Sentence examples for a curious clause from inspiring English sources
The old European museums are often converted palaces — the former residences of aristocrats whose duty to the masses was, by a curious clause in the social contract, conspicuous expenditure.
One curious clause stated that at least one‑third of a privateering crew must be "landsmen". Perhaps this was meant to protect the new Navy from having every one of its men drained off.
But FEMA distanced itself when curious clauses in the contract saying it had been approved by the federal government and could not be audited were made public.
This leaves us wondering whether it is right to ignore semantic information if such an interpretation would offer a more accurate representation of the clause; a curious dilemma for functional linguists but one we hope to resolve at least partially in this paper.
The Pledge of Allegiance — much in the news just now, on account of a soon-to-be-overturned court decision declaring its "under God" clause unconstitutional — has a curious history, one that encapsulates many of the oddball contradictions of American life.
By Hendrik Hertzberg The Pledge of Allegiance — much in the news just now, on account of a soon-to-be-overturned court decision declaring its "under God" clause unconstitutional — has a curious history, one that encapsulates many of the oddball contradictions of American life.
Andrews has a curious and unfortunate habit of starting sentences with subordinate clauses: "Arriving at the station with her bus about to leave, she sprinted across the stance areas".
What a curious selection.
