Sentence examples for a plain understanding of from inspiring English sources

By "Gospel values," Griswold does not mean what Bishop Duncan might mean — that is, a plain understanding of Paul's assertion to the Corinthians, for one example, that "neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor homosexuals, nor sodomites... will inherit the kingdom of God".

Mr. Kerik characterized the language of his allocutions in the guilty pleas as the byproduct of extensive negotiations between his lawyers and prosecutors, and not a reflection of his plain understanding of what had happened.

"In Italy," he says, "the Catholic religion is so dominant that I think people appreciate, in my book, a simple story, and a plain way of understanding humanity without nonsense".

It's just a plain and simple understanding of the natural order of things.

"Music, as a universal language, guarantees plain understanding among civilizations," said Mr. Ortiz.

Nevertheless, we ensured participants had a common understanding of plain packaging by providing them with replica packs before exploring their views.

Tikigaq was a capital of the pre-contact Arctic, whose prosperity depended on a subtle understanding of the restless plains of ice that surrounded the community in winter.

Rediscover the simple pleasure of a plain piece of fruit.

This is plain filibustering and it is a plain abuse of the democratic process' [ 20].

like a plain dish of starch.

Get a plain bit of paper.