect; deny; deter; disallow; discourage; dishearten; embargo; enjoin; exclude; fend; forbid; foreclose; forestall; frustrate; help; hinder; ignore; inhibit; interdict; obstruct; obviate; omit; oppose; outlaw; preclude; prevent; prohibit; proscribe; refuse; reject; relegate; repel; repress; repudiate; resist; rule; save; suppress; taboo; veto; ward