Sentence examples for a firm answer to from inspiring English sources

Incidentally, let me tell you that we were being so careful here that we did not even give a firm answer to the Caribbean States.

"Incidentally, let me tell you that we were being so careful here that we didn't even give a firm answer to the Caribbean states.

This term was coined by the social psychologist Arie Kruglanski, who eventually defined it as "individuals' desire for a firm answer to a question and an aversion toward ambiguity," a drive for certainty in the face of a less than certain world.

None of the lawyers gave a firm answer to Kavanaugh's question, but he suggested that the extreme deviations in the cases under consideration could be struck down.

― who, along with Durbin, is negotiating with several Republicans on a Dreamer bill deal ― similarly declined to give a firm answer to how he would vote if a spending bill did not include Dreamer protections.

Relationships between these factors, the five-factor model of personality, and the "need for cognitive closure" scale (defined as an "individual's desire for a firm answer to a question and an aversion toward ambiguity"; Kruglanski & Webster, 1996, p. 264) provide a deeper level of explanation of how aspects of IU may relate to clinical presentations.

If you're like most people, I would guess that you don't have a single firm answer to the question "What is the point of your life?" and that you oscillate among several, so whatever your answer is functions as your own personal Santa Claus.

They should be able to offer clarity, and if not a firm answer, at least some perspective on what's really going on.

On Monday morning, he told "Fox & Friends" that he had been working with the Hispanic community to develop a "fair but firm answer" to the issue of illegal immigration.

Members of the City Council, including the education committee chairwoman, Eva S. Moskowitz, who questioned Mr. Klein and his deputies seemed frustrated by their inability to get a firm answer as to whether each and every school would actually see a budget increase.

With respect to the questions asked above, Professors Santa-Clara and Valkanov can give a firm answer only to the first: Stock market excess returns have definitely been higher under Democrats than under Republicans.