Some methods lack validation except for the example for which they were developed for, while others are studied for an array of specific examples.
So, the second question can be given an affirmative answer, as long as we are willing to allow that a sentence can be used to make different statements on different occasions (see also Austin's discussion of 'real' in Sense and Sensibilia (1962a: 62–77) for an array of relevant examples).
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His health law includes an array of experiments for example, rewarding hospitals that keep patients well.
In both oral and written English, talking is triumphing over speaking, spontaneity over craft.Illustrated with an entertaining array of examples from both high and low culture, the trend that Mr McWhorter documents is unmistakable.
The diminished value of traditional knowledge is not a new arena in knowledge disciplines, as we can point to an extensive array of examples where local, traditional ecological knowledge is devalued by external, expert, interventionist knowledge of science and policy (Nadasdy 2003; Goldman 2003).
The problem with that gambit is that even good writers tend to repeat themselves, and over time, their favorite go-to dynamics and character moves become stale (see "Downton Abbey" for an endless array of examples of this problem).
Gaming culture is often seen as a vile thing, and there are a wide array of examples to support that conclusion.
An ideal dictionary would present an array of real-world examples, weighted somewhat to favor the professional over the amateur but also showing everyday usage alongside more literary examples drawn from books and movies and television and so on.
