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Thus, there is not a satisfactory Japanese word for "citizen".
Neither method was satisfactory, producing words she judged "less refined, more coarsely hatched" than those in her four previous books, which had "come down my arm and not out of my mouth".
They wound up proclaiming the result "completely satisfactory," in the words of their Foreign Minister, Krzysztof Skubiszewski.
Ofsted has completely mangled the English language: we had the word "satisfactory" which meant it was OK.
The word "satisfactory" is banned under this grass roof and these sun-tube ceiling lights – "they give us a lot of natural light even on a dull day," says Kavanagh.
While it is still unlikely that many could give a satisfactory definition, the word itself is becoming increasingly common.
If you ask your friend how dinner was at a restaurant and the response is, "It was okay (in other words, satisfactory)," you will probably want to spend your money elsewhere.
Cronbach's alpha was 0.89 for the 20-item scale, 0.90 for the 16-item negatively worded scale and 0.68 for the 4-item positively worded ITAS scale, indicating satisfactory homogeneity.
In words rather strong for the gently worded report but thoroughly justified, the inquiry concluded that the circumstances were "far from satisfactory".
"A satisfactory school …" The word "satisfactory" is uttered with a drawl of disapproval.
His evaluations contained words like "satisfactory" and "outstanding".
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