Sentence examples for In a certain context from inspiring English sources

The general rule of insults is that they will be accepted from a certain friend in a certain context.

The ear will do that for people, subconsciously; when they hear a whole tone in a certain context it sounds French.

"Have we missed the tide?" is a perfectly sensible question in a certain context (swimming, fishing, sailing, etc), but the poem intimates none.

But a distinction can be made between commands that were given in a certain context, and those which hold good for all time.

You'd get this pissy with a black woman if she mentioned in a certain context that you are a white woman?

On Wednesday, Mr. Gilani said those statements had been made in a certain context and no longer pertained to the army chief and the ISI director general.

"Most people feel like the N-word, when used in a certain context, and even Negro, is being called out of your name," he said.

The media will present the reader of viewer with information, but specific propaganda tactics help shape the presentation of the information to be more effective and help persuade people to think about the topic in a certain context.

A discussion, in contrast, enables negotiation within a certain context.

If we expect people to act with integrity in a certain professional context, then our judgment of them should be based on an understanding of this context: its special duties, obligations, rights, competencies, and so on.

Slang, then, includes not just words but words used in a special way in a certain social context.