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Definition of Singling
1. single [v] - See also: single
Lexicographical Neighbors of Singling
Literary usage of Singling
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Iliad of Homer by Homer, John Graham Cordery (1871)
"... singling him only out of thousands there For glory and for honour : yet his
life Was short pre-doom'd, and at that very hour Pallas Athene swifter sped ..."
2. Elements of Metallurgy: A Practical Treatise on the Art of Extracting Metals by John Arthur Phillips (1887)
"In order to obtain metallic antimony from its sulphide, by the English process,
three distinct operations are required, namely, singling, Doubling, ..."
3. A Brief for the Trial of Civil Issues Before a Jury by Austin Abbott, William Charles Wermuth (1922)
"Stating the issues; singling out, ignoring, and eliminating issues. The court in
giving a charge designed to cover the entire issues should embrace all the ..."
4. The Lusiad: Or, The Discovery of India: an Epic Poem by Luís de Camões, William Julius Mickle (1809)
"... with furious joy: So mid the billow springs each eager boy, Springs to the
nymph whose eyes from all the rest By singling him her secret wish confest. ..."
5. The Encyclopædia of Pleading and Practice: Under the Codes and Practice Acts by William Mark McKinney, Thomas Johnson Michie (1900)
"... there are decisions applying them in prosecutions for seduction with reference
to charging upon matters of fact,* singling out certain testimony,3 ..."
6. California Jurisprudence: A Complete Statement of the Law and Practice of by William Mark McKinney (1922)
"singling Out Evidence for Purposes of Comment. 350. Corroboration. 351. Assumption of
Facts. 352. Application of Rule. 353. Inferences from Facts. ..."
7. A Treatise on the Law of Carriers of Passengers by Norman Fetter (1897)
"Same—Assuming Facts and singling out Testimony. 516. Same—Pleading and Evidence
to Support. 517. Same—Defining and Presenting Issues. 518. ..."
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