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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a governs" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts discussing grammar, syntax, or rules where one element controls or influences another.
Example: "In the sentence, the subject a governs the verb, determining its form."
Alternatives: "a controls" or "a dictates".
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Subsection (a) governs affirmative recovery.
Tkachenko, E. et al. Protein kinase A governs a RhoA-RhoGDI protrusion-retraction pacemaker in migrating cells.
Tkachenko, E. et al. Protein kinase a governs a RhoA-RhoGDI-driven protrusion-retraction pacemaker in migrating cells.
This article argues that A legitimately governs B only when A governs B in such a way that both A and B remain free moral agents over time.
Riparian right, in property law, doctrine pertaining to properties adjacent to a waterway that (a) governs the use of surface water and (b) gives all owners of land contiguous to streams, lakes, and ponds equal rights to the water, whether the right is exercised or not.
We rejected the plaintiff's argument that state law governs a motion to transfer venue pursuant to a forum-selection clause, concluding instead that "federal law, specifically 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a), governs the District Court's decision whether to give effect to the parties' forum-selection clause". Id., at 32, 108 S.Ct.
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According to a Governing analysis, only 13 local governments have filed for bankruptcy since 2008.
"This is a governing crisis.
This is not yet a governing philosophy.
But does it have a governing project?
[The] APC will be a governing party.
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