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Example sentences for "rejecting"

Lexicographically close words:
rejas; reject; rejected; rejecters; rejecteth; rejection; rejections; rejects; rejoice; rejoiced
  1. On the other hand, the Earl of Wicklow conceived that the reasons which had led to the rejection of the bill of the last session were equally as potent for rejecting the present; and he therefore continued his hostility to it.

  2. The effect of rejecting the bill, in his opinion, would be to place all those who voted against the second reading in a perilous situation with the country.

  3. Moreover, a third party were for rejecting it, because instead of involving the principle that the Catholic population should not be taxed in any shape for the Protestant church, it seemed to contemplate the perpetuation of the impost.

  4. Indeed the house of lords seemed determined to avenge itself upon the ministry which carried the reform bill, by rejecting every measure it introduced, except where the feeling of the country was too strongly in favour of such measure.

  5. The pains, he tells us, that it cost him to compress and abridge the accounts which ingenious men have given of their own experiments, teach us how much our progress in real knowledge depends upon rejecting all that is superfluous.

  6. Let us look over the history of those who have made discoveries and inventions, we shall perceive, that it has been by rejecting useless ideas that they have first cleared their way to truth.

  7. V The nations are right therefore in provisionally rejecting that which is, perhaps, better than universal suffrage.

  8. His opposition largely influenced the Lower House in rejecting it.

  9. In truth, the black reservists were rejecting the blandishments of recruiters in overwhelming numbers.

  10. In addition, local draft boards were rejecting more Negroes.

  11. Since the reserve corps program was a vital part of the plan to expand Marine Corps officer strength, rejecting a graduate on account of race, General Robinson warned, might jeopardize the entire plan.

  12. No draft calls were issued in July and August, but in September the Army staff tried again, canceling the call for Negroes and rejecting black volunteers for induction.

  13. What reason indeed would there be for rejecting in the case of other plant-growths [17] what is found to answer so well with the vine?

  14. My reasons for rejecting his other instances have already been given in part, and most of the other cases will be disposed of in the pages relating to Australians, New Zealanders, American Indians, Hindoos, and Wild Tribes of India.

  15. Either by rejecting and contemning of Jesus as the Jews do; or raising him to an equality with GOD, as do the Christians.

  16. Denying his unity; or rejecting his apostles and the scriptures which were given for their instruction, and particularly the Korân.

  17. Against the Jews, for rejecting him; and against the Christians, for calling him GOD, and the son of GOD.

  18. Either by rejecting him, or by affirming him to be GOD, and the son of GOD.

  19. So far as the sinner is concerned, he is more of a sinner than ever before; because, under more light than has ever before been given him, he is still rejecting Christ and resisting the Spirit.

  20. They show the fearful consequences of rejecting Christ, to those who have enjoyed special divine influences, but who are only apparently regenerate.

  21. They both agree in rejecting from the communion at the table of the Lord, and denying the rights of church fellowship to all who have not been baptized.

  22. They have no General, and have just agreed [by rejecting the plan of a lieutenant general] never to have one.

  23. Rejecting this implement, he proposed to buy himself if a thousand dollars would suffice.

  24. Rejecting the demand the planter was unable to proceed with his harvest and lost some ten thousand dollars worth of his crop.

  25. But after a time one ceases to count five, and feels five, instinctively rejecting a monstrous six, or returning to complete an inferior four.

  26. Rejecting the least of those who are called common or unclean, it is (curiously) you yourself that you reject.

  27. Julius finds that on rejecting the primary dictates of feeling, the system of dogmatical belief, he is driven to the system of materialism.

  28. The only reasons given by the Council for rejecting these amendments were that they knew of no university so governed and that a university must have as a basis some established form of religion.

  29. In the same way I would lighten the ship of such subjects as the bare facts of geography and history; not rejecting of course prelections on the proper method of teaching geography and history.

  30. An interdict laid on England as King John persists in rejecting Stephen Langton.

  31. If history were an exact science, in which strict demonstration were required at every step, this conclusion might warrant our pursuing Grote's course and rejecting the whole legend as imaginary.

  32. This is the main topic on which I claim to have shown strong reasons for rejecting what Grote, Curtius, and even the recent sceptical historians have accepted.

  33. To go into this argument fully at our present stage would be impossible, since it raises points requiring a considerable preliminary discussion; but certain reasons for rejecting the argument may be noticed at once.

  34. There can never be any reason for rejecting one instinctive belief except that it clashes with others; thus, if they are found to harmonize, the whole system becomes worthy of acceptance.

  35. Since this belief does not lead to any difficulties, but on the contrary tends to simplify and systematize our account of our experiences, there seems no good reason for rejecting it.

  36. Browning represents her as rejecting Delorge, whose admiration was shown by this incident to be superficial, and as marrying a humble but true-hearted lover.

  37. On the sixth of September, the people of France met in primary assemblies for the purpose of accepting or rejecting the new constitution.

  38. By rejecting the posts, we light the savage fires--we bind the victims.


  39. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "rejecting" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.